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Flight, September 24, 1925 AIRCRAFTBNGINEEFL First Aero Weekly in the World Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A JevrBtl devoted to the Uterests, Pmetic«, sad Progress of Aerial Locomotion »nd Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 874. (No. 39, Vol. XVII.) SEPTEMBER 24, 1925 rWeekly, Price 6d.|_ Post free, 7«L 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 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency CONTENTS Editorial Comment PAGE "Best of Luck" 607 " Trade follows Records " 60S Schneider Cup 9 The Hawker " Heron " 615 Beardmore-Rohrbach "Inverness " Flying Boat 617 Aeronautical Research Committee Reports .. .. ,. .. •. 619 Royal Air Force Flying Training. By Mai. F. A. de V. Robertson .. 620 Royal Air Force 621 R.A.F. Intelligence 1 Air Post Stamps 2 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixture* are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list:— 1925 Sept. 19-28 F.I.A. Conference at Prague. Sept. 27-Oct. 7 " On to New York " Contest. Sept. 27-Oct. 10 American " National Aviation Meet," Mitchel Field, Long Island, N.Y. Sept. 28 .... Ford Trophy, Detroit, U.S.A. Oct. 1 ... Maj.-Gen. Sir Sefton Brancker, K.C.B., A.F.C. " The Technical Lesson of Five Years of Air Transport," before R.Ae.S. Oct. 8 .... Aero Golfing Soc. Autumn Meeting, Walton Heath. Oct. 10 .... Pulitzer Trophy, Long Island, U.S.A. Oct. 15 .... Maj. C. K. Cochran-Patrick, D.S.O., M.C. " Aircraft Survey in Burma," before R.Ae.S. Oct. 24-29 Schneider Cup Race, Baltimore, U.S.A. Oct. 29 .... Mr. W. L. Cowley. " Aircraft Transport Economy," before R.Ae.S. Nov. 3 .... Sir Dugald Clerk, K.B.E., F.R.S., D.Sc, M.I.M.E., M.I.C.E., F.R.Ae.S. "Super- charging," before R.Ae.S. Nov. 4 ... Group-Capt. W. F. MacNeece. "The General Principles of Air Defence," before Royal United Service Institution. EDITORIAL COMMENT. HEN the Atlantic Transport Company's " Minnewaska" leaves the London docks on Saturday of this week, she will have with her some '' freightage '' very precious to the British aviation world—namely, the racing machines, their crews, and other members of the British team for the Schneider Cup Seaplane Race. It is gratifying to be able to record this fact, since never before in the history of British aviation has this country sent " B®st out challengers so well prepared and Luck " backed by such excellent organisation as has been instituted in connection with sending over our representatives to the United States for this year's race at Baltimore. In addition to the pilots and crews of the machines, representa- tives of the aircraft and engine firms, etc., the Royal Aero Club will be represented at the Race, as also the Air Ministry. When one compares this with the magnificent effort of the Supermarine Aviation Works at Naples in 1922, when Biard won the Cup for Great Britain, at which neither the Air Ministry nor the Royal Aero Club was represented, there is good reason to feel satisfied this year. Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C., as the official representative of the Royal Aero Club, will be captain of the British team in place of Lord Edward Grosvenor, who is pre- vented from captaining the team. That the British leadership will be in good hands there is every reason to believe, and Capt. Wilson's first act upon being nominated Captain of the British team was to form a Committee upon which the two competing British aircraft firms, the Napier engine firm, and the Air Ministry are represented. Thus, should a dispute arise, through any cause whatsoever, this Committee would be in a position effectively to tackle it and to take any steps that may be necessary. With reference to the British challengers and their chances; since writing upon this subject last week we have had an opportunity of inspecting both machines, and, after doing so, we feel more confident than ever that Great Britain will, at any rate, have B 2 -• #••• •
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