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Flight, February 22, 1923 HT AIRCRAFTENGINEEFL First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 739. (No. 8, Vol. XV.) FEBRUARY 22, 1923 FWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. id. Abroad .. .. 33s. 0d.*These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal , .„,. conditions and to increases in postage rates •••"" • European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency ~'s~;-. .\~-: , CONTENTS Editorial Comment PAGE The Gothenburg Exhibition .. 99 R.Ae.C. Associateship 100 Aircraft Disposal .. .. .. .. .. 101 The Third Air Conference .. .. ..102 The Progress of Research and Experiment. By Air Vice-Marshal Sir G. H. Salmond 102 Gliders and Their Value to Aeronautical Progress. By Col. A. Ogilvie 104 Royal Aero Club Associateship 110 Gliding, Soaring and Air-Sailing 0 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill London-Continental Services .. .. .. .. .. .. Ill Personals .. 112 Royal Air Force 113 R.A.F. Appointments 3 In Parliament .. .... .. .. 113 Sidewinds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 Imports and Exports., ,, .. ., .. .. .. .. 114 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list ; Lecture, " Helicopters," by Major F, M. Green, before E.Ae.S. Entries close for the Schneider Cap Entries close for Dutch Height Indicator Com- petition. Lecture, " The Control of Aeroplanes at Slow Speeds," by Professor B. Melvill Jones, before R.Ae.S. Entries close for Gordon Bennett Balloon Race Lecture, " Some Controversial Points in Aircraft Design," by F. T. Hill, before I.Ae.E. Lecture, " Experimental Flying," by Maj. M. E. A. Wright, before I.Ae.E. International Air Congress, London R.A.F. Aerial Pageant — Air Race for King's Cup ,. - ." ;t ~\ Gothenburg Exhibition * - ' Aerial Darby French Gliding Competition, near Cherbourg FI.A. Conference, Gothenburg, Gordon Bsnnett Balloon Race, Belgium Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition Mar, Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apl. May June June July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Dec. 1 .... 1 .... 15 .... 15... 23 ... 12 .... 11 .... 25-30 30.... 20 ..." 6 .... 6-27 8-12 . 23 1 .... E have had occasion to refer, in previous issues of FLIGHT, to the desirability of Great Britain being represented at the forthcoming Inter- national Aero Exhibition at Gothen- burg, Sweden. At the I.L.U.G., as the exhibition is called, there is not the slightest doubt that all three Scandinavian countries and Finland will send repre- sentatives to make a close study of the machines exhibited, and as all four nations are Gothenburg known to have the intention of placing Exhibition ordeis after the closing of the exhibi- tion, there would appear to be an excellent opportunity for very useful business propa- ganda as well as for maintaining British prestige. We have previously referred to the difficulty due to lack of funds. Few British aircraft firms are in a position to afford the expenses involved, although one might be well justified in taking the view that most firms cannot afford not to show. We have suggested that, apart from any action that may be taken by the Government (and we have hopes that the R.A.F. will be " showing the flag " at Gothen- burg), it would be well worth the trouble and expense of the Society of. British Aircraft Constructors to select from among their members a few representative firms with a view to sending several machines over. So far we have not heard of any steps being taken in this direction. It will be easily realised that, if the S.B.A.C. do not take concerted action, there is the possibility that some financially strong firm will show their machines. Although that is certainly better than not to have this country represented at all, it has the disadvantage that it does not necessarily follow that the firm with the longest purse strings produces the best machines. Commander Bird suggested at the Air Conference that this exhibition would form an excellent oppor- tunity for sending over a composite squadion, con- sisting, we presume he meant, of various types of flying-boats and seaplanes, which could then be tested against one another under similar conditions. As the Scandinavian countries are all girt by the sea, and their inhabitants are, as a consequence,
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