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Casualties. Captain ERNEST W. BARRETT, Royal Flying Corps, killed in action, was the second son of Mr. James Barrett, of Seaview Farnham Road, Bangor, County Down. Educated at Queen's University, Belfast, he was, when war broke out, assistant manager of a rubber plantation in Singapore, and he at once returned home to offer his services. Shortly afterwards, he got his first commission, and his promotion to be Captain was announced only about a fortnight ago. Two of his brothers are also serving, one in the Royal Field Artillery Cadet Corps, and the other in the Royal Irish Fusiliers Cadet Corps. Second Lieutenant J. L. BORKE, R.G.A., who fell on April 29th, was born in Surrey in 1891, and lived most of his life in Switzerland with his uncle and aunt, Mr. Emanuel Moor, a musical composer, and Mrs. Moor. He studied at Glarisegg School, on the Lake of Constance, and theGymnase Scientifique, in Lausanne, an.l then at the Lausanne University. Later, he received an appointment as a civil engineer in the United States. He returned to London to volunteer about four months after war broke out, and while waiting for a commission worked as an engineer in a Government air factory. He was given a commission in the R.G.A., was chosen for trench-mortar work, and went to the Front last January. He had been beside his guns for six days and six nightsr when he was killed by a German shell. His Captain wrote: "Burke was a splendid officer, a great favourite with all the officers and all the men." News has reached England of the death at the Front of H. B. CHINNERY, the eldest son of the late W. M. Chinnery, the famous athlete. Born at Teddington, H. B. Chinnery was a stylish batsman and a smart field. He played for Eton against Harrow in 1894 and 1895, making scores of 75 and 64 on the latter occasion. Two years later he was given a thorough trial for Surrey, and for a few weeks he achieved much success, making 577 runs in all, with an innings of 149 against Warwickshire at liirmingham as his best score. His association with Surrey, however, was very brief. Two seasons later he turned out for Middlesex, but his matches for that county, although covering a period of four years, were few, his only innings of much note being one of ico against Gloucestershire at Lord's. Mr. Chinnery was an officer in the Rifle Brigade. His younger brother, E. F. Chinnery, of the Coldstream Guards and R.F.C., was killed while flying in an aeroplane in January last year. Captain BERTIE NOEL LUMSDEN, 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, previously reported nrssing, is now staled to have been killed near Vpies on April 25th, 1915. He is the third son of the late PERSONALS. THE DESIGN OF AEROPLANES. THE merit of the book written by Mr. A. W. Judge, A.R.C.S., under the above title, lies in the fact that it contains in a brief form some of the most useful data relating to the fundamental principles of design, condensed and collected from such sources as have come to be looked upon as authorities on this subject. In the first chapter the general principles involved have been reduced to their simplest form, thus giving a very clear indication of the problems arising out of the relative jwsitions of the four forces acting upon an aeroplane in flight, i.e. weight, lift, resistance, and thrust. There are chapters dealing with estimation of aeroplane weights, application of model tests to full-size machines, characteristic curves of performance, calculation of weights, areas and speeds, &c. The ' principles of determining and calculating the stresses in wings are also dealt with, and there are chapters on wing construction and undercarriage design. Finally, a chapter has l>een included dealing with some of the more important mechanical principles involved in the design of an aeroplane and indicating how these may be applied. At the end of the book are some useful tables of weights, strengths and properties of materials, and general information and aero nautical data. Furthermore, a list of books and papers is given for the guidance of students wishing for fuller information upon questions connected with aeroplane design. This book does not touch, except in the briefest possible manner, on the question of stability and equilibrium, but the author refers to a separate volume entitled "Stability and Control, which pre sumably will shortly appear in the same series, and in which he says particulars are furnished for the design of all control surfaces, Sec. As we have not received this volume for review we are not in a P°«tionta judge of its merits, bat it appears to us regrettable that this important question has not been included in the present work, or that the supplementary volume should net have been issued simultaneously. This is the first of a series of aeronautical manuals, and is to be W. H. Lumsden, of Balmedie, and of Mrs. l.umsden, of Udvhank, Jilairs, Aberdeen, to fall during the war. Mis eldest btothw— Major 11. T. Lumsden, of the Koval Flving Corps-was killed while flying at Brooklands on lune list, 101$) and his second brother—Captain C R. Lumsdeo, Gordon Highlander-.