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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY, HENDON THE Eleventh Annual Display of Flying by the RoyalAir Force will be held on Saturday, June 28,' 1930, at the R.A.F. Station, Hendon, N.W.9.Gates open at 10 a.m. Flying commences at noon, and the programme is completed about 5.30 p.m.New types of aircraft will be exhibited in a special park set apart for the purpose.The recent completion of the system of arterial roads on the eastern and northern sides of the aerodrome, and theconstruction of various new secondary roads coupled with the provision by the Display Committee of numerous externalcar parks at various points around the aerodrome, will do much to alleviate vehicular congestion in future. Insidethe aerodrome additional areas will be made available for the use of the public, and augmented seating accommodationboth on stands and seats will be available. Prices of admission will be as heretofore, with the exceptionof that for parking cars in the 10s. enclosure, which will be raised from 7s. &d. to 10s.Tickets of admission for spectators to the 25. enclosures are sold onty on the day of the Display.Additional charges will be made for seats on stands as heretofore.The number of boxes is very limited, and early application should be made to the Secretary for reservation to avoiddisappointment. It is also notified that there will be no internal car parkingin the 2s. enclosures. AIR NAVIGATION AMENDMENTS THE Air Ministry has issued amended Air Navigationdirections, which came into force on January 1, 1930. The first section deals with experimental or test flights. Flightscarried out solely for the purpose of qualifying for a certificate of airworthiness under " A conditions," shall take placewholly within three miles of a licensed aerodrome, a R.A.F. aerodrome, an aerodrome under the control pf the AirMinister, or an aircraft factory, and must not take part at all over a populous area. In " B conditions " a flight toqualify for a C. of A. or for experiment or test, shall be carried out under the control of a person or firm speciallyapproved by the Air Minister, and the aircraft shall have been designed and constructed by a person or firm so approved.In this case the three mile limit does not apply, but no part of the flight shall take place over a populous area. Every British aircraft capable of carrying 10 or morepersons shall, when carrying passengers or goods for hire or reward, carry wireless apparatus of approved type capable ofsending and receiving. This, however, may be dispensed with when there are no ground stations in range during theflight. ' A qualified navigator must be on board an airship on everyflight and on an aeroplane used for international carriage of passengers or goods which has to fly more than 100 miles with-out alighting. A pilot who is also a qualified navigator may navigate the machine on day flights over inhabited regions, onday flights of not more than 625 miles over the high seas, or uninhabited regions, or on night flights on recognized andsuitably marked routes. A flight over the high seas means reaching a distance of more than 65 miles from the coast. FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD. THE control of the Air Survey Co., Ltd., of which Messrs.Ronald Kemp and F. Raynham are the moving spirits, has been acquired by the Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd. Thisinteresting fact was announced by Mr. C. R. Fairey, chairman and managing director of the latter company, at the firstordinary general meeting of the shareholders at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C.; on December 20, 1929.Messrs. Kemp and Raynham have done a great deal of useful air survey work in India, Burma, Malaya and Borneo in the last six years. At present the Air Survey Co., Ltd., is alsoengaged on a contract in the Sudan. The A.S.C., said Mr. Fairey, had made losses prior to being taken over, but hiscompany would endeavour to put it on a profit-making basis. Mr. Fairey was able to make the satisfactory announce-ment that the year's working over the period October 1, 1928, to September 30, 1929, showed a profit of/164,953 lls. Id. A dividend of 7 per cent, less tax on the ordinary shares was approved. THE SCHOOL BOYS' EXHIBITION THE School Boys' Exhibition, opened by Mr. EsmondHarmsworth on December 31, which the Daily Mail has arranged at the Horticultural Hall, Westminster, has a greatdeal of interest to those boys who are following the spirit of the age and growing up air-minded. The Air Leaguehas a stand which includes a variety of interesting exhibits such as the Reid testing apparatus in which the boys areallowed to try their hand at control column ; an historical section with many models and photographs ; an instrument section showing the internal working of many of the ordinaryinstruments ; an engine section where three representative engines, the Napier Lion, the Cirrus-Hermes, and the D.H.Gipsy are shown, a survey section showing how aircraft are used for this important work and in addition films arebeing shown each day. Conducted interesting visits are also being arranged fromthe Exhibition to the D.H. works, the Fairey works, and Croydon aerodrome. m R.AE.S. AND INST.AE.E. Official Notices ON Thursday, January 9, 1930, will be given the opening lecture of the second half of the 1929-30 Session. The lecture will be given by Mr. McKinnon Wood on The New American Wind Tunnels, in the lecture Hail of the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2. Mr. McKinnon Wood gives very full details of the new tunnels, together with comparative t?sts, and shows why the compressed air tunnel, the " full scale " tunnel and the " lull speed " tunnel are necessary for the future development of aeronautics. Lecture Programme „ Second Half of Session, 1930 Jan. 9.—Mr. R. McKinnon Wood, O.B.E., F.R.Ae.S.; A.M.Inst.C.E. " The Xew American Wind Tunnels," Jan. 23.—Mr. H. B. Howard, B.A., B.Sc, A.F.R.Ae.S. " Certificates of Airworthiness." Feb. 6.—Mr. J. W. Maccoll, B.Sc., A.F.R.Ae.S. " Modem Aerodynamical Research in Germany." Feb. 13.—Senr. J. de la Cierva. " Recent Work on the Autogiro." The above lectures will be held in the Lecture Hall of the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2. Wednesday, Feb. 19.—Dr. Walter Georgii. "Gliding." In the LeMure Hall of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, Victoria F.mbankment, W.C.2. Feb. 27 (7.45 p.m.). Mr. A. J. Rowledg?, M.I.A.E., F.R.Ae.S., A.M.Inst.C.E. " Latest Developments of Aero Engines." Refreshments will be served from 1.15 onwards in the Library of the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2. Joint Lecture with Institution of Automobile Engineers. March 6.—Major F. M. Green, O.B.E., M.Inst.C.E., F.R.Ae.S., and Mr. H. C. H. Townend. " Resistance of Air-cooled Engines and the Townend Ring." In Lecture Hall of the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2. March 10 5.30 p.m.). Herr M. Wronsky. " Air Transport." In Lecture Hall of Institution of Electrical Engineers, Savoy Place, Victoria Embankment, W.C.2. Joint Meeting with Institute of Transport. April 3.—Mons. P. Grimault. " Operation of the Aero-Postale Servke in Europe." iff In Lecture Hall of t!ie Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street. Adelphi, W.C.2. Except when stated otherwise, lectures commence at 6.30 p.m. The dates of further lectures will be announced later. Visitors are admitted to any lecture on signing the Visitors' Book with their full name and address. •— _< CAPTAIN J. LAURENCE PBITCHARP, . "-- "-"-'"•• Secretary.
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