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Flight, November 17, 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. 1247. (Vol. XXIV. No. 47.) NOVEMBER yi, 1932 Weekly, Price 6d. Post Free, 7id. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone : (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams : Truditur, Westcent, London. Subscription Rates, Post Free. UNITED KINGDOM ! UNITED STATES s. d. 3 Months ... 8 3 6 „ ... 16 6 12 33 0 3 Months ... $2.20 6 „ ... 84-40 12 $8-75 OTHER COUNTRIES s. d. 3 Months ... 8 9 6 „ ... 17 6 12 35 0 CONTENTS Editorial Comment : Mr. Baldwin's Speech Paris Aero Show British Aircraft Disarmament Air Ministry Restrictions From the Clubs On Sail Plane Principles A Flight in Russia Aircrew Design : by D. L. Hollis Williams Rolls-Royce " Condor " I.C. Engine Air Transport Airport News Airisms from the Four Winds To Welcome Mr. E. P. Warner Royal Air Force The Industry PAGE 1061 1064 1067 1084 1086 1087 1089 1091 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 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 m this list:— 1932. Nov Nov Nov Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 18- 25. 26. 1. 2. 4. 5. 8. 10. 14. 14. 15. 23. 1933. Jan. 6. Jan. Feb. Feb. Dec. 4. Paris Aero Show. Norfolk and Norwich Ae.C. Annual Ball. Comrades of the R.A.F. Re-union Dinner, Harrods'. "The Behaviour of Fluids in Turbulent Motion." Lecture by Mr. A Fage, A.R.C.SC, F.R.Ae.S., before R.Ae.S. Hampshire Ae.C. Annual Dinner and Dance. Close of Paris Aero Show. Hull Flying Club Annual Ball. " Air Survey." Lecture by Lieut. J. S. A. Salt, R.E., before R.Ac.S. Maidstone Ae.C. Annual Dance. " Air Power and Disarmament." Lecture bv Group Capt. J. T. Babington before R.U.S J. London Ae.C. Annual Dinner and Dance at Park Lane Hotel. " Lessons of the DO.X." Lecture by Dr. C. Dornier, before R.Ae.S. Liverpool and Dis. Ae.C. Annual Dance at Mostyn House School. Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. Dance at Grand Spa Hotel. 12. " Airship Development Abroad." Lecture by Sqdn.- Ldr. R. S. Booth, before R.Ae.S. 1. " Recent Operation in Kurdistan." Lecture by Group Capt. A. G. R. Garrod before R.U.S J. 2. "Operation of Aircraft Over Tropical Routes." Lecture by A. Plesman, before R.Ae.S. EDITORIAL COMMENT ISARMAMENT, in my view, will not stop war ; it is a matter of the will to peace. . . . The bomber will always get through. . . . The amount of time that has been wasted at Geneva in discussing questions such as the reduction in the size of aeroplanes, the prohibi tion of bombardment of the civil population, the piohibition of bombing, has really reduced me to despair. . Mr. Baldwin's Speech doubt it. . Will any form of prohibition, whether by convention, treaty, agreement, or anything you like, not to bomb, be effective in war? Quite frankly, I . Experience has shown us that the stern test of war will break down all conventions. . . . All disarmament hangs on the air. ... I happen to know myself of at least three inventions deliberately proposed for use in the last war that were never used—potent to a degree! I wondered at the conscience of the world." The above are some of the most striking sentences from the speech of Mr. Baldwin (a report is pub lished on another page) during the debate on dis armament in the House of Commons last week. Our readers will doubtless be struck with the number of points on which Mr. Baldwin agrees with the leading article published in FLIGHT last week. Like us, he holds that no conventions will stop the use of bomber aircraft in war. Like us, he recognises that some instruments are too horrible to be used in war, and that when the conscience of the world forbids their use they will not be used. These admissions from a Chairman of the Committee of Imperial Defence and the leader of the Tory party are of first-class import ance, and should lead to much saving of time at Geneva. We also find ourselves in agreement with Mr. Baldwin's remark that disarmament will not stop war. We do not admit the truth of Mr. Baldwin's statement that " the bomber will always get through." It will sometimes, but in the last war the bombing of London was made so expensive that after the Whitsun raid of 1918 the Germans never attempted it again. We look to our defence to repeat that performance. Likewise, we do not A2
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