—fell at the trout early in the war. The youngesl brother—Captain W, V Lumsden, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders — WM teported wounded last October. Captain H. N. Lumsden, who wis born in 1S85, gained his commission in the Seaforth Highbinders in beptember, 1905, and was garetted Captain in 1914. Second Lieutenant ROBERT NEWMAN, Royal Flying Corps, who was killed while flying, was the eldest 100 o) Mr, K. Newman, 240. Fmchley Road, Hampstcad. He was 21 year* of age. Second Lieutenant F.lWARH FREDERICK SiiEWiKi.it, Roys! Flying Corps, who was killed in u parachute detent while on active service, was the unlv son of the late Mr. 1. Slx-ntcld, of Finsbury Park, and of Mrs. H. K. Knowles, of Muswell Hill, N,, and was 20 years of age. Married and to be Married. The marriage arranged between GKOKGE WILLIAM SWANSON, Lieutenant, 41I1 Hauls Regiment and R.F.C., only son of the late William Swanson and Mrs. Swanson, of Fairfield, Kilmitinlmm, Dublin, and BRRNtM CHARLOTTE, youngei daughter of the lat* JAMES A. HILL, of Antwicks Manor, Wantage, and Mrs Am net PRATT, Aston Villa, Francis Road, Bournemouth, took place at St. Clement's Church, Bournemouth, on the >rd insl. Items. Following the success'ul operation on his ankle on Friday last week, Flight-Lieutenant TEN NASI, who was injured in a recent aeroplane accident in Kent, is making very satisfactory progress. The operation was |>erformed by Mr. F. F. Hwghard, F.R.C.S., the surgeon in charge of the case. Sir Arlnilhnol Lane was present and gave assistance, and lxith are very satisfii rl wiih Mr. Tennant's condition. Captain FREDERIC GEORGE ALLEVME AKKWRIQHT, nth Hus sars, of Willersley, Matlock, Derby, who hnd recently joined the Royal Flying Corps, after having been wounded at the front, and who was killed in an aeroplane accident at or near Glands Cattle, Forfar, N.B., on October 14th last, aged 29, son of Mr. F ('. Arkwright, of Willersley Hall, and a descendant of the inventor of the spinning Jenny, left estate of the gross value of/l3,OJJ, of which ^12,840 is net personalty. The testator left £50 to Miss Morgan, nurse ai the (>>ttage Hospital, Ashliourne, "when 1 was ill there in 1912," and £50 to his servant. Private Trussler. £ ® ® ® followed by a second volume eniitled " The Properties of Wing Sections and Resistance of Bodies," and a third dealing with the construct! n of and materials for aeroplanes. Published at 91. net by Mes;rs. Whittaker and Co., it may be obtained from " F1.1OHT" Office for t)s. $d., post free. ® ® ® ® CORRESPONDENCE. Rigid Airahip Construction [1924] Now. that the value of the rigid airship has been demonstrated in naval warfare, it may be interesting to know that the principle involved in the construction of the girder framework and gondolas of the latest Zeppelins is a British invention. Before Count Zeppelin employed the corrugated aluminium system, I demonstrated the theory on a model which I flew in the /lai/y Mail Competition at the Alexandra Palace in April, 1907. This model was the first all-metal machine to fly ; photos, and descriptions appeared in the technical and daily Press at the time. The late Hon. Charles Rolls, in describing the exhibit in the Daily Mail, said the system would be extensively used in the future of airship construction. F. Rawson, Esq., Consulting Engineer to the Barton Airship Co., was so impressed with the idea that he got I»rd Fletcher Moulton's opinion on the validity of the patent. He reported that the principle of corrugations as applied to airship construction was novel, and constituted a valid patent. Owing to lack of financial help, the provisional patent was abandoned, and the invention became public property. The idea was submitted to the supposed technical experts at the Balloon Factory at Farn- birough, but it was of no interest to them. Had the invention been given financial assistance at the time to secure foreign patents, Count Zeppelin would have had to come to England for a licence to use the system. Lyme Regis. WILLIAM COCHRANE. 495
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