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f/^HT) MARCH 28, 1914. a/ tractors and when the manner in which they do fly is explained t»ckw™d I" almOSt ,n*ariably excl*im : "Why, the thing flies Of course, modellists may laugh at their ignorance, but it is unfortunate-very unfortunate—that these things should be to. yne cannot be altogether independent of public opinion, although at times one may wxsTi one could. It is the public in the end that you nave to rely on for your support, and'no effort should be spared to produce on them the most favourable impression in every way. m„A VVy P°sslb!e, effort should be made to raise the status of the model and model work in England ; if this is not done the more •enow minded amongst its workers, as well as its patrons and r* !i ' *'" """P'y dr"P !t °nce and f^ a"- No middle course seems open ; besides, compromises are rarely successful. »h, ™ '°r.e«ome remarks are not intended as a criticism either on f™ o?» '."." at 0,'ymPia or 'heir designers ; these have been built f«i.««P W°rk t0 fulfil certain "'"ditions, if the result is un- onunate in some respects as a show, then (as we have already said) thll A ?"rd,tl0ns whlch m«st be blamed and not the machines or ineir designers. JtZ2*£%Z*J& w?uld^donor8 ofPrizes have <luite P'ainly mere duration machines, the predominant feature of the Exhibition. thr n£?y f ^Pear a somewhat extreme view, but it seems justified at n.uiK?..,n,C a£any ratC WheD ai>y°ne "tinted with aero- to vifi °?e,rS « ?""*»' competition with some definite idea LulatToJ?Tta,n'y'hmk that the Rawing up of the rules and „ ii' " ,K *hich the competition should be run, could be left mean.nf **"?*** advantaee to his hands. Any rules drafted by of » Ll C°U"Cl1 orAcommittee are almost invariably in the nature oftL^;Pr0fn,Se- ^"d ?ben such are ^bmitted to the donor even JhZI, t ci°ntldera,,Jon he maV scarcely like to al'er them, comrJi,!on win "ndu *' Pr°P°Sed conditi°"s the resukanl noinit.? WI» «* "*"y * W"e what he had intended. The eached * *"mL a' ***** and delicate one, but we have certainly „! "'8,S "? m<^el aLerona»t>caI work ; the experimental stage, Lr»T,\^ *%* P"8**3" We »y in some respect >ut it sho^WI |LTk Shv.°U!d alWa>'S be more or kss experimental, hVn«Sfi«^ B'ne m°S\ Va'UabIe Md scientific l'»es, which comEvt 1A 8CMra"y «Pedfin8. most certainly is not. In future and^ula.innB ,C Ul°nWOr^ k certainly appears that the rules f«rcCte° up must te of a far more ,lrastic and ha,d and int?r«.ln?y. ?.Km°n rfmark heard at the Show was: "Very m cresting but thcy're all alike ; when we've seen one, we've seen more or less alikn?.Sh,man'JaI1 Chinamen °r Chinese women look Chilm.. k,5' but We do not suPP°se for a moment that any Sev;XLr,hd.eVer mistakebis mother-in-law for his wifey hrordinirv v ? WaS' "I lh,'nk> some ustification at Olympia for mSu7^r,T'A,.dM e"tirely t0 the arrangement of the machine n^ .an,d "t chsSes> and to the fact that one type of ZSSlfSkSKSL Naturally-then, as one walked down the J °i JCba"6'ancing at the models, as one passed one could remarked t, n? , 8UC? °"u ™Pression- Eve/ model workers tiZwith h„ l!„Tr • • ^ machineswere all on conventional i very nos^blv °"B,M'«y or "°velty. Generally speaking this iT£.PA blyLtrue' hut there are some exceptions. • he cataWuellw?Ler Cla'$,' &ilh0Ugh SOme 9 entries are down in tand 1^ ', ^ COnybt'en able to find 4 machines on the makedonnTf "PPTllD6reSult'andone but ffl calculated to would bT n.f P,-'WS f°r, orleinality come forward in future. It th"ir mach nlV i"g '".r^™ *hy S° "«? exhibitors withheld hnve^fll uVenJf n0t very successful in flight, they could have Ml been exhibited and withdrawn afterwards. In the hydro SaonoHh We arr'lry6lad t0 see that a ™ore detailed ex-by MeZ H'^^t ^ows that the following models exhibited Taw.hon- SBfdf0,rd'K E.Grattan; F. H. Hawthorn ; G. A. S 1 ev ons.nl kn0mi T, KemPton. L- McCulloch, all of which ran !. a'ld, DlSiriff Aero Cll,b are fi"ed with wheels rpeakinr%lmr?hSef-a :dt.l0Wered out of the watCT- Generally n^ iZ;s,ib,e ; ',S ^H dmplf and neat» il is v"y di«cuk if M TT ,-° /ay which ,s the best> but that employed by the' best K?r, KS.rom a^°del "peering point of view possibly week the whtl 2 the*C S°dels and others «ferred to last model in wh.Vh,8'6 °^,mov&hle ***& we have not found any W, from e wbeels.,wfre moved by wires and levers col exoecLd r«a SUPP°SCd P,,ot ««'•»" artii.ee which we certainly expected to see cm several models at least ; this beinc what dis appearing Wlu,s really means. The builders have, however •u U id C°ndm0nS 'aid.d;0Wn '" the ruleS' so -thing.fuX; can be said. To bt continued. A Correction. We regret that m last week's issue the name of Messrs. W. G. Kvans and Sons should have been printed as W. E. Evans and Sons. Ssto^S.tw fim 'S '• WilHamS MeW* Starth°Pe Street' KITE AND MODEL AEROPLANE ASSOCIATION, Official Notices. British Model Record*. Single screw, hand-launched Duration D. Driver 85 sees. T_J„ „.