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OCTOBER 5, 1912 tinadoirv 3® OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS B(E Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 1st inst., when there were present:—Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Col. J. E. Capper, C.B., R.E., Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Capt. Bertram Dickson, R.F.A., Mr. John Dunville, Col. H. C. L. Holden, C.B., F.R.S., Prof. A. K. Huntington, Mr. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. Alec Ogilvie, Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. PoUock, and the Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected:— Neal Doherty, Lieut. Alan Geoffrey Fox, R.F.C., G. F. Pretyman, Albert Eustace Short, Hugh Oswald Short, and G. W. Young. Total membership to date 1,441. Aviators' Certificates.—The following aviators' certificates were granted:— 302. Vivian Hewitt (Blcriot monoplane, Rhyl). 303. Capt. Charles Erskine Risk, R.M.L.I. (Short biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 304. Lieut. Ivon Terence Courtney, R.M.L.I. (Short biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 305. Capt. Edward Leonard Ellington, K.H. A. (Farman biplane, Sopwith School, Brooklands). 306. Victor Yates (Bit-riot monoplane, Fowler's School, East bourne). 307. Lieut. Hugh Fanshawe Glanville (West India Regt.), (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 308. Lieut. Leslie Da Costa Penn-Gaskell (3rd Norfolk Regt.), (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 309. Capt. Herbert Creagh MacDonnell (The Royal Irish), (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 310. Arthur Edward Geere (Vickers monoplane, Vickers School, Brooklands). 311. 2nd Lieut. Dermot Roberts IIanion, R.G.A. (Bristolbiplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 312. Lieut. Felton Vesey Holt (52nd Light Infantry), Bristol School, Brooklands). 313. Capt. George Ralph Miller, R.F.A. (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). Aeronaut's Certificate—The following aeronaut's certificate was granted :— 29. E. Fuld. Subject to the sanction of the Aero Club of Germany. The Late Lord Llangattock. The following resolution was unanimously passed :— " The Committee of the Royal Aero Club desires to expiess its deep sorrow at the death of Lord Llangattock, who had been associated with the club since its foundation, and tenders its sincere sympathy to Lady Llangattock and members of the family." The Late Mr. H. J. D. Astley. The following resolution was unanimously passed :— " The Committee of the Royal Aero Club tenders its deepest sympathy to Lady Florence Willoughby and Mrs. II. J. D. Astley in the loss which they have sustained in the sad accident to Mr. H. J. D. Astley." Lord Roberts. The Committee directed that its heartiest congratulations should be sent to Field-Marshal the Right Hon. Earl Roberts, Vice- President of this Club, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. British Altitude Record. The report on the flight made by Mr. G. de Havilland on Salisbury Plain on August 12th, 1912, was considered, and it was unanimously resolved to accept the altitude attained of 10,500 feet as a British Record. Mr. de Havilland made this record on BE 2, designed and manufactured by the Royal Aircraft Factory, fitted with a 70-h.p. Renault motor, and was accompanied by Major F. H. Sykes, Commandant of the- Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps. Flights to the Public Danger. The attention of the Committee was drawn to the fact that certain aviators had on various occasions flown at a low altitude over the people assembled in the enclosures at the Hendon Aerodrome, and it was decided to communicate with the proprietors of the Aerodrome on the matter. International Aero Exhibition, Olympia, 1913. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has decided to organise an International Aero Exhibition at Olympia, under the auspices of the Royal Aero Club, in February, 1913. Full details will appear later. Kite and Model Aeroplane Association. The Committee of the Royal Aero Club has appointed the Kite and Model Aeroplane Association the authority to govern models in this country for the year 1913. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1. (Under the Competition Utiles 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 closes on Tuesday, October 15th, 1912. The following courses may be used for this competition : — Brooklands. Laffans Plain. Hendon. Shoreham. Larkhill. Newhaven. Brooklands. Oxford. Newhaven. Larkhill. Eastchurch. Larkhill. Brooklands. Upavon. Cambridge. Shoreham. Laffans Plain. Hendon. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. ROYAL FLYING CORPS. THE following announcement appeared in the London Gazette ol September 28th :— Royal Marine Light Infantry.—Capt. Eugene Louis Gerrard is granted the temporary rank of Major while holding the appointment of Squadron Commander in the Royal Flying Corps. Dated April 1st, 1912. Germany Testing Bullet Proof Planes. EXPERIMENTS are being made in Germany with the object of finding a material for covering planes which will suffer as little as possible from rifle fire. Some tests have been made with planes in which a layer of wire gauze has been placed between the layers of fabric, but the weight of this arrangement is a serious disadvantage. Another idea is to abandon the use of fabric and to utilize a very fine wire gauze in which the interstices are filled with varnish, a system, no doubt it will be remembered, advocated in FLIGHT some years ago by Mr. Crosland Taylor. 894 Honours After French Manoeuvres. THE names of Capt. Neant, Lieuts. Vigne, de Montjou Noe, Massol, Pierra, Nicaud and Schlumberger, all well-known French pilot-aviators, have been put forward for the Legion of Honour, while Sergt.-Major Guyon, Sergts. Perretti, de Seyssels, Beauvens and Adjutants Allemand, Combrond and Girard have been awarded the military medal. More Blerlots for French Army. A COMMISSION of French military officers, under Capt. Destouches, visited Etampes on the 25th ult. to witness the tests with a number of Bleriot machines built for the French Army. They comprised both the single-seater and tandem types of machines, and all easily passed the stipulated tests at the hands of Perreyon. And Some More Borels. CAPT. DESTOUCHES, on the 26th ult., was at Buc, and witnessed tests with one single-seated and a couple of two-seated Borel mono planes for the army. Chambenois and Chemet went up on the two- seaters, 500 metres in 5 mins.
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