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I/LIG"TI dimensions : total length, 4 ft. ; breadth of main planes, 44 ft.; height of machine, I ft. 2 ins. The front planes are made of thin maple framework, covered on both sides with fine muslin. These are fastened to the body of the machine by means of small screws and nuts, so that the whole thing can be taken to pieces for removal. In the case of the back planes, these are made in the same way, with the exception of shape and size. The wheels seen on the photo are I \ in. in diameter, and are fitted on runners with springs to counteract the shock on alighting. Referring to the propeller, I may add here that the shape of the one on the photo is incorrect, as this was only made out of one thin piece of aluminium, and was bent into the shape shown by error. Forty or fifty strands of T\r in. square elastic is the driving power used, and when fitted together the whole machine weighs just 1 i lbs. Trusting this will be of interest to your readers, who will, I hope, criticise my work. Beeston. TED WEST. SPRING CHASSIS. [674] On p. 564 Mr. Henderson wants to know how to build up the planes of a model biplane. If he will look up FLIGHT of last year, November 13th, the suggestion I sent up will be found suitable. I have enclosed a rough sketch of spring frame for either models or full-size aeroplanes, trusting it may be of some use to readers of FLIGHT. Wandsworth. WALTER YEATMAN. MODEL FARMAN. [675] I am about to construct a model Farman according to the drawings in FLIGHT for October 16th, 1909, and should like to know whether I could fit an elastic motor. Bournemouth. S. GUY. [There have been several models of this type constructed to use elastic motors.—ED.] ® ® ® ® RECORDS. Distance and Duration.—Olieslaegers (Belgium), at Rheims, on a Bleriot monoplane with Gnome engine: 244*309 miles in Sh. 3m. 5frs. Speed.—Morane (France), at Rheims, on a Bleriot monoplane with Gnome engine : 10 kiloms. (6-2i miles) in 5 mins. 42I sees. — 65*02 m.p.h. Altitude.—Brookins (America), at Atlantic City, on a Wright biplane: 6,175 ft. in 56 mins. ® ® ® ® PUBLICATION RECEIVED. Souvenir of the Visit of Ameriran Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to the Wolseley Works. Birmingham : The Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co., Ltd. AUGUST 6, 1910. Aeronautical Patent* Published. Applied for In 1909. Published August \th, 1910. '31853. J- HUMPHRIS. Aerial machines. 16,494. E. J. BULL. Flying machines. 19,824. Soc. ANON. " ASTRA." Airship propulsion. Applied for la 1910. Published August 4th, 1910. 2,555- L. A. FISH. Airships. 7,58*. R. C. GORE. Flying machine. DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. X910. Aug. 6-13 Lanark.* Aug. 15-20 Blackpool. Aug. 29-30 Dublin. British Events. 1910. Sept. 1-3 Sept. 8-10 Folkestone. Northumberland and Dur ham. Foreign Events. 1910. Aug. 6-21 Circuit de l'Est (Matin). Aug. 25-Sept. 4 Havre-Trouville.* Sept. 24-Oct. 3 Milan.* Sept. 25-Oct. 3 Biarritz. Dec. 4-18 International. New York. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. St. Louis. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. Marseilles. BACK NUMBERS OF "FLIGHT." SEVERAL back numbers are now very scarce, and have been raised in price as follows :— 1909. s. d. No. 2, Jan. 9, containing Table of Propellers 6, Feb. 6, 8, „ 20, 10, Mar. 6, 12, „ 20, 15, Apr. 10, 16, >> 17, 31. Ny 31 How Men Fly " Aeronautical Bibliography. Wright Bros.' Elevator Patents. Flying Ground at Fambridge 1 o Illustrated Glossary. Human Side of Flying ... 1 o Aero Club Ground at Shellbeach. Military Aeronautics. Souvenir Supplement.- ... I 6 Engines at Olympia I o Prize List 3 6 Models at Olympia. Bleriot Flyer 2 o (Full page drawing.) Other back numbers (excepting Nos. 3 and 4, which are out of print), post free, i\d. each, including descriptions and scale drawings of the Voisin (Nos. 33 and 34), Curtiss (No. 27), Cody (No. 34), Farman (No. 42), and Wright (No. 63) biplanes, the Santos Dumont (Nos. 40 and 41), Antoinette (Nos. 43 and 44), and Grade (No. 50) monoplanes, and of a full- size Wright glider (Nos. 38 and 39). BINDING COVERS for Vol. I, price zs. \d., post free. TITLE PAGE and INDEX for Vol. I, 2d., post free. Readers' own copies bound, price 4*. per part (including cover, title page, and index, postage extra). VOLUME I, bound complete with all scarce numbers, 255., post free; in two parts, z%s. 6d., complete. Prices of special binding on application. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone : 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. FLIGHT will be forwarded, post free, to any part of the world at the following rates :— UNITED KINGDOM. ABROAD. 3 Months, Post Free .. 6 „ s. d. . 1 8 • 3 3 3 Months, Post Free ... 6 „ M s. d. 2 f> 5 0. 6 6 Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the- Proprietors of FLIGHT, 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., and crossed London and County Bank, otherwise no responsibility will be accepted* Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring FLIGHT from local newtvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Offict, by forwarding remittance as above. 632
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