— Ar. 5 Distance ... R. Lucas 590 yards. Twin screw, do t Duration ... G. Hayden ... Yy, sees. c;„„i.,.,......, ,;.. «<r „_„..n^ i Distance ... W.E.Evans ... 200 yards. Single screw.nse off ground j Duration ... W.E.Evans ... e^secs. J Distance ... L. H. Slatter ... 365 yards. 'I Duration ... J. E. Louch ... a mins. 4q sees ... C. C. ~ Twin screw, do. I VU1MIUU Single-tractor screw, hand- f Distance t- 1 1 <-r. »• . Dutton 266 yara* launched ... ..'. ...\Duration ... J. E. Louch ... 91 sees .. C. C. Dutton 190 yards. 94 sees. Do., off-ground ... '- D^S™ ... J. E. Louch S«tiaCW.M!" °f; Duration ... L. H. Slatter ... 35 sees. Single-tractor, do., do. ... Duration ... C. C. Dutton ... 29 sees. Twin screw, do., do. ... Duration ... L. H. Slatter ... 60 sees. International Aero Exhibition Flying Trials. —The flying trials in Classes- 2B, 6 and 8 will take place at the London Aerodrome on Friday, April 3rd, at 3 p.m. All con-petiiors must be on the ground and report and weigh in by 2.30. The trials in Classes 1 (power driven), 2A (twin screw r.o.g.), and 5 (tractor), will be held at the London Aerodrome on Saturday, April 4th, at 9 o'clock. All competitors must report and have been weighed before that time. Tickets will, by arrangement with The Grahame-White Aviation Co. (who have kindly given the association permission to hold the trials at the aerodrome), be only issued by the Hon. Sec. to the competitors, judges and Press free. Any member or reader wishing to witness these trials, which should prove very interesting, especially the 12 power-driven machines, can witness same, on paying the usual admission fee of is. at the aerodrome gates. This will admit them to the course. Hydro. Trials.—These will take place on the Welsh Harp Water, on Saturday, April 4th, at 3 p.m. Will all competitors who wish for dinner and tea, to be provided at The Old Welsh Harp, inform the hon. sec, so that arrangements can be made. War Office and the Kite and 'Wireless Corps.—Col. Seely has informed the hon. secretary that he will be pleased to receive a deputation to discuss the Cody kites for this corps. This is in reply to a request for a team or flight of Cody kites for the members of the corps to drill with. By this corps or squadron it is felt that if the War Office will loan a flight of kites that it will be the means of supplying recruits to the Royal Flying Corps. Gift of Prizes.—The Council, with pleasure, acknowledge the gift of a hand some silver cup, which Mr. H. R. Weston, of the Star Aeroplane Co., has presented for competition during 1914. Will any other supporter who wishes to give any special prize for competition inform the hon. sec. at once, in order that they shall be included in official programme, which will be published in May. 27, Victory Road, Wimbledon. W. H. AKEHURST, Hon. Sec. AFFILIATED MODEL CLUBS DIARY. CLUB reports of chief 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. Aero-Models Assoc (N. Branch) (27A, SBDGEMERE AVENUE, EAST FINCHLKY, N.) MARCH 28TH, r.o.g. practice, 8.30 p.m. ; March 29th, r.o.g. practice 10 a.m. ; April 2nd, general meeting, Commercial Rooms, 8 p.m. Leytonstone and District Aero Club (64, LEYSPRING ROAD). MARCH 29TH, at 10 a.m., flying, Wanstead Flats, as usual. If wet, meet at clubroom. Paddington and Districts (77. SWINDERBY ROAD, WEMBLEY). MARCH 28TH, flying at Sudbury ; club competitions for the four medal-offered for Olympia Show models close to-day. Sheffield Ae.C. (41, CONISTON ROAD, ABBEYDALE, SHEFFIELD). MARCH 28TH, flying Standhouse Aerodrome, Intake, 3.30 p.m. (weather permitting only). April 4th, a general meeting of the club will be held at Broomhead's, Leopold Street, 3 p.m., for very important business. UNAFFILIATED CLUBS. Flnsbury Park and District (52, LAMBTON RD., STROUD GREEN). MARCH 28TH, flying at Finsbury Park (Kite Ground), from 2.30 till 5.30p.m. Ilford Model Ae.C. (83, ENDSLEIGH GARDENS, ILFORD). MARCH 29TH, flying as usual at 9.30 a.m. at new aerodrome, Hog Hill, Hainault Forest, Chigwell Row. S. Eastern Model Ae.C. (1, RAILWAY APPROACH, BROCKLEY). USUAL week-end flying at Woolwich, Blackheath and Lee. At Blackheatb the weight-carrying competition for the South-Eastern Challenge Trophy and J. Bonn s prizes will be held. , ® ® ® ® PUBLICATION RECEIVED. Flying: some Practical Experiences. By Gustav Hamel and Charles C. Turner. London : Longmans, Green and Co. Price 12J. bd. net. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. 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