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[fOljg Saturday was fine and clear with a slight west wind blowing. Capt. Webb-Bowen with A.-M. Clarke for 5 mins. on Avro 430. Major Trenchard, on Maui ice Karman 450 for 23 mins. Master- Mech. O'Connor for 20 mins., and Air-Mechanics Gallie and Collis for 15 mins. each. Sergt.-Major Levick one circuit on M. Farman 427. On BE 453 Capt. Salmond with Lieut. Waldron for 12 mins. Capt. Salmond for 8 mins., M.-M. O'Connor 5 mins., and A.-M. Butt 4 mins., on M. Farman 428, Lieut. Waldron 25 mins. and Major Trenchard 15 mins. on BE's 454 and 457. On Monday, a moderate west wind was blowing. Alt machines were out. Lieuts. Baird, Collett, and Bone were doing practice flights of half an hour on Avro 448, Sergt. Jarvis made one flight of 25 mins. on same machine. On Avro 433 Lieut. Collett went cross-country to Warminster, taking 55 mins. for the journey. Lieut. Bone made two flights and Lieut. Bewes three flights on Avro 430. Capt. Webb-Bowen was giving Air-Mechanic Clarke instruction for 70 mins. on Avro 406. Lieut. Penn-Gaskell two NOVEMBER 29, 1913. flights of 20 mins. each on same machine. On Avro 432 Lieut. Co'lett one flight of 40 mins. Lieut. Baird three flights of 15 mins. and Sergt. Wright two flights of 20 mins. On M. Farman 427 Sergt.-Major Levick two flights of 8 mins. each, Sergt. Robbins one flight of 37 mins., and Air-Mechanics Smith and Collis one flight each of 10 mins. Assistant-Paymaster Lidderdale, R.N., made one flight of 25 mins. Chief-Mechanic Case and Air-Mechanic Collis one flight each on M. Farman 450. On BE 453 Lieut. Chambers went to Salisbury and back. Lieuts. Waldron and Brock one flight each of 10 mins. On M. Farman 428 Lieut. Waldron one flight of S mins. Lieuts. Manson, Brock and Dalrymple-Clark two half hour flights. Capt. Ellington two flights of 23 mins. on BE 441, On BE 457, Capt. Salmond with Lieut. Dalrymple-Clark 28 mins., and Lieut. Mapplebeck 20 mins. Lieut. Waldron with Lieut. Brock for half an hour, and then Lieut. Brock 5 mins. alone on same machine. Lieuts. Waldron and Dalrymple-Clark one flight each of 10 mins. B. C. HUCKS ® ® ® ® LOOPS THE LOOP AT HENDON. ON Thursday afternoon B. C. Hucks, the first British pilot to carry out the manoeuvre in England, gave a "private view" •demonstration of looping the loop, and those who witnessed the performance could not have been otherwise than impressed by the magnificent display of airmanship. In the first place, the loops were perfectly formed loops, and secondly they were done compara tively low down—between 1,500 and 2,000 tt.—a procedure a little unexpected to those of us who saw Pegoud, at Brcok- lands, perform similar feats at a height of 3,000-4,000 ft., whilst a finishing touch of eerieness was given to the whole dis play by these feats being executed for the most part in the clouds. Shortly after noon Hucks brought out his5o-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot— a magnificent machine possessing M. Bleriot's latest and, perhaps, be^t workmanship—and went up for a trial flight, which, to the alarm Of all present, terminated in a forced landing in a field just on the other side of the railway embankment. Fortunately the only damage done was a small hole torn in the bottom of the tail-plane by a hedge, and a safe return to the aerodrome was made shortly after. The tail having been repaired, Hucks again took his seat, and having been safely " tucked in " by his energetic manager, J. C. Savage, and his mechanic, he started off to show us how an Enghshmnn can perform those feats originated by Pegoud. There was not very much wind—15-20 m.p.h. — but the sky was obscured ® ® AN AUTOMATIC AEROPL FROM the High Commissioner of Australia we have received the lollowing communication respecting the invention of a very promising automatically stable aero plane by an Australian engineer. We shall await further details of the trials of the model and the full-sized machine with interest:— " Australia has produced several first-class 'flying' men, and it looks as if the inventors in the Commonwealth are on the right road for the construction of a novel machine in the form of an automatic balancing aeroplane. An engineer in the Victorian Government service (Mr. G. B. H. Austin) has been experimenting for some time, and now claims to have come within measurable distance of success. The latest trial was made one evening in unfavourable weather. The machine was then sent up without a pilot. On making her run off she struck a boulder, which diverted her course from west to south, thereby taking the breeze on her side, instead of in the face. In spite of this, however, ihe machine steered a dead straight course, and balanced as if under skilled direction. The diversion caused her to face a belt of trees, and as her elevation was not sufficient to avoid ihem, she crashed into the branches, which smashed the front set of plants, necessitating repaiis. The engines, however, »ere not injured. " It is claimed that the trial gave convincing proof of the automatic stability of the machine. The propellers, of which there ® ® ROYAL FLYING CORPS (MILITARY "WING). WAR OFFICE summary of work for week ending November 22nd :— No, 1 Airship Squadron. Farnborough.