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Flight, May 17, 1928 GHT AIRCRAFT , First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909 Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER t 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. 1012. (No. 20. Vol. XX.) MAY 17, 1928 rweekly. Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. FligHt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone: Holborn3211. Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent. London. Annual Subscription*Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 30s. 4d. Abroad .. .. 33s. 0d.* * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment : PAGE Empire Aviation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 FLIGHT Australia Number .. .. .. 337 Aviation in Australia 342-364 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 365 Private Flying : Medical Examinations .. .. .. .. 366 Light 'Plane Clubs 367 An Interesting New Parachute .. .. .. . • • • • • 369 Airisms From the Four Winds .. • • 371 Aero Instruments and Aircraft Development .. .. .. . • 372 Royal Air Force 373 Imports and Exports .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 Royal Aeronautical Society and Inst.Ae.E . .. 374 Air Mails 374 In Parliament 4 Air Ministry Notices .. .. .. .. •. • • • • 374 "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 CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list— 1928 May 17 ... Aero Golfing Soc—Spring Meeting, "Flight" Challenge Cup May 18 .... Martlesham Heath Reunion Dinner (Connaught Rooms, 7 p.m.) May 24— June 9 Royal Tournament, Olympia May 27-28 Light 'Plane Meeting, Hamble May 30 The Slotted Wing." before R.Ae.S. and JuneJune June June S-97 . 8 . 9 . Wilbur Wright Lecture Mr. F. Handle? Page, Inst.Ae.E. R.A.F. Rifle Association Prize Meeting 7th Annual Middle East Dinner Banquet to Mr. A. V. Roe Light 'Plane Sleeting, Castle Bromwich EDITORIAL COMMENT HE present issue is by way of being a milestone in the history of FLIGHT and of British Empire aviation, con- taining as it does a detailed illustrated account of aviation as it exists in Australia to-day. For years FLIGHT has upheld the policy that to make full use of the advantages which air travel has to offer, it is essential to operate long routes. Situated as England is, in the south-western corner of Europe, that inevitably means, as Empire -far as British flying is concerned, . via ion jrmp re Aviation. And as Maj. Robert- son says in his excellent article on Aviation in Austra- lia, which forms the text of the special section in this issue : " What does it matter to the British race if there is no air line between London and Manchester so long as there are most excellent airways in Austra- lia . . . " Amplifying that statement to include " excellent airways in other parts of the Empire," that precisely sums up the situation. It is in the distant parts of the Empire that aviation has most to offer, and it is therefore logical to begin a considered air policy by making the most of such vast oppor- tunities as do undoubtedly exist in the Dominions overseas. Of these none has more to gain from a network of air lines 1ihan has Australia, and we feel certain that after reading and studying the Australian section of the present issue, the British reader will be left with a feeling of justifiable pride in what has already been accomplished ^n that great commonwealth. That Australians themselves ' may at times hold that Australia has not done all that she might do need cause no anxiety. Few would dare to claim that in any walk of life. But a study of the mileages flown, passengers and mails carried, and so forth, indicates that Australia has already set a lead for the rest of the Empire to follow. And indications are not lacking which show that this is but a beginning. On their visit to London some time ago, the Australian representatives .on the Imperial^Conf erence—and none more so than the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce—showed themselves fully alive to the possibilities of the air,
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