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Flight, May 6, 1932 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. 1219. (Vol. XXIV. No. 19.) MAY 6, 1932 r Weekly, Price ©d. LPost Free, 7Jd. 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. Od. United States .. $6-75. Other Countries .. 35s. Od. CONTENTS Editorial Comment: Chairman of the Royal Aero Club v . Italy and the Air Arm Scott Succeeds Germany-Chicago in a Seaplane Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup National Aviation Day Royal Aero Club Official Notices Private Flying and Gliding Airport News Airport Development : by N. Norman Air Transport Airisms from the Four Winds The Industry A.I.D. Dinner Royal Air Force Models PAGE 387 387 389 390 3911 391 392 393 395 39H 401 403 404 406 407 408 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 :—• 1932 Comrades of the R.A.F. (Hounslow Branch) Carnival Dance at Osterley Hotel. National Aviation Day Displays, see p. 390. Antwerp Aviation Club Air Display and Garden Party. Coventry Ae.C. Air Pageant. May 14-15. Skegness Air Pageant. May 16. Northamptonshire Ae.C. Annual Pageant. Hertfordshire F.C. Air Display at Wheathampstead. Shanklin Flying Display. Southend F.C. Air Display. Air Display at Wallingford Aerodrome. Household Brigade Flying Club Meeting, Heston. " Morning Post " Cross-Country Air Race, Heston. May 21-23. Scottish Flying Club Display, Moorpark, Renfrew. May 22-30 Conference of Transoceanic Aviators at Rome. May 25. Opening of Royal Tournament, Olympia. " New Methods of Research in Aeronautics," Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture, by H. E. Wimperis, before R.Ae.S. London-Newcastle Air Race for " Newcastle Evening World " Trophy. May 27-28. Brooklands Meeting. May 31. R.A.F. (Middle East) Dinner at R.A.F. Club. Bristol Airport Summer Flying Meeting. Leicester Ae.C. Flying Display and Motor Gymkhana at Ratcliffe Aerodrome. Reading Ae.C. At Home, Woodley Aerodrome. Junior Ae.C. Dinner at Ham Bone Club, W. Close of Royal Tournament, Olympia. Herts and Essex Ae.C. Meeting at Broxbourne. Ae.C. of Germany Air Pageant at Tempelhof. June 17-18. Night Flying Display at Ratcliffe Aerodrome June 18. Hull Air Display. June 21. Aero Golfing Society: "Flight" Challenge Cup. Bramshott G.C. June21-28. Blackpool Air Pageant, Stanley Park. June 25. R.A.F. Displa y, H end on. June25-26. International Tourist Rally, Boulogne. July 8-9. King's Cup Air Race, start and finish Brooklands. Nov.25-Dec. 11. Paris Aero Show. May 6. May 613. May 7. May 14. May 16. May 16. May 16. May 16. May 18. May 21. May 26. May 28. June 4. June 4. June 5. June 7. June 11. June 12. June 12. EDITORIAL COMMENT &r UCH water has flowed under the bridges since Lord Gorell was Under-Secretary of State for Air in the Coalition Government. If we remember right, the Air Minister then was Capt. F. E. Guest. It was a time when it was hardly possible for any chiefs of the Air Ministry to do much for the De partment. The Air Minister was then not even a member of the Cabinet. Aeroplanes had not proved themselves to be much use in peace, and because of that lack of proof the Government Chairman °f would give them no assistance. Be- Aero Club cause of that lack of assistance, no great improvement in aircraft was possible ; and so a vicious circle was established. This circle was broken in 1922 when the King pre sented his Cup for an air race, and public enthusiasm in the subject of aircraft awoke once more. Conse quently Lord Gorell is not so much remembered as an Under-Secretary for Air as, first, the son of his famous father, the great judge of the Divorce Court, secondly as a poet and novelist, and thirdly as a Liberal peer who joined the Labour party. Now the Royal Aero Club has elected him at its chairman, doubtless in virtue of his one-time connection with the Air Ministry. We trust that this will mean a renewal of his lordship's interest in the air. He is a man of undoubted and varied ability, and his services in an active capacity such as is implied by his new appointment cannot but be of considerable service to the cause of aircraft and flying. Signor Grandi, the Italian delegate at the Disarma ment Conference, put forward the most sweeping proposals of all for the abolition of offensive arma ments. All bombing aircraft were to be abolished, among other measures. The proposals, in fact, were so sweeping that it was difficult to take them seriously and to believe that Italy really hoped that the Conference would adopt them. For one thing, Fascist Italy, while inspired by an idealism which we heartily admire, is usually intensely practical Italy and the Air Arm B
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