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Flight, October 15, 1925 AIRCRAFTENGINEER* First Aero Weekly in the World Founder and Editor i STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, »ad Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 877. (No. 42, Vol. XVII.) OCTOBER 15, 1925 rWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. 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. Od.* 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 ' FACE "Showing the Flag" 665 Records 666 Why Helicopters? 6 The Schneider Cup 667 Supermarine World's Record .. 668 Southampton 10,000 Miles Course 669 Trend of Airship Construction: Italy .. .. .. .. .. 670 Radial Air-Cooled Aero Engines .. .. 674 Prevention of Accidents, etc . • • • • • .. • • 675 Air Ministry Notices 677 Aeronautical Research Committee Reports .. .. 678 Royal Air Force 9 R.A.F. Intelligence 679 Supermarine Sports .. •• •• 680 DIARY OF 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:— 1925Oct. 15 .... Maj. C. K. Cochran-Patrick, D.S.O., M.C. " Aircraft Survey in Bnrma," before R.Ae.S. Sir Samuel Hoare at Lincoln Guildhall Meeting- Schneider Cup Race, Baltimore, U.S.A. Eliminating Trials for Coppa del Mare, Naples. Coppa del Mare, Naples. Mr. W. L. Cowley. " Aircraft Transport Economy," before R.Ae.S. Group-Capt. W. F- MacNeece. "The General Principles of Air Defence," before Royal United Service Institution. Wing-Com. T. R. Cave-Browne-Cave, C.B.E., F.R.Ae.S. " The Evaporative Cooling of Aero Engines and Condensation of their Exhaust Gas," before R.Ae.S. Eliminating Trials for Coppa d'ltalia, Rome. Mr H. B. Howard, A.F.R.Ae.S. "Some Problems in Aeroplane Structural Design, before R.Ae.S. Coppa d'ltalia, Rome. Oct. 16 . Oct. 24 . Oct. 24-27 Oct. 28 . Oct. 29 . Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 11-14 Nov. 12 .. Nov. 15 ROM time to time FLIGHT has urged the advisability of the R.A.F. doing propa- ganda work for British aviation by squadrons visiting foreign countries periodically, much as the Navy " shows the flag" by sending representative units on visits to foreign ports. As regards the Navy, not the least impor- tant result of such visits, apart from the very great service done in establishing friendly relations with other nations, is that very often orders " ^hT111^ ^or f°re*Sn warships are placed with Flag" British shipyards, and there can be little doubt that much the same would apply if the same methods were adopted for the Royal Air Force. In this connection we would recall the following paragraph from our Editorial Comments on March 29, 1923, in writing of the Gothenburg Exhibition : "So far nothing has been said about sending a squadron of the R.A.F. As we have stated repeatedly in these columns, we consider a great deal of good might be done by sending such a squadron. It is understood that France is sending a squadron which will take part in the competitions, give demonstration flights, etc., and a similar squadron from this country would greatly help by ' showing the flag.' There is little doubt that the Admiralty will send more than one man-of-war to the marine exhibition which precedes the aircraft show, so why not an R.A.F. squadron ? " We are very glad to see that this question of showing the flag is now being taken up by the general Press, and in this connection we would call attention to an article by Maj. C. C. Turner, which appeared in the Daily Telegraph of October 3. In this article Maj. Turner utters a timely word of warning, pointing out that other nations are pursuing a vigorous policy of aeronautical propaganda by sending aviation missions abroad to demonstrate the capabilities of their aircraft. That orders follow as a direct result of such demonstrations can scarcely be denied, and yet, although British machines and engines are second to none in scientific design and skilled workmanship,. H 2
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