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IT is yet too early to judge of the effects on the future of aeronautics of the official and unofficial speeches made in the course of the Air Conference at the Guildhall, London, on February 7 and 8, but there can be no doubt as to the seriousness of the various speakers or the representative character of the gathering. The dominant note of the Air Minister's address was lack of belief in the future of civil aviation in Europe, an expression of opinion not shared by the members of the conference. It was asserted by more than one speaker that a subsidy is needed by the London-Paris air service only because France has given a large measure of assistance to her designers, constructors, and pilots. Whilst the British aircraft companies have carried six passengers per machine on each journey, the corresponding figure for French aeroplanes is two; on the other hand, the major portion of the goods traffic has been taken in the aircraft of other countries.
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The Air Conference. Nature 109, 220–221 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/109220a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/109220a0