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I/UGHT JANUARY 13, 1912. IKe ROVCLI &ero Clu of the llixited Kii\gdo. Z1BB OFFICIAL M0TICE5 TO MEMBERS Committae Meeting, A MEETING of the Committee was held on the 9th inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. •Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntingdon, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.P., Mr. A. M. Singer, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Members,—The following new Members were elected :— Frank S. Barnwell, G. F. Campbell-Wood, Captain Robert Gordon, R.M., Captain R. M. Harbord, R.N., William Ewart Hart, E. B. Hedley, Dr. Ian Howden, J.P., Herbert Fetherston Lloyd, Captain George Hebden Raleigh, and Eng.-Lieut. C. R. J. Randall, R.N. Aviators' Certificates,—The following Aviators' Certificates were granted :— 169. Lieut. Garthshore Tindal Porter, R.A. (Bristol, Salisbury). 170. Lieut. Amyas Eden Borton (Bristol, Salisbury). 171. Benjamin Graham Wood (Hewlett and Blondeau Farman, Brooklands). 172. Sydney Vincent Sippe (Avro Biplane, Brooklands). Special Certificate.—The following Special Certificate was granted :— 4. Geoffrey de Havilland (Factory Biplane, Farnborough). Course: Farnborough to Shrewton and back. Balloon Competitions, 1911.—The Committee considered the log sheets of the performances accomplished in the Balloon Com petitions during the year 1911, and the following awards were were made :— ROYAL AERO CLUB CHALLENGE CUP. (Presented by Mr. John Dunville). Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord— December 29th, 1911, Pembroke Dock to Witham, approxi mately 240 miles. This being the third consecutive win for Mrs. Harbord in this competition, the cup now becomes her property. The next longest distance recorded was by Mrs. John Dunville, approximately 174 miles. Battersea Park to Roye, in the north of France. LONG DISTANCE BALLOON COMPETITION. (Cup presented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer). Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord:— November 25th, 1911, Battersea Park to Burnham, Somerset, approximately 120 miles. The next longest distances recorded were by Mr. A. P. Hohler, 112 miles, and Consul Gustav P. Stollwerck, 96 miles. BALLOON ASCENTS. (Cup presented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer.) Consul Gustav P. Stollwerck made the largest number of Balloon Ascents between September 1st and December 31st, 1911—namely, fourteen, thereby winning Mr. A. Mortimer Singer's Cup. Mr. C. F. Pollock made the next highest total—namely, twelve. Flights Over the River Thames. The following Resolution was unanimously passed :— " That aeroplane flights over the River Thames or its banks during regattas, or on occasions when large numbers of persons assemble on the river or its banks, be prohibited, as being undesirable and fraught with danger to the public safety, and that ® ® Lectures on Engines at King's College. THE special course of lectures on internal combustion engines, with special reference to the petrol engine, was commenced on Thursday of last week at King's College by Mr. G. A. Burls, M.Inst.C.E. The lectures will be continued on Thursdays, and, in connection with the course, there will be a drawing and design class. Fee for the lecture course is one guinea, and for the drawing class two guineas. A German Aviator for the Congo. INSPIRED doubtless by the departure of Mr. Latham for the Congo, the German Colonial Office is seriously thinking of despatch ing an aviator to German West Africa to study the possibility of establishing an aeroplane station there and ascertaining the type of machine most suitable for use in the country. any breach of this regulation be punished by suspension of certi ficate, and/or removal from the Competitors' Register, or otherwise, as the Committee thinks proper." A letter has been received from the Home Office intimating that the Secretary of State does not, in view of the above resolution, think it necessary at present to make an order under the Aerial Navigation Act, 1911. Alexander Prize Competition for Aerial Motors. With reference to the prize of ^1,000 offered by Mr. Patrick Y. Alexander, the tests have now been completed. The report of the advisory Committee for Aeronautics on the tests will shortly be made to a joint Committee of the Aeronautical Society, Royal Aero Club and Aerial League, who will make the award in conjunction with Mr. Patrick Y. Alexander. The representatives of the Royal Aero Club on the joint Committee have been appointed as follows :— G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, and Roger W. Wallace, K.C. Royal Aero Club Challenge Cup, 1912. Mr. John Dunville has kindly presented another One Hundred Guinea Challenge Cup for the longest voyage in any balloon, airship or aeroplane during the year 1912. Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup. The cup having been won by a representative of the Aero Club of America, the race for 1912 will take place in the United States. The exact time and place will be announced later. At the recent Conference of the Federation Aeronautique Inter nationale in Rome, it was decided that the course is to be a closed circuit with a minimum of 5 kilometres, and the total distance to be flown is 200 kilometres. Each club affiliated to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale has the right to challenge the holder, the Aero Club of America, and such challenge must be sent in before March 1st, 1912. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club will select the three com petitors to represent the British Empire, and intending candidates are requested to notify the Secretary on or before February 15th, 1912, of their willingness to compete, if chosen. Applications must be accompanied by a cheque for ^20, the entry fee, which amount will be returned should the entrant not be selected. Gordon-Bznnett Balloon Race, 1912. Entries for this race have been received from Mr. John Dunville and Mr. A. Mortimer Singer. The race will take place from Stuttgart in the autumn. The entries close on the 15th inst. Army and Navy Aviation Prizes. (Presented by Mr. A. Mortimer Singer,) Army £S°° Navy and Marines ... ^500 This competition closes on March 31st, 1912. Rules and entry forms can be obtained from the Club. The following are the distances so far recorded :— Army.—Late Lieut. R. A. Cammell, R.E., 100 miles. Navy and Marines.—Capt. E. L. Gerrard, R.M.L.I., 129 miles. Annual Subscription. Members are reminded that their subscription for the current year became due on January 1st, and are requested kindly to remit the amount of £2 2s. at their earliest convenience. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. ® ^9 German Army and Civilian Aviators. THE German War Office has decided to make arrangements by which civilian aviators, who at present number 135, may be utilised by the army in case of necessity. Those who possess aeroplane certificates, on joining the army for their usual training in future, will be placed in the Aeroplane Corps. Rapid Tuition on a Deperdussin. LIEUT. GILL, who qualified for his brevet at Brooklands on Wednesday, had only had three weeks' tuition on his Deperdussin machine and during that time had no breakage whatever. More Deperdusslns for the French Army. THE French Army has just ordered a further batch of Deper dussin monoplanes, nine single-seated machines and eleven double- seaters. They have also nominated a further 25 officers and non commissioned officers to receive instruction at the Deperdussin school. 38
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