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Flight, January 5, 1928 1- 1h1 HWe niRCR BNGIJS T 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. 993. (No. 1. Vol. XX.) JANUARY 5, 1928 [Weekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, 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 "Aerobatics" 1 " Aerobatics ": By Gerhard Fieseler 3 Private Flying .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Light 'Plane Clubs 8 Eastward Ho! 9 Airisms from the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Airship Development: Capt. C. F. M. Chambers 11 Aerial Survey Makes Good 12 Royal Air Force 13 New Year Honours .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 R.A.F. Memorial Fund 4 Notices to Airmen.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Personals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Westland Aircraft Society 14 "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 Sues and Prices, see Advert, on page xxi. DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS] Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important 1928 Jan. 6 .... Feb. 1 .... Aug. 6 ... Sept — .... Oct. 7-28 .... •€ AQA1929 Oct. 31 .... fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— Federation Aeroaaatigae Internationale Con- ference, Paris. " Aircraft in Small Wars." Wing-Comdr. B. H. Peck, before Royal United Set vices Inst. Air League Challenge Cup Schneider Trophy Race. International Aircraft Exhibition, Berlin. Guggenheim Safe-Aircraft Competition Close g. EDITORIAL COMMENT LIGHT" has, ever since the earliest days of flying, been opposed, as a matter of principle, to anything in the nature of a " stunt," using the expression in the sense of something done to attract attention to the person or persons concerned, but fulfilling no useful purpose. The senseless " wing-walking" stunts so popular in some countries come under this category. Flying under the Arc de Triomphe is another. batics°" ^nc* one cou^ enumerate countless others. When, therefore, we publish this week an article by Herr Gerhard Fieseler on " Aerobatics," we do so because we regard the evolu- tions carried out by that famous German pilot as something ranking a very long way higher than mere " stunts," although for brevity we have used the word " stunt " in the article as a translation of the German word Figur, since it was thought that, the word having unfortunately got into the English language, it would perhaps be better understood than a literal translation of some of the expressions used in the original German text by Herr Fieseler. Let it be admitted at once that Herr Fieseler's " stunts " deserve the name to this extent that they are spectacular. It is no use trying to deny it. They are very spectacular, as those who have seen his low rolls and loops will admit. ' But as the author of the article, and inventor of many of the new " figures," points out, there are certain evolutions the accurate carrying out of which can be guaranteed, and which are not therefore, dangerous to carry out at a low height. There are others which cannot always be guaranteed to be carried out perfectly, and these should always be done at a safe height, and well away from the public enclosures. By way of an example of how Herr Fieseler's work differs from many purely " stunt " exhibitions, we may mention that recently he has been carrying out his evolutions with a special cinematographic camera mounted on his machine in such a way that during the " aerobatics " a film is taken which after- wards shows what deflection, if any, of the wings takes place during any particular manoeuvre. From B 2
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