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Flight, December 27, 1923 ZURCJZAFTBNGINEEFL 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, 783. (No. 52, Vol. XV.) DECEMBER 27, 1923 The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, VV.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. 4d. Abroad .. .. 33s. Od.* 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 CONTENTS Editorial Comment rAG£ 1923 77H Two Recent American Commercial 'Planss : The Lincoln-Standard and the Laird .. .. .. .. .. .. ., ,. 777 Light'Plane and Glider Notes 779 Pegna " Rondine " Light Monoplane 779 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 781 Air Strategy 781 Loth Guide Cable .. ,. .. .. .. .. ., ., 782 Royal Air Force 5 R.A.F. Intelligence 785 Air Post Stamps .. ,. ,. 786 Sidewinds .. .. ., .. ,, ,, ..... ., 786 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous 0/ announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list :— 1924 Jan. 9 .... " 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 R 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 R.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 April 3 .... " The British Aviation Mission to the Imperial ,,_ .: . . Japanese Navy," by Colonel the Master ofs " Sempill EDITORIAL COMMENT. ;N some respects the year that is jdrawing to a close has been a notable one, and in others it has proved some- what disappointing. Perhaps, when all is told, 1923 may best be characterised by saying that it was a year of laying foundations for- the future, rather than a year of great actual achieve- ment. Certain outstanding performances attained during 1923 mark peaks on the curve of progress, but in most cases they were exceptional individual efforts. On the other hand, the year has not been altogether without its depressions ; disappointment at un- fulfilled hopes has not been entirely absent, and as in previous years toll of lives has been taken. Never- theless, on looking back there is much in 1923 of which to be proud, and for which to be thankful. Much extremely useful work has been done in the quiet of the laboratory or the drawing office : work that will bear fruit during the coming months and years, even if immediate results are not to be hoped for. In the space available in this week's issue of FLIGHT it is not possible to give anything in the nature of a complete review of the events of the year at home, much less of all that has taken place throughout the world. The best that can be done is to make a very brief reference to some of the events likely to prove of lasting influence, and to such achievements as may be considered of importance in the future progress of the art, science and practice of aviation. On and from January 1 the £1,000 Prize offered by Mr. Gordon Selfridge for a gliding flight of 50 miles was open for competition. * At the time of going to press this week the prize has not been won, and, in fact, no attempt to win it has been made. There is just a possibility that Mr. Gray, of Berwick-on- Tweed, may endeavour to win the prize before the end of the year. Towards the end of the month Maneyrol succeeded, at Vauville, near Cherbourg, in remaining aloft on his Pcyret glider for 8 hours fi minutes, thus beating Thoret's " record." Early in February Thoret took the lead again with 8 hours 36 minutes. Early in the year—on January 3, to be exact—a
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