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Flight, June 17, 1926 AIRCRAFTBNGINEEFL 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 N». 912. (No. 24, Vol. XVIII.) JUNE 17, 1926 fWeekly, Prlc* 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. 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 Empire Aviation 341 The Fairey " Fox " 3 The Supermarine " Swan" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 344 U.S. Air Mail Services 346 Sir Sairuel Hoare at British Empire League 347 Tbe Fairey " Fox " 8 Institution of Aeronautical Engineers. Two Papers 350 Light'Plane Club Doings 353 International League of Aviators 354 The Royal Air Force 5 R.A.F. Intelligence 355 Independent T-'orce (R.A.F\) Dinner Club 355 An Efficient Accumulator 356 Imports and Exports ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 356 Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers 356 Club DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important 1Q9R1 O£tV June June July July July July July July July Aug. Sept Sept. Oct. 28 .... £6-28 2 .... 3 .... 3 .... 8-24 ....9-10.... 11-27... 19-Aug. 9-15 10-17 18 .... Nov.-Dec fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in the following list:— Air League of the British Empire Annual General Meeting. Aerial Rally at Ostende. R.A.F. Dinner Club Annual Dinner, at Connaught Rooms. Royal Air Force Display, Hendon. Second R.A.F. Iraq Dinner, Hotel Cecil. Royal Tournament, Olympia King's Cup Race, Hendon. German Seaplane Competition at Warne- munde. 7 French Competition for Multi-engined Seaplanes, St. Raphael-Frej us. French Light 'Plane Competition. Two-Seater Light Aeroplane Competition, Lympne. Grogvenor Challenge Cup, at Lympne. Schneider Cup Race at Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A. Paris Aero Show. EDITORIAL COMMENT. I were asked to say in a single sentence what should be the three main lines of progress, I should say an air route to India in four days, an air route to Australia in ten and New Zealand in twelve days, and an air route to Cape Town in six days." This statement, made by Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, at the luncheon given by the British Empire League last week, may be taken to summarise the policy of the Air Ministry, or rather the Cabinet, . in the matter of Empire aviation in the Aviation near future. Sir Samuel Hoare has a habit of speaking in very moderate terms when he is dealing with the future and at the luncheon he dealt, not with remote possibilities, but with what we know to be technically possible at once, provided the necessary financial support can be secured. When, therefore, Sir Samuel stated it as his view that the three trunk routes mentioned by him should be the three main lines of progress, we may accept it that he has made sure of his ground. His statement is, accordingly, a very welcome indi- cation of the determination of the Government to attack the problem of air communications on an Im- perial basis, the only basis, in our opinion, upon which a sound and really useful air line system can be built up if it is to be more than a camouflage for military objectives. By way of explaining what is being done to carry the Government's policy into effect, Sir Samuel recalled the work being done on the Cairo- Karachi route, which, he said, would be in operation for the carriage of passengers and goods not later than January of next year. The.Air Minister made the interesting statement that already officers on the North-West frontier and Indian civilians, are booking passages on this air route, which will save them a week at each end of their leave. This may seem a small matter, but is really much more significant than might appear at first sight, proving as it does that, once a route is established which gives a real saving in time, there will always be a large number of people willing to pay the slightly higher fare. It was, we B 2
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