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1911
1911 - 1062.PDF
[/TJGHT DECEMBER 9, 1911. OFFICIAL MOTICtS TO MtMBERS izxadonv THE ANNUAL DINNER will take place at the ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB, Pall Mall, S.W. (by kind per mission), on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 1911, at 7.30 for 8 o'clock. In order to facilitate the arrangements, members are requested to notify the Secretary at once if it is their intention to be present. The accommodation is limited to 250, and as over 200 tickets have already been issued, the list will be closed as soon as the number of 250 is reached. Tickets (inclusive of wines, cigars, &C): Gentlemen, £1 5s. ; ladies, £1 is. The following prizes won during the year will be presented :— The Manville £500 Prize To C. H. Pixton. The British Empire Michelin Trophy No. 1 and Cash Prize of £500 ... To S. F. Cody. ® © w 09 PROGRESS OF FLIGHT ABOUT "E.—AddresRpe- !»«"«"•" The British Empire Michelin Trophy No. 2 and Cash Prize of £400 ... To S. F. Cody. After the Dinner there will be a musical Entertainment. Military Aeroplane Competition. H™*! deP"tation of manufacturers waited upon Col. Seely at the W Bart Mmp°nS' °n,Tue/lay' the 5th S Sir Chiles D? Kose, Bart., MP., introduced the deputation, and a report of the proceedings will be found in this issue. Mr. J. Armstrong Drexel. whSe6™" ^ pIea.sedrt0 hear tha* Mr. J. Armstrong Drexel, »llkSSdnX3!Iat,0,, for appendicitis a few days ago-is n™ 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD K PER*IN> _ J secretary. ® ® THE COUNTRY. FLIGHT, 44, St. Martin's Lane, London WC £ fit notes regarding their Clubs reach the Editor of TW^DEL CLUBS ^"nuon, w.U, by first post Tuesday at latest. MODEL CLUBS. Birmingham Aero Club (8, FREDERICK ROAD, EDGBASTON). LAST Saturday afternoon, owing to the state of the weather, L. Trykle and Mr. G. Haddon Wood were the only members LU get any satisfactory flights; but, apart from this, there was a great attraction in the trials of a model glider. A cord was attached to the end of each plane; the glider was then towed, and rose rapidly to a height of about 20 ft,, where it remained stationary for several minutes. The towers afterwards walked with the wind for about 200 yards, the glider remaining aloft the whole of the distance. On Sunday the weather being fine there was quite a flock of model flyers on the ground. The best flight of the day was by Mr, E. Trykle, his model after flying for 40 sees, making a splendid glide of about 150 yards from a height of about 50 ft., the glide taking 35 sees. Mr. A. F. McManus's model showed a good turn of speed, travelling about twice as fast as Mr. G. Mason's model. Mr. G. Baker's model distinguished itself by its high and steady work, as did Mr. G. Haddon Wood's. Mr. W. Lunn was also getting some excellent results. This week-end, a couple of work-benches arrived, and also a chest of carpenter's tools. These will prove extremely useful in future, both to the model makers and glider constructors. Blackheath Aero Club (s, LIMBSFORD ROAD, NUNHEAD, S.E.). ON Saturday last the club held a very successful meeting at the Kidbrooks Ground, when many fine flights were made in the distance and duration competitions. The former event was won by Mr. E. R. Brown,"of the Palmer's Green and District Ae. Club, with a flight of 437 yards. In this, Mr, Brown's monoplane never for one moment deviated from a straight course, thus showing how carefully its constructor had " tuned " it up. The longest duration flight was made by Mr. Slatter (B. Ae.G), this model—a monoplane —remained in the air for 45 sees. Good flights were also made by the Brothers Smither, and Messrs. Rodgers, Lingard, Trollope, Plummer, Uwins, and others. Numerous visitors—with and without models—were present, and a wonderful exhibition of model flying was witnessed. Several times during the afternoon five or six machines were to be seen in the air together. Some of the models which were not to be per suaded to rly straight, "made good" by attaining great altitudes, and this feature of the flying was appreciated very much by the spectators. The_ Committee wish to thank the many model aeroplane enthusiasts who came from Palmer's Green, Croydon, Tooting, South Norwood, Chislehurst, &c, and these gentlemen may always be sure of a hearty welcome, in fact, the Blackheath Aero Club's grounds are always at their disposal whenever they desire to use them. At Blac ;heath and Lee a great number of practice flights were made, and further experiments conducted with the tractor-screw models, which are becoming very popular with B.Ae.C. members. Reports to hand about the models which are being constructed for IO64 the Exhibition to be held at the Central Hall, Peckham, on Jan. 4, reveal many original ideas, but these must not be divulged until the exhibition night, when the numerous visitors expected will have ample opportunity of studying these new and practical points. The following new members were elected : Miss W. De Palmer, of Forest Hill; Mr. A. E. Collins, Woolwich; and Messrs. F. Plummer and C. Uwins, of South Norwood. As a number of ladies have shown great enthusiasm in the subject of " model aviation," the Committee have decided to accept ladies as members of the B.Ae.C. on condition they show their interest in a practical manner—by flying models. The subscription for ladies will be 2s. per annum from December 1st. To-day (Saturday) Messrs. Woollard, Clark, and Pizey will give exhibition flights at the Grove Park Grounds, and during the week end the usual flying will take place at Kidbrooke, Blackheath, and Lee. Will members who have not yet forwarded their subscriptions, kindly send same to the treasurer. Brighton and District Ae.C.(36,LiTTLE PRESTON ST., BRIGHTON). SOME fine flying at Brighton-Shoreham Aerodrome by members of the club on Saturday, December 2nd, resulted in several new members joining. The wind was put down as " wicked," but thanks to level country round aerodrome there were very few bad gusts. The club " cracks," Bate, Burghope and Von Wickmann made many long flights, and the last mentioned had very bad luck with his Weiss-type monoplane which proved too small for flying in a wind. Holford also had bad luck, several times just missing getting his ticket for a 600 ft. flight. White and Frost performed strange trick flights. Burghope's huge IJ pound monoplane flew in very dignified manner, in supreme contempt of wind. Several tractor-screw monoplanes and two biplanes are now nearly ready for trial. If those members who experience trouble in inducing their models to fly would pay a little more attention to workmanship there is little doubt they would succeed, as the designs are all quite rational. Members must do their utmost to show proprietors of Brighton- Shoreham aerodrome that they appreciate their kindness in allowing the club to use the aerodrome. Flying to-day (Saturday 9th), at Shoreham. Codnor Park and District Model Aero Club (IRONVILLE HOUSE). THIS club has been formed about six months, and has had a fairly successful flying season. At the last meeting Mr. F. S. Bore- ham qualified for his certificate with his twin-screw monoplane. Several other members made flights, but the strong wind prevented any extended performances. Mr. J. Boreham, the president, had the misfortune to smash his twin-screw monoplane, which collapsed, owing to a side-gust, when flying well. Canisborough and District Aeroplane Soc. (18, CHURCH ST.). ON Saturday last F. J. Wright flew a model 1,280 feet. The model was 4 ft. long, and had two 9 in. propellers. 640 turns were 1
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