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Flight, January 25, 1934 AIRCRAFTTENGINEER 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. 1309. /Vol. XXVI.>I No. 4. ) 26th Year. JANUARY 25, 1934 Weekly, Price 6d.Post Free, 74<J. Abroad, 8d. ttttorial Offlcts: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2 Ttltphone: (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. TtUtramt: Truditur Westcent, London UNITED S Months • 12 Subscription KINGDOM i. .. 8 . • 16 .. S3 d. * 6 0 Rates, Pott Free. OTHER COUNTRIES 3 Months . 6 12 s.. 8 . 17 . 35 d. 9 6 0 CONTENTS ditorial Comment: Our Air Lines and the P.M.G. Outward Services ritish Enterprise in China ame New British Types ir Transport : The Lockheel '• Klectra " hristmas in the Air rom the Clubs HE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER Ethyl " : By F. R. Banks irisms from the Four Winds he Gipsy Six irport News : " The London Air Terminal " oval Air P'otce ircraft Companies' Stocks and Shares . . 71 T2. 74 76 78 78A 79 82 84 87 89 Jan.Feb. Feb. Feb.Feb. 301 2 10.16 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of importantfixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— 1934. Croydon Airport Annual Dinner and Dance. " Engine Cowlings." Lecture by J. D. Northbefore R.Ae.S. Cinque Ports Flying Club Annual Dinner andDance, Royal Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. Services Rugby : R.A.F. v. R.N., at Twickenham.Bristol and Wessex Ae.C. Annual Ball, Grand Spa Hotel, Clifton.De Havilland Technical School Annual Ball, Stag Lane, Edgware." Development of Aircraft and Its Influence on Air Operations." Lecture by Sq. Ldr. R. V.Goddard before R.U.S.I. Herts and Essex Ae.C. Annual Dinner and Dance,Wharncliffe Rooms, Hotel Gt. Central, London. " Some Developments in Aircraft Construction."Lecture by H. J. Pollard before R.Ae.S. " Some Problems of a Technical Service." Lectureby Wing Com. G. W. Williamson, before R.U.S.I. Services Rugby : R.A.F. v. Army, at Twickenham.•' Results trom the Compressed-Air Tunnel." Lecture by E. F. Relf, before R.Ae.S." Engines." Lecture by Capt. A. G. Forsyth before R.Ae.S.Apr. 27-May 6. International Aero Show, Geneva. May 17-June 2. Royal Tournament, Olympia.May 27. Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup. Entries close at 12 noon for London-MelbourneRace. 30. Royal Air Force Display. Hendon.4th International Congress for Applied Mechanics Cambridge.July 21-22. French Grand Frix. Feb. 16. Feb. 21. Feb. 22. Mar. 15. Mar. 21. MarMar Apr. 24.29. June 1. JuneJuly 3-9. OurAir Lines and theP.M.G. preserved. EDITORIAL COMMENT , GNOKANCE of the law is said to be no excuse, but we are glad that the enter- prising air company which carried some letters the other day without a licence from the Postmaster-General are reported to have suffered nothing worse than a warning. Bureaucrats, it seems, though devoid of soul, may be kind of heart. Had stronger measures been taken, the P.M.G. might have been shown up in a light very much less favourable, for after all if our inland letters may not take advantage of air transport, who is to blame but the P.M.G.? The Post Office monopoly must be We are all socialists on that point. Many criticisms are directed against the Post Office from time to time, 'but they seldom concern the delivery of letters. It is the general opinion of the public that this, the chief function of the Post Office, i-. carried out quite as well as, if not better than, any private company could do it. The telephone service is another matter, and so is the use made of the £11,000,000 or so of surplus earned by the depart- ment. Still, most people are agreed that once a stamp bearing the effigy of our Gracious King has been purchased and stuck on the missive, and has been defaced by the official black marks, it is the duty and privilege of the postal servants of His Majesty to carry that missive to its destination. What is more, no other party may carry letters for hire or reward without a licence. It is for the P.M.G to decide which is the best way to transport the letter, unless a special surcharge is paid. As a general rule, the P.M.G. has decided that certainty is better than speed. The train is the stock means of transport, but many other agencies are employed. Ships, of course, must be used. Motor vehicles of various sorts are also common in the service of the mails. In India the mail runners, armed with a short spear hung with jinglh% bells, carry the mails over many miles of jungle, and not infrequently fall victims to tigers or other wild beasts. Pedal bicycles have often been used by the Post Office, while, perhaps strangest of all. u^ the stepped -,--•. •--.•••.•:.:..• A 2
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