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1910 - 0123.PDF
THE, ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE U.K. As we go to press we have received from the Secretaries of the Aero Club the following copy of the official communication (addressed to Mr. Frank Hedges Butler), conveying the order of H.M. the King, that the Aero Club be henceforth known as the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom:— SECRETARY OF STATE, HOME DEPARTMENT, WHITEHALL, February 15th, 1910. SIR,—I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that he has had the honour to lay before the King your application of the 10th November last, on behalf of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, for permission to use the prefix " Royal " in the name of the Club, and that His Majesty has graciously signified his pleasure that the privilege sought for be granted, and that the Club be henceforth known as the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom. I am, Sir, Your Obedient Servant, (Signed) HENRY CUNYNGHAME. ® ® ® ® HUMBER AEROPLANES. As readers of FLIGHT are already aware, considerable progress has been made by the Humber Company in the development of the new aeronautic department of their huge factory at Coventry. Their intention is to build biplanes as well as monoplanes, and indeed their present catalogue includes full particulars concerning both these first standard models; but chiefly the shops are now busily engaged in the output of the latter, and of special Other shops at the time of our visit were in full swing building large numbers of the wooden propellers, while we found quite a considerable amount of interest centreing around the triple-cylinder Humber engines that have been specially designed for the work of propulsion. These 3-cylinder engines are of the radial type, with a bore and stroke of 180 mm. and 135 mm. respectively, their normal output being 30-h.p., with a total weight of engines for aeroplane propulsion, as may be gathered from the accompanying photograph taken by us last week in one of the erecting shops. A good idea can be obtained from this illustration of the very thorough manner in which the work of manu facture is being conducted by the Company, particularly when it is realised that this is but one of the numerous shops engaged in aeroplane construction, and that every part is built upon the premises. Therein may be observed a monoplane complete except for its finishing touches, while the various men are busy with, main planes, elevators and propellers for similar machines. " Flight" Copyright. 155 lbs., including magneto. The Company also build a 4-cylinder model of 50-h.p., the total weight of which .is 190 lbs. ; and this engine, the bore and stroke of which are no mm. and 120 mm., has copper water-jackets to each individual cylinder. Apart from these flyers and engines, a special Humber radiator has been produced ; but this is only one of the many other details to which we hope to refer at con siderably greater length within the next few weeks. For the moment it must suffice to draw attention to the remarkable progress that has been made within a com paratively short time. 19 C
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