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FEBRUARY 23, 1928 IN PARLIAMENTAir Ministry MK. ALBEKY. on February 9, asked the Secretary of State for Air the totalnumber of personnel employed at the Air Ministry under the following headings : military, civilian, and the total number of Air Force staff employedoftne rank of flight-commander and higher ranks respectively, on January 1, Sir S Hoare : The numbers asked for are as follow :—Service personnel,149; civilian, 1,671 ; Air Force officers of rank of flight-lieutenant (there being no rank of flight-commander) and higher ranks, 126Royal Air Force Recruits MR. LASSBURY. on February 14, asked the Secretary of State for Air howmany men and boys offered themselves for service in" the Royal Air Force during the 12 months ended December 31, 1927 ; the number accepted forservice ; the number rejected ; and the reasons for such rejections ? Sir S. Hoare : The following is the reply : Men : Number who presented themselves for recruitment, 8,356 ; numberaccepted, 2,-153 ; number rejected, 5,9(13. Boys : Number who sat for edu- cation test, 2.171 ; number who passed, 1,475'; number rejected on medicalgrounds, 192 ; withdrawals after examination, 253 ; number attested, 1,030. The Chief causes Of rejection were educational unnmess, unsuitable references,dental defects, deformities of feet, poor physique, diseases of ears or heart, respirator)' diseases and defective vision. Empire Airships Mooring MastsCOLONEL WOODCOCK asked what progress has been made by the Dominion Governments for the erection of standard mooring masts for the use of Fmpireairships ? Sir P. Sassoon : His Majesty's Government in Canada have selected a sitefor a mooring mast base at St. Hubert, Montreal, and work is now in progress there. The head of the tower is being ordered by the Air Ministry on behalfof the Canadian Government, but the rest of the structure and the equipment are being ordered in Canada. His Majesty's Government in the Union ofSouth Africa have not yet decided which of four possible sites should be selected. They have asked the Air Ministry to order the whole of the equip-ment necessary, and the masthead has already been ordered. A contract for the tower structure and machinery will be placed when the site has beenselected. R.A.F. Motor Cars MAJOR G. DAVIES "asked whether any motor cars and chassis of foreigndesign have recently been ordered for the" use of his Department ; and, if so. Whether he will explain why it was found impossible to use British motor carsand chassis for the purpose ? Brigadier-General Charteris asked whether a number of Ford vehicles haverecently been purchased by the Royal Air Force, the last date of purchase of vehicles from the Ford company, and whether in future purchases for theAir Force British vehicles will be given preference ? Sir P. Sassooii : There have been no purchases of cars and chassis of foreigndesign since last June, when a number ot Ford vehicles were ordered, but I should like to make it quite clear that this was not a case of the purchase of aforeign product, since practically the whole of the manufacture and assembly was, in fact, British. Improved types of vehicles have been under trial, andhave proved satisfactory for the purposes for which Ford vehicles nave hitherto been required, and it is anticipated that future orders will be for theseimproved types, which are of British design as weil as manufacture. m m m m PERSONALSTo be Married A MARRIAGE has been arranged between JOHN BERESFORD COLE-HAMILTON,Squadron-Leader, R.A.F., younger son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cole-Hamilton, of The Martyns, Salisbury, and HILDA VIOLET, younger daughter of Mr. and-Mrs. C. LESLIE FOX, of Rumwell Hall, Taunton." THE engagement is announced between FLIGHT-LIEUT. S. L. G. POPE,D.F.C., R.A.F., third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Pope, of Waterford, Ireland, and PAMELA, elder daughter of DR. and MRS. A. CAMERON YOUNG,of Ipswich. THE marriage will take place next month between SQUADRON-LEADER JOHN WHITAKER WOODHOUSE, D.S.O., M.C., son of the Rev. J. T. and Mrs. Woodhouse, of Dorking, and KATHLEEN ELEANOR WILKES, daughter ofMR. David Wilkes, of Forest Hill. A MARRIAGE has been arranged, and will take place shortly, betweenSqdr.-Ldr. R. S. BOOTH, A.F.C., R.A.F., younger son of the late Rev. J. W. W. Booth, of Prestwood, Bucks, and Mrs. Booth, of Banbury Road, Oxford,and LILY, only daughter of Mr. E.J.TAYLOR of Fairlight, Luton. THE engagement is announced between LEE MURRAY, R.A.F., youngerson of Dr. Hugh L. Murray, of Melbourne, and NANCY, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold CLOUSTON, 33, St. Mary's Road, Wimbledon. m m m m SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS(S.M.A.E.) THE S.M.A.E. Committee is now able to announce the Dates and Rules for thefirst three Flying Competitions for 1928. (a) Gamage Cup at Wimbledon Common, March 24, from 4 to 6 p.m.Rules :—(1) The competition is an open one. Entrance fee for non-members, one shilling. (2) Any type of model aeroplane may compete. (3) The bestduration of three permissible flights to count. (4) Any model which rises from the ground under its own