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flight, March 21, AIRCRAFTBNGINEEfL fRSHlPS 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. 1056. (No. 12. Vol. XXI.) MARCH 21, 1929 rWeekly. Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. tutorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2 Telephone: Holborn 3211. 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 i PAGE "The Merry-go-Round" .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 Jet Propulsion .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 228 Vickers " Vellore." .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 To Australia in a Fortnight .. .. .. .. .. .. 230 Prince of Wales' Speech at Transport Dinner .. .. .. 232 New Vickers \\ heel Brakes .. .. 233 Book Reviews .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 235 Blackburn " Bluebird " 236 Eddies 238 Private Flying : Scottish Flying Club, Ltd 239 Light 'Plane Clubs 241 Airisms From the Four Winds .. •.. .. .. .. .. 243 The Helicogyre .. .. .. .. 244 Estimates in Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 Questions in Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 R.A.F. Rugby Football 248 Royal Air Force > 9 Air Ministry Notices . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 250 Imports and Exports . .. .. .. 250 DIARY OP 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. Mar. 27 .... Royal Aero Club Annual General Meeting. Mar. 29-30 Cinque Ports Flying Club Easter Meeting, Lympne. April 11 .... Lecture, " Wind TunnefMethods of the Eiffel Laboratory," by M. Lapresle, before R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E. April 18 .... Lecture, " R.101," by Col. V. C. Richmond, before R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E. April Exhibition of Sporting and Touring Aircraft, Switzerland. Northampton Air Pageant. F.I.A. Conference, Copenhagen. Rotterdam International Air Meeting. King's Cup Race. R.A.F. Display at Hendon. 7th International Aero Exhibition, Olympia. International Flying Meeting, Sweden. French Light Plane Meeting, Orly. International Balloon Race, Poland. Schneider Trophy Race, Solent. Aero Club de France Meeting, Le Baule. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, St. Louis, U.S.A. Oct. 31 .... Guggenheim Safe-Aircraft Competition Closes. May June June JulyJuly July July Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Oct. 21 ... 19-22 27-30 5-6 .. 13 ... 16-27.. 28 ... 1-14... 15 ... 6-7 . 10-20 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT MeT?v-£o- Round " ,,T is to be feared that the great majority of the audience remained, like Mr. Handley Page, " unpersuaded " at the lecture by Signor Isacco before the Royal Aeronautical Society on Monday last. Signor Isacco was so obviously sincere, was undoubtedly very per- suasive, was, in spite of his apology, a far better master of the English language than most had expected, and yet he somehow " failed to get across," as the theatrical profession haS it- Personally we rather regr^ *na-t the paper was read just at this particular time. The lecturer did not give chapter and verse for all his statements, although no one will doubt that he would be able to do so. As Mr. Wimperis, Director of Scientific Research, pointed out, the technicians at the Air Ministry went very fully into the problems before it was decided to spend the taxpayers' money on experimenting with the " Helicogyre," and unless there is at least a chance of success, the machine which Saunders has now com- pleted would probably not have been built, certainly not with Government money. But to us it seems that either the paper should have been read some time ago, with much fuller particulars being given of the things about the invention which really matter, or else the lecture should have been deferred until after the trial flights, when practical points could have been discussed. As it was, there was a vagueness about the paper which was unsatis- fying. We do not blame Signor Isacco for this. Doubtless from his point of view and .that of the Air Ministry he did quite right in treating the subject in a very general way only, but the result was that there was nothing very tangible to get hold of for discussion. Problems innumerable could be brought up, and quite a good many were, but one somehow never got to grips with realities. We have not the slightest doubt that, on paper, Signor Isacco has a very good answer to every criticism, but even, as we said last week, if his theories are entirely correct, the many practical difficulties still remain. With four engines chasing each other around in a circle, like four infuriated bulls around a haystack, it will be c
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