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LIGHT] OCTOBER 19. '912- TXe Royal &ero Clu^ of the Uixited KAi^gdo OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS BE Committee Meeting- A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the 15th inst., when there were present:—Sir Charles D. Rose, Bart., M.I'., in the Chair, Mr. Griffith Brewer, 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. Mervyn O'Gorman, Mr. C. F. Pollock, Mr. R. W. Wallace, K.C., and the Secretary. New Members.—The following new members were elected :— M. G. Christie, W. H. Harrison, William Snowdon Hedley, Lieut. A. C. H. MacLean, Henry G. Melly, D. W. Powell, Capt. C. L. Price, Lieut. H. D. Saward, and Lieut. Frederick Ernest Styles. Total membership to date 1,450. Aviators' Certificates.—The following aviators' certificates were granted :— 314. A. M. Wynne (Grahame-White biplane, Grahame-White School, Hendon). 315. John Herbert James (Caudron biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). 316. Lieut. G. I. Carmichael, R.F.A. (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 317. 1st Air Mechanic V. C. Higginbottom (Avro biplane, Central Flying School, Upavon). 318. 2nd Lieut. D. L. Allen, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers (Grahame- White biplane, Grahame-White School, Hendon). 319. Lieut. L. Loultcheff, Bulgarian Army (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Brooklands). 320. Lieut. R. G. H. Murray, 9th Gurkha Rifles (Bristol biplane, Eastbourne Aviation School, Eastbourne). 321. Dr. D. E. Stodart (Caudron biplane, Ewen School, Hendon). 322. Edward Birch (Bldriot monoplane, Melly School, Waterloo, Liverpool). 323. W. L. Hardman (Bleriot monoplane, Melly School, Waterloo, Liverpool). 324. Rudolph Holscher (Grahame-White biplane, Grahame-White School, Hendon). Subject to sanction of Aero Club of Germany. 325. E. N. Fuller (Grahame-White biplane, Grahame-White School, Hendon). 326. A. V. Bettington (Bristol monoplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 327. Capt. R. S. H. Grace (13th Hussars), (Bristol biplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 328. Lieut. C. L. Courtney, R.N. (Short biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurch). 329. C. W. Wilson (Grahame-White biplane, Grahame-White School, llendon). 330. Paymaster E. R. Berne, R.N. (Short biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurch). 331. Howard Theophilus Wright (Farman biplane, Sopwith School, Brooklands). 332. Harold Wesley Hall (Bristol monoplane, Bristol School, Salisbury Plain). 333. Albert Deakin (Electrician, R.N.), (Short biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurch). 334. Henry C. Bobbett (Boatswain, R.N.), (Short biplane, Royal Naval Aviation School, Eastchurch). British Empire Michelin Cup No. 2. The competition for this year's prize of £(xx> closed on Tuesday last, the 15th inst. Mr. S. F. Cody was ihe only competitor who made the cross-country circuit of 186 miles in accordance with the rules. The Committee, after examining the Observers' Reports and Certificates relating to the aeroplane, unanimously awarded the prize of ,£600 and trophy offered by the Michelin Tyre Co. to Mr. S. F. Cody. Mr Cody made two attempts, and hi? successful flight took place on Saturday, the 12th in^t., over the following circuit :— Laffans Plain, Larkhill, Newhaven, Brooklands, Laffans Plain. Starting at 11.50 a.m., the complete circuit was accomplished without alighting, at 3.16 p.m. The following are the specifications relating to the all-Bntisn aeroplane used by Mr. S. F. Cody :— Cod* biplane ; motor, 100-h.p. Green ; carburettor, Zemin ; magneto, British Bosch ; sparking plugs, Pyramid ; propeller, The Royal Aero Club wishes to record its thanks to the following gentlemen who kindly acted as official observers in connection with the Competition :— • Lieut. C. Longcroft, R.F.C., Laffans Plain ; Major R. Brooke- Pophatn, R.F.C., Larkhill; O. Mellersh, Newhaven; and G. Handasyde, Brooklands. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1. The Competition for this year closes on Thursday, October 31st, 1912. 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. Entries have been received as follows :— Entrant. Aeroplane. Motor. R. L. Charteris ... Avro biplane A.B.C. S.F.Cody.. *.. Cody biplane ... Green. H. G. Hawker ... Sopwith biplane ... A.B.C. Arthur Knight ... Vickers monoplane ... Vickers R.E.P. Alec Ogilvie ... Wright biplane ... N.E.C. F. P. Raynham ... Avro biplane Green. The first attempt for this prize was made by H. G. Hawker on a Sopwith biplane on Wednesday kit at Brooklands, who remained in the air for 3 hrs. 31 mins. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 1. Distance. !9°9- ^5oo, winner J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon 19 miles. '9i°- ^500, winner S. F. Cody 185 miles 787 yds. 1911- ^500, winner S. F. Cody 261 miles 810 yds. British Empire Michelin Cup No. 2. Time. 1911. ^400, winner S. F. Cody, 125-mile circuit... 3b.. 6Jm. 1912. ^600, winner S. F. Cody, 186-mile circuit... 3h. 23m. 15s. The International Aero Exhibition, Paris. In connection with the International Aero Exhibition which takes place in Paris, October 26th-November 10th, 1912, the South- Eastern Railway will issue week-end tickets on October 25th, 31st, and November 8th, available to return up to, and including, Tuesday following the date of issue by the short sea routes via Dover and Calais, and Folke;tone and Boulogne. The week-end tickets are available on the above dates by the 10 a.m. train from Charing Cross arriving Paris 5.20 p.m., the 2.20 p.m. reaching Paris at II.25 p.m., and the 9 p.m. train arriving Paris 5.40 a.m. The return trains from Paris are the 8.25 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and the 9.20 p.m. The Return Fares are : First Class, £2 I8J-. $d. ; Second Class, £1 17^. 6d.; and Third Class £1 10s. 166, Piccadilly. HAROLD E. PERRIN, Secretary. Copenhagen to Stockholm Flight. SOME time ago a prize of ^800 was offered for the first aviator to flv from Copenhagen to Stockholm, a distance of 700 kiloms. within 24 hours, the feat to be accomplished by October 13th. Two entries were received, one from the Swedish lieutenant, Dahlbeck, with a Sommer monoplane, and the other from the Danish lieutenant, Ussing, a Farman biplane pilot. Both made trials on the 9th inst. at Copenhagen, but neither were able to get away, motor troubles keeping Dahlbeck, while after a trial flight Ussing landed rather badly and damaged his machine. On the 10th, Lieut. Dahlbeck started from Copenhagen at 2.22, and flying across the Sound at a height ol 500 metres he arrived over Swedish soil at Landscrona. His first stop was at Markaryd, at 3.20, having taken just on an hour for the first stage of 100 kiloms. Owing to the mist on the following day he was not able to make a fresh start until 4.20 in the afternoon, and then after an hour and a halfi flying he arrived at Jonkoping, having covered 165 kiloms. 938
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