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AUGUST IO, 1912. front is mounted the 75-h.p. Chenu engine, driving a Chauviere propeUer. Each wing lS built about two spars, which are hollow box girders formed of ash and three-ply wood, screwed and glued together. Where clips are applied the hollow spar is filled solid, to give greater strength at these important points. There is very little camber in the wings, and from root to tip the camber diminishes regularly—it washes out" as Brooklands people say. That section of the wing by the side of the pilot's seat is cut away to allow the pilot a good view directly beneath him. King posts, carefully moulded to an approximate streamline with aluminium sheeting, brace the wings. The lower chassis mast is streamlined in the same fashion, and to further decrease resistance, disc wheels are fitted to the landing gear. This section of the machine resembles closely that employed by the Antoinette. Its action, however, is E/ycFjf] quite different. The two landing wheels are carried one at each end of a pair of axles which meet together and are pivoted at the main chassis mast. Considering one half of the chassis, the axle and the chassis mast form two sides of a triangle, of which the third side is formed by a unit which resists compression. This unit is composed of a pair of tubes one sliding inside the other. One end of the lower tube is pivoted to the axle, the upper end of the top tube is pivoted to the chassis mast, and the two free ends connected by rubber shock-absorbers. Two radius rods ot Duralumin are provided to take the landing " drift." Main characteristics:— Overall length 38 ft. Speed 75 m.p.h. Span 42 ft. Weight of machine without corn- Area 310 sq.ft. plement or fuel... 1,350 lbs. ® ® ® ® IKe Roval &ero Clu of the IZivited Kii\gdo OfFICIAL MOTlCtS TO MEMBERS British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1. (Under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club.) The winner of the prize of £500 for the year 1912 shall be the competitor who, on or before October 31st, 1912, shall have remained the longest time in the air on an aeroplane in one flight without touching the ground. The flights may only be made between the hours of sunrise and one hour after sunset, and in order to qualify for the prize the competitor must make a continuous flight of at least five hours. The entrant, who must be the person operating the machine, must be a British subject, flying on a British-made aeroplane, must hold an Aviator's Certificate, and must be duly entered on the Competitor's Register of the Royal Aero Club. Rules and entry forms can be had on application to the Club. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 2, j£600. (Under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero Club.) The contest for the current year consists of a cross-country circuit of about 186 miles. Competitors may choose their own course, which must be previously approved by the Club. The competition is now open, and the rules and entry forms can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club. Flights over the Sea. The attention of aviators is particularly drawn to the following regulation :— Aviators are prohibited from attempting nights over the sea, beyond the three-mile limit, unless suitable precautions have been taken to render their aircraft capable of flotation. French Hydro-Aeroplane Meeting. A Hydro-Aeroplane Meeting will take place on August 24th, 25th, and 26th, 1912, in the Bay of St. Malo. 41,000 francs are offered in prizes, and, among other events, there will be a Hydro-Aeroplane race, on August 26th, from the Bay of St. Malo to the Isle of Jersey and back. Presentation to Library- Dr. W. J. S. Lockyer has very kindly presented a copy of his book "Report of the Solar Eclipse Expedition to Vavau, Tonga Islands, April 29th, 1911 (Eastern date)" to the Library. Aviation Lantern Slides. The Royal Aero Club has acquired a large collection of lantern slides dealing with aviation, and members can hire these at a nominal fee. In order to make the Club collection more complete, the Com mittee will be glad to receive gifts of slides, and negatives or photo graphs from which slides can be made. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. MR. LINDSAY CAMPBELL'S ACCIDENT. IT is a most regrettable incident that has to be chronicled of a sad accident to Mr. Lindsay Campbell on Saturday morning while flying a 50-h.p. Bristol monoplane at Brooklands. Mr. Campbell had some weeks previously taken his brevet upon a biplane, and was staying at Brooklands with the object of learning to fly the mono plane. He had on the previous evening made a remarkably good flight upon the same machine, flying a couple of circuits of Brook lands at about 600 ft., terminating with a splendid landing. On the next morning, Saturday, he was allowed to take the machine up again, and was flying his second circuit at about 500 ft. when he was seen to get into difficulties. His engine stopped (and it appeared to onlookers that he had switched off), and naturally the machine lost way and side-slipped. Mr. Campbell then did the right thing by diving, and, as it appeared, regained proper control, but he was not able to get his engine going again and so had to come down, with the result that he smashed upon landing. The machine was not smashed as badly as the accident would make one believe, as the whole of the pilot's seat and surroundings of fuselage were perfectly intact. Poor Campbell did not survive, though many pilots have stepped out of much worse smashes with a smile. The good fellow was fatally injured through being thrown with such force against the padded cross member of the fuselage with the result that his chest was badly crushed with internal damage. , It is so very regrettable an accident from points other than personalities, as Mr. Campbell was not only a marked favourite at several aerodromes amongst everyone who knew him, but he was also in this country learning to fly in the interests of aviation in general, as he had been commissioned by the Australian Common wealth to take a leading hand in the founding of aviation for the Australian Army, and when speaking to him upon the subject he was always enthusiastically optimistic upon the success they were going to make out there. It is a curious coincidence that he obtained his Royal Aero Club certificate on his 49th birthday— May 19th. He will be a great loss to the Commonwealth, not so much as a flyer, but as an excellent organise! and hard worker, A man of iron nerves, and always ready to give a helping hand to anyone. Everyone's sympathy is extended to his wife and two children (one 4 years old, the other 16 months) who are his only relatives in this country, and who cannot as yet realise the irreparable loss they have sustained. Mrs. Lindsay Campbell is staying at 71, Shirland Road, Maida Vale, W. © ® ® ® An Aerial Post in France. IN connection with the visit of the French Ministers to Nancy last week, an aerial post was arranged. Special stamps at 25 centimes each were sold for the benefit of the local hospital, and these, together with the ordinary stamps, were affixed to the letters and postcards, which were then done up in three sacks. After waiting on the weather for a couple of days, Lieut. Nicaud, on the 31st ult., took them, together with his mechanician, on his Maurice Farman biplane from Nancy to Luneville, a distance of 28 kiloms., in 17 mins. 729
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