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Flight, March 15, 1923 HT AIRCRAFTENGINEER. 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. 742. (No. 11, Vol. XV.) MARCH 15, 1923 rWeekly, 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 CONTENTS Editorial Comment PAGE The Air Estimates 141 A Variable Camber Monoplane .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 The Bristol "Lucifer" Engine Unit . .. 145 Air Estimates. 1923-24 146 Gliding, Soaring and Air-Sailing 148 Some Czechoslovak Gliders .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 Personals .. .» 150 Royal Air Force . 151 R.A.F. Intelligence 1 In Parliament .. .. .. .. '.. .. .. .. 151 Models .. .. 152 Imports and Exports 152 Mar. 15 Mar. 15. DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTSClub Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars forinclusion in the following list ; Entries close for Dutch Height Indicator Com- petition. Lecture, " The Control of Aeroplanes at S'ow SpeeCs," by Professor B. Melvill Joaeg, b.fore 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 Gothenburg Exhibition ,- • - Aerial Derby French Gliding Competition, near Cherbourg F.I.A. Conference, Gothenburg. Gordon Bannett Balloon Race, Belgium Schneider Cup Seaplane Race at Cowes Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition _ . ,„ .;_.,, , w French Aero Engine Competition. .1.. - Mar.ApL May 23....12 11 ... June 25-30 June July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Dec. 30.... 20 .'.'." 6 .... 6-27 8-12 23 28 .... 1 .... 1924 Mar. 1 .... INDEX FOR VOL. XIV. The Index for Vol. XIV of FLIGHT (January to December, 1922) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price Is. per copy (Is. Id. post free). HE Air Estimates for 1923-1924, a summary of which is published else- where in this issue, call for an expendi- ture of a little over 12 million sterling. This corresponds to an increase over the present financial year of £1,116,000, and although—compared with the £58,000,000 asked for by the Navy— this amount is certainly very modest (the relative values to the nation of the Navy and the R.A.F. being in a very different ratio from that ^he indicated by the Estimates), there is Estimates a great deal of satisfaction in noting that out of this total of 12 million odd something over three million is to be spent upon the purchase of aeroplanes, seaplanes, engines and spares. We have repeatedly pointed out in these columns the vital necessity of providing the R.A.F. with fresh equipment, calling attention to the false economy resulting from the continued use of " re-conditioned " war-type of machines. Were it not for the fact that the nation is as much as ever in need of retrenchment, we should say that the paltry 12 million asked for was totally inadequate. As it is, we must be content to make haste slowly, and to seek consolation in the fact that things are at any rate moving in the right direction, money being saved on the Army and Navy, and some of that saved being expended on the R.A.F. That being so, we think it can be said that the turning- point has been reached, and that after existing mainly on hope and faith for five years or so, the aircraft industry is at last about to be given, to some small extent, the financial support it deserves. That support is small enough, in all conscience, but it should, at any rate, serve to keep existing designing and construction firms in operation for
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