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Flight, March 25, 1926 CHT AIRCRAFTBNGINEEFL 6£> 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 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 900. (No. 12, Vol. XVIII.) MARCH 25, 1926 fWeekly, Pric« M.L Post frae, 7d. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telegrams : Truditur, Westeent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 30s. 4rf. Abroad .. . . 33*. Orf.* 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 The Schneider Cup 173 Lack of Time : 174 The Greater Issues ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 174 The Goodyear Semi- Rigid Airship R.S. 1 175 Long Distance Flying. By Alan J. Cobham 7 Personals 178 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER 178a The " Evertite " Locknut 179 Light'Plane Club Doings 9 Marine Aircraft. By O. E. Simmonds 180 Royal Air Force ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 R.A.F. Intelligence 183 In Parliament 3 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers 184 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:— 1926 Mar. 25 .... R.Ae.S. Annual General Meeting. Mar. 27 ... R.A.F. v. Army, Rugby Match, Twickenham. Mar. 27 .... R.A.F. (India) Reunion Dinner. Mar. 81 .... Entries close for Schneider Cup Race. Mar. 31 .... Royal Aero Club Annual General Meeting. April 8 .... Marchese de Pinedo, "A 35,000 Miles Flight," before R.Ae.S. April 13 .... Mr. S. H. Evans, A.F.R.Ae.S., M.I.Ae.E. "The Performance of Modern Aircraft —with special reference to the Variable Wing," before Inst.Ae.E. April 21 .... Inst.Ae.E. visit to Messrs. D. Napier and Son, Acton. April 22 .... Capt. G. T. R. Hill. " The Tailless Aeroplane," before R.Ae.S. April 29 ... Lieut.-Col. V. C. Richmond. "Results of Recent Airship Flight Tests," before R.Ae.S. May .... Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. May 11 .... Capt. W. H. Sayers. " The Modern Theory of Aerofoils and its Application to Aeroplane Design," before Inst.Ae.E. INDEX FOR VOL. XVII The Index for Vol. xvii of " Flight " (January to December, 1925) is now ready, and can be obtained from the Publishers, 3b, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2. Price Is. per copy (Is. Id. post free) EDITORIAL COMMENT. OR weeks past rumour has been busy on the subject of British challengers for the Schneider Cup seaplane race, which is scheduled to take place at Hampton Roads, Virginia, in October next. FLIGHT has purposely refrained from commenting upon these rumours, since it was felt that no good purpose could be served by publishing anything which might make still more complicated the already difficult task of the Royal Aero Club, the Society of „ .f. British Aircraft Constructors, and theSchneider , . ,,. . Tj . . ' . Cup Air Ministry. It has, of course, beenknown that these three bodies have been in close consultation, and the spreading of rumours was not calculated to help, and might do a good deal of harm. Now, however, an official statement has been made on the subject of British participation in the 1926 Schneider Cup race, and it has thus given opportunity to refer to the subject. An informal conference between the racing committee of the Royal Aero Club and representatives of the press was held on March 23, when the final decision was communicated and explanatory statements made. The text of the official decision not to enter machines for this year's race was as follows :— "At a meeting held at the Royal Aero Club on March 19, 1926, at which representatives of the Air Ministry, the Royal Aero Club, the Society of British Aircraft Constructors and others interested in the Schneider Cup were present, it was unanimously decided that it was inexpedient for the Royal Aero Club to make a challenge for the Schneider Cup Race this year."
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