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Flight, December 13, 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. 781. (No. 50, Vol. XV.) DECEMBER 13, 1923 rWeekly, Price M.L Pon 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. 0i.* 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 PACT Thb Cross-Channel Flight .. 747 The Duke of Sutherland Goas to America .. 748 Still "Motor Gliding" 748 Exit Helicopter .. 648 The Barling Bomber .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 749 An Improved Revolution Counter. By B. K. Johnson .. .. 752 Light'Plane and Glider Notes 753 Air Ministry Notices.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 754 An American Round the World Flight .. .. .. .. ... 755 London Terminal Aerodrome .. 755 Personals 756 Royal Air Force 757 R.A.F. Intelligence 7 Air Post Stamps 8 DIABY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the 'allowing list :— 1923 Dec. 14 1924Jan. 9 "Leader Cable Systems for Electrical Steering of Aeroplanes," by J. Gray, before I.Ae.E. "Water-Cooled Aero Engines," by A. J. Rowledge, before Inst. of Automobile Engineers Jan. 10 .... " Materials from the Aeronautical Point of View," by Dr. Aitchison and Mr. North - before B.Ae.S. Jan. 24 .... "Fabric and Dopes," by Dr. Ramsbottom, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 7 .... "Airmanship at Sea," by Sqd.-Ldr. Maycock, O.B.E , RAF., before R.Ae.S. Feb. 21 .... •' Aerial Photography and Survey," by Mr. H. Hamshaw Thomas, before B.Ae.S. Mar. 1 .... French Aero Engine Competition Mar. 6 .... "Sound Detection," by Major Tucker, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 20 .... " The Report of the Aeronautical Research '::.-.. Committee's Panel on Scale Effect," by ..•••••".•--•• Capt. W-S. Farren Owing to the Christmas Holidays all Editorial and Advertisement matter must reach the offices of " Flight " by first post Monday, December 17, for the issue dated December 20, and by first post Thursday, December 20, for the issue dated December 27. EDITORIAL COMMENT. The Cross- Channel Flight UST as the first cross-Channel flight by M. Louis Blcriot in 1909 marked a new stage in the development of aviation, so, we think, will the flight by Cobhain from London to Brussels last Saturday be found to have marked another milestone on the road of aviation progress. There was nothing spec- tacular about the flight, and no elaborate preparations were made, with vessels patrolling the Channel, ships, coastguard stations and lighthouse keepers asked to keep a look-out. In fact, no preparations of any sort were elaborated beyond getting the machine ready and obtaining weather reports from the Air Ministry, as is done for every flight of the regular commercial air liners. And there were no outstanding incidents on the journey. The whole thing boils down to this : the De Havilland Aircraft Co. had decided to exhibit one of their light 'planes at the Brussels Motor Show, and flying it over was the simplest way of getting it there. In stating this we do not in any way intend to detract from the merit of the flight,. On the contrary, the very fact that it was decided to fly the machine over just in the ordinary course proves the faith of the constructors in their machine, and at the same time the flight has demonstrated that the light "plane is not merely a toy, very handy for flying around an aerodrome, but that it is of very great practical value for cross- country flying. The month of December is one of the worst for flying, especially across the Channel and the northern part of France and Belgium. Yet Cobham got through without 6ther hitch than one hour's halt at Lympne. To those who have followed the develop- ment of the light 'plane, and who watched its behaviour
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