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1920
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OCTOBER 14, 1920 Paris-London-Paris Race : Two of the R.Ae.C. officials at Waddon. On the right, Squadron - Leader T. O'B. Hubbard ; and on the left, Mr. Stevenfon, with the official seals "burst toy balloons, Thierry on a Breguet, was placed first, followed by Pell e tier d'Oisy (Morane), Pillon (Farman) and Bouyer (Hanriot), each of whom also "bagged" two each. The alti- tude competition brought out Koget and Thierry on Breguets and Kirsch on a Nieu- port, and they reached 5,000. 7,500 and 6,500 metres respec- tively. Demonstrations of parachute descents, tactical flying by a party of military pilots, passenger flights and dirigible cruises, etc., also formed part of the day's work, while the miniature bi- planes of Pischoff, Caudron, and Potez gave exhibition flights. On the last day there were the races to Brussels and back ard to London and back for transport machines. The former section was won by Deullin on a Potez S.E.A. in 4 hrs. 15 mins. 12 sees., with Lemen on a Breguet second, and d'Or on a Farman Goliath, third. In the London section Bourdon on a Spad was first in 4 hrs. 46 mins. 16 sees., with Bajac on a Potez second. Lecointe (Nieuport- Hispano) made a success- ful attempt on the speed record of de Romanet by attaining 296-694 k.p.h. In the height competition Roget, Thierry and Kirsch were each credited with 7,000 metres, and in the speed handicap Thierry was placed first with Frouval second. Fronval on his Morane won the landing competition, getting within 2-6 metres of the mark, the next best being Douchy on a Potez, 34 metres out. Other incidents of the day were a bombardment of Buc fort by an escadrille of Breguets escorted by an escadririe of Moranes from the Metz centre, and an exhibition by Casale on the 4-engined Bleriot. Paris - London - Paris Race: M.Rey, the French official, at Waddon. AERONAUTICS AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON THE Collection of Aeronautics in the Science Museum has been recently rearranged, and now occupies one of the galleries of the new Science Museum Buildings in Exhibition Road. Many important additions have been made to it, so that visitors can study the development of aeronautics from early times in the many objects of great historical interest, while the progress made in aviation during the last six years is represented by numerous exhibits which have been recently acquired. "The collection is arranged in six sections—aeroplanes and aeroplane models, aeroplane construction, engines, instru- ments, experimental apparatus, and ballooning. In the first of these an object, of special historical interest is the Henson flying-machine model of 1842-5. which bears a striking resemblance to the modern monoplane, but was doomed to failure chiefly on account of the lack of a light engine of high power. Early pioneer work in gliding is illustrated by Lilienthal's glider, similar to the one on which he met his death in 1896. The development of the modern aeroplane can be followed in the series of scale models by which the machines of the Brothers Wright, Voison, Farman, Bleriot, San'tos-Dumont, and the German Taube are represented. Among the full- size machines are the only existing machine of Cody, and the Vickers-Vimy Rolls-Royce aeroplane which crossed the Atlantic last year. In the section devoted to aeroplane construction are ex- amples of historical and modern propellers, and actual por- tions of early and modern aeroplanes, in which the methods of construction may be compared. Portions of an early Wright biplane have been preserved, and the visitor can operate and study the control mechanism of this machine. The collection of aeroplane engines ranges from the early steam-engines of Henson and Maxim to the modern high- power petrol-engine, and the collection of engines of types used during the War, including British, French, Italian, as well as German models, is of great interest. ; A wind-channel and a water-channel for experimental work may be seen in operation ; the principal instruments used in aerial navigation and reconnaissance are also shown. Balloons and airships are not as yet so fully represented, but to all sections additions are continually being made, and it is to be hoped that eventually a collection of scale models of airships will be arranged for, so that the develop- ment of this type of aircraft can be studied. : . c, Gift of Aeroplanes to India « • OF the 100 aeroplanes which have been presented to India by the Imperial Government, a certain number have been given to local governments, others are to be presented to ruling princes, and 20 will be retained for the Air Force in India. It is proposed to offer the remainder to aero clubs, ex-R.A.F. officers resident in India, or to companies pre- pared to establish aviation schools. The machines will be handed over free of charge at Karachi, on condition that they are used for purposes of demonstration and instruction, and are not sold to third parties. Flying Without the " Joy Stick " BY way of demonstrating the possibility of flying an aero- plane simply by controlling the engine and using the rudder, Fronval recently made a flight on a 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier monoplane with the " joy stick " tied up and sealed so that it was impossible to use it. In the presence of officials of the Aero Club of France the machine rose from the ground, circled several times round the Villacoublay aerodrome and then made a perfect landing. An Air Conference at Versailles ;•. AIR questions which have not yet been settled by the Peace Treaty will be dealt with at Versailles during the next few days by a Commission of 28 Allied officers. Italian Small-Aeroplane Contest Postponed IN view of the political situation in Italy preventing the entrants from having their machines ready in time, it has been decided to postpone the international competition for the Mapelli Cup until November 4. This cup has been offered by Mr. Liugi Mapelli for an annual competition for aircrait " having a wing-spread of not more than 6 metres over all, and driven by engines of total stroke-volume up to 4,585 c.mil. inclusive." The competition is a speed one, and each succeeding race is to be for twice the distance of the preceding one. ^For this year the course selected is Taliedo-Arcore-Ponte S. Petro-Erba-Malpensa-Cameri- Sesto S, Giovanni-Taliedo, a distance of 182 kiloms. At each of the places named the competitors will have to come down for three minutes, and the machine which com- pletes the course in the shortest time will win the cup. IO9I
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