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AUGUST 27, 1925 THE PROGRESS OF AERONAUTICS Fifth Annual Report of Aeronautical Research Committee THE Report of the Aeronautical Research Committee for the year 1924-1925 has just been published and contains a great deal of interesting matter. It is pointed out that at the end of the financial year a reconstitution of the Committee took place, the new terms of reference being as follows :— " (1) To advise the Secretary of State on scientific problems relating to aeronautics. (2) "To make from time to time recommendations to the Air Council as to any researches which the Committee consider it desirable to initiate, and as to any matters referred to them by the Council. (3) To supervise the aeronautical researches at the National Physical Laboratory initiated by them, and, if requested to do so by the Air Council, any other researches connected with Aero- nautics. (4) To make an annual report to the Air Council of the research work which the Committee consider should be undertaken at the National Physical Laboratory/or elsewhere, together with an estimate of expenditure at the National Physical Laboratory. (5) To investigate the causes of such accidents as may be referred to them by the Air Council, and to make recommendations as to the prevention of accidents in the future. (6) To promote education in aeronautics by co-operating with the Governors of the Imperial College and in any other way within their power. (7) To assist with advice any research carried out by or on behalf of the Aeronautical Industry, and to make available any information of value to the Industry so far as is compatible with public interests. (8) To make an annual report to the Secretary of State for Air." In the previous terms of reference the Committee were instructed to advise on scientific and technical problems relating to the construction and navigation of aircraft. This change, it is pointed out, has been made possible by the re-organisation at the Air Ministry at that establishment, which formerly dealt with technical development and research and as a further consequence the Air Council has decided that future membership shall be confined solely to members appointed in virtue of their scientific standing, rather than as representatives of definite interests. A.R.C. and Aircraft Industry ^ The report points out that contact between the Committee and the Aircraft Industry will still be maintained by the following arrangements :—" (a) Annually, before the pro- gramme of research for the ensuing year is decided upon, a joint meeting of the Aeronautical Research Committee and the Industry will take place, at which the carrying out of particular researches during the ensuing year will be freely discusseC After this joint meeting has been held, the Aero- nautical Research Committee and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors will forward their respective proposals for research to the Air Council, who will decide upon the programme for the ensuing year. A copy of the decisions will then be forwarded to the Aeronautical Research Committee and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, (b) Six months after the programme has been decided upon a second joint meeting of the Aeronautical Research Committee and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors will take place, at which the progress of the last six months will be reported and a discussion will ensue. As a result of this second meeting, the Air Council will decide if any modifications of the annual programme are necessary. The Committee welcomes the grant of /1,500 made available by arrangement with the Air Ministry for the purpose of grants to individual research workers. The amount of this grant exceeded by /500 that allowed in the previous year, in order that funds might be made available for special experi- ments on light aeroplanes. Grants have also been maoe for NEW NOSE FOR R33 : A new nose has now been designed and built for the R33 which, it is hoped, will prevent a repetition of the recent accident, in which the airship was torn from the mooring mast and drifted across to Holland, from where, however, she returned under her own power. Our photograph shows the new nose about to be hoisted into place. 552
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