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1911
1911 - 0727.PDF
AUGUST 19, 1911. Naval Aeroplanes. [1311] Having regard to the recent successful experiments of the aviator Collieux, with his aeroplane fitted with floaters, which enabled him to alight on and rise from the waters of the Seine, kindly permit me to say that in conversation with naval officers and experts, I find there is a firm opinion that at not very distant date every battleship will be supplied with an aeroplane fitted with floaters, so that the machine can alight alongside the vessel, and be hoisted on board for stowing away. In view of this I would suggest to the inventor that he should not find it difficult to design floaters which would be collapsible when the machine is in the air or stowed away. A system of automatic expanders might even be arranged so that on impact with the water the floaters would take their open shape at once. I am aware there are very few aerodromes where such a machine could be conveniently experimented with, but there is Shoreham, where a river runs alongside the flying grounds. Pall Mall. J. T. MUSGRAVE. pGHT Fabric Varnish. [1312] I read with interest the " Notes on Fabric Varnish" pub lished in FLIGHT last week, and in reply beg to inform your readers that I have invented a varnish which I claim to be absolutely air proof, damp prool, and rot proof. Castor oil having no effect on it whatever, I claim all the qualities embodied in the "Notes" for my varnish. I am further experimenting with an enamel made in various tints which will answer the same purpose. The two will shortly be placed on the market and advertised in FLIGHT, when the arrangements for the manufacture on an extensive scale are completed. R. DOUGLAS SIMPSON. MODELS. New Wire=Strainer. [1313] I enclose sketches of a new wire-strainer that I have designed for model work. It is composed of two parts, and is made of brass. The overall diameter is about i in. As I have found z „0«3* /rxr-Sa11^ them very satisfactory in practice, I have arranged to place them OD the market, and they can now be obtained through any of the dealers- at I*. 6rf. per dozen. One advantage of this strainer is that it can be applied without cutting the wire after the wire is in place. It is self-locking, and is tightened by a key. Balham. H. M. MCNEILL. Model Construction. [1314] The two photographs herewith show a model Hanriot that I built from scale drawings in FLIGHT. The planes and tail are covered with silk and the machine can be dismantled in a few minutes. Hammersmith. H. T. EYLES. fI3I5l I send you a photograph of a model monoplane that I have constructed out of cane with no other tools than a penknife. It measures 32 ins. in span and 30 ins. overall. The tail plane is 20 ins. by 7 ins., propeller 12 ins. diameter, elastic 16 yards T'jr in. square. Longest flight about 100 feet. Carnforth. A. PETRIE. [1316] The accompanying photograph of a model Bleriot shows a machine I made from one of E. W. Twining's scale draw ings. It took five days to build and flew successfully after the third trial. It rises from the ground after running about 13 ft. Manchester. C. HEMM. [13*7] I enclose drawings of a monoplane with which I have had a flight lasting for one minute. The length of the model is 4 ft. 6 ins. and the span 30 ins. The elevator span is 11 ins. and the two propellers are 9 ins. in diameter. Twelve strands of \ in. rubber comprise the motor. With lubricant I can easily get 1,000 turns. The weight of the model complete is 6 ozs. South Hampstead. M. CANNING. 729
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