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Flight, May 24, 1923 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. 762. (No. 2i, Vol. XV.) MAY 24, 1923 reekly. Price 6d.Post free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Bditorimi Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 United KingdomAnnual Subscription Rates, Post Free :30sscrip':. id. Abroad 33s. Orf.' These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormalconditions and to increases in postage rates * European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency v ," • CONTENTS Editorial Comment - PAGE The New Premier 273 Skywriting 4 The Technical Press and New Aircraft 274 TheCierva "Autogiro" 275 The Proposed Airship Line Between Spain and South America .. 276 London Terminal Aerodrome 8 London-Continental Services .. 278 Aircraft Activity at Kingston . .. 279 First the "Jupiter," then the "Cherub" 280 Air Ministry Notices 280 Light "Plane and Glider Notes 281 FLIGHT Glider Designing Competition. The " KL " Glider .. .. 282 Five New American Aerofoils .. .. .. .. .. .. 283 Royal Air Force • .. 285 R.A.F.Intelligenee 285 la Parliament .. .. 286 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers 286 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTSClub Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dales of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list:— May 31 .... Wilbur Wright Lecture, " The Relation -•••--'-:•• between Aeronautical Research and Air- craft Design," by Dr. Joseph Ames, before R.Ae.Soc. Jane23.... Grosvenor Challenge Cup, Lympne June 25-30 International Air Congress, London Jnne 80 .... R.A.F. Aerial Faeeant, Hendnn July 20-21 Air Race for King's Cup July 16 .... Unveiling of R.A.F. Memorial by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales July 20 .... Gothenburg Exhibition Aug. 1 .... Entries close from British Competitors for Schneider Cup Aug. 3-14 Rhdn Gliding Competition Aug. 6 .... Aerial Derby Aug. 6-27 French Gliding Competition, near Cherbourg Aug. 8-12 F.I.A. Conference, Gothenburg. Sept Light'Plane and Glider Competitions Sept. 23 Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Belgium Sept. 28 .... Schneider Cap Seaplane Race at Cowes Oct. 14 .... Beaumont Cup Race at Istres, France Dec 1 .... Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition T as we go to press the announcement is made that Mr. Stanley Baldwin has been asked, and has agreed, to form the new Cabinet. Mr. Baldwin is somewhat of an unknown quantity in higher politics, although during the last few months his quiet forcefulness has placed him in the foremost rank. It is to be hoped that such few changes as will be made in the existing Government will not extend to T. the Secretary of State for Air, thus Premie^ avoiding, with the change in Premier- ship, any risk of a check upon the present favourable development of aviation. In Mr. Bonar Law we had a Premier who was at any rate favourably disposed towards aviation, and who might almost "be said to be " one of us," owing to the fact that his daughter is the wife of Sir Frederick Sykes, whose very great interest in and past work for aviation needs no elaboration here. Thus, although Sir Frederick is no longer directly connected with aviation, it may be accepted that he continued to do all he could.to further the good cause. He has been associated with aviation for too many years to be able to separate himself entirely from "it, and we choose to think that the prominence given to aviation during Bonar Law's Government has been due in some considerable measure to the fact that the ex-Premier took a personal interest in aviation matters. How Mr. Baldwin regards aviation is at the moment not known, but at any rate it is to be hoped, and may be assumed, that Sir Samuel Hoare, who has shown himself an almost ideal Air Minister, will not be supplanted under the new Premier. In fact, we would go further than that and suggest that the change may give the golden opportunity of joining up the Secretary of State for Air as a member of the Cabinet. We have called attention on several occasions to the handicap imposed by the fact that the Secretary of State for Air is not a member of the Cabinet, and we once more opportunely call attention to the point. Sooner or later this will have to be done, and as so favourable an opening may not present itself again in the near future, it might be wise to admit to the new Cabinet our very excellent Secretary of State for Air.
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