power for any of its three flights will be given anadditional ten seconds to the duration of such a flight. (5) Competitors using compressed air models will only be allowed to compete if the containers arecharged by pumps operated by physical energy. (6) The winner to hold the Cup for one year and to receive S.M.A.E. Silver Medal. Second award,S.M.A.E. bronze medal. Third award, S.M.A.E. diploma. (b) M.E. No. 1 Cup at Sudbury, Middlesex, April 14, from 4 to 6 p.m.Rules:—(1) The competition to be for two types of model, (a) wing only machines having no fuselage or spar, the supporting surfaces being coveredtop and bottom and enclosing the power plant; (6) Machines having fuselage and depending for their sustentation upon one or more gyros or autogyros ;any fixed horizontal stabilising surfaces being no greater than one half of the total area of the rotating surfaces. (2) The models to be hand launched.(3) Any type ot power plant may be used. (4) The best duration of six permissible flights to count. (5) YVinner to hold Cup for one year and receiveS.M.A.E. silver medal. Second, S.M.A.E. bronze medal. Third, S.M.A.E. diploma. (c) M.E. No. 2 Cup at Sudbury, Middlesex, April 28, 4 to 6 p.m. Rules :—(1) The competition to be an open one. Non-members one shilling entrance fee. (2) Any type of fuselage glider may compete. (3) All gliders to be handlaunched. (4) The best duration of six permissible flights to count. (5) Winner to hold Cup for one year and receive S.M.A.E. silver medal SecondS.M.A.E. bronze medal. Third, S.M.A.E. diploma. S. H. F. GROUCH (Hun. Secretary), 23, Mayfair Avenue, "' Word, Essex. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1925-1927 AEROIL\NES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shownseparately 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 1927 being given in FLIGHT, January 19, 1928. Imports. Exports. Re-Exports. 1927. 1928. 1927. 1928. 1927. 192S I I £ i i i Jan. .. 1,850 1,220 49,021 157,598 — 330 COMPANY DOINGSRolls-Royce, Ltd. THE twenty-first animal meeting of Rolls-Royce, Ltd., was held atDerby on February 111, Lord Wargravr presiding. ' He said that the very- satisfactory result on the past financial year was in a great measure due tothe untiring and successful efforts of Mr. Basil Johnson, the managing director, and the special committee of officials the Board set towards theend of 1926 to reorganise and effect economies. Last year, he said, they Were informed that they might shortly expect success to crown the effortsof Mr. Royce in connection with the fresh designs of aero, engines which he had projected. Both of them had proved highly successful in the verysevere tests to which they had been subjected. A number of these engines had been delivered to the Royal Air Force for use in experimental machines,and the result obtained up to date had been of a most encouraging order. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED REID AND SIGRIST, LTD.—Capital £4,000, in £1 shares. Acquiringfrom G. H. Reid any interests in patents relating to flying apparatus, manu- facturers of and dealers in aeroplanes, airships, etc. Permanent directors :G. H. Reid (chairman), Squadron Leader (R.A.F.) retd., F. Sigrist, Eva A. Mai Reid. Solicitors : Kenneth Brown, Baker, Baker, Lennox HouseNorfolk Street, Strand, W.C.2. BLACKBURNS (LONDON), LTD., 1-3, Stephen Street, TottenhamCourt Road, W.I.—Capital £10,000 in £1 shares. General engineers and merchants, manufacturers of and dealers in machinery, tubes, ferrous andnon-ferrous metals and pipes of all kinds, motor and aero engineers, etc. First directors : H. V. Blackburn, Mrs. Frances M. Blackburn. * at m m PUBLICATION RECEIVED Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda : No. 1108.—The Rotating Wing in Aircraft. By H. E. Wimpeiis. August, 1926. Price 6d. net. No.' 1109.— The High-Duty Compression-Ignition Engine. By D. R. Pye. August, 1926. Price 9d. net. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder ; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. = motorThe numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1926Published February 16, 1928 18,124. F. WENK AND WELTENSEGLER-FLUGZEUGBAU-GF.S. Aeroplanes.(283,980.) 26,424. WHITEHEAD TORPEDO CO., LTD., and A. E. JONES. Radial cylinderengines. (284,024.) 28,216. L. W. BONNEY. Aeroplanes. (261,050.) 28,626. Sir W. G. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT, LTD., and H. N. WYLIE. Metal spars. (284.048.)32,880. H. R. MCCLINTOCK. Parachute packs. (254,150.) APPLIED FOR IN 1927Published February 16, 1928 9,124. O.I. Boos. Bomb-dropping device for aircraft. (284,107.)10,036, K.N.PEARSON. Ailerons. (284,110.1 17,443. SCHNEIDER ET CIE. Piece of ordnance for firing upon aircraft.(284,139.) 25,752. ROHRBACH METALL-FLUGZEUGBAU GES. Cabins of aircraft. (279,372.)27,788. ROHRBACH METALL-FLUGZEUGBAU GES. Cabins of aircraft. (279,459.) 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. 3 6 12 UNITED KINGDOM s. Months, Post Free.. 7 15 ..30 d. 1 2 4 3 6 12 ABROAD* Months, Post Free . 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 newsve.ndors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. 126
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