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[/yegg] JDNE I4, 1913. AEROPLANE ENGINE COMPETITION, 1914. THE War Office have now issued the regulations governing the engine competition for the Naval and Military Wings of the Royal Flying Corps. The following is the notice of conditions to com petitors :— 1. Prizes. A prize of ^5,000 will be awarded to the maker of the engine which, in the opinion of the judges, best fulfils the requirements and possesses the attributes stated below, and which is entirely suited for adoption lor the aeroplane ^rvice. Orders up to the value of ,£40,000 in all will be given to the makers of engines which fulfil requirements (and are satisfactory for use). The orders will not necessarily be confined to the prize winner. Entrants ol competing engines, up to the number often, which do not win the prize, but which, in the opinion of the Judges Com mittee, are useful aeroplane engines, will receive £100 in respect of each engine. Oil and petrol will be supplied free for the tests. Those com petitors who desire to use and supply their own fuel and lubricant shall state in writing, when making the entry, the make and con stituents of such fuel and lubricant, and, if required, shall supply samples for test. 2. Requirements to be fulfilled. 1. Horse- power 90 to 200. 2. Number of cylinders : to be more than four. 3. Gross weight per horse-power : calculated for 6 hours' run, not to exceed 11 lbs.* 4. Shape of engine : to be suitable for fitting in an aeroplane. 5. Origin of engine : British manufacture throughout. 3. Desirable attributes. The following are considered to be desirable attributes of an aeroplane engine :— Light total weight. Economy of consumption. Absence of vibration. Smooth running, whether in normal or inclined position, and whether at full power or throttled down. Slow running under light load. Workmanship. Silence. Absence of deterioration after tests. Simplicity of construction. Suitable shape to minimise head resistance. Precautions against accidental stoppage, e.g., dual ignition. Adaptable for starting otherwise than by propeller swinging. Accessibility of parts. Freedom from risk of fire. Absence of smoke or of ejections of oil or petrol. Convenience of fitting in aero plane. Relative invulnerability to small- arm projectiles. Economy (in bulk, weight, and number) of minimum spare part equipment. Excellence of material. Reasonable price. Satisfactory running under climatic variations of temperature. 4. Tests. 1. Two runs of 6 hours each, at full power or throttled down, as desired by the judges. Engines to be placed in inclined positions not exceeding 15° for short special runs. 2. The consumption of fuel and lubricant will be measured. 3. Engines to be dismantled by the competitors' mechanics between the runs if desired by the competitors or by the judges, but no work of any kind to be done on an engine except under observation. 4. At any period during the competition the judges may impose such other tests as they may desire, including runs of longer duration, in order to bring out the relative merits of competing engines. Regulations. 1. The competition will begin on February 1st, 1914, and will be held at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, Hampshire. 2. Each engine entered is to be delivered packed in a strong case or crate suitable for distant transport by rail and sea. The engine is to be complete within the case (except for re-erection from the packed condition) and is to be delivered, on or before January 15th, * X. Definition,—The gross weight per horse-power is the total weight of the motor divided by the figure for horse-power below which the output has not been allowed to fall throughout the six hours' run with a tolerance of 3 per cent, for small variations and accuracy of measurement, &c. 2. definition.—The gross weight of the engine includes : the motor complete with carburation devices connected up, all ignition and oiling appliances, any- starting handle, all cooling appliances, «-.,£-., fan, guarding, air guides, and any water radiator and water connections, and any oil left in the engine. It will also include all fuel and oil supplied for the six hours' tun, and all oil containers and pipes therefrom. (The gross weight will not include petrol tanks and petrol pipes 10 the carburettor). 1014 at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, Hampshire, case to be clearly marked " Naval and Military Aeroplane Engine Competiiion." , . , . x Any communication required to be made m connection with this competition shall be addressed to the Secretary of the War Office, Whitehall, S.W., prior to January 1st, 1914, and thereafter at an address to be notified to the competitors by the Secretary. All letters relating to the competition are to be marked on the envelope and on the letter in the left top corner with the words " Naval and Military Aeroplane Engine Competition. 4. Any competitor may enter several engines, but not more than a pair (duplicates) of any one type. 5. Entries will be received by the Secretary of the War Office on or before August 1st, 1913. . 6. Entries shall be made in writing on the form issued lor the purpose by the Secretary, stating the name and address of the entrant, and the particulars of the engine, &c, in the spaces indicated for the purpose. A separate entry form shall be properly filled in for each engine entered. 7. The entry shall be signed, in the case of a corporate body, by the secretary or other person fully empowered to sign the name and bind the corporate body concerned. H. Each entrant shall forward with his entry 01 entries a deposit of £S°J returnable after the competition in the event of the engine or engines entered by him being duly delivered to take part in the competition. 9. The War Office may refuse any entry by sending notification of such refusal without reason given. 10. Competitors shall produce such vouchers, invoices and certified declarations as may be necessary to show that the whole of the various parts constitutirg the engine have been made and assembled in the United Kingdom. 11. Any entry containing any statement which, in the opinion of the Judges Committee, is misleading, may be declared null and void. 12. The entry of an engine for the competition is to be accom panied by a quotation of the price for orders of one, five, ten, twenty, or forty engines, and dates of delivery after orders. 13. The word " competitor " shall include any person or corporate body making entry for, or taking part in, the competition, and shall include the entrant's agents or mechanics. 14. The word " engine " shall be inclusive of the entire apparatus, as submitted. 15. The word " person" shall include one or more persons, or a corporate body. 16. Every " competitor" shall be presumed to be acquainted with, and shall submit to and be bound by, these regulations and any further instructions issued hereafter in regard to the competition. Any such further instructions shall be supplementary to, and shall not supersede, these regulations, unless with the consent of the Judges Committee. All words herein defined shall, in all such instructions, be deemed to bear the same meanings as herein expressed, unless the contrary is specifically declared in such further instructions. 17. The entrant shall be responsible for all acts or omissions on the part of his agents and mechanics, and each or any may be held responsible for any infraction of these regulations. 18. The competition and each item thereof may be postponed or any item abandoned at the discretion of the Judges Committee, and in the event of such postponement or abandonment no competitor shall, except as provided herein, have any claim against the Judges Committee, the Admiralty or War Office. 19. The supreme control of the competition will lie with the Judges Committee. Officials will be appointed by the Judges Committee. 20. The Judges Committee shall decide the winning and the approved competitors. Their decision shall be final and without appeal. Nevertheless, nothing herein shall prevent the Judges Committee from correcting a mistake. No decision of the Judges Committee shall give any claim to a competitor who is subsequently shown to have failed to observe these regulations, or who shall have been disqualified or otherwise have been ineligible. 21. The Judges Committee shall alone have power to interpret, alter, amend, or cancel any of these regulations and the other instructions issued relative to the competition, and to forego any test or any requirement, or to enforce other or further requirements in particular cases, either arbitrarily or with a view to obtaining the information necessary to make their award. 22. The Judges Committee shall be appointed conjointly by the Admiralty and the War Office. 644 War Office, June, J913.
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