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FEBRUARY 8, 1913, KITE AND MODEL AEROPLANE ASSOCIATION. Official Notices, British Model Records. Hand-launched „. g£~ ... A. K. Woollard ... ^gfc Off ground (Distance ... G.Rowlands 231 yards. (.Duration ... A. F. Houlberg ... 51 sees. Hydro, off ground ... Duration ... G. P. Bragg-Smith ... 25 sees. Single-tractor screw, f Distance ... F. G. Hindsley ... 173 yards, hand-launched ...IDuration ... F. G. Hindsley ... 36sees. Do., off ground ... Duration ... H.R.Weston ... at sees. Death of the President.—It is with great regret that we have to officially announce the death of our President, Col. F. C. Trollope (late Grenadier Guards), who died on Tuesday, January 28th, from pneumonia. He attended a Council Meeting of the Association on Thursday, 23rd, when the Council presented him with a small memento for the work he had done during his term of office. There is no doubt that he caught a chill on his way home from the meeting, for he never went out again. He was buried, by the wish of Lord Kesteven, in the family vault at Tallington Church, Stamford, on Saturday, February 1st. Lieut. T. O'B. Hubbard, of the Royal Flying Corps, represented the Association. Col. H. S. Massy, C.B., and Col. J. Templer, late Superin tendent Government Balloon Factory, represented the Association at a most impressive memorial service held at St. Thomas's, Orchard Street, W. He will ever be remembered for his work in connection with balloons and kites, as well as the work he has done in raising the War Kite Squadron, which he did not live to see equipped with their outfit, but it was his last wish to see the first squadron complete. It would therefore be a good memorial to him if his friends would fulfil his wish, by subscribing towards a section of the [filGMT squadron and name it after him. This is the memorial he himself would have liked. His personality will be greatly missed. The Council ami WnnWs of the Association tender their sympathy to their late President's relations and tiieiuls in the sad loss thev have sustained. Aero Show.—The entries received to dale of going to pre>s i FtMtday, 4th) show that the Model Section will be the finest model axuibtt tvm arrannd in the world. It includes French and Chinese entries, and it will Ive worth visiting the exhibition if only to see this section, which will show th-- icieati& UM m models. It is the object of the Association to prove ami educate the public of their great use besides simply beinj; a pastime or sport only. 17, Victory Road, Wimbledon, S.W. W. H. AK.EHURST, Hon. See. ® ® ® ® MODEL CLUB DIARY AND REPORTS. CLUB reports of chiei work done will be published monthly for the future. Secretaries' reports, to be included, must reach the Editor on the last Monday in each month. Sheffield Model Aero Club (35, PENRHYN KOAD, SHEFFIELD). FEB. IOTH. Special meeting, 7 p.m., at Hroomhead'-. Dining RoMM, Leopold Street. Every member should make an effort to attend. Flying every Saturday, weather permitting, at Standhousc aerodrome, Intake. S Eastern Model Ae.C (i, RAILWAY APPROACH, BROCKLEY). FEU. 8TH, at Kidbrooke, a p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. oth, at Blackheath, 7.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Feb. 9th, at Lee aerodrome, 10.15 a.m. to II.IS p.m. Feb. 9th, at Mitcham Common, a p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 9th, at Chislehurst (cricket ground), 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. .J. J32L jet, /TX THINGS WE SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW. Shall we one day see policemen on point duty up aloft ? A correspondent in the South Wales Daily Netvs says no airship or aeroplane ought to be allowed to fly without the consent of the police authorities. t •? *? Wouldn't it be rather sport to watch two or three police machines chasing a fast monoplane to inspect the pilot's licence. ? '! ? Is there any particular reason why a lady should not blow her nose when at an altitude of 8,000 feet, if she wants to. And why should the desire be " prosaic." 