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1917 - 0063.PDF
JANUARY 18. 1917. The propeller efficiency is deduced from ON;fair average to assume far approximate cajculau^ua «» 7 cent., expressed in the formula as 0-75• Ihus, if the brake horse-power is 100 and an efficiency of"75 is assumed, the thrust delivered at, for example, HV it. per second is : nd a5 per xioox-7? 100 =4I8.sib8. E. W. M. (Coulsdon).We are afraid the defect in your eyesight would bar you from obtaining a commission as a pilot. You might writeto the Director of Air Services, Admiralty, S.W., or to the Director-General of Military Aeronautics, Adastral House,E.C., stating qualifications and offering your services. J. V. P. (Hastings).For the R.N.A.S., obtain the necessary form from the Admiralty, and, having filled it up, send it to the Director ofAir Services, Admiralty, S.W. For the R.F.C., apply to the Directorate of Military Aeronautics, Adastral House, E.C. H. S. (King's Heath).The book by Mr. F. W. Lanchester, " The Flying Machine from an Engineering Standpoint," just published by Messrs.Constable and Co., can be obtained from " FLIGHT " office,44, St. Martin's Lane, for 4s. lid. post free. H.H. R. (Blackpool). See answer to J. V. P. The pay of a Flying Officer is 12s.a day plus 8s. per day flying pay, the latter not being issuable while under instruction on probation. The full list of ratesof pay is set out on page 984 of " FLIGHT " for November 9th.Your age would probably debar you from being accepted as a pilot. L. H. (Bristol). Write to the R.N.A.S. recruiting office. Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, S.W. J. E. H. (Newcastle). You should obtain the necessary form from the Admiralty,and, having filled it up, send it in to the Director of Air Services, Admiralty, S.W. If, you decide to enter the R.N.A.S., youwould find the little book, " Hints to Flight Sub-Lieutenants," very useful. It can be obtained from " FLIGHT " offices, 44,St. Martin's Lane, W.C., for is. 2d. post free. hull oi the airship is meant thesnu-ttM 1 ho overhung gas and as you . actieally identical,portions ol elope or hull not W. G. W. KuiuT:. By inuuoss ratio ratio of the length oviM-hvint; buoyancy ami uprisen! thos p diiecily support ins; any useful load. A.C. G. (FreshUek!.. It is impossible at the present time to publish the figuresyou ask ior. The fastest officially recorded speed previous to the war was M. IVvosts ; kiU>ms.. at .-03 "850 kiloms. perhour. W. P. W. (Dunstable). You should write to the R.F.C. recruiting office, Polytechnic,Regent Street, W,, and if they will accept you, apply to your commanding officer for permission to transfer. J. F. (Wakefield). We believe there are no vacancies at the present time.You might apply to the R.F.C. recruiting office, Polytechnic, Regent Street, London, W. If they cannot take you, whynot try the R.N.A.S. ? R. A. T. (Letchworth). We believe you can still enter the R.N.A.S. Apply to the R.N.A.S. recruiting station, Brook Green, Hammersmith, W. A. S. C. (B.E.F.). You must first find out if ,the unit you want to transfer towill accept you. Then apply to your commanding officer for permission to transfer. A pilot's certificate is not a necessaryqualification for an air mechanic. If you were considered suitable, you might be put forward for a commission in theR.F.C., and would then be taught to fly. M. T. (B.E.F.). It is impossible to say definitely how long it would take toobtain the R.A.C. certificate, as a good deal depends on the weather. The pay of a R.F.C. Flying Officer is 12s. a daywhen training. H. H. W. (Barrow).Probably the examination for fellowship of the Aeronautical Society would meet the case. You can get particulars fromtheir offices, 11, Adam Street, Adelphi, S.W. L. H. (Witham). It is difficult to say definitely what the machine was from your sketch, but presumably it was one of the F.E. type. THE ROLL, OF HONOUR. REPORTED by the Admiralty:— Killed. Flight-Corn. E. R. Moon, R.N. Wounded. Flight-Lt. E. R. Grange, R.N. Flight Sub-Lt. A. H. S. Lawson, R.N. Slightly Injured. Flight Officer H. R. de Wilde, R.N. Flight-Lt. W. T. S. Williams, R.N. Accidentally Injured. Prob. Flight Sub-Lt. L. J. N. Mackay, R.N. Previously reported Missing, now reported a Prisoner of War. Flight-Lt. E. J. Cooper, R.N. Missing. F. 8940 1st Grade Air-Mech. W. W. Higby, R.N.A.S. F. 1866 Leadg. Mech. D. Kennedy, R.N.A.S. F. 9197 Leadg. Mech. F. A. Wright, R.N.A.S. Reported by the War Office :— Killed.2nd Lt. H. Jameson, R.F.C. 2nd Lt. L. C. F. Lukis, Essex R., attd. R.F.C.Lt. W. D. Thomson, Can. Inf., attd. R.F.C. 31017 Air-Mech. C. W. Newton, R.F.C. Previously reported Missing, now reported Killed. 2nd T t. M. Hayne, Lanes. Fus., attd. R.F.C.Capt. Rt. Hon. A. T. Lord Lucas, Yeomanry and R.F.C. 2nd Lt. F. G. Thierry, R.F.C. Capt. D. M. V. Veitch, Ind. Cav., attd. R.F.C. Died of Wounds. 2nd Lt. E. G. W. Bisset, Gordon Hdrs. and R.F.C. Previously reported Missing, now reported Died ofWounds as a Prisoner of War in German hands. Capt. A. J. M. Pemberton, M.C., Leinstei, attd. R.F.C. Wounded. Lt. D. M. Faure, R.F.C.Lt. W. F. T. James, Yeomanry and R.F.C. Lt. C. A. W. Thompson, R.F.A., attd. R.F.C.856 Flight-Sergt. G. W. Halstead, R.F.C. Previously reported Missing, now reported Wounded and Prisoner of War in German bands. Capt. A. C. Bolton, R. Scots Fus., attd. R.F.C. Missing. 2nd Lt. F. A. Mann, Suffolk and R.F.C.Maj. L. Parker, Hussars and R.F.C. 2nd Lt. E. G. S. Wagner, R. Warwick and R.F.C. Previously reported Missing, now reported Prisoners of War in German bands. 2nd Lt. W. Black, Durham L.I. and R.C.F. 2nd Lt. B. W. Blayney, R.F.C. . 3467 1st Air-Mech. H. A. Harding, R.F.C. Missing, believed Prisoner of War. 2nd Lieut. A. D. Pocock, R.F.C. •'Getting Her Height." So many requests have been received for copies of the splendid double-page picture, " Getting Her Height," by Capt. Roderic Hill, M.C., which appeared in " FLIGHT " ofJanuary 4th, that it has been reprinted on art paper. A limited number can be obtained from " FLIGHT " offices, 44,St. Martin's Lane, W.C., price is. 6d. post free, I
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