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THE report of the Court of Inquiry into the loss of R38 on August 24 has been issued by the Air Ministry. Its findings are important and disquieting. Having described what actually happened when the accident took place, the Court makes comment on the initiation and development of the design. Briefly summarised, the report states that a great advance on previous British airships was made with insufficient preparation and with an unsuitable organisation. It is stated that further inquiry is being made by the Aeronautical Research Committee. It is of interest, therefore, to turn to the recently issued Report1 of that body and to read the notes relating to experiments and research on airships. Pages 11 and 21 will be found to be connected intimately with R38 and other airships, and a relevant extract is given later in this article.
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The Aeronautical Research Committee. Nature 108, 201–202 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108201a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/108201a0