1, 1 1 Who says a lady cannot do more than one thing at a time. Miss Da vies, in her recent flight with M. Legagneux, is stated to have held a pencil in one hand, and a height indicator in the other, when writing her notes in a pocket book. Do pilots in general know just how their life insurance policies stand with regard to flying accidents. The coming action of Mrs. Mason v. The Ocean Accident Co. suggests that it would be better to get policies endorsed to cover these. ? ? ? What's in a name ? The pilot and passenger of the naval biplane which came down at Ninfield are variously stated in the lay press as, Bobbet and Lea, Tobbett and Lee, and Babbett and Leigh. ? ? V Is it necessary to have a game licence to kill partridges with a a propeller. And won't Mr. Bendall find this rather an expensive sport. ? ? ? Whether Mr. Grahame-White intends to remain long abroad, or is it iust a " flying" visit. ? r '! Whether it is not a fact that the Dep. people have got something up their sleeve to surprise us with at the Show. What is taking place at Portholme, and whether there is not quite a lot of material going up there just now. ® ® CORRESPONDENCE. The Aeros Inclinograph. [ 1717] With reference to the paragraph re our patent Inclino graph, which appears in the last issue of your interesting paper, we should like to point out that the sectors are cast in aluminium, and that as our instrument varies the pressure of the circuit by introducing a resistance into the circuit, the indicator must be similar to a voltmeter, which measures the variation in the pressure of a circuit. Trusting you can find a small space in your paper for these corrections, AEROS, LTD., E. C. MIDWINTER, Managing Director. 39, St. James's Street, S.W. Stability. [I7l8] Replying to Mr. A. R. Pearson's letter (1707) under this heading, Mr. Pearson's method of obtaining stability is so shrouded in mystery that it is difficult to form an opinion as to its possibilities. However, the right person to test the idea in its early stages is the inventor, not the N.P.L., unless he wishes to make a present of it to the public. Is it a fact that a well-known propeller expert in this tight little island of ours designed a windstick which blew the aeroplane it was fitted to backwards. '? ? ? Why did a certain pilot at Shoreham make such a magnificent pancake landing on Shrove Tuesday. ? T t The date when the ban was officially taken off monoplanes, and what has occupied the time between that date and the date ol publicity. V 7 I Whether the waiting game is only a good game when one holds trumps. ? T ? Have they a trump? ? ? ? If, as stated, our aerial fleet consists of 13 machines or there about, and 8 are going to Montrose, won't there be a scramble for the " lefi overs," and suppose anything did happen " over there." Ill • Isn't it a comfort to think it will be all right in a hundred years or so. ? ? ? Did you know ? A provincial paper says, " We are much behind in this country as regards military aviation. Other countries have given us the go by." Just fancy, now. ? ? ? A'e the collision at Farnborough, did the Hunter pitch into the Boar or the Boar into the Hunter. ? ? ? Was it the sort we shall get one day if we don't wake up? The Globe says, " America's first aerial parcel post man carried a cargo of baked beans." ! V ? Whether the newly-arrived pupil at Brooklands who was given a joy ride the other day, and who, afterwards, in fun, was sent a bill for the same, has paid his two guineas yet. " Wll.l. o'-THE-WlSP." ® ® Working models of various sizes should be made and tested either by long glides ox flights of several hundred feel. The invention can be provisionally protected for six months at a cost of 20J., which should allow ample time for approaching aero plane companies. An ounce of influence from the "authority " cited would be worth a pound of his good advice. The concluding paragraph of Mr. Pearson's letter is illogical. There is no reason why an infinite number of methods should not be " sound." " AEROLITE." Balancing a Glider. [1719] 1 am constructing a glider of my own design, and I should be pleased if any reader could settle the question whether it should be fitted with ailerons or balancers between the plan es on each side and in a line with the leading edge of the plane s, or whether it is preferable to place them at the rear edges of the planes, as in the Farman aeroplanes. Canterbury. E. SIMS. [Other Correspondence and the continuation of "Aeronautical Engines" held over.—ED.] 167
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