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1946 - 0092.PDF
-52 FLIGHT JANUARY 17™, worst it might be so small as to hold out little hope of recovering the cost of tooling and jigging. There does appear to be a possibility that for certain charter work, which is to be the only class open to private enterprise, the increase in operational scope might more than outweigh the reduced payload. No British amphibian has been produced in modern times, but examples were not lacking in the past, and it would be interesting to see how a British designer would tackle the problem with the greater knowledge now available compared with the state of the art when the last amphibian was built. PioneersJ ANUARY nth, 1946, is destined to become one of the red-letter dates in the history of the Royal Aero- nautical Society, not merely because it was the eightieth birthday of the Society (actually the first meeting of the council was held on January 12th, 1866) but because the anniversary dinner was held in London's ancient Guildhall, an honour which, as Sir Frederick Handley Page pointed out, was appropriate as well as being highly valued. A technical society which ante-dates by nearly 40 years man's first controlled flight in a machine heavier than air, and which has contributed to the science of flight ever since, is deserving of the honour which the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London showed it'by lending the hall which is so closely associated with the history and traditions of the Empire's capital. The founders of the R.Ae.S., as the Minister of Supply and Aircraft Production so aptly expressed it, were far- sighted to a remarkable degree. But a few years after the first run of Stephenson's "Rocket," t'ey began to ponder the next step, the problems of getting into CONTENTS The Outlook - - - Norwegian Amphibian Here and There - - - - The Avro Lincoln The Lincoln's Defence Speed and Thrust Accident Analysis Air, Land and Sea Warfare New Year Honours Luxury York - Civil Aviation News - Correspondence - - Book Reviews - Service Aviation - 51 53 55 57 - a&b - 65 - 67 68 - 69 70 7i 72 73 74 the air, problems which must have appeared to them almost insuperable. But they had faith and enthusiasm, and those qualities still animate the Royal Aeronautical Society. Practically without exception, every designer, tech- nician, research worker and test pilot who has contri- buted to the almost fantastic progress of the last 30 years or so is a member of the R.Ae.S., and their enthu- siasm for the art, and faith in its well-nigh illimitable future, is undimmed by the years, as, indeed, it needs be if the problems of the future are to be solved. As the solution of one difficulty carries us a step for- ward, another (or more often several) arises even more formidable. But one after another is solved, proof that our technicians have not only faith and enthusiasm but the tenacity which ultimately triumphs over all obstacles. The R.Ae.S. began pioneering in 1866; its members are still pioneering in 1946. BRITAIN'S HEAVIEST BOMBER : The Avro Lincoln Mk.I which was primarily designed to carry the big 22,000-lb bombboth faster and farther than the modified Lancaster previously employed. Together with its gun turrets the Lincoln is described in detail on pages 57-64.
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