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Flight, March 8, 1934 AIRCRAFT ENGINEER AND AIRSHIPS First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909 Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOON ER 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. 1315. /Vol. XXVIAV No. 10. / 26th Year. MARCH 8, 1934 Weekly, Price 6d.Post Free, 7jd. Abroad, 8d. Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2 Telephone (2 lines), Holborn 3211 and 1884. Telegrams: Tiuditur, Westcent, London. UNITED 3 Months6 „ 12 „ Subscription KINGDOM s. 8 .. 16.. 33 d. 3 60 Rates, Post Free. OTHER COUNTRIES 3 Months .6 12 s. 8 . 17. 35 d. 9 60 CONTENTS Editorial Comment :The Air Estimates Aircraft Construction in the Chinese NavyA Visitor from Australia From the ClubsAir Transport Civil Aviation in Soviet RussiaSpeed and Economics of Air Transport : By Maj. F. M Attitude of the RailwaysAirport News The Aerodromes Advisory Board . .Airisms from the Four Winds The Air EstimatesKoyal Air Force The Industry Green PAGE209 211215 216218 219220 224224 225226 228233 234 DIARY OF CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Club Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures arc invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— 1934. Mar. 10. Lloyd's Register Annual Reunion Dinner, May FairHotel. Mar. 15. " Some Developments in Aircraft Construction."Lecture by H. J. Pollard before R.Ae.S. Mar. 21. " Some Problems of a Technical Service." Lectureby Wing Com. G. W. Williamson, before R.U.S.I. Mar. 24. Services Rugby : R.A.F. v. Army, at Twickenham.Mar. 28. Royal Aero Club Annual General Meeting. Apr. S. "Engines." Lecture by Capt. A. G. Forsythbefore R.Ae.S. Apr. 7-10. Forum Club Aviation Exhibition.Apr. 12. " Speed and the Future of Commercial Aircraft." Lecture by M. Louis Breguet before R.Ae.S.Apr. 16 23,30. "Gyroscopes." Series of Lectures by Prof. J. G. Gray before Royal Society of Arts.Apr. 26. " Landing in Fog." Lecture by Dr. Rud Stussel before R.Ae.S.Apr.27-May 6. International Aero Show, Geneva. May Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture, before R.Ae.S.May 17-June 2. Royal Tournament, Olympia. May 21. Guild of Air Pilots Garden Party.May 26. Heston Air Navigation Trials. May 27. Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup.June 1. Entries close at 12 noon for London-Melbourne Race.June 2. Brooklands Air Race Meeting, •nine 3. London Aeroplane Club Garden Party, Hatfield.June 9. Reading Ae.C. Annual " At Home." June 16. R.A.F. Reserve Flying Club Annual Flying Display, Hatfield.June 23. Lancashire Ae.C. Air Display, Woodford. June 30. Royal Air Force Display, Hendon.July 13.14. King's Cup Race. July 3-9. 4th International Congress for Applied Mechanics, Cambridge.July 7. Opening of Leicester Airport. July 21-22. French Grand Prix. EDITORIAL COMMENT EKY clever. That is the briefest and most complete comment which can be made on the increases provided for the Royal Air Force in the Air Esti- mates. For once the burning question of the day was the increase in our air strength. Everyone, except the hard-bitten pacifists of the Manchester Guardian school, felt that the time had come to make good to some extent the deficiencies of our air de- fence preparations. Extremists on the other side called for the provision of 10 squadrons The Air in the present year to complete at long Estimates last our 1923 programme. That would have been a policy of perfection which would have disregarded the claims of the income tax payer to relief. Admittedly the completion of a programme now 11 years old would not have given us complete security from air attack, but it would have been a somewhat severe setback to the financial improvement from which all are hoping to benefit, and which should make it much easier to arm our- selves sufficiently in coming years. As there is at the moment no probable enemy within striking dis- tance of our shores, there would hardly have been justification for crippling ourselves financially to achieve incomplete security. At the same time, the Government held that the international situation ought to be considered, and that nothing ought to be done which could give other nations a chance to say that we were re-arming while urging others to disarm. We confess that we have not very much patience with the Government's long-drawn attempts to achieve disarmament in the hopes of averting war, for we do not believe that universal peace can be achieved in that way. Still, this attitude of the Government had to be taken into account. A com- promise was indicated. Certainly we must increase our air strength to some degree, while not ruining ourselves or inflaming foreign passions. The general belief was that our air force for Home Defence would be increased by either three or four squadrons. Now let us examine what has been done. As usual, a mere statement of figures is almost sure to be misleading. It is the common fate of statistics H
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