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Flight, April 25, 1929 ZURCWkFTENGINEER* First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909 Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted t» the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 1061. (No. 17. Vol. XXI.) APRIL 25, 1929 rWeekly, Price 6d.L Post free, 7d. Editorial 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 : PAGE "What Lancashire thinks today ..." 329 No Type Barred 330 A Very Fine Flight 0 Manchester's Municipal Aerodrome .. .. .. .. .. 331 New Air-Cooled " In-Line " Aero Engine : The Cirrus " Hermes " 333 CirrusEngined Desoutter Monoplane.. .. .. .. .. 336 C.S. Civil Air Chief on Developments in Commercial Aviation .. 337 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER .. .. .. .. .. .. 338a Ontario Provincial Air Service .. .. .. .. _. .. 339 Private Flying : Flight to New Zealand in Cirrus-Spartan.. .. 341 Light 'Plane Clubs 343 Airisms From the Four Winds .. .. .. .. .. .. 345 A.I.D. Dinner 6 Royal Air Force 347 Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of the British Empire .. 347 Air Ministry Notices 8 In Parliament 348 Company Doings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 348 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. April 25 May 9 MayMay Jane Jane July July July July July Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. 20 . 23 .. 19-22 27-30 5-6 13 . 16-27 25 28 1-14 15 &7 10-20 Lecture, "By Flying Boat to India," by Sqdn. Ldr. C. L. Scott, before R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E. Lecture, " Civil Aviation Prospects in East Africa," by F. Symms, before R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E. Northampton Air Pageant. Lecture, " Lubrication of Aircraft Engines," by F. A. Foord, before R.Ae.S. and Inst.Ae.E. F.I.A. Conference, Copenhagen. Rotterdam International Air Meeting. King's Cup Race. R.A.F. Display at Hendon. 7th International Aero Exhibition, Olympia. Bleriot Cross-Channel Flight Anniversary Fete, Calais. International Flying Meeting, Sweden. French Light Plane Meeting, Orly. International Balloon Race, Poland. Schneider Trophy Race, Solent. Aero Club de France Meeting, Le Baule. EDITORIAL COMMENT |T may be said that the flight, on Monday last, of the Lord Mayor of Manchester, accompanied by members of the City Council, from the Manchester aero- drome to Croydon, for the purpose of obtaining direct from the hand of the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare, the licence for the newlv- established municipal aerodrome of Manchester, was made " at the psychological moment " inasmuch as it marked two important events : the establishment of the first British municipal aerodrome, and the first official flight in connection with T o'J.^i'hLa the newly-formed company, " NorthernLancashire ,. , . J T . ., , ,f ™(_Thinks Air JL.ines> Limned. lne occasion today . . ," was " psychological" because it oc- curred at the very moment when National Flying Services, Limited, were inviting the public to subscribe to the company to which the Air Ministry has promised a subsidy in the form of a capitation grant of £10 for each pilot turned out. The new company, Northern Air Lines, is starting without any subsidy whatever, simply as an ordinary business venture, believing that aviation within the British Isles can be made to pay its way unaided. And Manchester is evidently fairly solidly and energetically behind the effort. That Manchester should be the first city in the kingdom to establish a municipal aerodrome is not in the least surprising. The meetings organised by the Lancashire Aero Club, and held at Woodford aerodrome, have indicated the very great interest which Manchester takes in aviation, and the City Fathers have now given that interest and enthusiasm concrete expression by establishing their new Air Port of Manchester. At first the aerodrome will be at Wythenshaw, but later a move will be made to Chat Moss aerodrome. The determination of Manchester to be in the front rank is typically Lancastrian, and it is to be hoped that their very excellent example will soon be followed by other cities in the kingdom. Northern Air Lines have already engaged a fleet of aircraft for hire to customers who desire to be flown to any part of the country. At the moment the fleet is of a somewhat heterogeneous character, it is true, including " Moths," D.H.9's and Avro 504's,
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