The Washington times., 1923-06-25
AIR CONGRESS- IS
CONVENED IN
LONDON
~ Nations Attend ConcIave to
Discuss Development of
Aeronautics.
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
HnAnrnatinnaI News Service.

LONDON, June 25.-Scientists of
international repute will expOunu
the achievements of the present
and prophesy the developments OF
the future at the sessions of the
international Air Congress, which
opened here today. The congress
will be in session. until June 30.
The development of aviation DUR
ing and since the war has, given
rise to problems that never before
have engaged the attention of gov
ernments or individuals. For this
reason the congress Is regarded as
important, since its object Is not
only to discuss what has been done'
bit to plan campaigns for sttau-
lating interest and furthering the
DEVELOPMENT of aeronautical science
among all nations.
Wales Opens Meet.
The Prince of Wales formally
opened the congress. The Duke of
York, second son of King George,
who is group captain in the Brit
ish royal air force. is president OF
the congress. The keen interest
taken by the British royal family
in the development Of aviation is
exenAplified by the affiliation OF
two sons of the King with the pres
ent convention.
This session is the first since that
held in Paris in 1921. The immense
strides in aeronautical development
in the last two years will be dis
cussed. The addresses to be deliv-
cred and the papers to be read will
cover a wide range of technical air
problems, but the keynote will be
what is yet to be accomplished In
aviation.
British and continental experts
predominant on the program, but
American participation is not lack
ing. The chief American speaker
will be Prof. E. p. Warner, of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technol-
ogy. He will talk Wednesday on
1.-THE Longitudinal Stability, Con-
Probability and Maneuverability of
Airplanes." On Friday afternoon he
will discuss 1.-THE Effect of Bow-Stif.
feners in Non-I2igid Airships.'
Experiments in the development
of the helicopter, which are under
stood to have been conducted under
auspices of the United States Gov
eminent. will be dealt> with in
paper prepared by d. de Bothezat.
M. de Bothezat will not be present,
but his paper will be read at Fri
days session.
u. s. Experts Attend.
The American delegation to the
congress includes DIR. J. s. Ames,
chairman of the executive commit
tee of the American National Ad-
Visory Committee on Aeronautics;
j. ]. Ide. a member of the same
committee; Major p. Van Nostrand,
representing the chief Of the United
States Army air service, and Major
Howard c.. Davidson. aviation
attache Of the American embassy
in London.
Besides England and the United
States, the nations represented at
the congress are: Belgium, Can
ada, Chile, China, Denmark, France,
Holland, India, Italy, Japan. Nor.
way, Poland, Rumania, Spain and
Sweden. Each of these nations is
represented by national leaders in
the field of aviation.
Favor World Code.
A feature of the program will
be number Of papers by delegates
from different countries on inter.
national law of the air. The men,
hers of the congress generally be-
lteve that an international code.
along the lines of the prevailing
code Of maritime law, must he
drafted and approved by the va.
rious nations as an aid to the de.
velopment of international flying.
A. L. Surge, chairman of Lloyds,
the famous British insurance firm,
will discuss aviation insurance,
Aerial surveying, which is to be in
PRODUCED in paper by, Professor
Melville Jones, Of Cambridge Uni
versity, is another subject to he
treated. The subject of air mail de-
livery will be discussed by Gen.
r. II. Williams, of the British post
office department. Commercial
aviation will be the subject Of an
address by Handley Page, the ia.
nous British airman
The inaugural address at todav's
session was delivered by the Duke
of Sutherland, the British under
secretary Of state for air The
closing session of the congress on
Saturday will be featured bv an
address by Sir Samuel Hoare, head
OF the British air ministry.