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Flight, October 16, 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. 825. (No. 42, Vol. XVI.) OCTOBER 16, 1924 rWeekly, Price 64. 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 • PAGE Editorial Comment Airships 665 Fairey Ambulance Seaplane 667 The Stout "Air Pullman " 8 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 669 Light 'Plane and Glider Notes 670 Personals 672 The Air Minister's Tour of Iraq 673 Another Bristol "Jupiter" Reliability Test 674 Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notice:- Air Ministry Notices 675 R.A.F. and Army Co-operation 676 Royal Air Force 7 R.A.F. Intelligence 67 In Parliament 8 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 Oct. „ 16 30 Nov. 13 „ 27 Dec. 4 5-21 18 1925 Feb. 5 Schneider Cup Race, Baltimore. Dr. A. Rohrbach (of the Rohrbach Metall- Flugzeugbau Co.) "Large All-Metal Sea planes," before R.Ae.S. Major J. S. BuchaDan, A.F.R.Ae.S. (of the Technical Department, Air Ministry): " The R.Ae.C. Light Aeroplane Competi tions," before R.Ae.S. Professor L. Birstow, C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.Ae.S. (Zaharoff Professor of Aeronautics, Univer sity of London): " Skin Friction." Dr. G. C. Simpson, C.B.E., F.R.S. (Director, Meteorological Office): "Thunderstorms." Colonel F. Searle, C.B.E., D.S.O. (Managing Director, Imperial Airways, Ltd.): " The Maintenance of Commercial Aircraft." Paris Aero Show. Mr. A. R. Watson Watt /Superintendent, Radio Research Board Station): " Recent Studies on Radiotelegraphic Atmospherics." Air Commodore C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.F.C., A.F.R.Ae.S.: "The Operation of Flying Boats in the Mediterranean." EDITORIAL COMMENT. ASBAGS " (as they used to be sneer- ingly called) are very much in the air at the moment, literally as well as figuratively. The American " Shenandoah " is at present engaged upon a journey across the United States, having already flown from New Jersey down the Atlantic coast and across to California. The " Z.R. 3 " (L.Z. 126) left her base at Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance Airships on Sunday, October 12, proceeding across France and Spain, out over the Atlantic via the Azores and Bermuda to Lakehurst, New Jersey, her new home in America. At the moment of writing, the "Z.R. 3" has just arrived in America, after having made a journey of approxi mately 5,500 miles in a little over three days, having had to circumnavigate a storm which prevented her taking the more direct route. Thus once more the Atlantic crossing has been accomplished. Finally, on Friday, October 17, Commander Boothby will read before the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers a paper entitled " Commercial Airship Design." Thus, there is a " certain liveliness " in the airship world just now, not forgetting the resumption of airship work in this country, where the construction of two 5-million cubic feet ships is to be undertaken. The cruise of the " Shenandoah " has, as far as can be gathered, been highly successful, the minor mishap at San Diego not being regarded as in any way serious. The airship has been seen by thousands of enthusiastic Americans during her voyage, and very naturally the interest in airships is very intense in the United States at the moment. The transatlantic voyage of the "Z.R. 3," the reparations airship built by the Zeppelin Company for the United States, has been, as far as is known, equally successful. Of a total gas capacity of 70,000 cubic metres (2,470,000 cubic ft.) the " Z.R. 3 " has a disposable lift of approximately 40 tons, and represents in her design and construction the latest practice in rigid airship work. Her cabin is fitted up after the fashion of Pullman cars, and folding berths are provided for the passengers. It is not definitely known C
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