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1909
1909 - 0743.PDF
NOVEMBSR 20, I9O9. AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS. Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, November 16th, 1909, when there were present: Mr. Roger W. Wallace, K.C., in the chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., Mr. Martin Dale, Professor A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Hon. C. S. Rolls, VIr. J. Lyons Sampson, Mr. Stanley Spooner, And Joint Secretaries Capt. E. Claremont, R.N., and Harold E. Perrin. New Members.—The following new Members were elected :— William Mitchell Acworth. Lord Basil Blackwood. Leonard G. Byng. John Cates. Thomas W. Godsell. Mrs. Ernest Hart. G. Haynes. Milner Hurd. Kumar Shri Jar^ja. Miss Winifred L. Lockyer. William Barnard Rhodes Moorhouse. Donovan Maclean Rawcliffe. Herbert Flaxman Reason. Miss Rose Gertrude Roberts. G. Alan Simmons. P. D. Stirling. George W. T. Wade. Melville Ward. Lieut. Waterlow, R.E. Percy Wright-Anderson. Membership. The membership of the Aero Club is increasing so rapidly that the 1,000 Founder Members are nearly complete. It is hoped, therefore, that Members will notify their friends who are thinking of joining, as immediately the total of 1,000 is reached, the sub- scription will be increased and an entrance fee charged. New Premises. The Committee have decided to acquire new premises, and reading, writing and committee rooms will be set apart entirely for the use of Members. It is hoped that the new premises will be ready by Christmas. Annual Dinner. The annual dinner will take place at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, Northumberland Avenue, W.C., on Wednesday, Deoember 15th next. Members will shortly receive a circular containing full particulars. Additional Flying Ground. The Aero Club have made arrangements with the proprietor of grounds at Eastchurch, to be used as an auxiliary flying ground for their Members. The ground is situated within half a mile of Eastchurch Station on the Sheppey Light Railway, and the same railway facilities will apply as at Shellbeach. The surface of the ground is very level and free from ditches. A limited number of sheds may be erected on the grounds, and full particulars can be obtained from the Secretary of the Club. Federation Aeronautique Internationale. The Aero Club have received from the Federation Atronautique Internationale the names of its committee for the current year :— Hon. President—M. L. P. Cailletet (France), Member of the Institute. Vice-Presidents— Professor Busley (Germany). Roger W. Wallace, K.C. (Great Femand Jacobs (Belgium). Britain). Count Htnri de la Vaulx Prince Scipion Borghese (Italy). (France). Cortland F. Bishop (U. States). ® <*> Scientific Training for Flyers. AT its meeting on Friday of last week, the Governing Body of the Imperial College of Science and Technology approved of a scheme submitted by Mr. Gerald Balfour for dealing with aeronautics and scientific instruction and research in subjects connected therewith. Next session it is proposed to institute a fourth year, or advanced course, f >r students who have already received a good scientific training, and to arrange for lectures by recognised authorities and the establishment of research scholarships, tenable by qualified persons irrespective of residence or place of previous education. One such scholarship of the annual value of ^50 had been offered by the Women's Aerial League, and it is hoped that facilities will be afforded for scholarship holders to undertake part of their work at the National Physical Laboratory. General Secretary—Count de Cafctillon de Saint Victor. Reporting Secretary—Col. Moedebeck (Germany). Treasurer—M. Paul Tissandisr. The following regulations, which were passed at the Conference at Zurich in October, will now be enforced ;— When an aviator has entered for a meeting, he will be bound to appear except prevented by force inajeur. In the event of his not starting, he will not be permitted to start in any contest which may be held elsewhere at the same period. Non-compliance with this regulation leads to disqualification and to a fine. Records and prizes belong to the driver of the machine. The aeroplane " crew " are debarred from participating in the prizes. The contests are won by the person whose name is entered for the engagement, and who must pilot the machine. Prizes are remitted to the winners fifteen days after publication of the decision of the Federation. Complaints must be lodged with the Federation within fifteen days of the contest. Penalties will be inflicted on all pilots making inaccurate reports of performances, and misleading advertisements will also be punished. Nothing in the shape of an advertisement may be displayed on aeroplanes with the exception of the constructor's name. Shellbeach Flying Ground. Members visiting the flying ground are requested to have with them their membership cards, as strict instructions have been given to admit only members to the flying ground. Members are also reminded that access to the aeroplane sheds can only be obtained with the written consent of the owners of the flying machines. Telephone.—The telephone has now been installed. Members wishing to telephone there are requested to ask for 511 Minster- on-Sea, Isle of Sheppey. The telephone is installed in the Club House, and also to the sheds on the grounds. Erection of Sheds.—Members wishing to erect sheds at Shell- beach are requested to apply to the Secretary, who will supply all information. Railway Arrangements.—The following reduced fares have been arranged with the railway company for members visiting Shellbeach :— 1st Class return, 8s. ; 2nd Class return, 6s. 6d, ; 3rd Class return, $s. Tickets available for one month from date of issue. Members desiring to avail themselves of these reduced fares are required to produce vouchers at the booking offices. Vouchers can be obtained from the Secretary of the Aero Club. Trains leave Victoria, Holborn, or St. Paul's. For the convenience of Members, the best train is the 9^45 a.m. from Victoria, arriving'at Queenborough 10.55. At Queenborough change to the Sheppey Light Railway for Leysdown (Shellbeach), which is J-mile from the flying ground, HAROLD E. PERRIN, E. CLAREMONT, CAPT. R.N., Joint Secretaries. The Aero Club of the United Kingdom, 166, Piccadilly, W. ® © "Motors for Aerial Navigation." ON Wednesday last, before the Institution of Automobile Engineers, Mr. J. S.-Critchley read a paper on " Motors for Aerial Navigation." The next meeting will be held on December 9th, when Mr. F. W. Lanchester will be the speaker, taking as his subject " Tractive Effort and Acceleration of Automobile Vehicles oh Land, Air, and Water." Berlin Naming Streets after Aviators. BERLIN, like other places, suffers from the difficulty of devising suitable names for its streets, and it has been decided by the municipal authorities to name five new streets in the east end of the city after prominent men in the flying world, the names selected being Zeppelin, Gross, Parseval, Wright, and Bleriot. 745
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