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APRIL 27, 1922 ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Works, 10 Students' Section.—The "following revised programme has been arranged :— Friday, April 28.—Library-of Royal Aero nautical Society, 6.45 p.m. Student's paper (postponed from March 3). " Some Notes on Commercial Aircraft," by Stanley H. Evans. Mr. H. P. Folland in the Chair. Saturday, May 6.—Visit to the de Havilland Aircraft Works, Edgware. Meet at a.m. 'Bus leaves Kilburn Park Station (Bakerloo Tube) at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday, May 31.—Visit to the Royal Aircraft Establish ment, South Farnborough. Meet at 8.40 a.m. for special tickets at Booking Office, Waterloo Station (L. and S.W.R.), for 9 a.m. train. Saturday, June 3.—Visit to the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. Meet at 9.15 a.m. for special tickets at the Booking Office, Waterloo Station (L. and S.W.R.). Students are requested to give in their names immediately for the visits they wish to attend- in order to obtain cheap travel facilities. The Hon. Secretary will meet Students at places and times mentioned for issue of these tickets. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, Secretary 13 13 13 13 THE INSTITUTION OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS By the courtesy of Mr. F. R. Simms a visit was paid on April 12 by the members of the I.Ae.E. to the works of Simms Motor Units (1920), Ltd. The whole process of manu facture of the Simms Magneto was seen, from the raw materials to the 'finished product ; the use of hot brass pressings and die castings was explained in detail. Note was especially made of the various testing and inspec tion methods at every stage of manufacture, more particularly in regard to armatures and condensers. Some interesting devices were shown in the laboratory for making mechanical and heat tests on moulded insulation. The testing of magnets was demonstrated, and the very high magnetic qualities of those made in this country noted. A short visit was also made to the magneto repair works. Repairs to all makes H CORRESPONDENCE E LIFEBELTS. [2054] The question of lifebelts for use in commercial aircraft was considered at a meeting recently held in the City, and the unanimous opinion expressed was that the present type is not satisfactory, and is dangerous unless used intelligently. What appears to be wanted is a compact and light life-saver which is entirely foolproof and small in size, j This would appear to be a fruitful ^avenue of research for the inventive genius of many of your readers, and I should be obliged if you would give this matter publicity. Yours faithfully, H. R. GILLMAN, Secretary, Lloyd's Aviation Record 53, CornhiU, EC. 3 April 22, 1922; E E E B Marseilles-Monaco-Marseilles Race THIS French seaplane contest was run off on April 19, when six naval and two civilian pilots took part. M. Eynac, Under-Secretary of State for Aeronautics, evinced the keenest interest in the event, and had flown, in a Goliath frcm Paris, to Marseilles in 5^ hours' flying time a couple of days previously, in order to be present at the start and finish. The finish found M. Poiree, on a 135 h.p. Clerget-Caudron, the winner in 5 hours 1 min., Brou on a Farman being second in 8 hours 14 mins. The Zeebrugge Annual Reunion AT the reunion dinner On St. George's Day (April 23), at the Cafe Royal, of officers who took part in the naval operations of April 23 and May 10, 1918, which resulted in the blocking of the harbours of Zeebrugge and Ostend, about 100 officers from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, Royal Naval Reserve, and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve were present, including :— Commander A. Cooper-Key, Maj. E. Bamford, V.C., D.S.O., Capt. Sir Ion Hamilton Benn, D.S.O., M.P., Lieut. J. C, Keith Wright, D.S.C., Lieut.-Com. F. J. Lambert, Maj. T. F. V. Cooke, D.S.O., Commander F. E. B. Haselfoot, R.N., Lieut.-Com. L. S. Chappell, D.S.O., Lieut.-Com. P. T. Dean, V.C., M.P., Lieut.-Com. G. H. Drummond, V.C., Admiral the Hon. Algernon Boyle, Capt. H. O. Oliphant, R.N., and Air-Commodore A. L. Lambe, D.S.O. It is intended that these dinners shall be held on St. George's Day m each year. The hon. secretary to the Dinner Com mittee, Lieut. J. C. Keith Wright, D.S.C., 59, Mark Lane, E.C.fwill be glad if any officer who has not been notified of of magnetos are carried out in a very systematic manner, the same care and testing methods being applied as with the new magnetos. Fixtures. April 28, 6 p.m.—Paper, " Some Unsettled Problems of Aeroplane Design," read by Capt. Sayers, Engineers' Club, Coventry Street. May 10, 2.30 p.m.—Visit to the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. The number of the party is limited to 15. Tickets must be obtained from the Secretary of the Institution. Members should apply for their tickets early. May 25, 6 p.m.—Paper, " The Seaplane's Place in Aviation," read by Maj. Hume, Engineers' Club, Coventry Street. June 7, 3 p.m.—Visit to the Aeronautical Section of the South Kensington Museum. June, date to be announced.—Visit to the Croydon Aerodrome. 13 H these arrangements will communicate with him. As announced last week, R.A.F. officers should address themselves to Air- Commodore C. L. Lambe, Air Ministry. Italian Air Contests DETAILS are now available from the Italian Aero Club regarding the Piedmont Grand Prix International Contest. Forty thousand lire will be handed to the firm entering the winning machine, and 10,000 lire to the pilot. The contest will take place in the last week of June, over a circuit Turin-Coni-Alessandria-Novare-Biella-Turin, a distance of about 220 miles, to be covered three times. Machines will be judged on their commercial utility, cargo carried, petrol consumed, commercial speed, and minimum speed. Entries should be sent to the Soci6te Aviazione, Torino, Galleria Nazionale, Scala B, by June 15, at the latest. Each entry • must be accompanied by an entrance fee of 1,000 francs, half of which will be repaid to firms entering machines which leave the starting fine. Altogether, about eleven Italian aeronautical meetings have been announced for 1922, from May to October, including the Schneider Cup at Naples. In order to encourage foreign entries for the International events, the Itahan Ministry of Finance has consented to exempt foreign machines partici pating in aeronautical races which will take place in Italy during the current year from Customs Duty during their temporary importation. Institute of Transport FROM May 17 to 20, a Congress of the Institute will be held in London, when suitable papers will be read and dis cussed. A very attractive round of items has been arranged, and included in this programme are a visit, on May 18, to the works of Messrs. D. Napier and Son, Ltd., at Acton, and the Aviation Works of Messrs Vickers, Ltd., at Weybridge. On May 19, the members go to the Croydon Aerodrome. The absence of an aviation paper from the Congress is due to the fact that an exhaustive and valuable paper was read before the Institute by Sir Henry White-Smith as recently as February 13 last. The Institute cordially recognises the future position of Aviation in Transport, and the indefatigable Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. E. Blain, in this respect, points out that "it is the desire of the Institute that aviation shall be given the prominence to which it is entitled, and it might not be out of place to mention that those engaged in aviation circles are eligible for membership, and, in view of the com parative infancy of this branch of transport, special con sideration will be given to applications for membership." Further particulars' can be obtained from Mr. Blain by those interested at the Institute of Transport, 15, Savoy Street, Victoria Embankment. 246
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