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IN PARLIAMENT British Imperial Airways - •• • SIR F. HALL, on August 6, asked the Secretary of State for Air what services are now being flown by British Imperial Airways ; whether the company have discontinued any and, if so, what services ; whether they have in contemplation the cessation of other services, and what is the number of efficient machines now operated by the company"; and whether any and, if so, what payments are made to them by the Government ? Sir Samuel Hoare : As regards the first part of the question, services are in operation between London and the following cities, namely, Paris, Zurich via Paris and Basle) ; Cologne (direct) ; Cologne via Brussels) ; Ostend and Amsterdam. As regards the second part, the Southampton-Guernsey and Amsterdam-Berlin services have been discontinued, but the former service will shortly be resumed. As regards the third part, so far as I am aware the company do not propose to discontinue any other services. As regard the fourth part, there are 12 efficient machines in operation excluding experimental machines under test for the Air Ministry. As regards the last part, payments are made to the company in accordance with the agreement scheduled to that concluded in December, 1923, with the British, Foreign and Colonial Corporation, Ltd., and then published as a White Paper. Sir F. Hall : Is it a fact that the Imperial Airways have only 12 efficient machines to carry out the whole of the work of civil aviation in this country ? Sir S. Hoare : Yes, that is exactly the question put by my hou. and gallant tend, and my answer mentioned 12 machines. There are other machines under construction. Sir F. Hall: For the Imperial Airways ? Sir S. Hoare : Yes. Airships and Thunderstorms COMMANDER BELLAIRS, on August 7, asked the Secretary of State forAir whether the new airships and the reconditioned airship are to be filled with hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and helium ; and whether experi-ence shows that it would be unsafe to discharge hydrogen in a thunder- storm ? Sir S. Hoare : As regards the first part of the question, it is proposed,for the reasons given in my reply to the hon. member for West Willesden (Mr. Viant) on July 9, to use hydrogen for the experimental nights con-templated in the present programme. As regards the second part, I under- stand that it is the practice among airship pilots to avoid discharging hydrogenin the neighbourhood of thunderstorms, but no actual evidence of the dangerous results of such discharge is available. Commander Bellairs asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he isaware of the great prevalence of thunderstorms in the neighbourhood of Java ; to what extent R.33 deviated in her journey to America in order toavoid thunderstorms ; and whether the tenders for'the new airship, and the design of the Government airship, make specific provision for safety againstlightning ? Sir S. Hoare : The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirma-tive ; to the second, that the R.34 (the airship concerned) deviated a distance of approximately 50 miles to skirt a thunderstorm in her outward journey ;to the third, that the position in regard to the contract airship was explained in my reply to my hon. and gallant friend on March 17 last, and, as regardsthe Government airship, that the question of safety precautions against lightning is under consideration. CROYDON AERODROME IMPROVE-MENT SCHEME IT is with satisfaction we note that the improvement scheme now in hand for Croydon aerodrome provides for the removal of the aeroplane sheds, administrative offices and control tower from the centre of the aerodrome to the north-east corner, since, as has previously been pointed out in FLIGHT, their present position provide an obstruction entailing considerable preliminary taxi-ing in order to reach a favourable position for taking off. The prevailing wind is from the south-west, so that aircraft usually need to take off in that direction. In present circumstances a machine has to be taken off either to the left or right of the administrative centre, the island block created by their present situation causing obstruction which leaves the pilot of a machine little freedom in the matter of choice. It will be some years before the whole of the obstructions can be removed, but the new scheme provides for the demolition of the outer buildings of the island site, thus widening the space between the old sheds and Plough Lane. The improvement will take place in stages and when completed the London Terminal Airport should be the finest civil aerodrome near London, when the whole aerodrome is left free of obstruction and all buildings are concentrated in the north-east corner. Passengers using air transport will also benefit considerably, since the new scheme will eliminate the long ride down Plough Lane to the point of departure. The terminal buildings will be very near the main road, and also quite close to Waddon Station. Meanwhile, one con- tract has already been let for the steelwork of the first of the new permanent sheds in the north-cast corner, and it is now only a matter of aays before the second order is placed. Each shed will be 300 ft. wide by 150 ft. deep, and will be divided into two bays of 150 ft. each. It is anticipated that it will take 18 months before the sheds are completed and when ready for occupation some of the aircraft using the old sheds will be transferred to their new home. It is to be hoped that the work will progress with rapidity, and, no doubt, when completed, it will prove a veritable boon to pilots, who for some time must continue to put up with the irritable conditions now existing. AUGUST 20, 1925 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1924-1925 AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see " FLIGHT " for January 25, 1912 ; for 1912 and 1913. see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1914 ; for 1914, see " FLIGHT " for January 15, 1915 ; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1916; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January 11, 1917;* for 1917, see " FLIGHT " for January 24, 1918 ; for 1918, see " FLIGHT " for January 16, 1919 ; for 1919, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1920 ; for 1920, see " FLIGHT " for January 13, 1921 ; for" 1921, see " FLIGHT " for January 19, 1922 ;' for 1922 see " FLIGHT " for January 18, 1923 ; for 1923, see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1924 ; and for 1924, see " FLIGHT " for January 22, 1925." Imports. Exports. Re-Exports. 1924. 1925. 1924. 1925. 1924. 1925. £ I £ £ £ £ Jan. ..2,213 3,546 52,239 83,728 2,219 291 Feb. .. 920 985 26,349 85,639 335 20 Mar. 11,381 - 34,113 56,881 509 9,355 Apr. .. 373 321 56,998 78,041 6,014 6,732 May..3,426 560 125,138 74,844 4,162 15,278 June..1,219 190 87,629 71,009 2,115 667 July. 1.510 184 179,292 159,262 2,708 870 21,042 5,786 581,758 609,404 18,062 33,213 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda No. 962 [Ae. 178). Discontinuous Flow Around the Edge of a Bluff Obstacle. By L. W. Bryant and D. H. Williams. January, 1925. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, W.C. Price Is. net. The Accessory. July, 1925. Vol. IT, No. 118. Brown Brothers, Ltd., Great Eastern Street, London, EX.2. The Air Pilot Monthly Supplement. No. 9. July, 1925. Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Regulations for Admission to the Royal Air Force Cadet College, Cranwell. Air Publication 121. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. Price 6d. net. Luftverkehr mit Junker s-Flugzeugen. Flugplan. June, 1925'. Junkers-Luftverke.hr Nachrichtenblatt, Vol. Ill, No. 10. June 30, 1925. Junkers-Flugzeugwerk Akt.-Ges., Dessau, Germany. All the World's Aircraft. 1925. Compiled and Edited by C. G. Grey. Sampson, Low, Marston and Co., Ltd., 100, Southwark Street, London, S.E. Price /2 2s. net. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder | i.e. •= internal combustion j m. — motor.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1924 Published August 20, 1925 10,117. A. ROHRBACH. Structural combinations of duralumin with othermetals. (237,341.) 10,169. H. LEITNEK. Screw propellers. (237,345.)10,189. H. F. PARKER. Airships. (237,346.) 10,301. J. R. PORTER. Aeronautical machines and engines. (237,350.)10,432. R. L. G. LE GRAIN. Carburettors for use on aircraft. (237,356.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. 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