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Flight, October 25, 1923 ENGINEER. 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. 774. (No. 43, Vol. XV.) OCTOBER 25, 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 Empire Communications .. .. .. .. .. .. 651 Light'Planes at Hendon 652 The Parnall " Pixie I " 3 Light 'Plane and Glider Notes .. .. 655 The Mummert Light'Plane 656 U.S. Aerial Bombing Tests ou Battleships .. .. .. .. 657 Reconstruction of the Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. 658 Empire Air Communications .. .. .. .. .. .. 658 Personals 660 Notices to Airmen .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,, 661 Correspondence .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 662 London Terminal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. .. 662 Royal Air Force 663 Air Post Stamps 4 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers .. .. .. .. .. 664 Sidewinds .. .. 664 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 :— Oct 26 . Nov. 1 . Nov. 9 Nov. 15 . Nov. 29Nov. 30 . Dec. 1 Dec. 9 Dec. 13 Dec. 14 1924 Jan. 10 Jan. 24 " Three-Ply in Aircraft Construction,'' by Capt. E. N. Liptrot, B.A., before I.Ae.E. " Present Developments in Aircrait Instru- ments," by Major Wimperis, before R.Ae.S. "Soaring Flight," by Dr. E. H. Hankin, before I.Ae.E. "The Thermodynamics of Aircraft Engines," by Mr. H. B. Ricardo, before R.Ae.S. "Airmanship at Sea," by Sqd.-Ldr. Maycock "The Result of Twelve Years' Welded Tube Construction and the Development of Cantilever Wings," by A. H. G. Fokker, before, I.Ae.E. Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition " Water-Cooled Aero Engines," by A. J. Rowledge, before I.Ae.E. " Air Strategy," by Wing Cudr. Edmonds "Leader Cable Systems for Electrical Steering of Aeroplanes," by J. Gray, before I.Ae.E. Materials from the Aeronautical Point View," by Dr. Aitchison and Mr. North Fabric and Dopes," by Dr. Ramsbottom of EDITORIAL COMMENT. ,T is scarcely possible to exaggerate the importance to the Empire of the conferences that are now being held between representatives of the various Dominions and the Mother Country, and by no means the least important subject that has been, and is again to be, discussed is that of Empire com- munications. An equally vital problem is that of Imperial Defence, both Naval, Military, and Air. The latter is being considered by the Empire Imperial Conference, and it has been "ti£nrCa~ decided to treat the proceedings so far as confidential. The former was dis- cussed on October 19 by members of the Imperial Economic Conference, when the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare, made his very important statement. A resume of and extracts from this statement are published elsewhere in this issue of FLIGHT, from which the general tenor of the Air Minister's speech may be gathered. We should, however, like to call attention to one or two points in the statement, which indicate that at last there seem to be prospects of matters that have already been too long delayed being taken up vigorously. To begin with, Sir Samuel referred to the recom- mendations of the Hambling Committee, which suggested the formation of one strong air-line operating company (since commonly referred to as the " Million Pound Monopoly Company "), and stated that if that company could be formed, and he had good reason to think it would be formed, it would be much easier to establish and develop the longer Imperial air routes. As enquiries at the Air Ministry elicited the informa- tion that the four existing companies had arrived at a common understanding, it may, presumably, be taken for granted that the difficulties that arose sometime ago, and to which we need make no further reference here, have been overcome, and that the four companies now operating services are to work together in the future as one harmonious whole. Thus, it would seem, only the details of the scheme remain to be settled, and the " Monopoly Company " may reason- ably be expected to be " launched," on the lines suggested by the Hambling Committee, As we have
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