—The airships were out several days during the week. No. 2 Squadron. Montrose.—A, B, and C " Flights " were at work throughout the week, carrying out reconnaissance flights over the country round Montrose. No, 3 Squadron. Netheravon.—Several long cross-country flights were made by pilots of this squadron. 1,232 miles in all by low-lying clouds. After making about three circuits of the aero drome, climbing rapidly to a height of 2,000 ft., and disappearing from time to time in the clouds, we saw him dive suddenly, and then describe a complete loop, the wheels remaining outside the circle. The loop was in the form of a perfect circle, and there was but a momentary pau<e when the machine was on its back, and when the normal position was regained, one could not notice any appreciable decrease in height. After flying level for a short distance he repeated this manoeuvre behind a thin film of cloud. Another short flight and he disappeared through a cloud, to reappear shonly after upside down, i.e., halfway through the loop. During this time he had dropped only a very short distance, and was just above the paddock and No. 2 pylon. He then proceeded to fly towards the centre of the aerodrome, where he looped the loop three times in quick succes sion. The first two appeared to be made in the same spot, although, of course, he must have dropped and drifted somewhat, and during the third loop he received a severe bump—due, he lold us after wards, to the backwash from the previous loop !—which caused the last loop to be made somewhat lower, and at a different angle to the other two. After this last loop he made a very steeply banked spiral, and finally landed by way of a spiral vol plaiik. He received an enthu siastic reception, for it was one of the most skilful and neatest, not to say beautitul, aeroplane displa)sever given in this country. ® ® ANE FROM AUSTRALIA. is one at each end, are constructed on a formula evolved after careful study of the dimensions of Bleriot and other standard propellers, that gives greater pulling power than other models. One plane is behind the other. " The engine, instead of being in the fore part of the machine, as is usual, proving disastrous in the event of accident, is placed in a central position, where it gets most even support in descending. Mr. Austin claims that his aeroplane may go out in all weathers, and will not capsize, mainly on account of the pendulum balance attach ment, which, he says, will always remain at right-angles with the earth, no matter at what angle the planes may be blown, while the attachments to the pendulum will automatically bring the planes back into a horizontal position. In other machines, this has to be done by the aviator, and is a matter of frequent embarrassment to him. One thing the machine cannot do, It cannot loop the loop, because its balance is always automatically pieserved. Passengers will be carried on a swinging suspended car, which provides the means whereby automatic control of the wings lakes place. As the car is always steady, it ensures accurate aiming for the machine guns that may be carried on this platform. Another advantage supplied in this machine is that duplicate parts n ay be carried. " The success of these tests will enable financial support to be obtained for Ihe construction of a full-size machine, which will be tried on a flight between Melbourne and Sydney. It is anticipated that the distance between the capitals will be covered in a few hours. The patent has been protected all over the world." ® ® were covered (including a flight by 3 machines from Eastchurch to Netheravon). No, 4 Squadron. Netheravon.—BE. and M. Farman machines were out daily. Several new BE.'S will be ready for issue to No. 4 Squadron next week. No. 5 Squadron. Farnborough.—The Officer pilots were flying Avros and M. Farmans most days during the week. The detachment at Dover obtained considerable practice. Flytng DepOt Squadron. Farnborough.—Experimental work on various lines was continued. '304
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