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Flight, September 18, 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. 1186. (Vol. XXIII. No. 38.) SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 f Weekly, Price 6d.|_Post free, 7~id. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams : Truditnr, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 33s. Od. United States .. $8-75. Other Countries .. 35s. Od.* * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. (See lastEditorial Page.) CONTENTS PAGE Editorial Comment: A Tale that is Told 931 Schneider Contest 933 A Hying Visit to Italy 951 The Fairey Co.'s Double Loss 952 The Reid-Sigrist Turn Indicator 3 Private Flying and Club News . 955 Air Transport 957 Airport News 8 Airisms from the Four Winds . . . . . . . . . . . . 960 Royal Air Force 961 The Industry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 962 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries mnd others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— 1931 Sept. 19. Manchester Air Pageant, Barton.Sept. 19. All-Women's Aviation Meeting at Northamptonshire Ae.C., Sywell.aept. 19. Hull Ae.C. Meeting at Hedon Aerodrome. Sept. 20. Flying Meeting at Chateau des Ardennes, Belgium.Sept.23-Oct. 11. French Two-Seater Light 'Plane Competition. S>ept.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, Susses.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. Accidents in Civil Aviation," Lecture by Capt.A. G. Lamplugb before R.Ae.S. Safety in Spinning, " Lecture by H. B. Irving beforeR.Ae.S. Aircraft Vibration," Lecture by H. Constant beforeRAe.S. Wheel Brakes and Undercarriages," Lecture byS. Scott Hall before R.Ae.S. Air Flow—Demonstrations on the Screen by Meansof Smoke," Lecture by W. S. Farren before RJVe.S. Control Beyond the Stall," Lecture by Dr. G. V.Lachmann before R.Ae.S. Oct. 29. Nov. 5. NOT. 19. I>«c. 3. I»«c. 10. »ec. 17. 1932 Jan. 14.J . IO. ' Interference." Lecture by E. Ower before R.Ae.S.' Effect of Height on Range," Lecture by A. E. Wood- ward-Nutt and Flt.-Lt. A. F. C. Scroggs beforeR.Ae.S. " Results with the New Wind Tunnel at N.P.L.,"Lecture by E. F. Relf before R.Ae.S. EDITORIAL COMMENT HE last Schneider Contest has been held, and the trophy at long last has come into the permanent possession of the Royal Aero Club of the United King- dom. In these days of universal depression and economy, the end of the series of contests must come as a relief to the hard-pressed Govern- ments of the world. It is, in fact, reported in the Press that Great Britain has approached some other Governments suggesting a common agreement that . _ , , henceforth there shall be no officialA Tale that .. . ,. . , , x , . ,is told participation in contests of this sort. If this story is to be believed, there is a touch of the Gilbertian about it. We can almost picture future meetings of the League of Nations summoned to devise a formula for the prevention of wars and of Schneider contests, and plaintively, though vainly, demanding that all High-Speed Flights should be deplaned. We can well imagine that Great Britain would be the first to reduce the speed of her machines to X00 m.p.h. as a gesture and an example to a world which would persist in frying at Y00 m.p.h. Apart from considerations of expense, we must be, and are, all highly pleased that as the Schneider trophy had to be won outright, the winner is Great Britain. We heartily offer our best congratulations to all concerned. First, of course, in our thoughts, comes the winning pilot, Flight-Lieutenant J. N. Boothman, after whose name we hope that it will soon be possible to write the letters A.F.C. With him we associate the other pilots of the High-Speed Flight. The captain of the flight, Squadron-Leader A. H. Orlebar, A.F.C., has done his work as well as any man could have done it. Flight-Lieutenant George H. Stainforth (who has deserved an Air Force Cross if ever a man has deserved one) also will go down to fame as the breaker for the second time of the high-speed record for the world over a course of three kilometres. He was the senior flying pilot of the High-Speed Flight, and was generally considered the most highly accomplished of a fine band. For that reason, undoubtedly, he was not chosen to fly
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