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On Friday Mr. Stocken broke the record for a flight to Brussels, accomplishing the journey in 75 minutes. I hear that the Aircraft Disposal Company are to enter two machines for the King's Cup Race round Britain, and that the pilots will be chosen from Messrs, Perry, Piercy and Stocken. The Grand Express are having considerable success with their service to Switzerland. The other day a lady arrived at Le Bourget after the machine had left for Lausanne, and, although the machine was half-an-hour's flight away, it was recalled by wireless, with the result that one delighted lady arrived at Lausanne three hours afterwards. The return journey from Lausanne to London is accomplished by the Grands Express in ope day. The K.L.M. have had a large increase in passengers, and their machines are now flying with practically full loads, as the goods traffic continues large. The new Rolls-Fokkers are now flying regularly on the service. • On Monday morning the Daimler Airways turned their early morning machine into an aerial cattle-truck, having a pedigree pig and also a sheep consigned by them from Yorkshire to Paris. The Napier engines used exclusively "by this line are putting up a magnificent performance. In fact, it is months since they had a forced landing due to engine trouble. Although the wonderful organisation of the Daimler engine repair-shops is to a great extent responsible for this, no amount of organisation will make a " dud " engine into a good one. Captain Muir and Mr. Youell were both busy with joy riders over the week-end. The number of people who wish to be " stunted " is steadily growing, a sure indication that the general public is gradually losing its distrust of flying. The Surrey Flying Services are expecting to have an " Avro " ready to replace the one damaged by the involuntary descent in the cornfield last week, and they are also puching forward with the work on the D.H.9, which they are to use for " Taxi '' work. Lieut. Stampe, the pilot who has had the honour of piloting the aeroplanes of the King of the Belgians, arrived at the air-station by air on Monday, piloting a D.7 Fokker biplane of German war-type build, which has been converted into a tourer. Lieut. Stampe is over here to purchase training machines for the flying-school he is starting in Belgium. M X X JR SIDE-WIND THE social side of many large business houses is often sadly neglected, usually due to lack of support on the part of the directors and management. The other side of the picture was seen on Saturday last, when S. Smith and Soup (M.A.), Ltd., well-known manufacturers of motor accessories, held their Annual Sports. The glorious weather helped to bring a record crowd to the fine playing fields at Neasden belonging to Smiths (M.A.), where sport and merry-making were intermingled from 2 p.m. well into the evening. One of the principal events of the day—-the 100 Yards Race for Directors and Departmental Managers—was won, to the delight of everyone, by the Managing Director, A. Gordon Smith, Esq., with the Works Manager, Mr. B. Haviland, second. Other events included a 60 Yards Blind fold Race and a " Donkey Derby," both causing much laughter and good-humoured chaff. Mrs. Gordon Smith very kindly presented the prizes, and the day ended with dancing in the spacious Pavilion, music being provided by the Orphan Fund Band of the N.U.R. • a w . n SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero-Models Association.) MR. FELIX KELLY'S CHALLENGE CUP.—The competition for this has been postponed from September 2 to September 16, in order to permit the many competitors to complete their models. Mr. W. E. Evans has kindly offered a challenge cup for model gliders. The minimum span to be 1 metre, minimum loading 3 ozs. per sq. ft. Full details will be published next week. Mr. D. H. Pilcher has kindly given a challenge cup for enclosed fuselage models, to be competed for. Full particulars will be published next week. Members turned up in good numbers at Headquarters last week to congratulate those members who had success fully broken British records the Sunday previously. A great deal of useful business was got through, and the prospects of having all business matters settled for the extraordinary general meeting on the first Thursday in October look bright. Suggestions for the improvement of the Society are always welcomed, especially from the country members, and should be addressed to the Hon. Secretary, A. E. Jones, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W. 6. Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly, W. 1, every Thursday at 7.30 p.m. AUGUST 31, 1922 London-Moscow in an Avro Baby, 35 h.p. Green engine : A few weeks ago a very remarkable flight was made from London to Moscow in an Avro Baby. The pilot, a Russian named Gwailer, is seen in the photograph, which was taken just before the start of the flight. The machine was held up for some considerable time in Germany, the strange combination of a Russian pilot in a British machine, alighting on German soil, leading to complications. However, all difficulties were smoothed out ultimately, and the machine reached its goal in safety. m m m m Fetters, Ltd. THE Government policy of saving at the last moment the complete annihilation of the British aircraft industry must give heart to those firms who have backed their belief in the future by holding on to their aeronautical organisation in spite of the poor encouragement by the Cabinet. Amongst these we are glad to enumerate Messrs. Petters, Ltd., who have been so helpful in the past in furthering the interests of aviation. The directors' report to March last mentions that their aircraft works satisfactorily completed the contract referred to in their last report, and have a certain amount of work on hand for Government, which justifies the directors in retaining this branch of business for the time being. The directors feel that having regard to equipment of aircraft work, with adjacent aerodrome, and high standard of skill acquired by technical staff and the workers, and also to imperative necessity of maintaining aircraft industry in this country, it would be a great misfortune if this branch of the business had to be abandoned, and are hopeful that it will yet prove a useful asset to the company. m. m *s m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS 4 bbreviations : cyl. — cylinder ; I.C. — internal combustion ; m.. •» motor?. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1921 Published August 31, 1922 11,976. J. S. DREW. Aeroplanes. (183,904.) 15,012. H. J. Lit Put.. Planes of aeroplanes. (183,973.) 20,603. A. LAMBLIN. Removable motor unit with aerial propeller for propelling vehicles. (167.481.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. a. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. 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