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NOVEMBER 13, 1914. the water monoplane, of which we hope to be able to give full details later, forms very interesting reading, and, incidentally shows how easily a capable pilot, who has had no previous experience with waterplanes, can master the handling of this type of aircraft. Mr. Ding puts his initial efforts on the Lakes machine as follows :— "On arriving at Windermere I found that there were three machines : 1. The ' Water-Hen,' the Farman-type biplane with front elevator, built by the Lakes Flying Co., of which a description, with scale drawings, appeared in FLIGHT some time ago. 2. A 50 h.p. Gnome-Avro biplane. 3. A very interesting 80 h.p. ' pusher ' mono plane, designed by Mr. Gnospelius and built by the Lakes Flying Co., this machine being not quite finished. " I decided at once that the third machine was the one which would probably put up the best performances, and I therefore packed the others in differenc hangars out of the way and set to to finish it off. As soon as finished I had this machine placed on its bogey and run down into the lake, and after a short preliminary run of the engine, which behaved splendidly, I set off on my first waterplane trip. "I may say that I have never seen a waterplane in the air, and only know what it looks like from photographs. It was with some fear and trepidation that 1 opened the engine out and waited to see what would happen. One or two seconds after I started 1 found that I had not the throttle adjusted quite right, and therefore began to adjust it in order to get more speed out of the engine. So busy was I doing this that I did not notice that I had left the water and got some 20 feet into the air, and when I found what had happened I felt very relieved indeed, as I had been told that about the first thing I would do would be to get the front of the float under the water and turn a somersault ! " The machine felt so nice in the air that I took it straight up to about 600 or 700 ft., and managed to do quite small circuits. I found out, however, that the side areas were all wrong, and the machine had a great ten dency to spin, this being probably due to the fact that it has a very large square-sided body, protruding out in front of the machine a la Henri Farman, with not much fixed tail area at the back to counteract it. After the THE BRITISH Royal Naval Air Service. THE following was announced by the Admiralty on the 7th inst. : Capt. Edward H. Ward, R.M.A., to the " President," additional, for duty in Air| Department, temporary. To date November 4th. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the 9th inst.:— Probationary Flight Sub-Lieuts. H. Rosher and E. G. Riggall have been confirmed in the rank of Flight Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of August 18th, and appointed to the "Pembroke III," for duty with R.N. Air Service, November 7th. The following was announced by the Admiralty on the 10th inst. : Squadron Commander P. A. Shepherd to the "Pembroke II!," for duty with R.N. Air Service. November 1st. The following were announced by the Admiralty on the nth inst. :— Acting-Capt. William L. Elder to " President," additional, for duty as Inspecting Captain of Aircraft Building. November 10th. Tames C. P. Wood has been entered as Probationary Flight Sub- Lieutenant, and appointed to the " Pembroke III," for Hendon Air Station. November IOth. J. Cunningham Mitchell entered as temporary Warrant Tele graphist, and appointed to the " Pembroke," additional, for Farn- borough Naval Air Station. November loth. Lieut. A. P. Mackilligin, R.N.V.R., to "Action," additional, for (G.) duties with Aircraft. November 10th. Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). THE following appeared in the supplement to the Undon Gazette issued on the 5th inst.:— first flight I therefore had a large fin made and fitted to the rear of the machine, and, on trying it again, I found that this was a wonderful improvement, as the machine now seems as nice to handle in the air, although some what slow, as any I have tried, and there is no tendency to spin at all. The third flight I made with a passenger of about 12^ stone, and this flight was quite successful. The machine lifts a passenger quite well and will do as small circuits as any machine I have seen. " I find landing on the water quite as easy as landing on terra Jirma, except perhaps when the Lake is so smooth Photo, by Herbert ami Son, fir. The Lakes Flying Co.'s air-propelled hydroplane at full speed. that it looks like glass, but one soon gets used to this too. " I am sending you several photographs of this new machine, which deserves to be noticed, as it is of a type which is distinctly original, and which, if it was a little faster (its present speed being about 55 m.p.h,), would be as good a flying machine as any in the country, especially considering that at present it has on it a somewhat heavy and old ' single ' float which was not designed for it." ® ® AIR SERVICES. Sec. Lieut, (on probation) Deny* Corbett-Wilson is confirmed in his rank. The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 6lh inst.:— Capt. H. Wyllie, 9th (Cyclist) Battalion the Hampshire Regt., to be a Flying Officer. Dated October 26th, 1914. Special Reset ve of Officers. Supplementary to Regular Corps.— ' Sec. Lieut (on probation) Archibald B. Ford is confirmed in his rank. The Hon. Arnold J. W. Keppel to be temporary Second Lieutenant. October 29th, 1914. The following appeared in a supplement to the l^ndon Gazette issued on the 9th inst. :— The undermentioned Lieutenants, Special Reserve, to be Flying Officers. Dated June 30th, 1914: Arthur L. Russell, Arthur A. B. Thomson, and Louis A. Strange. The undermentioned to be Flying Officers: Alastair St. J. M. Warrand, the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), and to be seconded. Dated October 2lst, 1914. Dated October 30th, 1914: Captain J. H. A. Landon, 4th Battalion Essex Regiment. Supplementary to Regular Corps.— Alexander Burnell Kendall, from Inns of Court Officers Training Corps, to be Second Lieutenant (on probation). Dated November 10th, 1914. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the nth inst. :— Capt. J. G. Weir, 3rd Highland (Heavy) Brigade, K.F.A., Territorial Force, to be a Flying Officer. October 28th, 1914. 113 C 2
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