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SEPTEMBER 17, 191$. f/yCHT] CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS. CONTINUING this week the series of comparative sketches commenced in our last issue with another full page (opposite page) of inter-plane strut sockets with their fittings. By request we have attached in each case the fittings, By request we nave attached in each case th name of the constructor of each individual design, and in this connection we now give the names of the makers of the examples which were published last week on page 684. They are, starting in the top left hand corner and ® ® FLYING AT EITHER Hendon over-flew itself on the Sunday of the previous week-end, or else the wind really was too strong, because last Saturday afternoon passed practically with out any flying at all. About halfway through the after noon there were expectations when a Maurice Farman was brought out, but it was not to be, for nothing further happened than the running of the engine for a few moments. Later on, at about 5 o'clock, J. L. Hall came along with his 45 h.p. Caudron, but after flying across the ground he came down again, and then had another try, with the same result, so he decided to remain on " terra cotta " for the time being. In the meanwhile M. Osipenko was putting up a similar performance on the 50 h.p. G.-W. school 'bus, but having a few extra " horses" at his disposal he was more successful than Hall, and eventually managed to put up a couple of circuits. In the evening, things livened up just a little when one or two of the schools got going. Although there was little enough doing "outside," there was plenty going on inside the various hangars. In the Hall hangar we think we saw an instructor instructing three pupils, seated with him round a table, something or other in which bits of card formed an important part. In struction in "banking," perhaps? In the"Dep." shed a new edition of " Old Moore's Almanac " was rapidly nearing completion. J. H. Moore, with the assistance of one of the James Bros.—which one we cannot say, for unless they are both together it is impossible to tell which is the other one !—was busy putting the finishing touches to the 50-55 h.p. Anzani engine which he has installed in his L. and P. biplane. Fitted with this engine this 'bus should put up a performance even better than hitherto. On the average, Sunday at Hendon is better than other days, and last Sunday was no exception. Although there was not so much flying as on the previous Sunday, there was enough to render it difficult to keep account of each flight made. Marcus D. Manton and J. S. B. Winter on 50 h.p. G.-W. school 'buses and M. Osipenko on the 100 h.p. G.-W. five-seater were the first away, R. Kenworthy on the 45 h.p. Beatty-Wright and W. Roche- Kelly on the 50 h.p. Beatty-Wright following shortly after. These five pilots between them accounted for about twenty flights, with and without passengers, during the rest of the afternoon. Other pilots out were C. B. Prodger on the 45 h.p. Beatty-Wright, J. L. Hall on his 45 h.p. Caudron, H. F. Stevens on the same machine, E. Baumann on the 60 h.p. Ruffy-Baumann, Ami Baumann on a similar machine, and G. Irwing and M. G. Smiles, with a passenger, on 45 h.p. L. and P. biplanes. On several occasions six machines were to be seen in the air together. reading from left to right: Handley Page, Coanda-Bristol, H. Farman, D.F.W., British Caudron, Breguet, Alba- tros, Hamble River, Grahame-White. An examination of our page of illustrations this week will show that not all the fittings are of the latest type, but they have been included in order to show, as it were, the development and progress made in the design of this particular fitting. ® ® HENDON. In the evening there was some school work of the usual order and one or two tickets were qualified for. Mr. Osipenko on the Graliame-White 5-seater passenger-oarrying 'bus at Hendon. 701
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