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Flight, September 28, 1933 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. 1292. /Vol. XXV V. No. 39. ) 25th Year. SEPTEMBER 28, 1933 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 Subscription Rates, Post Free, UNITED KINGDOM 4. d. 3 Months . . 8 3 6 „ 16 6 12 „ . . 33 0 UNITED STATES 3 Months $2-20 6 „ .: $4-40 12 „ $8-75 OTHER COI 3 Months 6 12 STRIE3 s. d. 8 9 . 17 6 . 35 0 • CONTENTS Editorial Comment: Singapore-Australia Tender Terms.. The Coast Defence Exercises Coast Defence Exercises From the Clubs The French Air Minister's Tour THE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER Comper " Mouse " . . Air Transport: Singapore-Australia Tenders Airisms from the Four Winds Airport News Scott-Paine Returns Home The Industry Royal Air Force Aircraft Companies' Stocks and Shares Imports and Exports PAGE 959 960 961 969 972 972A 973 979 -181 982 983 984 985 986 986 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club 5 ecretancs and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— 1933. V ' Sept. 27-28. International Air Traffic Association Bi-Annual Conference. Sept. 29. Stage and Screen Ae.C. Gymkhana and Theatrical Garden Party, Hatfield. Junior Aero Club Annual Dinner at the Ham Bone Club at 8 p.m. B.G.A. Gliding and Soaring Competition. U.S. National Charity Air Pageant, Roosevelt Field, New York. "Air Traffic Control." Lecture by Maj. R. H. S. Mealing before R .Ae .S. Annual Reunion Dinner of No. 6 Wing, R.N.A.S., and Nos. 66 and 67 Wings, R.A.F. "Variable-Pitch Airscrew and Variable Gears." Lecture by W. G. Jennings before R.Ae.S. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club Annual Ball, at Thatched Assembly Rooms, Norwich. " Stiffness of Aeroplane Wings." Lecture by H. Roxbee Cox before R.Ae.S. Comrades of the R.A.F. Reunion Dinner, at Thames House Restaurant, Millbank, S.W.I. "Tail Buffeting." Lecture by W. J. Duncan before R.Ae.S. 7. "Possible Future Development of Aircraft En gines." Lecture by A. H. R. Fedden before R-Ae.S. 8. Calshot Reunion Dinner, at RJVJ/. Club, Picca dilly, W J.. 14. "Light Alloys for Aeronautical Purposes." Lecture by L. Aitchison before R.Ae.S. 15. Close of entries for International Touring Competi tion (1934), Poland. International Rally at Cairo and Meeting of the FAJ. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 7-8. 7-8. 12. 21. 16. 25. 30. t»ec. 18-24. 1934, Jan. 11. ' Testing of Aircraft Landing Mechanisms and Some Factors Affecting Design." Lecture by W. D. Douglas before R-Ae.S. Singapore- Australia Tender Terms EDITORIAL COMMENT jT last the long-expected terms of tender for the air mail service between Singa pore and Australia have been pub lished by the Commonwealth Govern ment, and they will be found on another page of this issue. They finally settie various points which have hitherto been in doubt. In the first place there will not be one main trunk line all the way from Singapore to some terminus in South-East Australia, with one branch line down the western coast to Perth. Singapore to Darwin is the first section. Then, there will be two routes down in South East Australia, branch ing off at Charleville. One of these routes will go from Charleville to Bris bane, the other from Charleville to Cootamundra. The west coast route will, as expected, follow the well-established route of West Australian Airways. Tenders may be made for the whole route or for one branch or section of a branch. The interesting point about the south-eastern route is the decision to have two termini. Origin ally it was announced that the terminus would be Cootamundra. This is a comparatively small town, which is said to have good railway connections with Sydney and Melbourne. When previously some Australian services were operating with single-engined aircraft, not elaborately equipped with wireless, it was thought that it would not be safe for them to fly between Cootamundra and Sydney, and so they stopped at the former town and put the mails on the railway. If, in the future, powerful modern commercial aeroplanes are used, such as the " Atalanta," this argument would have no force. Major Brackley, during his recent tour in Australia, flew the Astraea above the clouds and the moun tains in this district and found no difficulty in navigating with his wireless. The selection of this town as the terminus in the original statement by the Australian Government has been the subject of much discussion in the Australian Press. It has been alleged that the choice of this unimportant A 2
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