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OCTOBER 16, 1924 IN PARLIAMENT Aeroplane Accidents and Compensation for British Army Officers LIEUT.-COLONEL POWNALL, on October 8, asked the Secretary of State for War whether officers of the Army who proceed on duty in aeroplanes are treated, as regards compensation in case of mishap, similarly to officers of the Royal Air Force ; and what provision is made for their dependants in the case of death ? The Secretary of State for War : Army officers ordered to proceed on duty in aeroplanes are treated, in case of mishap, under the Regulations for dis abilities arising during Army service, unless they are seconded to the Royal Air Force and paid at Royal Air Force rates, in which case they are dealt with under the Royal Air Force, or Army Regulations, whichever are more favourable. The Army and Royal Air Force Regulations differ in detail, but, taken all round, give similar results. Pensions, gratuities or allowances are granted to widows, children or dependants of officers who die as the result of being ordered to fly on duty under Regulations which are substantially the same in the Army and the Royal Air Force. The death of the officer is treated as if it had been in action, and a gratuity is issued to the widow in addition to pension. Missing R.A.F. Officers in Iraq MR. GALERAITH asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether any information has been received with reference to Pilot-Officer Stewart and Lieut. W. S. Day, who were recently lost in the Iraq desert; and what further steps it is proposed to take in order, if possible, to ascertain what has happened to them ? Mr. Leach : I regret that despite exhaustive search by aircraft, armoured cars, mounted police, and some tribal patrols, which continued almost unceasingly for four days following their disappearance, no trace of the two officers could be found, apart from footprints in the immediate vicinity of their aeroplane. This search was finally abandoned on the fourth day. Police and special service officers have since continued to prosecute inquiries in the villages, but no clue has been obtained, and it is feared that the officers have lost their lives. A Court of Inquiry has been held, and its proceedings are now awaited. It is anticipated that these will show that every possible step has been taken to trace the missing officers. Presentation to Sgt. Andrews SGT. R. ANDREWS, who accompanied Sqdn.-Ldr. MacLaren on the recent British world-flight attempt, received a presen tation at Knaphill, Woking—his native place—on October 10. The presentation was made by Mr. H. Quartermaine, vice- chairman of the Woking Urban Council, and took the form of an illuminated address bearing the inscription :—" This illuminated testimonial was presented to Sergeant R. Andrews, R.A.F., as a memento of the occasion, from his fellow- members of the Knaphill Working Men's Club, who wish to record their appreciation of the gallant effort made by him and his companions during the recently-attempted world flight." French Air Manoeuvres Postponed TERRIFIC gales were responsible for the postponement of the French military air. manoeuvres at Rambouillet last week-end, and also for a dozen or so crashes, one of which resulted in the death of two airmen. In the latter case an aeroplane .belonging to the 34th Aviation Regiment left Le Bourget for Rambouillet on October 8, but crashed soon afterwards, Adjutant Becquet, the pilot, and Sergt. Champeau, the mechanic, being killed. SIDE-WIND AT the annual meeting on October 13, in Carlisle, of the Central Board of Shipbuilding Employers' Federation, Mr. John Barr, of Vickers and Co., was elected president for the ensuing year, and Mr. A. J. Campbell, of Beard more and Co., was elected one of the vice-presidents, the others being Mr. J. T. Batey, of Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Newcastle, and Sir Andrew R. Duncan. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED National Physical Laboratory : Report of the Advisory Com mittee for the William Froude National Tank, for Year end ing December 31, 1923. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C.2. Price 6d. net. Income Tax and Super-Tax, 1842-1925. Tabular View. Oliver and Boyd, 33, Paternoster Row, London, E.C. Price Is. net. By post Is. Id. The Osram Bulletin : Special Publicity Number, 1924-25. General Electric Co., Ltd., Magnet House, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. The Mechanical Boy. Vol. 1, No. 1. September 4, 1924. Percival Marshall and Co., 66, Farringdon Street, London, E.C.4. Price 3d. Aeronautical Research Committee, Reports and Memoranda : No. 892 (Ae. 122).—Experiments with a Family of Airscrews : Part III. Analysis by Means of the Vortex Theory and Measurements of Total Head. By C. N. H. Lock and H. Bateman. December, 1923. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C. Price 2s. net. U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics : No. 198. Micarta Propellers—I. Materials. By- F. W. Caldwell and N. S. Clay. August, 1924. No. 199—Micarta Propellers—II. Method of Construction. By F. W. Caldwell and N. S. Clay. August, 1924. No. 200.—Micarta Propellers—III. General Description of the Design. By F. W. Caldwell and N. S. Clay. August, 1924. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. The Measurement of Fluid Velocity and Pressure. By J. R. Pannell. London : Edwin Arnold and Company. Price 10s. 6d. net. Proceedings. Session 1922-23. Vol. XVII. The Rugby Engineering Society, Rugby. Bulletin de la Federation Aeronautique Internationale, Sep tember, 1924. Federation Aeronautique Internationale, 35, Rue Francois ler, Paris. Catalogue Books on Aeronautics, Engineering, etc. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., 6, Bouverie Street, London, E.C.4. * * m m NEW COMPANY REGISTERED HELICION AERONAUTICAL COMPANY, LTD., 36, King Street, Cheap- side, E.C.3.—Capital £2,000, in £1 shares. Aeronautical, motor, mechanical and electrical engineers. Solicitors, J. J. Edwards and Co., 28, Sackville Street, W.l. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. =• cylinder; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. — motor The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1923 Published October 16, 1924 15,253. J. DEMOCRATIS. Parachutes. (221,849.) 15,836. MOTOR EXPERTS, LTD., and S. MILLS. Heating of aircraft, etc. (221,864.) 17,818. H. N. WALLENS. Metal propellers. (221,906.) 18,146. LORD INVERNAIRN (W. BEARDMORE) and A. E. L. CHORLTON. I.e. engines. (221,911.) 27,317. BOULTON AND PAUL, LTD., and J. D. NORTH. Control surfaces of fl aeroplanes. (221,986.) APPLIED FOR IN 1924 Published October 16, 1924 3,667. SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH AND CO., LTD., and W. OSBORNE. Clutches for power transmission. (222,029.) 5,133. G. FORNACA. Superfeed svstems for i.e. engines. (222,037.) 13,666. A. PENSOVECCHIO. Propeller gear. (217,223.) Secret Patents re-assigned to the Inventor APPLIED FOR IN 1914 Published October 16, 1924 16,996. F. L. M. BOOTHBY. Airships. If you require anything pertaining to aviation, study "FLIGHT'S" Buyers' Guide and Trade Directory, which appears in our advertisement pages each week. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS All Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. 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