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Flight, July 26, 1928 ENGINEER. 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. 1022. (No. 30. Vol. XX.) JULY 26, 1928 [Weekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. Flig'Ht 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 The King's Cup Race 623 The Rotterdam Meeting 4 Rotterdam Meeting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 625 Paris Aero Show (concluded) 626 The Armstrong -Siddeley Geared " Jaguar " 630 Airisms From the Four Winds 631 The King's Cup Race 633 Private Flying: Rotterdam Meeting 645 Light'Plane Clubs 651 In Parliament 3 Personals .. .. .. ,. .. .. ., .. .. 653 Reviews of Books 654 Royal Air Force .. 5 Air Ministry Notices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 655 Sidewinds .... ... . .. 656 " 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 July — .... Aerial Derby Aug. 4 .... Close of Philadelphia Bulletin Atlantic Flight Prize Aug. 6 ... Air League Challenge Cup, Norwich Aug. 27-31 U.S. National Baby 'Plane Meeting, Milwaukee Oct. 7-28 International Aircraft Exhibition, Berlin Aero Golfing Soc.—Team Match v. Stage G.C. Aero Golfing Soc.—" Cellon " Challenge Cup Oct. 8 Oct. 24 1929 Oct. 31 Guggenheim Safe-Aircraft Competition Closes K. T^ EDITORIAL COMMENT HE greatest British air race meeting of the year has been held, the King's Cup has been won for the second time by Capt. Hope, and a lady pilot, compara- tively speaking a beginner, has secured third place in the race, and first place in the Siddeley Trophy Tour. Thus one may sum up as briefly as possible the results of the great race. Although not particu- larly spectacular, the 1928 race for the King's Cup was undoubtedly a success. To begin with, T^ it was planned on the right lines, being to a^ intents and purposes a race around Britain, and thus giving an opportunity to the greatest possible number of people to see the competing machines arrive at and depart from the various controls. FLIGHT has repeatedly advocated that this should be the first consideration, and in this year's race we have undoubtedly had an excellent form of propaganda for flying. We are aware that there is a tendency rather to belittle the lady pilot, the feeling in certain quarters being that she receives more public notice than is strictly her share. It should, however, be realised that the impression on the general public is an excellent one. If, the man in the street argues, a lady pilot can fly her own aeroplane—and not the latest type—around the greater part of Britain, covering a distance of more than 1,000 miles in two days, find her way, in spite of mists and fogs over very difficulty country, flying cannot be such a hazardous undertaking as might be supposed. And that is surely the very idea one wishes to take root. For that reason we are very glad that Miss Spooner did so well in the race. Indeed, at one time it looked as if she might be the winner, and but for losing her way very slightly, there is quite a possibility that she would have been the first to reach Brooklands. That the race should have been marred by a fatal accident is regrettable, but with so many machines competing, and weather conditions being what they were over the Newcastle-Renfrew section, perhaps we should be thankful that more mishaps did not occur. What was the exact cause of Warwick's crash will never be known, but it seems most likely that in
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