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Flight, September 9, 1932 ^ AI RCRAFTINGINEER 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. 1237. (Vol. XXIV. No. 37.) SEPTEMBER 9, 1932 Weekly, Price 6d. Post Free, 7Jd. Abroad, 8d. BditorM Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. 1 Telephone: (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Subscription Rates, Post Free. UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months ... 8 3 6 16 6 12 33 0 UNITED STATES 3 Months ... S2-20 6 „ ... $4.40 12 $8-75 OTHER COUNTRIES s. d. 3 Months ... 8 9 6 17 6 12 35 0 CONTENTS Editorial Comment : The Week-end Aerien Week-end Aerien Private Flving and Gliding Heinkel H.E. 64 The Spartan Display at Heston Flare Illumination Speed in Flight Air Transport Airport News Airisms from the Four Winds The Industry Royal Air Force Correspondence PAGE 837 839 845 S48 851 852 854 855 856 857 859 861 862 All Hallows-on- (See p. 862). 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:— Sept. 10. Lancashire Ae.C. Garden Party. Sept. 10-11. Mr. Stark's "Hangar-Warming,' Sea, Kent. Sept. 10-23. National Aviation Day Displays. Sept. 11. Skegness Meeting and Air Race. Sept. 17. Thanet Air Race, from Nethercoort Flying Ground, Ramsgate. Sept. 17. S.African Air Rally, Rand Aerodrome, Germiston. Sept. 17-25. London Gliding Club Camp, Dunstable. Sept. 18. Women Engineers' Flying Meeting at Stonebam Park, Southampton. Sept. 24. Essex Aviation Display at Hillmans' Aerodrome, Majlands, Brentwood. Sept. 24. NO. 45 Sqdn. R.A.F. Reunion Dinner, at Overseas League Club House, Park Place, S.W.I. Sept.25. Ladies' At Home at Sywell. Sept. 25. Yorkshire Trophy Air Race Meeting. Sept.25. Gordon Bennett Balloon Race, Basle. Oct 1. Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. Garden Party. Oct. 1-23. Berlin Sporting Flying Exhibition. Oct. 6. " Air Navigation." Lecture by Capt. N. Macmlllan, before R.Ae.S. and G.A.P.A.N. Oct • 8 -9. Chatham Air Display. Oct. 18. Aero Golfing Society : Cellon Challenge Cup, West Hill G.C. Oct. 20. " Flying Conditions on the West Coast of Africa." Lecture by Fit.-Lieut. W. G. Pudney, before RAe.S. Nov. 3. "Civil Primary Training." Lecture by H. G. Travers, before R Ae.S. Nov. 10. "Airscrew Design." Lecture by D. L. Hollis-WU- liams, before R.Ae.S. Nov. 18-Dec.4. Paris Aero Show. Nov. 24. "Evolution of Aircraft Wireless Equipment." Lec ture by Sqdn.-Ldr. H. Leedham, before R.Ae.S. Dec. 1. " Behaviour of Fluids in Turbulent Motion.'' Lecture by A. Fage, before R.Ae.S. Dec. 8. "Air Survey." Lecture by Lieut. J. S. A. Salt, before R.Ae.S. The Week-end Aerien EDITORIAL COMMENT ESTURE is a word which is rather overworked nowadays, but one can scarcely help using it in connection with the week-end of hospitality which a number of British flying people and firms have just extended to a gather ing of Continental owner-pilots. It was more than a gesture, of course, for it was a practical expression of gratitude for hospitality which British air tourists have already received on many occasions when touring in various Continental countries. To the guests who flew over to Heston last week-end, the function probably had the appear ance of an expression of warm heartedness among all flying folk, an assertion of the principle that the air does not recognise (or at least is very loath to recognise) political boundaries, and that whatever Geneva may say about heavy bombers, flying is in realit ' an anti-Babel movement, which makes for the brotherhood of mankind. It is only in the course of nature, at least of geo graphical nature, that there should normally be more British pilots flying over Continental countries than there are foreigners touring the air of Great Britain. Generally speaking, the English-speaking races are the greatest tourers. To live on an island tends to beget a seafaring race, and seafarers are ex hypo- thesi travellers. The instinct extends to all Britons, even those who live in the Midlands, while the Scots are perhaps the greatest travellers of us all. Pos sibly our American cousins carried the instinct with them to a country which is large enough to satisfy any desire for inland travel, and so they too come to Europe whenever their supply of dollars permits. The British live on the circumference of the Euro pean circle, and so, when they want to move, they move inwards towards the centre. The coming of the aeroplane has only intensified the British tendency to travel on the Continent. Few Continental nations show the same love of travel. The French, for example, are intensely fond of their own beautiful country, and seem to count all time wasted which is spent outside it. We need B
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