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MARCH 20, 1924 in the big ends wliich serve as the outer races for the crankpin rollers. A bronze piston pin bushing is used in the upper end of the connecting rod as a bearing for the piston pin. Standing vertically at the back of the engine, the camshaft is supported in bronze bearings, and is driven from the crankshaft by a pair of bevel gears. At its lower end it is provided with jaws for hand starting with a crank. The oil- gear pump is driven from the camshaft by a set of spiral gears. The pump shaft extends through the pump casing, and at the rear end provision is made for driving a tachometer. The engine is mounted upon flat surfaces machined on the underside of the craiikcase, and is held to the supporting AVIATION IN THE IN introducing the Army Estimates in the House of Commons on March 13, Mr. Walsh, Secretary of State for War, made the following references to the Royal Air Force in connection with Home Defence :— " The new Committee of the Chiefs of Stafi was set up by the last Government and is proving a great success. It saves a considerable amount of duplication of work. Military questions which require submission to the Committee of Imperial Defence can now be submitted, after they have been surveyed from the point both of the Admiralty and of the Air Force, with a view to securing a unified defence policy. The Committee has met a considerable number of times, and has discussed and made recommendations to the Committee of Imperial Defence on such subjects as co-operative training between the Army and the Air Force, the relation of the Army to problems of air defence, and various defence problems that affect the services jointly in various parts of the world. " As I have mentioned the steps taken to secure co-opera tion between the three Services, 1 think the House would like to know what progress has been made in securing co-operation between the Army and the Air Force for home defence. This, as the House is aware, is one of the chief and most difficult problems with which we have to deal. In March. 1922, the late Cabinet decided that the Air Ministry was responsible for thr defence of the United Kingdom against air raids. In December, 1922, the Committee of Imperial Defence approved the arrangements made between the War t >ffice and Air Ministry, that the War Office should remain responsible for raising, maintaining, and controlling, both in peace and war. the ground troops which are required to assist the Air Force in the air defence of the United Kingdom, and for the design and provision of equipment for the anti-aircraft <$> • Canadian Air Force MAJ.-GEN. J. H. MACBRTEN, Chief of the General Staff (Canada), announces that the permanent Canadian Air Force is likely to be established on April 1, with headquarters at Toronto and other stations throughout the Dominion. Naval air squadrons will be based at Dartmouth, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. General MacBrien appeals for the cultivation of an Empire spirit, for a strong public opinion belund the Army and for greater defensive strength. R .A .F. Corporal Killed ON March 14, Corporal Shelley, of No. 1 Flying Training School, Netheravon. while flying to Aldershot crashed at Farnborough, the machine bursting into flames on striking the ground. Before assistance could be rendered the pilot was fcurnt to death A de Havilland Development FOR some tune experiments have been carried out at Stag Lane on a new form of spring-loaded trailing edge, which has the effect of automatically altering the camber of the wing according to the speed of the machine. Thus, with the engine running at full power, the hinged trailing edge rises, against the action of the spring, until it forms a continuation of the wing curve. In coming in to land, and with the engine throttled down, the -pring pulls down the trailing edge and thus increases the camber. The extra range obtained in speed with the D.H.-50 used for the experiments was quite con siderable, and the experiments are to be continued. Institution of Aeronautical Engineers IHK date of the Annual Meeting of the I.Ae.E. has been changed to Mondav next. March 24. After the meeting Mr. A. H. Ash-bolt, Agent-General for Tasmania, will read a paper on •' Empire Communications," and it is hoped that Commander Burnev will be present and will take part in the discussion. Tickets may In- obtained by writing to the Hon. 10, Chancery lane: \\ .< 2. The meeting, which will be held at the Engineers' Club, will begin at 7 p.m. members by four |-in. bolts. A-small breather for the crank chamber is provided on top of the crankcase. Ignition is by Bosch magneto, mounted vertically and driven from the upper end of the camshaft. A 1-in. special Stromberg carburettor is fitted, that shown in the accompany ing illustrations being mounted for the engine arranged with its crankshaft in a vertical position. The mixture is led via a Y passage passing through the oil sump, which serves both to cool the oil and warm the mixture. Simplicity is the keynote in the design of this engine, while the various parts are also very accessible—most of the units may be removed without disturbing any of the others. <$> <s> ARMY ESTIMATES defences on the ground. These troops were to be commanded by a military officer responsible, as regards operations, to an Air officer, who is himself responsible to the Air Ministry. During the winter of 1922-23 a joint committee of the General Staff and Air Staff drew up a general scheme for the defence of certain portions of England. The allotment of ground forces in this scheme was reduced to the minimum limits compatible with reasonable security. " The War Office is responsible for supplying ground defence formations proportionate to the air formations employed, and the ground troops required to meet the scheme are estimated at some 22,000, which represents an increase of about 19,000 to the formations now authorised. It is intended to raise these troops as part of the Territorial Army. The annual financial cost of this increase when the scheme is complete has been estimated at ^600,000, but the initial cost is still not determined. I have indicated some of the military- commitments abroad which the War Office has to envisage, and I have outlined the steps taken to secure co-operation with the Air Force for defence at home." While speaking on the subject of the Territorial Army Mr. Walsh said :— " Perhaps the most interesting development in the Terri torial Force is its growing connection with the Air Force. It is necessary to increase establishment in order to provide for certain anti-aircraft brigades to assist in home defence. The strength of these brigades will ultimately come to 22,000 officers and men. They will be recruited and organised by the County Associations. Money has been taken for this purpose, but difficult questions of organisation remain still to be solved before a definite scheme can be promulgated. Schemes are now under consideration bv the War Office." <$> <8> A German Aerial " Ford " THE Dietrich-Gobiet Fluzzengwerk A.G., of Cassel, are putting into production a two-seater monoplane, fitted with a 25-30 h.p. engine, designed by Richard Dietrich, which will, it is stated, be put on the market at a price lower than that of a small motor-car or motor-cycle. A feature of this machine, which will have a speed of 115 kms. (72 miles) per hour, is the rapidity with which it can be assembled and the simplicity and convenience with which it can be transported. Steel tubing and light metal are mainly used in the construction of this machine. A New Association of German Aircraft Constructors SOME little while back the Verband Deutscher Luft- fahrezeugindustriellcr was dissolved as a company and regis tered as an association. The following list of German air craft firms, members of the association, may be of interest:— Albatros ; Caspar Werk ; Deutscher Aero-Lloyd ; Bahnbe- dorf; Deutsche Werk ; Deutsche Lloyd Flugzeugwerk ; Daimler Motorenwerk ; Dinos-Automobil-Werk; Dornier Metallbauten ; Gothaer Waggonfabrik ; Haw Propellerbau ; Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke ; Haacke Motorenbau ; Die trich-Gobiet Flugzeuwerke ; Mehlich ; Junkers Flugzeug werk ; Luftfahrzeug; I.uftverkehrs-Ges. Arthur Muller; Nordlug-Werke, Sablatnig Flugzeuglau ; Siemens and Halske ; Stahlwerk - Mark; Steffen and Heymann ; Rohrbach Metallflugzeugbau ; Udet Flugzeugbau. Colombian Air Services Successful THE Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transportes Aeros (" Scadta "), the German company operating the passenger and mail air services in Colombia, has made considerable progress during its three years of operation. The eompany is, therefore, planning several new routes and additional transport facilities for the immediate future, and new, larger machines are being put into service.
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