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Flight, June 5, 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. 806. (No. 23, Vol. XVI.) JUNE 5, 1924 rWeekiy, Price 6d. L Post free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KTNGSWAY, W.C. 2 Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 305. 4d. 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 Prague Aero Show The Aero Show at Prague Royal Aero Club Official Notices Honours Light 'Plane and Glider Notes Progress in the Big Flights .. The New Westland Wind Tunnel The New Airship Scheme Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices Aerial Transport. By Col. W. A. Bristow . In Parliament Royal Air Force R.A.F. Intelligence Personals Air Post Stamps 351 353 ;m 366 ;<87 368 369 370 370 371 373 375 375 375 376 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:— 1924 May 31 June 9 Third Czecho-Slovak International Aero nautical Exhibition, Prague June 15 .... Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Belgium „ 21.... F.A.I. Conference Opens, Paris „ 24 .... Independent Force (R.A.F.) 6th Annual Re union Dinner at R.A.F. Club „ 25 .... R.N.A.S. and 5th Group, R.A.F., annual dinner „ 28 .... Royal Air Force Pageant, Hendon July 24-Aug. 10 Tour de France for Light 'Planes July 26 .... King's Cup Race Aug. 4 .... Aerial Derby at Lympne ,, 4 .... Holiday Light Aeroplane Handicap at Lympne Sept. 8-13 Light 'Plane Competitions at Lympne Oct. 2 .... Aero Golfing Society. Autumn Meeting, at Moor Park Golf Club, for A.G.S. Challenge Cup presented by Cellon (Richmond) Ltd. EDITORIAL COMMENT. ,F one were asked to state briefly the outstanding feature of the Third Inter national Aero Show now being held in • the Palace of Industry at Prague, it seems likelv that the reply would be : The number and quality of Czecho slovak aeroplanes. In this respect the Show has provided a surprise. We frankly admit to this feeling ourselves, and this in spite of the fact that we had thought we were fairly- well posted on Czechoslovak aviation p T1le matters. Yet we had not realised the AeroShow great progress made in a few short years by the youngest Republic. That one Prague firm should be able to show no less than 11 machines, of something like eight different types, affords proof of the determination and enterprise of a nation at last liberated from centuries of suppression, and augurs well for the future of the Czechoslovak Republic under the wise and firm guidance of its first President, Prof. Masaryk. The Republic is making great strides, not only in aviation matters, but also in industry and commerce generally, although it is naturally with the first-mentioned phase that we are mainly concerned. Although we have from time to time published in FLIGHT articles dealing with Czechoslovak aviation developments, we think a few general remarks on the present position and a very brief indication of the plans for the future, such as we have been able to ascertain and interpret them, may be of assistance. Taking the subject of air lines first, Prague is already linked bv air to Paris, Warsaw, and Bucharest. As soon as German opposition can be overcome Prague will be in aerial communication with London. Air connections with Berlin and Vienna were inaugurated recently, and there is a line from Prague to Bratislava, which is to be extended to Kosice. In this connection it would appear advisable for British industry to appoint direct representatives for Czechoslovakia, resident in Prague. The importance of direct repre sentation has been stressed in the recent report of the British Commercial Attache to His Majesty's Legation in Prague, and is not, perhaps, as fully realised in this c
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