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1914 - 0960.PDF
[/LIGHT sides by an aluminium shield in the bottom of which openings have been cut out in order to allow exhaust gases to escape. Immediately behind the engine are the petrol and oil tanks. To the rear of them are the two seats, arranged tandem fashion, the pilot occupying the rear one, from where he has an unrestricted view in a downward direction. The stern post of the fuselage, which takes the form of a steel tube, is continued upwards to act as a pivot for the balanced rudder. No fixed vertical tail fin is fitted. The horizontal stabilising plane is mounted on the gunwales of the fuselage, and has hinged to its trailing edge a divided elevator. 34. The Union Arrow Biplane has its main planes sloping backwards at a very pro nounced angle. Its fuselage, which is of rectangular section, is very deep and narrow, and tapers to a vertical knife-edge at the rear, where are carried the tail planes, which consist of a fixed stabilising plane mounted on top of the fuselage, a divided elevator, and a vertical fixed fin, to the trailing edge of which is hinged the rudder. ® © FROM THE BRITISH Royal Aero Club Eastchurch Flying Grounds. Naval Flying.—There was a good deal of flying last week, 2 Bristol tractors, Bristol scout, Vickers gun machine, Sopwith tabloid, Flight Com. McClean's Short, and 1, 2, 62 Shorts. Civilian Flying.—Mr. Alec Ogilvie made a couple of fine flights on his 35 h.p. Wright. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame - White School.—Monday last week, Lieuts. Allen, Giles, Perry, Haines, Riggall and Rosher, and Messrs. Carabajal, Easter and Polehampton straights with Instructors Russell and Winter. Lieut. Strong solo Mr. E. P. Roberts, who has recently passed for his brevet at the Pashley Bros. S;hool, Shoreham Aerodrome. SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. The chassis is of a very simple type, and consists of two pairs of steel tubes, each pair of which forms a " V " as seen from the side. The tubular axle rests in the angle between the chassis struts, from which it is sprung by 34. The Union Arrow biplane. means of rubber shock-absorbers. In addition to the slope backwards and the dihedral angle, the main planes are heavily staggered forward. ® ® FLYING GROUNDS. straights. Lieuts. Hope Vere and Whitehead and Mr. Strickland solo circuits. Tuesday, Lieuts. Giles, Haines, Perry, Riggall, Rosher, Allen, and Messrs. Carabajal, Morgan, Polehampton and Easter straights with Instructors Manton, Russell and Winter. Mr. Crowe completed tests for brevet and gains certificate. Lieuts. Strong and Whitehead solo straights. Lieut. Whitehead going in for brevet tests and also gaining certificate. Wednesday, Lieuts. Allen, Giles, Haines, Perry, Riggall and Rosher, and Messrs. Carabajal, Morgan, Pole hampton, Easter and Greenwood straights with Instructors Russell, Shepherd and Winter. Mr. Strickland solo circuits and eights. Lieut. Strong and Mr. Mumby solo circuits. Lieut. Hope Vere circuits, eights, volplane, &c, gains his certificate. Thursday, Lieuts. Giles, Haines, Allen, Perry, Riggall and Rosher, and Messrs. Carabajal, Easter, Greenwood and Stalker straights with Instructors Manton, Shepherd and Winter. Lieuts. Rosher and Strong and Messrs. Morgan and Mumby solo circuits. Messrs. Strickland and Wiles eights, &c. Saturday, Lieuts. Allen and Rosher solo straights. Lieut. Strong and Mr. Strickland circuits. Lieuts. Allen, Perry, Giles, Haines and Riggall, and Messrs. Polehamp ton and Carabajal straights with Instructors Manton and Russell. Beatty School.—Monday, last week, Messrs. Roche Kelly 23, Smith 15, Whittaker 15, Virgilio 15, Lord 15, Hornby 17, Rimington 5 and 8, Parker 15. Tuesday, Messrs. Smith 15, Lord 15, Lieut. Rimington io, Messrs. Whitehead 15, Jenkinson 15, Fletcher 15. Wednesday, Messrs. Roche Kelly 15, Whittaker 25, Elverson 4, Virgilio 15, Hornby 15, Gardner 15, Aoyang 15, Parker 18 and Lieut. Rimington 15. Thursday, Messrs. Smith 5, Leong 5, Lord 5 and Beard 5. On Wednesday morning, Mr. W. Roche Kelly flew for his certificate, and took same in fine style, attaining 2,000 ft. in his altitude test, and making a spiral vol plane landed on the mark. No school held during week-end owing to bad weather.
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