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I/UGHT| upper and lower surfaces of the plane. By these threads the wings can very easily be warped. Ailerons are attached to the main plane. The front plane is the elevator and is attached to the fuselage by rubber straps which act very well as shock absorbers should the plane come in contact with the ground. I have put on substantial skids of cane, which help to protect both the wings and propeller when the machine comes down. In binding or bracing I have found ordinary carpet thread sized with seccotine to be very strong and durable. My results have not been very satisfactory, my longest flights not exceeding 140 ft. Perhaps someone could suggest an im provement that would result in better performances being accomplished with the machine. I should be pleased to give any further particulars should they be required by any of your readers. Highgate. MALCOLM B, Ross. Model Planes. [1057] May I suggest, in furtherance of the suggestion contained in letter No. 932, the use of the unpolished wood veneer used by cabinet-makers for making the planes of model aeroplanes. Covered with fine calico I have found it answer excellently, being cheap, strong and light. Leicester. V*. R. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. The Mea Arc Light Magneto. 1910 Successes and Testimonials. London : United Motor Industries, Ltd., 45-46, Poland Street, W. The Encyclopedia of Sport. Vol. II. Crocodile Shooting—Hound Breeding. London : William Heinemann. Price \0s. 6d. net. Aeronautical Classics No. 5. Gliding. By Percy S. Pilcher. London : King, Sell, and Olding, 27, Chancery Lane. Price is. net. Catalogue. Wood and Iron and Composite Buildings. W. Harbrow, South Bermondsey Station, London, S.E. ® ® ® ® SPECIAL NOTICE.—The Proprietors of FLIGHT beg to announce that owing to the strike in the Printing Trade, all matter, Editorial and Advertisement, must for the present reach the office by Monday morning, mid-day, to be in time for the next issue— 44, St. Martin's Lane. W.C. ® ® ® ® Index and Title Page for Vol. II. THE Index and Title Page for Vol. II, January to December, 1910, of FLIGHT, has now been published. Any reader may obtain one by sending 2d. to the Publishers, 44, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C. After February 28th, a charge of 6d., post free, will be made. "FLIGHT" ART PAPER EDITION. IN response to numerous requests, the publishers of FLIGHT have arranged to print a limited number of copies each week i upon art paper, thereby enabling the high quality of the illustrations and matter to be fully appreciated. These can only be supplied by subscription, the annual charge, post free, being : United Kingdom, 15^. ; Abroad, 20s. Present subscribers can secure these copies by paying the difference pro rata of their unexpired subscriptions. Application should be made to the PUBLISHER, 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, W.C. DIARY OF COMING EVENTS. British General Events. Mar. 24-April 1 Olympia Aero Show. July .. Daily Mail Round England Contest. July .. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup Contest. Oct. 31 .. Close of British Michelin Cup. British Clubs and Associations. Feb. 7 .. " The Work of the School Aero Club." By R. P. Grimmer a' Caxton House (A A. and M.U.). Feb. g «. ''From Kites to Aeroplanes." Lecture by Mr. S. F. Cody at Imperial Institute (Aerial League and Kite and Model Aero plane Association). Feb. 14 .. "Pressure on Planes and Curves." By Mr. F. Handley Page at Royal Society of Arts. Feb. 14 .. "Plan Shape of Flying Machines. Its Relation to Control and Loniiitudinal Stability." By A. P. Thurston, B.Sc, at Caxton House (A.A. and M.U.). Mar. 8 .. "Some Lessons of 1910." By Major J. N. C. Kennedy at Caxton House (A.A. and M.U). Mar. 21 .. " The Manufacture, Properties and Use of Elastic Motors." By F. B. Beringer at Caxton House (4.A. and M.U.). March .. Annual General Meeting, Aeronautical Society. April II .. "The British Pioneers of Aviation." By A. C. Horth at Caxton House (A.A. and M.U.). FEBRUARY 4, 1911. RECORDS. Duration.—Henry Farman (France), at Etampes, on a Henry Farman biplane fitted with a Gnome motor: 8 hrs. 12 mins., covering 463 kiloms. (288f miles) Distance.—Maurice Tabuteau (France), at Buc, on a Maurice Farman biplane, 584*935 kiloms. (365 miles) in 7I1. 48m. 3lfs. Altitude.—A. Hoxsey (U.S.A.), at Los Angeles, on a Wright biplane, 3,497 metres (11,474 ft-)- Speed. —A. Leblanc (France), on a Bleriot monoplane, fitted with Gnome motor, 5 kiloms. in 2 mins. 45f sees. = 108 k.p.h. (67-5 m. p. h.). ® ® ® ® Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied for in 1910. Pttblhhed February 2nd, ion. 237. H. G. SKAGER. Automatic balancing of aerial machines. 356. D. G. GILMOUR. Starting aeroplanes. 386. E. HEUSCH. Aerial locomotion. 885 J. H. STOREY. Flying machines. 1,344. A. T. M. JOHNSON AND R. BARRETT. Airships. 3,766. E. FULS. Propelling air vessels. 6,359. K. P. MARTIN AND G. H. HANDASYDE. Aeroplanes. 6,131, J. R. PORTER. Propulsion of airships. 6,416. J. L. EVANS. Spiral direct-lift for aeroplanes. 7,131. H BLACKBURN. Rudders for aeroplanes. 10,424. MOTORLUFTSCHIFF-STUDIENGES. Regulation of steering-rudder. 19,718. A. J. M. LE ROUGE ANDC. C. CHAPIUS. Aeroplanes. BACK NUMBERS OF FLIGHT. ALL back numbers, except those specified below, can still be obtained from the publishers, 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), and Grade (No. 50) monoplanes, and of a full-size Wright glider (Nos. 38 and 39). Numbers raised in price, &c. (Nos. 3 and 4 are entirely out of print) :— No. 2. (Table of Propellers) 6. (Wright Bros.' Ele vator Patents) ... 8. (IllustratedGlossary) 10. (Military Aeronau tics) 12. (Souvenir Supple ment) ... 15. (Engines at Olympia) No. s. d. 16. (Prize List and Models at Olympia) ... 3 6 27. (Curtiss Flyer) ... 2 6 31. (Bleriot Flyer, full- page drawing) ... 2 o o(33. (Voisin Biplane) ... 2 6 34. (Cody Flyer) ... 2 6 6 43. V (Antoinette Mono- / 2 6 044./ plane) ... ... (2 6 BINDING COVERS, price 2s. 4«". per part, post free. TITLE PAGE and INDEX for Vol. II, 2d., post free. VOL. II, bound complete, 10s. 6a. Two parts, l$s. Postage extra. Readers' own copies bound, price 4-r. 6d. per part (including cover, title page, and index, postage extra). Prices of special binding on application. PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. • PAGH The Aeronauts' Library .. .. 86 Portrait, Lieut. Watkins S7 Aero Club de France Pilot-Aviaters.. 88 From the British Flying Grounds 90 New British Prizes 92 Royal Aero Club Notes .. .. .. .. .. 93 Progress of Flight About the Country British Notes of the Week 5 Airship and Balloon News.. .. .. •• -. ... .. .. 96 Foreign Aviation Notes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 Power-driven Bleriot Model .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Correspondence .. 102 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 oj the world at the following rates. 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