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IN PARLIAMENT Ex-Enemy Air Raids (Casualties)MR. CECIL WILSON, on December 14, asked the Secretary of State for Air whether there is any record as to the civilian lives lost,"and as to the value ofproperty destroyed in Great Britain by German aircraft during the war ; and whether the information can be published ?Sir S. Hoarc : 111 answer to the ftrsi part of the question, I understand that the number of civilians killed in Great Britain by German aircraftduring the War was 1,117. As regards the second part, I am making inquiries and will communicate later with the hon. Member. Civil AviationSIR J. POWER asked the Secretary of State for Air the total mileage flown by the British, French, German and Italian commercial air services forthe last period for which the statistics'are available ? Sir S. Hoare : The latest official figures of the civil air transport mileageof the countries referred to are those for the year 1926. and are as follow : — Great Britain, 84(1,000 miles ; France. 3.244.000 miles ; Germany, 4,064,000miles ; Italy, 325,000 miles. These figures are approximate, and the Italian figure does not represent a full year's operation.Capt. A. Evans asked the Secretary of State lor Air the fees charged by each individual aeroplane school in Great Britain which is officially recognised bythe Air Ministry for civilian flying instruction ; and if he anticipates these fees being reduced in the near future '!Sir S. Hoare : There are no officially recognised schools for civilian flying instruction, and I have no information in regard to the exact fees charged bythe various schools to their ordinary pupils. I understand, however, that the cost of training for a private pilot's licence may be taken as ranging between£'90 and £120, approximately. I cannot say whether any reduction is con- templated. m m m m SIDEWINDS FLIGHT has received the following communication from the famous firm of Burch's (401, Strand, W.C.2) :— " We should appreciate your kindness if you would, through the medium of your valuable paper, convey to the officers of the R.A.F. our sincere thanks for the generous patronage they have accorded us during the past year, and to tender our heartiest good wishes for a very Happy and Joyful Christmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year with the best of good luck." AN interesting communication has been received by the Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd., from the engineer who was in charge of the D.H. 50 seaplane " Pelican," fitted with Bristol " Jupiter " Series VI engine, with which an aerial service was conducted in East Africa by the North Sea Aerial and General Transport, Ltd. " I must say," writes this engineer, " that the ' Jupiter VI' is the sweetest running and most efficient aero engine that has been under my care. Our particular engine worked in atmospheric temperatures varying from 12' C. to 40° C. No repairs were necessary, and only current routine main- tenance was carried out. " The engine started every time on one touch of the propeller after two revolutions of sucking in. A Saintin starter was fitted, but it was found that less manual energy was expended in the intense heat by the above method, than that required to pump up the air bottle of the starter. Two natives were usually persuaded to do the sucking in. Standing on the float behind the engine, the propeller was given a slight movement, and with the aid of the starting magneto, never failed to start on the first attempt." Spanish Royalty at Cricklewood THE Infante Alphonso, Commandant of the Royal Spanish Aerial Gunnery School, the Infanta Beatrice and Capt. Del Val, an officer in the Spanish Air Force, visited the Handley-Page works at Cricklewood on December 14. They examined the slotted wind device operating in a wind tunnel, as the bad weather forbade a flying demonstration. R.A.F. in Action WAHABI raiders made an attack on tribes in Iraq on December 13, and carried oft camels and other property. R.A.F. machines patrolling the frontier saw the raid, and attacked the Wahabis, who made an attempt at retaliation. One machine is reported to be damaged, and a mechanic slightly injured. Air Transport in the Yukon AERIAL transport has been inaugurated in the Yukonterritory by the monoplane " Queen of the Yukon " which made the flight from Skagway in slightly more than one hour.A service for passengers, mails and freight will start imme- diately. Pioneer's End THE body of Count de Lesseps, who lost his life whlie carrying out an air survey in Northern Canada, was conveyed 600 miles from Newfoundland to Quebec, and buried there on December 14. DECEMBER 22, 1927 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1926-1927 AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see FLIGHT for January 25, 1912. For 1912 and 1913, see FLIGHT for January 17, 1914. For 1914, see FLIGHT for January 15, 1915, and soon yearly, the figures for 1926 being given in FLIGHT, January 20, 1927. Imports. Exports. Re-Exports. 1926. 1927. 1926. 1927. 1926. 1927. £ £ £ £ £ £ Jan. .. 494 1,850 130,049 49,021 — _ Feb. .. 2,089 679 40,416 63,080 6,341 — Mar. .. 1,001 7,087 92,840 106,478 9,758 2,270 Apr. .. 536 822 160,832 71,190 5,051 785 May .. 342 1,258 118,539 82,708 — 640 June..24,866 1,249 66,111 149,907 150 162 July.. 16,033 1,798 39,047 104,167 — 750 Aug. ..21,401 2,453 146,129 78,742 1.035 — Sept... 3,172 2,045 55,674 61,946 — 59 Oct. .. 528 1,013 41,968 93.004 30 45 Nov... 1,069 3,014 118,648 111,202 250 — 71,531 23,268 1,010,253 971,445 22,615 4,711 m M M M PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Lvnx 71* Aero Engine. Air Publication 1287. September. 1927. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price 2s. 6d. net. Jupiter Series VI Aero Engine. Air Publication 1278. September, 1927. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price 2s. 6d. net. The Accessory. Vol. 13. No. 142. November, 1927. Brown Brothers, Ltd., Great Eastern Street, London, E.C.2. Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda : No. 1098 (.4e.277). The Distribution of Pressure over a Monoplane and a Biplane with Wings of Unequal Chord and Equal Spin. By A. S. Batson, A. S. Halliday and A. L. Maidens. February, 1927. Price Is. 3d. net. No. 1100 (.4e.278).—Wing Tunnel Experiments on the Effect on the Maximum Lift of Withdrawing and Discharging Air From the Upper Surface of an Aerofoil. By W. G. A. Perring and G. P. Douglas. April, 1927. Price"6d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2.m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS [Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. = motor. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1926Published December 22, 1927 2D.924. T. SLOPER. Wheel mountings. (281,OKV> 23,024. AIRSHIP GUARANTEE CO.. LTD., C. 1). HI-RNEV, U. N. WALI.IS,N. S. NORWAY, and J. K. TEMPLE. Kieid airships. (281,041.! 24,990. J. S. 1) RE WRY and SHELVOKE AND DREWKY, LTD. Means forreplenishing fluid supplies on aircraft and removing fluid supplies therefrom. (281.056.1 APPLIED FOR IN 1927Published December 22, 1927 547. G. MENGDEN. Air logs. (281,116.i 9,739. DR. C. DORMER and DORMER METALLBAUTEN GES. Apparatusfor varying the flow on the wings of aeroplanes. (272,455.) 10,283. ROHRBACH METALL-I-'M'GZEVGBAU GES. Mounting of engines onaircraft. (269.898.) 12,421. A. KOHKBACH. Construction of hollow, wedge-shaped, metal bodiesfor use on aircraft. (271,453.) 17,065. J. A. STEINMETZ. Mooring dirigible, aircraft. (281,187.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. " FLIGHT " SUBSCRIPTION RATES UNITED KINGDOM : ABROAD* s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 \ 3 Months, Post Free 6 12 ..15 .30 6 12 s... 8 ..16 ..33 d.3 6 0 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT " from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. 874
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