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Flight, January 20, 1927 CHT BNGINEEFL First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909. 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. 943. (No. 3, Vol. XIX.) JANUARY 20, 1927 [Weekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships l-Jituruil IIIUcc.: Hfi, GKKAT <,HT.KN STKKLT, KINGSWAY, W.C T'-leph<iiii- : Genard 1«28. Telegram* : Trnditnr, Westeent, London. Annual Subscription Kates, Post Free: Cniteil Kingdom .. Hds. Ad. Abroad .. .. 33s. Vd.* * Foreign aiiliscriptions mutt be remitted in liritish currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment Records 17.IMHI Miles in ,'i Months Passing Out of Apprentices at Halloit Royal Aero Club Official Notices An American Twiu-Lngined Light 'Plane Light 'Plane Club Doings Meyers " Midget " Light 'Plane Marseilles-Madagascar Spanish-Africa Flight Airisnis from the Four Winds... ... ... ... ... ••• Hnwkor Staft Dinner Royal Air Force R.A.F'. Intelligence ^uperniarinc Sports and Social Conversazione Westland Aircraft Society Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices Correspondence ... New Aerial Sport... PAGE Ti 28 3D 32 39 39 40 411 " FLIGHT " PHOTOGRAPHS. To those desirous of obtaining copies of " Flight " Photographs, these can be supplied, enlarged or otherwise, upon application to Photo. Department, 36, Great Queen Street, W.C.2 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are united to send particulars for inclusion in tins list :— 1927 Jan. 25 .... " Some Notes on the Design of Airscrews." Capt. F. S. Barnwell, before Inst.Ae.E. Feb. 1 .... « Super-charging for Aero Engines." Mr. A. H. R. Fedden, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 10 .... Paper (to be announced later). Mr. H. P. Folland, before Inst.Ae.E. Feb. 17 .... "The Design and Operation of Commercial Air- craft." Major R. H. Mayo, before R.Ae.S. Feb. 22 .... "The Manufacture and Testing of Mechanical Units for Aircraft." Lieut.-Colonel L. F. R. Fell, before Inst.Ae.E. Records ORLD'S records are somewhat to the fore at the moment. At the meeting of the Committee of the Federation Aeronautiqae Internationale in Paris on December 16 and 17 last year the subject cropped up in various forms, as will be seen from the Official Notices of the Royal Aero Club in this week's issue of FLIGHT. Italy asked permission to recon- sider the decision of the Rome Conference to hold the Schneider Cup Race every other year, presumably wishing to get back to the annual basis. It was decided that, in future, machines must, in order to qualify for world's high-speed records, have made two safe alightings. And finally, the subject of recognising records estab- lished by light aeroplanes was discussed. As regards the holding of the Schneider Cup Race annually, there seems to be a good deal to be said for going back to this basis. At the same time, it is, perhaps, a little curious that, although the decision to hold the race every other year was taken at the Rome Conference, Italy has now decided to apply for the old annual basis to be restored, presumably with the object of ensuring that the next Schneider Cup race shall be held this year. At the meeting of the Paris committee it was decided that the committee had no powers to grant Italy's request, and it was decided to refer the question to an Extraordinary Conference to be held in Paris on January 25. What has prompted Italy to make this demand we do not, of course, know. It may be that Italian enthusiasm runs high (as well it may) following the magnificent Italian victory at Hampton Roads, and that Italian aviation circles wish to " strike while the iron is hot," fearing a diminution in interest if the race is deferred until 1928. It may be, although personally we do not lean to this opinion, that Italy considers her chances of winning the race next time to be better if that next time is this year, before America has time to build new machines, before France has time to build any at all, and before Great Britain's new high-speed seaplanes have had time
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