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1914
1914 - 0595.PDF
, JUNE 5, 1914. |/ycHf] • Filip Bjorklaad (No. 1). W. Birchenough (No. 2). AERIAL DERBY.—The three new pilots. ® ® ® ® W. L. Brock (No. 12). RAYNHAM, " the Glider," had a few very exciting moments the other Sunday, when flying from Hendon to Brooklands on the little Avro scout. When about five or six miles from Brooklands his engine wrenched the rear engine plate loose and twisted round until the magneto and oil pump, &c, were up against the top of the fuselage. As by this time the connections had been broken the engine stopped. Raynham then thought it was about time to look for a likely-looking field in which to land, but finding that he had a following wind he decided to try and reach Brook lands aerodrome. Thanks to the excellent gliding angle of the Avro scout he succeeded in making the "bowl" at a sufficient altitude to make a half turn and land head to wind in front of the " Blue Bird." XXX ..The Martinsyde trans-Atlantic "liner" is growing apace. The wings are ready to be covered, in fact, by the time these lines appear they should be nearly finished ; and last week the fuselage was nearing completion. A faint idea of the size of the wings can be obtained from the accompanying photograph. Each wing is built up in two sections, of which the inner section is rigid whilst the outer one can be warped. The workmanship is, as one expects from a firm enjoying such a reputation as Messrs. Martin and Handasyde, of the very highest quality. In its general shape the fuselage resembles those of previous Martinsydes, but constructionally it differs in that cross-wiring is employed instead of the three-ply panels which have always formed one of the characteristics of these machines. I saw the empennage marked out on the floor, and it gave one the impression of having nearly as large area as the wings of some small monoplanes. In II till Sig. Caruso is engrossed 595
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