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JANUARY 27, 1912. [/iJGHT TKe Hoyal &ero CICL of the llixiteci Kii\gdo. TIM OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom will be held on Thursday, March 21st, 1912, at 4 o'clock, at 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Notices of motion for the Annual General Meeting must be received by the Secretary not less than twenty-one days before the meeting, and must be signed by at least five members. Thursday, February 29th, 1912, is the last day for the receipt of notices of motion. Committee. In accordance with the rules, the Committee shall consist of eighteen members. Members are elected to serve for two years, half the Committee retiring annually. Retiring members are eligible for re-election. The retiring members of the Committee are :— Ernest C. Bucknall. Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E. M.P. G. B. Cockburn. E. Manville. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. Any two members of the Club can nominate a member to serve on the Committee, having previously obtained such member's consent. The name of such member so nominated, with the names of his proposer and seconder, must be sent to the Secretary in writing not less than fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting. Thursday, March 7th, is the last day for the receipt of nominations. Members are reminded that a ballot paper for the election of nine candidates to seats on the Committee of the Club will be forwarded to them at least seven days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. Committee Meeting. A meeting of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. A. Mortimer Singer, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Member,—The following new member was elected :— Captain George Arthur Royston-Pigott. Award ot Medals.—It was unanimously resolved to award the following medals for the year 1911 :— A. Mortimer Singer. Hon. A. Stanley, M.P. R. W. Wallace, K.C. Aviatto/i— Silver medal P. Prier ... Flight London to Paris, April 12th, inn. Silver medal James Valentine Performances in Daily Mail and European Circuits, June and July, 1911. Silver medal S.F.Cody ... Performance in Daily Mail Circuit, July, 1911. Ballooning— Silver medal C. F. Pollock... General merit. Annual General Meeting.—It was decided to hold the Annual General Meeting on March 21st, 1912, instead of March 28th, 1912, as previously announced. German Aero Exhibition. An International Aero Exhibition will be held in Berlin from April 3rd to 14th, 1912, particulars of which can be obtained on application to the Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, W. 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. Naval Officers at Eastchurch. Lieut. C. R. Samson, R.N., who has been in command of the Naval Flying Establishment at Eastchurch, has been promoted to Acting Commander. This is the first promotion given to an officer in either service in connection with aviation. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. ROYAL AERO CLUB FLYING GROUND, EASTCHURCH. COMMANDER SAMSON, R.N., and Capt. Gerrard, R.M.L.I., flew the Short tandem machine on Wednesday last week, and found her to have excellent controllability. Capt. Gerrard who took her up to 700 ft., with a passenger, says she climbs remarkably well. On Saturday, a company of territorials, in charge of Lieut. Cockerell and Lieut. A. V. Barrington-Kennett came down for the week-end. Mr. Maurice Bidder, Captain of the Territorial Balloon Corps, was also down on Saturday and Sunday. Some excellent flying was done by Lieuts. Cockerell and Barrington-Kennett, the latter qualifying for his pilot's certificate, completed the first half of the test in splendid style, and only a slight engine trouble coupled with approaching darkness prevented him from completing both tests. During the day, those of the territorials who had not previously had the experience of flying were taken for a short trip by Lieut. Cockerell and Mr. J. L. Travers, respectively. A rather strange sight was witnessed on Saturday the 13th inst. ; Jezzi towing into its shed the new Brocklehurst monoplane which •owing to some slight mishap, had become stranded on the ground. The towing was done at quite a respectable speed ; Jezzi who generally does about sixty miles per hour on his little machine, probably not realizing that he was doing only some 25 miles per hour -during the towing. Mr. Fowler, who, by the way, is largely responsible for the designing of the landing chassis of the Brockle hurst monoplane, has put some good work into the machine. The wings are something after the Etrich style, having been designed by Major Brocklehurst to give automatic stability when flying. Mr. Alec Ogilvie was flying his N.E.C.-engined Wright biplane for several hours on Saturday and was also out on Sunday morning, the machine going excellently. On Monday, Commander Samson, R.N., and Capt. Gerra'd, R.M.L.I., were out early on the Short tractor biplane and during the day tested the speed which slightly exceeded 56 miles per hour ; when the fuselage of this machine is covered in, she will be really quite fast for a biplane, although she was not designed particularly for speed. The new Short tractor biplane was designed by Messrs. Short Bros, some 18 months ago, for the late Mr. C. S. Grace, but was not proceeded with after his death until some three months ago, when the designs being shown to Mr. F. K. McClean, he immediately placed an order for one, which resulted in the present machine being built. Its speed is 56 miles per hour, and when in flight the non- lifting tail is at a negative angle. Lieut. Gregory, R.N., was also out on the Short triple-twin machine, in connection with Naval instruction work. He made an excellent flight in very foggy atmosphere, rising to a height of 400 ft., from which height the aeroplane sheds were not visible. Ogilvie was in the air on the N.E.C.-engined Wright biplane. A peculiar effect was produced by the machine immediately disappearing in a fog bank on rising to a height of about 400 it. Commander Samson, R.N., Capt. Gerrard, R.M.L.I., and Lieut. Longmore, R.N., all made excellent flights on the new Short tractor biplane. Lieut. Dunne was also out on his monoplane and made a long flight at an altitude of about 200 feet, a good breeze blowing during the flights. During the afternoon Capt. Gordon, R.M.L.I., was flying in a strong wind for about one hour, on the Short Naval School machine. 81
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