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JANUARY 22, 1920- IKe R.otfa.1 &ero Clu. of the United Kii^gdo. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS BE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETINGA SPECIAL MEETING of The Committee was held on Wednes-day, January 14, 1920, when there were present:—Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair ; Maj.-Gen.Sir Seaton Brancker, K.C.B. ; Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall ; Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean ; Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie ; Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B. ; and the Secretary. Election of Members.—The following New Memberswere elected :— John Dalgety Henderson.Capt. Charles Stuart Angus Irwin (Royal Irish). Arnold Thorne-Waite.Technical and Competitions Committee.—The Report of the Meeting of the Technical and Competitions Committeeheld on December 30, 1919, was received and adopted. Federation Aeronautique Internationale.—Lieut.-Col.Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., submitted report of the Meeting of the Bureau of the Federation Aeronautique Internationaleheld in Paris on January 6, 1920. (For Report see below.) A vote of thanks was passed to Col. O'Gorman for attendingthe Conference on behalf of the Club. Joint Standing Committee of the Royal Aero Cluband The Society of British Aircraft Constructors.— The report of the Meeting of the Joint Standing Committeeof the Royal Aero Club and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors held on January 9, 1920, was received andadopted. Flying Services Fund.—The report of the Meeting ofthe Flying Services Fund Committee held on January 12, 1920, was received and adopted.British Records : Airships.—The following British Records were passed :— DurationPilot . . . . Capt. W. K. Warneford, R.A.F. Airship . . N.S. 11.Motor . . . . Two 240 h.p. Fiat. Date .. .. February 9-13, 1919.Place of Ascent and Descent Duration Longside, Aberdeen .. .. 100 hrs. 50 mins.This performance constituted a British Record until July 6, 1919, when it was beaten by the voyage of the R 34 acrossthe Atlantic :— Duration.. Maj. G. H. Scott, C.B.E., A.F.C. R 34 (Wm. Beardmore and Co.).Five 275 h.p. Sunbeam. July 2-6, 1919. Voyage Duration._J|ast Fortune, Scotland—Mineola, New "v***"York .. .. .. ,. .. 108 hrs. 12 mins.Fire at the Club.—A unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. A. A. Dale and Capt. A. M. Van der Byl,whose timely action prevented any extensive damage being done on the occasion of the outbreak of fire at the Club onthe morning of the 8th inst. Pilot .Airship Motor .Date . TECHNICAL AND COMPETITIONSCOMMITTEE A Meeting of the Technical and Competitions Committeewas held on Tuesday, December 30, 1919, when there were present :—Mr. Griffith Brewer, in the Chair, Squadron-Leader T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., R.A.F., Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie, Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., and the Secretary.The following matters were under discussion :— Gordon Bennett Aviation Race, 1920.Jacques Schneider International Maritime Trophy, 1920. . Aerial Derby round the World.World's Records. The question of future Competitions was referred to theJoint Standing Committee of the Royal Aero Club and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. Meeting of the Bureau of the Federation AeronautiqueInternationale held in Paris on Tuesday, January 6, 1920, at 10 a.m. Ti Prince Roland Bonaparte, President, occupied the Chair.j, Ike fallowing Countries were represented :—France, Italy, Holland, America and Great Britain* . . . Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., and Mr. H. E. Perrinattended on behalf of Great Britain. Jacques Schneider International Maritime Trophy.—The rules for the Race for 1920 were drawn up. The proposal of the Royal Aero Club that the machinesshould remain afloat for 12 hours prior to the contest was not agreed to.The proposal of the Royal Aero Club that machines should carry a useful load as ballast of 300 kilogs. was agreed to.The further proposal of the Royal Aero Club that the alightings on the water should form a qualifying test priorto the Race proper was also agreed to. The Race will take place at Venice, Italy, towards the endof August or early in September. Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup.—The regulations forthis year's contest were drawn up. The race will be over a Cross-Country course of 300 kilo-metres, in a circuit of 100 kilometres. The race will take place in France at the end of September.Round the World Flight.—The Aero Club of America submitted rules for the proposed prize for a flight round theWorld. It was decided to defer consideration until the regulations, drawn up by the Aero Club of America, hadbeen circulated to the Clubs forming the Federation. World's Records.—The Italian representative reportedthat although the liberty of the air had not been granted in Italy, they had accepted the invitation of the Federationto concur in the resumption of granting World's Records. . It was therefore decided to grant World's Records as fromJanuary 6, 1920. Aviators' Certificates.—On the proposal of the RoyalAero Club the tests for Private Pilots' Flying Certificates were amended as follows :—Test A.—A flight without landing, during which the pilot shall remain for at least an hour at a minimum altitude of2,000 metres above the point of departure. The descent shall finish with a glide, the engines cut off at 1,500 metresabove the landing ground. The landing shall be made within 150 metres or less of a point fixed beforehand by theofficial examiners of the test without starting the engine again.Test B.—A flight without landing around two posts (or buoys) situated 500 metres apart, making a series of fivefigure-of-eight turns, each turn reaching one of the two posts (or buoys). This flight shall be made at an altitudeof not more than 200 metres above the ground (or water) without touching the ground (or water). The landing shallbe effected by :—• (i) Finally shutting ofi the engine or engines at latest whenthe aircraft touches the ground (or water). (ii) Finally stopping the aircraft within a distance of 50metres from a point fixed by the candidate before starting. Society of British Aircraft Constructors and the RoyalAero Club A Meeting of the Joint Standing Committee of the Societyof British Aircraft Constructors and the Royal Aero Club was held on Friday, January g, 1920, when there were present:—Royal Aero Club— Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in theChair. Squadron-Leader T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., R.A.F.Society of British Aircraft Constructors :— Mr. Hamilton Fulton.Mr. Charles V. Allen, Secretary Society of British Aircraft Constructors.Harold E. Perrin, Secretary Royal Aero Club. The Committee considered the advisability of organisinga competition round England in the Spring. Details were discussed and the proposal was then referred to the Committeeof the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. Royal Aero Club Seaplane Competition.—It wasrecommended that this Race, postponed from last year, should be held prior to and under similar regulations to thosegoverning the Jacques Schneider International Maritime Race.International Races.—The report of the delegates at the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Meeting in Paris
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