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Flight, October 30, 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 QFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 827. (No. 44, Vol. XVI.) OCTOBER 30, 1924 rWeekly, Price 6d. L Post free, 7d. Flight The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, VV.C. 2. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828 Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free : United Kingdom .. 30s. U. Abroad .. .. 33s. Od* 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 An Interesting Winter .. .. .. .. .. .. .• 691 The Dayton International Air Races.. . .- 693 Royal Aero Club Official Notices .. .. .. .. .. .. 696 Light'Plane and Glider Notes 69 Napier Aero Engines .. .. .. .. •• 698 Royal Air Force .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 701 Cambridge University Aeronautical Society .. .. .. .. 701 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers .. .. •. .. • • 702 DIARY OP 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:— Major J. S. Buchanan, A.F.B.Ae.S. (of the Technical Department, Air Ministry): " The R.Ae.C. Light Aeroplane Competi tions," before R.Ae.S. Col. N. T. Belaiew, C.B. : " Steel v. Lighter Alloys," before Inst.Ae.E. Professor L. Bairstow, 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." 1924 Oct. 30 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 „ 27 Dec. 4 5-21 18 .. 1925 Feb. 5 Feb. 19 Mar. 5 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." Major R. V. Southwell, A.F.R.Ae.S. (Superin tendent, Aerodynamics Department National Physical Laboratory): (Title to be announced later). Lieut.-Col. C. B. Heald, C.B.E. (Medical Adviser to the Director of Civil Aviation, Air Ministry): " Some Medical Aspects of Air Transport." ;DITORIAL COMMENT. SUALLY the winter months are devoted, in aviation circles, to a review of the progress made during the past year, and to theoretical or practical con* siderations of how the science and practice of aviation can be further developed. A perusal of the fixtures lists of our two societies, the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Aero nautical Engineers, for 1924-25, appears to indicate that this year we may look forward to An . an uncommonly interesting winter and Winter spring. The subjects and authors of papers to be read before these two societies are unusually promising, and it is to be hoped that both will attract vastly larger audiences than has been the case in past years. Both societies have done, and are doing, really good work, each in its own sphere, and although in the past there has occasionally been cause for criticism, the programmes now available indicate that a great improvement is in sight. The Royal Aeronautical Society has fre quently, and not entirely groundlessly, been criticised for being too academic, while the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers has, perhaps, been prone to go to the other extreme and failed to attract the more " advanced " aeronautical people. There, are indications, however, that both these shortcomings are about to be remedied, and that as a result both societies should have a wider appeal, with consequent gain in memberships. The complete fixtures lists were published in FLIGHT as follows : Royal Aero nautical Society, August 7, 1924 ; Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, October 2, 1924. To take the Royal Aeronautical Society first, two interesting papers have already been read, while todav, October 30, Major Buchanan, of the Technical Department of the Air Ministry, is reading a paper on the " Light 'Plane Competitions at Lympne." In view of the fact that the Air Ministry is taking the keenest interest in the light 'plane movement, this paper will doubtless be of more than ordinary value, and the meeting should be well attended. On November 13, Professor Bairstow will read a paper on " Skin Friction," and although the subject does, perhaps,
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