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Flight, November 22, 1923 First Aero Weekly in the World. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Profresa of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 778. (No. 47, Vol. XV.) NOVEMBER 22, 1923 rWeekiy, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. Flight 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 Amateur Construction of Light 'Planes The New Udet Commercial Monoplane Royal Aero Club Official Notices Aeromarine Metal-Hull Flying-Boat Personals Light 'Plane and Glider Notes Amateur Construction of Light 'Planes .. The Tliermo-Dynamies of Aircraft Engines Royal Air Force Correspondence Air Post Stamps Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers .. VACS 707 709 710 711 713 714 714 716 717 717 718 718 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 :— Nov. 29 ... "The Development of High-Speed Aircraft," by Major R H. Mayo, 0-B-E-, F-R.Ae.S-, at the Royal Society of Arts. Nov. 30... "The Result o! Twelve Years' Welded Tube Construction and the Development of Cantilever Wings," by A. H. G. Fokker, before, I.Ae.K- Dec. 1 .... Entries close for French Aero Engine Com- petition Dec. 5 .... R.A.F. Wireless Re-union- Dec. 13 .... "Air Strategy," by Wing Cmdr. Edmonds, x before R.Ae.S.Dec. 14 .... " Leader Cable Systems for Electrical Steering ot Aeroplanes," by J. Gray, before I.Ae.E. 1924 Jan. 9 Ian. 10 Jan. 24 Feb. 7 Feb. 21 "Water-Cooled Aero Engines," by A. J. Rowledge, before Inst.* of Automobile Engineers " Materials from the Aeronautical Point of View," by Dr. Aitchison and Mr. North before R.Ae.S. " Fabric and Dopes,'' by Dr. Ramsbottom, before R.Ae.S. "Airmanship at Sea," by Sqd.-Ldr. Maycock, O-B.E., R.A-F., before R.Ae.S. " Aerial Photography and Survey," by Mr. H- Hamshaw Thomas, before R.AeA EDITORIAL COMMENT. ]R0M the number of letters that have reached this office during the last few weeks it is evident that there is a very widespread interest in the latest phase of aviation, i.e., light aeroplane flying, but that in very many instances those who have written us on the subject would prefer, either for reasons of economy or because of a desire to do some actual constructional work, to build their own machines. The original design of an aeroplane, Amateur aerodynamic as well as structural, is ofSLightOn not a matter t0 be undertaken light- 'Pianes heartedly by an amateur ; nor is the selection of materials and the proper working of these materials. To let amateurs design and build their own machines without any inspection or supervision would be against the best interest of the movement, and, although we are not in favour of too much Government control, we do think that in this matter the greatest caution is necessary. The question then arises : Is it possible to find other means of reducing the initial cost of light 'planes without sacrificing essential safeguards ? In an article published in this issue of FLIGHT we give some notes on the adoption of the " knock-down' principle used in boat-building, outlining how such a scheme might be expected to work. In theory the system has the appearance of offering possibilities, but after consultation with a number of aircraft constructors, who are almost unanimous in expressing the view that the drawbacks attending such a scheme are such as to make the risk greater than most firms would care to undertake, the conclusion reached is that, at present, at any rate, it would be unwise to recommend its adoption. It seems not unlikely that in a year's time or so the scheme may be revived, when more experience has been gained by our manu- facturers. Among the suggestions put forward in the article referred to, calculated to popularise light 'plane flying, there are two that seem to have considerable merit. One is that the Air Ministry should order a considerable number of light 'planes for Service training purposes, the idea being that by ordering in quantities the cost of machines would be reduced.
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