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1911
1911 - 1018.PDF
1/llGHT '* I ask General Henniker-Major, of the ist London Division Territorials, to read this, and hurry up the formation of his T. Aeroplane Corps, and secure young Hamel therein. There IB no question of Saturday or Sunday shooting involved in this. ® ® NOVEMBER 25, 1911. ••- Another matter is that the Italians' handy, small-sized motors are doing even better than I anticipated, and Colonel Keans will do well, for general purposes, to curtail the size of his motor transport vehicle to half its present dimensions in the T.A.S.C. line." ® ® BRITISH NOTES OF TI Royal Aero Club Dinner. THE Annual Dinner of the Royal Aero Club, at which the Manville and British Empire Michelin Cups will be presented to the winners, Mr. C, H. Pixton and Mr. S. F. Cody respec tively, it should be noted will be held at the Koyal Auto mobile Club, Pall Mall, S.W., on Thursday, December 14. Fuji particulars will be found under the Official Notices of the Club, "The Efficiency of the Aeroplane." AT the third ordinary meeting of the Royal Society of Arts, on Wednesday evening next, the 29th inst., a paper will be read on the above subject by Mr. A. E. Berriman. The chair will be taken at 8 o'clock by Mr. Dugald Clark, M.I.C.E., F.R.S. Tickets may be obtained from the Royal Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi. An Aeronaut's Tragedy. THB American aeronautical world, has lost a valuable friend in Mr. Edgar W. Mix, who apparently jumped overboard from the eross-Cnannel steamer " Pas de Calais while crossing from Dover on Sunday night when returning to Paris after meeting the Depu tation of American Automobile Engineers visiting England. Mr. Mix was well known in Fren;h sporting circles, but sprang into fame by winning the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Cup in 1909, for which he entered, as the only American representative, practically at the last moment. He acted as the representative of the American Aero Club in the Federation AeYonautique Internationale and was to have gone to Rome for the Conference which meets this week-end. Mr. Cody Starts a School. WE understand that with the approval of the War Office Mr. S. F. Cody has started a school at Laffan's Plain for the instruction of military officers* Mr. Cody and the French Tests. IN a letter to the Press, referring to the suggestion by the Government that it is proposed to purchase aeroplanes which have passed the French tests, Mr. S. F. Cody says that he would be pleased to put his machine through a similar series of tests under official observation. Should he succeed in passing the test he would not expect any prize, while, on the other hand, if he failed he would be prepared to pay for the observer's waste of time. A 90.Mlle Trip by Mr. Moorhouse. ON Wednesday afternoon Mr. Moorhouse left Huntingdon, with the intention of flying to Hendon and back. Owing to fog, however, he decided to turn back at Hitchin, by which time he was about 8,000 ft. up. The trip of just on 90 miles was made in 83 mins. The Naval Airship Inquiry, QUESTIONED in the House of Commons by Mr. Burgoyne, on Tuesday, Mr. Churchill said it is not proposed to publish the minutes of the court of inquiry on the Naval airship disaster. The ® ® inquiry was held solely to determine whether any blame was attributable to any officers and men in the Royal Navy. The who'e matter is still under consideration by the Admiralty. The builders were solely responsible for the structural strength of the vessel, and so the Admiralty constructors were not called upon to express approval or otherwise of the form of girder used. The Viale Engine in England. THE Viale-engined Avro is quite now «M point, and Raynham, in spite of a high and gusty wind during the first trial trip on Monday got up a speed of well over 50 miles an hour. In view of the fact that during the preliminary run the speed of the engine was 1,200 revolutions per minute, this result was not unexpected. Both Mr. A. V. Roe and Mr. Maurice Ducrocq (the concessionaire for Great Britain of the Viale engine) were very pleased with this initial success. To Artists and Draughtsmen. THE editorial departments of FLIGHT and Auto, have openings on the artists' staff for clever designers and freehand engineering draughtsmen. Applications should be addressed to the Editor, at 44, St. Martin's Lane, with particulars of qualifications. Mr. Valentine at Harrogate. ON the 16th inst., Mr. James Valentine paid a visit to- Harrogate in order to receive from the Local Chamber of Trades a beautiful solid silver tea service and bowl, which he won as the British aviator to make the fastest time between Hendon and Harrogate in the Daily Mail race. After the presentation had been made by the Mayor, Councillor J. S< Rowntree, the company present were entertained with a Whist Drive and Dance, "Aviation and the Aero Model." THERE was a good attendance at the Museum Rooms, Ipswich, on the 16th inst., to hear a lecture by Mr. R P. Grimmer, General Secretary to the British Federation of School Aero Clubs, on the above subject. After outlining the history of flying, Mr. Grimmer pointed out the great amount of knowledge which could be obtained by the flying of kites and models, and also by practice with a glider. At the close of the lecture, which was illustrated by a large number of lantern slides, Mr. R. F. Mann gave practical demonstrations with some of bis models. Mr. Grimmer is prepared to arrange lectures in any part of the country. An Aeroplane Glue. WE learn from the General Aviation Contractors, Ltd., of 30, Regent Street, London, S.W., that they have been appointed sole concessionaires for the S.C. Aero Glue, which is specially prepared by Messrs. S. Chicot, of Paris, and used by such aeroplane manufactures as Bleriot, Farman, Deper- dussin, Morane, Somzner, Caudron, &c. ® ® MODEL AWARDS AT GLASGOW EXHIBITION. As a result of the judging canied out by Mr. G. P. Currie, duly recommended by the S.Ae.S Model Aero Club, the various models exhibited at the German Exhibition were placed in the following order of merit:— Model. Exhibitor. Hanriot Bleriot Do. Short-Wright Wright Bleriot Do. Do. Mr. Myles, Dundee Aero Club Messrs. Donaldson and Mills, Model Aero Club H. K. Wheater, Berkhampstead F. Bowling, Hornsey, London J. H. Alexander, Edinburgh Do. do. R. G. Leckie S. Malvesi ... S.Ae.S. Points. 88 88 60 57 57 55 50 47 The following extract is taken from the Judge's Report:—" The Hanriot of Mr. Myles is a well-finished machine, the controls being fully articulated, the planes exceptionally well covered, the fuselage well formed, and the propeller built in sections. The Bleriot of Messrs. Donaldson and Mills is very well finished and shows careful workmanship, the controls being fully articulated and the chassis carefully built. There is a scale motor of exceptional workmanship fitted. The other models mentioned, where points have not been given, are specially commended, and mention may be made of the Shon-Wright, shown by Mr. Bowling, which shows the maker to have been very painstaking." After considering the above report, the Sports and Exhibitions Committee of the Scottish Aeronautical Society decided to add together the first and second prizes and divide them between Mr. Myles and Messrs. Donaldson and Mills. 1020
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