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191 FEBRUARY 29, 1940 HERE and THERE A Prize for Dr. Lanchester DR. F. VV. LANCHESTER, F.R.S.,was recently awarded the Dugald Clerk Prize for his paper " The Energy Balance Sheet of the Internal Combus- tion Engine," read before the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was to have received the prize in London re- cently but was unable to undertake the journey due to a mild attack of influenza. Wakefield ScholarshipsT HE Wakefield Scholarship examina-tions for two scholarships, value £300 and ^200 each (Aeronautical orAutomobile), will be held on Thursday, May 23rd, and Friday, May 24th, next.Successful candidates will enter the Col- lege at the term commencing October1st, 1940. Candidates' application forma must be received on or beforeMay 17th next. Particulars of regulations and examination syllabus can be obtained from the Secretary of the College. Italian Air EstimatesT HE Italian air estimates for this year amount to about £41,000,000, which is an increase of nearly £14,000,000 over those for the preceding year. Civil aviation is included in this figure, but how much has been set aside for this purpose is not stated. It can be safely assumed, however, that this side of aviation will be adequately looked after, for the Italians are well aware that the present is a critical period—critical because some nations are so preoccupied with war affairs that their civil air routes and civil exports are being neglected and a wonderful opportunity is being offered gratis to the neutrals to get themselves well-established in civil markets and on civil loutes. Birthday Greetings ON the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the formationof the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Ltd., on February 19th the company received congratulatory messages from many sources testifying to the esteem with which the company is regarded in aeronautical circles. A telegram, for instance, received from Captain Pritchard on behalf of the Royal Aero- nautical Society, reads as follows :— "On behalf of our president, council and members of the Royal Aeronautical Society I send you their warmest con- gratulations on the thirtieth birthday of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. The astonishing progress in aircraft and aircraft engines, the conquest of the great Empire and trans- continental and oceanic air routes, and the long British lead in military aviation, owe during the past thirty years an incalculable debt to the foresight and perseverance of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's directors and to the great skill and high endeavour of its technical staff." Consolidated Factory Expansion A NNOUNCEMENT was made by the Navy Department on-Ti December 20 that the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation had been awarded a contract for $20,016,699. This is thelargest single order for aeroplanes ever placed by the United States Government, and it increased the backlog of Consolid-ated to over $40,000,000. With work on other contracts occu- pying most of the production capacity, the new record orderhas made it necessary for the company to add new plant facili- ties to meet the deliveries required by the contract. The building expansion will aggregate approximately 396,000sq. ft., or an increase in the present area of 87 per cent. The largest single area to be roofed is the new final assembly build-ing measuring 360 feet by 720 feet. This^ has a clear span of 120 feet and a clearance from floor to roof truss bottoms of36 ieet. In addition to the buildings, all factory yard areas will be paved with asphaltic concrete. These areas, due tothe mild southern Californian climate, can be used virtually the entire year round for final assembly operations. AFTER INSPECTION AT THE R.C.A.F. STATION AT OTTAWA : The PrimeMinister of Canada, Mr. Mackenzie King, inspected the Canadian squadron before its departure for Great Britain. This group in front of a Westland Lysander in-cludes, from left to right, Col. K. C. Maclachlan, Deputy-Minister of National Defence ; Air Vice-Marshal G. M. Croil, Chief of the Air Staff ; the Prime Minister ;Sqn. Ldr. W. D. Van Vliet, O.C. of the squadron ; Norman McL. Rogers, Minister of National Defence ; Sqn. Ldr. A. J. Ashton, CO. of the Ottawa station. The World's Aircraft Industry A TRULY amazing publication is the latest edition of theInteravia A.B.C., published at Geneva. Containing as it does the names and addresses of no fewer than 40,000 firms engaged on the design and manufacture of aircraft, engines, components, accessories and materials, this volume is of extra- ordinary interest to anyone connected with aviation. The book is sectionalised under nationalities, and the in- formation includes the organisation of ministries, military and civil authorities, constructional and operational firms, air- ports, and even private owners of the different countries. In short, this reference book is, without doubt, the most compre- hensive aviation directory ever published in any country. Measuring 4|in. by 7jin. type area, the 1,250 pages of actual directory are followed by very useful lithographed maps of the different countries, giving locations of airports and similar useful information. Copies of the new Interavia A.B.C. are obtainable from the offices of Flight, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.i. The price is 37s. 6d., or 38s. 2d. post free. Thursday March 14th.MILITARY AIRCRAFT NUMBER IHE annual survey of trends in the design of modern fighting, bombing, reconnaissance and other types of machines which will appear in FLIGHT on March 14th will attract unusually wide attention. LATEST types of British and Foreign military aircraft will be referred to, and their outstanding features, functions and likely developments commented upon. TABLES of data indicating the main characteristics of the principal military machines of the world will be included. ENGINE development as affecting military aero- nautics will also be dealt with. A definite order for FLIGHT should be placed with newsagents and bookstalls to ensure a copy.
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