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DECEMBER 21, 1916. • With regard to the mounting of these engines it will be seen from the centre sketch that the Renault has two transverse tubes passing through its crank- case. These tubes are provided with a threaded portion, where they enter the crankcase, and nuts serve to adjust and lock the tubes in any position relatively to the engine. On the B.Es. a tubular extension of the upper body rails serve as a support for the transverse engine H 19 [/TIGHT tubes, which are secured to them by a socket as shown in the sketch. On the M. Farman biplanes the ends of the tubular engine bearers fit into combined sockets and clips bolted to the rails of the nacelle. On the Coanda Bristols these tubes were secured to the upper body rails in a similar manner, while on the Howard Flanders monoplanes they were, if we remember rightly, held in sockets on vertical struts in the bod v. H m The Roval ttero Cla of the limited Kirujda m OFFICIAL NOTICLS TO MEMBERS New Club House. AFTER Friday next, the 22nd inst, the address of the Club will be 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, W. The new premises will be open to Members on January 3rd, 1917. Suspension of Entrance Fees of New Service Members. Until further notice, Service Members will be elected to the Royal Aero Club without Entrance Fee. Annual Subscription. In accordance with the resolution that was passed unani mously at the Special General Meeting of the Members held on the 27th July, 1916, " the subscription to the Club for the year 1917 and thereafter will be £5 5s." Servants' Christmas Fund. The Subscription List for this Fund is now open. THE FLYING SERVICES FUND administered by THE ROYAL AERO CLUB. THE Flying Services Fund has been instituted by the Royal Aero Club for the benefit of officers and men of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps who are incapacitated on active service, and for the widows and dependants of those who are killed. The Fund is intended for the benefit of all ranks, but especially for petty officers, non-commissioned officers, and men. Forms of application for assistance can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club, 166, Piccadilly, London, W. Subscriptions. £ s. d. Total subscriptions received to'Dec. 12th, 1916 11,098 3 o Collected at the Westland Aircraft Works, Yeovil (Sixty-first contribution) o 10 Total, December 19th. 1916 .. 11,098 13 3 166, Piccadilly, W. B. STEVENSON, Assistant Secretary. Flying Pay for the Ranks. AN Army Order dated December 15th provides that flying pay at the rate of 2s. a day may be issued continuously to qualified non-commksioned officers or air-mechanics, within limits to be determined by the Army Council, who are specially selected for continuous employment on observa tion duty, provided that flying pay under this Article shall not be issuable concurrently with flying pay under Article 850 of the warrant dated December 1st, 1914, for the pay, &c, of the Army. A Gift from Tasmania. ONE of the latest gifts received by the Overseas League in connection with their Imperial Aerial Fleet scheme, is an aeroplane and £1,500 from a resident of Hobart, Tasmania. II 1 U£i Plan showing position of New Club Building, 3, Clifford Street, New Bond Street, W., which will be opened on Wednesday, the 3rd January, 1917. Captain de Beauchamp Killed. IT was announced in Paris on Tuesday that Captain de Beauchamp, the French pilot who took part in the raid on Krupp's works at Essen on September 23rd, and who also dropped bombs on Munich station on November 17th, liad been killed in an air fight in the Douaumont region. His machine fell in the French lines. For his raid on Munich he flew from Nancy, and after bombing Munich, in view of the weather, decided not to fly back; he went on. crossed the Alps and landed in Italy after a journey of nearly 440 miles. A A German Machine at Havre. MESSAGES from Havre state that a German machine landed on the Plateau de Kouelle, near that town, on December 12th, and the occupants were taken prisoners by some British soldiers. 17
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