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Flight, September 4, 1931 AIRCRAFT ENGINEER AND AIRSHIPS 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. 1184. (Vol. XXIII. No. 36.) SEPTEMBER 4, 1931 r Weekly, Price 6d.[.Post free, 7$d. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates Post Free. United Kingdom .. 33s. Qd. United States .. $8-75. Other Countries .. 35s. Qd.* * Forcicn subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. (See lastEditorial Page.) CONTENTS Editorial Comment: PAGE A 3-Nation Schneider ? 873 Improving the Air Mail . . . . . . .. . . .. 874 The Latest Saro "Cloud" 875 Schneider Teams at Calshot 6 Private Flying and Club News 878 Gliding 881 Airport News 3 Air Transport: S.A.B.C.A. S.XI 88S Book Reviews.. .. 887 Airisms from the Four Winds 889 Royal Air Force 891 Air Post Stamps 2 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing, the dates of importantfixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list :— 1931Sept. 3-12. "Model Engineer " Exhibition, Royal Horticultural Hall, Wesminster.Sept. 5. Boulogne Air Week ends. Sept. 5. Norfolk and Norwich Ae.C. Display at Yarmouth.Sept 5. Haldon Flying Meeting. Sept. 6. Air Pageant, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds.Sept 7. U.S. National Air Races end, Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 9-10. International Society of Airways' Congress, Budapest.Sept. 12. Schneider Trophy Contest. Sept. 16. "Development of Aircraft Manufacturing," WilburWright Memorial Lecture, by Glenn L. Martin, before R.Ae.S.Sept. 17. Opening of L.G.O.C. Flying Club at Broxbourne Aerodrome.Sept. 19. Manchester Air Pageant, Barton. Sept. 19. All-Women's Aviation Meeting at Northamptonshire Ae.C., Sywell.Sept.23-Oct. 11. French Two-Seater Light 'Plane Competition. Sept.26. Garden Party, Bristol and Wessex Ae.C.Oct. 3. Cardiff Ae.C. Air Pageant at Splott Aerodrome. Oct. 3-4. International Gliding Competition, Balsdean, Sussex.Oct. 8. Balloon Ascent, Lecture by Prof. Piccard before R.Ae.S. Oct. 15. "Protection of Metals in Aircraft Construction,"Lecture by H. Sutton before R.Ae.S. Oct. 29. "Accidents in Civil Aviation," Lecture by Capt.A. G. Lamplugh before R.Ae.S. Nov. 5. " Safety in Spinning, " Lecture by H. B. Irving beforeK.Ae.K. Nov. 19. " Aircraft Vibration," Lecture by H. Constant beforeR.Ae.S. Dec. 3. "Wheel Brakes and Undercarriages," Lecture byS. Scott Hall before R.Ae.S. Dec. 10. " Air Flow—Demonstrations on the Screen by Meansof Smoke," Lecture by W. S. Farren before R.Ae.S. Dec. 17. " Control Beyond the Stall," Lecture by Dr. G. V.Lachmann before R.Ae.S. EDITORIAL COMMENT F it had been carefully " publicity- managed," the contest for the Schneider Seaplane Trophy this year could not have secured a " better Press." First rumour has it that Italy will compete. Then that she will not. Again it is thought that she will. And so forth The same with France. First we are told that France cannot possibly get her machines ready in time. Then comes a story that probably after all she can. Then • again doubt, followed by a fresh hope Schneider? ^a^ s^e may- Anything better calcu- lated to keep excitement at fever heat would be difficult to imagine. And the remarkable thing about the whole matter is that this is no cheap publicity stunt." Difficulties have cropped up unexpectedly both in France and in Italy, and the temperamental barometer swings between hope and fear in accordance with the latest test flight. Even at this late date, but little more than a week before the date of the actual contest, the position is such that anything may happen—or nothing. French and Italian machines are reported to be on their way, but until they are actually uncrated and erected at Calshot it would be risky to take anything for granted. And even if all the foreign machines arrive at Calshot and are erected and flown there, it is by no means certain that they will necessarily take part in the contest. It must be realised that time is lamentably short for getting any training over the actual Schneider course, and this is a handicap the severity of which is such as to be quite capable of making all the difference between winning and losing the contest, even with machines of the same speed. No one regrets this state of affairs more than does Great Britain. The last thing we want is a "fly over." Our very good Italian friends have proved themselves excellent sportsmen. They have tried hard, and they have suffered grievous losses of fine pilots, as have we and as has also France. Losses such as these must inevitably bring the nations closer together, and the untimely death of a Schneider pilot of one nation is felt as a national loss by the aviation community of the other two.
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