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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 Birthday Messages—continued From the RT. HON. SIR SAMUEL HOARE, Bart., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., ^ V ^ Late Secretary of State for Air. •r - ' - - "I am delighted to be able to congratulate FLIGHT upon coming of age. The paper has proved * ' - . itself a pioneer, for its existence has covered almost the entire period of British flying. Its Editor and readers must now be feeling happy that the gospel that it has preached for 21• -•.--;• . years is at last being accepted by the British public. The next 21 years of its existence will -...,,. see a great development of British aviation. The first chapter, the chapter of tentative experiment and hesitating preparation, is over, and the next chapter, the chapter of boldexpansion and imaginative development, is at hand. I hope and believe that FLIGHT will play a useful part in hastening the coming of the new dispensation." From SIR PHILIP SASSOON, Bart., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., Late Under-Secretary of State for Air. "It is an occasion such as this, when the first of our aeronautical journals—-the oldest newspaper, I believe, to be exclusively devoted to the subject of flight—celebrates its twenty-first birthday, that brings home to one how young a development flying really is, and how rapid has been its progress. Compared with the history of any other form of locomotion, mechanical flying easily takes first place for the speed with which it has passed from a halting and uncertain experiment to a recognised everyday means of transit. " It is this fact which chiefly encourages those who believe most firmly in the yet greater development of this young science and art, and justifies the foresight of those who, like the Editor of FLIGHT, have devoted themselves to its advancement. What may we not reasonably hope to have accomplished at the end of another 21 years ? Flying has had, and no doubt still will have, its set-backs and disasters ; but its progress is assured and with it the increasing triumph of man over the limitations of time and distance. " When the day comes, as come it must, that the surface of the globe is netted by an established S rstem of air lines operating steadily and regularly in all climates and almost all conditions of weather, those who then enjoy the wonderful facilities for trade and intercourse which will lie ready almost at their door will look back, I hope, with gratitude to those early pioneers to whose faith and effort they will owe their unparalleled advantages. No one will have greater cause to thank those pioneers than the peoples of the British Empire who, if they rightly use their opportunities, will find in air transport the solution of many of their social, political and economic problems. " Remarkable as the record of less than a generation has been, I believe that we are on the threshold of an era of still more rapid progress in the exploitation of the air. Since the appearance of those strange and flimsy machines which first demonstrated that man was no longer earth-bound, the design of aircraft and power units have changed enormously. Change is still the order of the day. Day by day new experiments are being made, new knowledge and experience are being gained. Many of our own generation will live to see the realisation of fresh advances which will make the engines and machines of today appear almost as curious and rudimentary as the machines of 1906 seem to us. " Speed will increase, size will grow, safety will become more assured. Flying will lose what novelty it still retains. The nations of the world will learn to know each other. The aeroplane and airship alike will in time come to lose their present association with the worst horrors of war. War lives as much by ignorance and misunderstanding as by greed and lust of power. * Flight is breaking down the natural barriers which nature has set between the nations of the world and their understanding of one another. It is a sure instinct which has made man for countless generations endow angels with wings. Time may yet prove that the Gotha and the Zeppelin were the heralds of world peace." P. n From the RT. HON. LORD WEIR OF EASTWOOD, ^^' *" Late Secretary of State for the Royal Air Force. " Allow me to offer my heartiest congratulations to FLIGHT on its majorit3^. I think it was the first in the world field of aviation journalism, and has played its part in achieving that high standard which is characteristic of British technical journalism. " FLIGHT has recorded the entire history of British aviation, the pioneering and then the feverish expansion period of the War, and it is with great interest and pride that one can review the highly creditable performances of British machines, engines, and pilots during the last twelve months. Our aviation industry must necessarily look to a world market, and its technical press is its most important ambassador. " I send, therefore, my best wishes for your continued prosperity and success." From MR. W. LEACH, M.P., ^ Late Under-Secretary of State for Air. ' " My short period of office at the Air Ministry convinced me that the people associated with aviation, civil and military, are among the most public-spirited, competent, and warm-hearted " -. folk on earth. If civil aviation does not bloom and prosper it will not be their fault. As for military aviation, the most dreadful war weapon so far forged, if international relationships were left in the hands of men like that distinguished officer and (I am proud to say) my friend Sir Hugh Trenchard, it would never be used at all. He would promote a world that would have no need of it." 13
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