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Flight, February 21, 1924. 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. 791. (No. 8, Vol. XVI. FEBRUARY 21, 1924 fWeekly, 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 The Labour Government's Air Policy The "Shenandoah " Adventure Aircraft Construction in Belgium Some French Light 'Plane Engines Personals .. The Requirements of a Man-PropelJed Airplane. Aachener Light 'Plane Light 'Planes. By F. Radcliffe Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers .. Whelpton Enclosed Tractor Monoplane .. Royal Air Force R.A.F. Intelligence In Parliament Air Services Reunions R.A.F. Memorial Fund Air Post Stamps Imports and Exports By M. B. Sellers 99 101 103 104 106 107 108 109 110 110 11 11 11 11 11 1111 112 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 :— Feb. 21 .... » Aerial Photography and Survey," by Mr. H. Hanishaw Thomas, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 22 .... " Low-Powered Flying,'' by Mr. W. 0. Manning, before Inst.Ae.E. Feb. 27 .... " A New Type of Commercial Aircraft," by Mr. W. Sholto Sheppard, before CU.Ae.S. Mar. 1 .... French Aero Engine Competition. Mar. 5 .... Cinematograph films, etc. Mar. 6 " Sound Detection," by Major Tucker, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 7 .... " Braided Rubber Shock Absorber Cord for Aircraft," by Mr. L. Rowland, before Inst. Ae.E. Mar. 12 " Safety Precautions in Aeroplanes," by Major J. H. Ledeboer, M.B.E. Mar. 20 .... Annual Meeting of InstAe.E. Mar. 20... "The Report of the Aeronautical Research Committee's Panel on Scale Effect," by Capt. W. S. Farren, before R.Ae.S. Mar. 24.... British entries close for Schneider Cup and Gordon Bennett Balloon Races. |NFORTUNATELY, the Editorial pages of this week's issue of FLIGHT had already gone to press when the dis cussion took place that followed the resolution moved by Sir Samuel Hoare to the effect that the House affirmed the principle laid down by the late Government, that Great Britain must maintain a Home Defence Air Force of sufficient strength to give adequate protection against air attack by the strongest air force within The Labour striking distance of our shores. It has Governments . ,,to , , .,, . . -_Z Air Policy n°t> therefore, been possible to include, this week, a report of the proceedings, but in our next issue we hope to publish, in the normal course, a fairly full report so as to place on record some of the amazing views expressed by members and supporters of the Labour Government. Inci dentally, in some ways it seems rather a pity that the task of replying on behalf of the Government should have to fall to the Under-Secretary of State for Air, and not to the Secretary of State, Baron Thomson of Cardington, but the fact that the latter is a member of the House of Lords of course made this inevitable. Otherwise we cannot help thinking that the reply would have been couched in different terms, as from our "interview with Baron Thomson recently we certainly did not receive the impression that he would subscribe, even under pressure from the Cabinet, to some of the statements made by Mr. Leach. Sir Samuel Hoare outlined the position of air strength when he came into office, and referred to the steps which the late Government had taken to remedy the intolerable position into which the country had drifted. He drew a picture, vivid and terrifying enough, but by no means exaggerated, of the dangers which might threaten London and other important centres if we neglected to provide an adequate air defence. Not because he was con templating an air attack by our friends and neigh bours, the French, but by way of drawing a compari son, Sir Samuel pointed out that at the present moment there were in France about 1,000 first-line aeroplanes, while we had only a little more than 100. Taking the French Independent Striking Force, there
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