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Flight, January 10, 1929 AIRCRAFTBNGINEEFL 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. 1046. (No. 2. Vol. XXI.) JANUARY 10, 1929 ("Weekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. FligHt The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices : 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, VV.C.2. Telephone: Holborn 3211. Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free.United Kingdom . . 30s. 4d. Abroad .. .. 33s. (id.* * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment : PAGE Twelve Seconds tn 150 Hours .. .. .. .. „ 19 A Great Little Lady 20 " Avion-Aviso" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Chigago Aero Exposition .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 National Flying Services.. .. .. . 24 Einstein Electro-Chemical Process .. .. .. .. .. 25 The Late Mr. G. Holt Thomas 25 Thaden T-3 All-Metal Monoplane 6 Eddies: By Aeolus ,, .. .. 28 Private Flying : Lady Bailey's Record Solo Flight 29 London-Berlin Non-Stop .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Light 'Plane Clubs 32 Airisms From the Four Winds .. .. .. 34 Royal Air Force 5 De Havilland Aircraft Company .. .. .. .. .. 35 Personals .. . .. 35 Air Ministry Notices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Royal Aeronautical Society Official Notices 36 Westland Aircraft Society . .. 36 EDITORIAL COMMENT "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— 1929 Jan. 11.. May 21.. Jane July 13. Conierence of the F.A.I., Paris Northampton Air Pageant Rotterdam International Air Meeting R.A.F. Display at Hendon July 16-27 7th International Aero Exhibition, Olympia Oct. 31.... Guggenheim Sale-Airorait Competition Closes 3ITH that gift for always saying the right thing at the right time which has made him so popular as president of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Colonel the Master of Sempill referred, in his congratulatory message, to " the magnificent endurance flight which very suitably marks the 25th anniversary of the first flight by the Wright brothers." And it would, indeed, be difficult to imagine a more convincing demonstration of the pro- Twelve gress made during the 25 years that 150 Hours have elapsed since Wright first flew at Kitty Hawk than the increase of the world's duration record from 12 seconds to some 150 hours. The feat of the American aviators in remaining aloft in the Fokker monoplane (" ? ") for this length of time will call forth the unstinted admiration of the whole world. That the crew of the machine were deaf on landing is not surprising. So far, no satisfactory means has been found of silencing the engine and propeller noise of an aircraft. But apart from that, the crew showed little ill effect from what must have been a very trying ordeal. It is not to be expected that in future passengers travelling by air will remain in the machine for such long periods ; at least, not until and unless the noise difficulty can be overcome. But there are several other spheres of future aerial activity in which the ability to refuel during flight may be of very great advantage. Generally speaking, on a commercial air route there is little to be gained by trying to complete a long journey non-stop in the same machine by refuelling at intervals. Usually it will be a better plan to alight for replenishment, or even to run the service with a relay of machines and pilots. Some little time must necessarily be lost in both these alternatives, but the delay will be compensated for in other ways, such as fresh engines and crew. In cases of special urgency, however, refuelling during flight can be carried out, as the American flight has demonstrated. Then for long non-stop flights made for record purposes, one way of increasing the range at once suggests itself. The range of an aeroplane,
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