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MAY 6, 1920 IKe Roval &ero Clu HI OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS RACING COMMITTEE MEETINGS of the Racing Committee were held on Tuesday,April 20, and Wednesday, April 28, 1920, when there were present:—Group-Capt. C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O.,R.A.F., in the Chair, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, and the Secretary and several Members of the Technical Committee byinvitation. It was decided to form a class to be known as the 10-Rater•Class for aeroplanes conforming to the following conditions :— Flying weight not to exceed 1,000 lbs., inclusive of pilot^and fuel for a flight of 150 air-miles, and under these •conditions capable of flying at a minimum speed not-exceeding 40 m.p.h. and of looping the loop. The question of handicapping for Aeroplane Races wasxliscussed. •'....• JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB AND THE SOCIETY OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTORS A Meeting of the Joint Standing Committee of the RoyalAero Club and Society of British Aircraft Constructors was held on Wednesday, April 21, 1920, when there werepresent:— Royal Aero Club— Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., in theChair. Squadron-Leader T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., R.A.F.Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie. Harold E. Perrin, Secretary (Royal Aero Club).Society of British Aircraft Constructors— Capt. P. D. Acland.Mr. R. O. Cary. Mr. Hamilton Fulton.Charles V. Allen, Secretary (Society of British Aircraft Constructors). The following subjects were discussed :—Deutsche de la Meurthe Cup. Certificates of Airworthiness for machines taking part in speed competitions.Aerodrome and Direction Book for Touring Purposes. •Classification of Racing Machines. HOUSE COMMITTEE A Meeting of the House Committee was held on Monday,April 26, 1920, when there were present :—Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall., in the Chair, Maj. H. Graeme Anderson, Mr.Herbert J. Corin, Mr. C. G. Greenhill, Mr. Henry Knox, Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, Mr. J. Stewart Mallam and theSecretary. Election of Chairman.—On the motion of Mr. HenryKnox, seconded by Mr. Herbert J. Corin, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall was unanimously elected Chairman of the Com-mittee for the current year. COMMITTEE MEETING A Meeting of The Committee was held on Wednesday,April 28, 1920, when there were present:—Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair, Maj.-Gen. SirSefton Brancker, K.C.B., Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. G. B. Cockburn, Lieut.-Col. Spenser D. A. Grey, D.S.O., Squadron-Leader T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., R.A.F., Lieut.-Col. F. K. McClean, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P.,Lieut.-Col. Alec Ogilvie, Group-Capt. C. R. Samson, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F., Sir Mortimer Singer, K.B.E., J.P., and theSecretary. Election of Members.—The following New Memberswere elected :—• Capt. Albert Lawson Cuffe (late R.A.F.).Capt. Lessel Finer Hutcheon (late R.A.F.). " Daily Express " £10,000 Prize.—The following entriesfor the Daily Express ^10,000 Prize were reported :— Reginald Watson Kenworthy and Proprietors of York-shire Evening News, Leeds. Particulars of Aircraft: Blackburn Kangaroo, fitted with two Rolls-Royce Falcon engines, 250 h.p. each.Maj. A. S. C. Stuart-MacLaren, O.B.E., M.C., A.F.C. Particulars^ of Aircraft :—Handley Page, fitted with twoNapier " Lion " engines, 450 h.p. each. Stewards of the Club.—The Stewards of the Club forthe year 1920 are as follows :— The Earl of Lonsdale.Admiral of the Fleet the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Seymour, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.V.O.The Hon. Sir Arthur Stanley, M.V.O., M.P. The Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil, M.P.Sir David Salomons, Bart. Lieut.-Gen. Sir David Henderson, K.C.B., D.S.O.Death of Professor A. K. Huntington.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Maj.-Gen. Sir Sefton Brancker,K.C.B., the following Resolution was unanimously passed :— " Resolved that the Committee of the Royal Aero Clubdesires to place on record its deep regret at the death of Professor A. K. Huntington, a Member of the Council,who had been a Member of the Club since its foundation in 1901 and had served on the Committee for manyyears, and at the same time to express its high apprecia- tion of the valuable services he had rendered to the Cluband to Aeronautics." The Chairman was requested to forward a copy of theResolution to the relatives. Racing Committee.—The reports of the Meetings ofthe Racing Committee held on April 20 and 28, 1920, were received and adopted.Joint Standing Committee of the Royal Aero Club and the Society of British Aircraft Constructors.—The report of the Meeting of the Joint Standing Committee of the Royal Aero Club and the Society of British AircraftConstructors held on April 21, 1920, was received, and adopted. House Committee.—The report of the Meeting of theHouse Committee held on April 26, 1920, was received and adopted. Aerodrome and Direction Book for Touring Pur-poses.—The list of hotels and garages provisionally re- commended by the Royal Aero Club for insertion in theAerodrome and Direction Book to be issued by the Air Ministry was approved. Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup and Jacques Schneider Cup, 1920.—It was decided to extend the date for receiving British entries for the Gordon Bennett Aviation Cup and the Jacques Schneider Cup, 1920, to Thursday, July 15, 1920. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. How We Destroyed the Zepps. AT the " farewell " speech to his late colleagues, after being presented with a silver tray, at the Ministry of Munitions, Mr. F. G. Kellaway said that when the German Zeppelins were being brought down, the Germans could not under- stand how it was being done. A leading official of the Ministry thereupon told them. He called in draughtsmen and others and prepared plans and information about " the new method of smashing Zeppelins with liquid fire." This was got over into Germany and sold to the German Secret Intelligence for ^14,000. ;-;.:. . ..- •• •- ' •-.-.. Mr. Ford to Make Aircraft " As our readers know, Mr. Henry Ford has again been giving his consideration to the question of constructing air- craft, and word now comes from New York that the FordMotor Co, and the firm of Henry Ford and Son, the tractor branch, will be consolidated and reorganised with a capitalof £20,000,000, to allow for this aircraft development. This represents an increase in the capital stock of the joint com-panies from £600,000, and it is understood that the entire stock of the new organisation will be held by Mr. Ford, hiswife, and son. Formal notice of the reorganisation has been filed with the Secretary of State of Michigan, althoughthe incorporation will be under the laws of the State of Dela- ware, which will permit greater latitude in operations thanMichigan. The new concern will also embark on the manu facture of internal combustion locomotives and petroleum-driven tramwav cars. 497
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