Copy letter from Frederick Lanchester to Geoffrey Smith on a variety of subjects

Scope and Content

Lanchester gives his views on on the war, appeasement, pacifism, his lack of confidence in the Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain), democracy, Poland. He talks about his work on the early development of aircraft and his book Aircraft In Warfare. Mentions several of his 'inventions' such as low altitude flying as a tactical operation, the air-craft carrier (he used the name pontoon), the N2 law, steel plate for armoured cars, formation flying.