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Flight, November 17, 1927 HT AIRCRAFTENGINEEFL 6s> 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. 986. (No. 46. Vol. XIX.) NOVEMBER 17, 1927 fWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. FligHt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices : 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSVVAY, W.C.2 Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 30s. id. Abroad .. .. 33s. 0d.* • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment; PAGE Two Great Flights .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 787 And the Airship .. . . .. . . .. . . • • 788 Private Owners. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 788 The Lord Mayor's Show 789 New British Scmi-Kigid Airship B.S.K.l 790 Royal Aero Club Official Notices .. .. .. .. .. 792 "Avimeta" A.V.M.132 793 Model Airships 795 The Flight Kound Africa 6 Private Flying . . .. .. . . • • •. • • • • 798 Light 'Plane Clubs 799 International Air Congress .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 Correspondence .. .. .. .. •. • • • • •• 801 Airisms From the Four Winds .. .. .. .. . • • • 802 Royal Air Force 803 Wakiield Boxirn? 303 In Parliament 4 Imports and Exports .. .. .. .. .. -. •• 804 "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 For Sizes and Prices, see Advert, on page iii DIABT OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list :— 1927 Nov. 17 .... " The use of the Wind Tunnel in the Predic- tion of Aeroplane Performance." Mr. R. E. Pierson, before R.Ae.E. and I.Ae.E. Nov. 24 ..." Modern Developments in Aircraft Instru- ments." Maj. C. 3. Stewart, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. NOT. 29 .... First Meeting of Associated Club's General Council, at Royal Ae.C. Dec. 1 .... "The Problem of the Long Range Flying Boat." Maj. J. D. Rennie, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Dec. 2 .... No. 3 Sqdn. R.F.C. and No. 3 (Fighter) Sqdn., R.A.F. 4th Reunion Dinner, at Trocadero. Dec. 7 .... "Air Power and its Application." Group- Capt. W. F. MacNeece Foster, Royal United Service Intt. Bee. 8 " Fog." Capt. F. Entwistle, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. T may be recalled that some months ago, when it seemed that about half of our pilots suffered from " Atlantitis," we expressed the view that no useful purpose would be served by those frequent attempts to repeat what had already been accomplished by others, and that if British pilots were anxious to do something worth while for British aviation, a much better way would be for them to turn their faces towards the East in an attempt to J"wo beat the world's distance record. It is, Flights therefore, with unfeigned pleasure that we can record this week the start of such an attempt, having Karachi or beyond as its object. That Mclntosh and Hinkler should have had to use a foreign machine—although the Bristol " Jupiter " engine is very British—is, of course, to be regretted, but it should be recollected that theirs is purely a private venture, and that the number of civilian machines in this country is strictly limited, with few if any available for flights such as this. Captain Mclntosh doubtless would have preferred to make the attempt on a British machine, but at the time he was organising this attempt to fly the Atlantic from East to West it is to be assumed that he was for various reasons unable to obtain one. Now that he has set out for distant parts of the British Empire, he is not unnaturally using the same mount. Both Capt. Mclntosh and Mr. Hinkler are known to be cross-country pilots of quite exceptional experience, and barring very bad luck, they should succeed in their task. The Bristol " Jupiter" engine has already established a reputation for reliability, and there is no reason to doubt that the engine itself will be well capable of running for the 50 hours or so necessary to beat the existing world's record of 6,294 km. (3,910 miles) established by Clarence Chamberlin on the Bellanca monoplane by flying from New York to Helfta in Germany. There is always the problem of installation and accessories. A breakdown in any of these, although not strictly speaking an engine defect, may easily result in the failure of a flight such as this. Both Mclntosh and Hinkler are, however, very painstaking and methodi- cal in all they undertake, and we may accept it that
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