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SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero-Models Association.) ON Sunday, August 27, at Wanstead Flats, Mr. C. Hersom's twin-pusher model made a flight of 210 sees.—out of sight. This proves with the previous performances of same that the model is very consistent, and puts away all suggestions that the record of 247 sees, put up on August 20 was a fluke performance. On September 3, at Wimbledon Common, Mr. D. A. Pavely put up a new record for a compressed-air driven model, 63^ sees., beating his previous record of 53 sees. The fol lowing is the report received from the Competition Secretary, who witnessed the performance in conjunction with Mr. F. de P. Green :—" Weather fine, light wind. First per formance : Left-hand circle, good climb ; pressure in tank, 173 lbs. per sq. in. ; duration, 53^ sees. Second performance : Straight and good climbj; pressure in tank, 176 lbs.; duration, 59| sees. Third performance : High climb, right-hand circle ; pressure in tank, 179 lbs. ; duration, 63^ sees. The weight of Mr. Pavely's machine is 4 lbs., the loading 12 ozs. per sq. ft. and the span 7 ft." * Mr. F. de P. Green also reports that he witnessed on Parlia ment Hill Fields, on September 3, Mr. Rippon and Mr. Burchell put up a gliding performance of 30 sees., each with ordinary tractor models with propellers and rudders removed. The Research Committee have been working on various matters recently, and their Secretary will have some useful data to put before the Society at an early date. Members' attention is directed to General Rule No. 3 and Competition Rule No. 3. September 16 competition for Mr. Felix Kelly's Cup will be held on Wimbledon Common. Please let the Competition Secretary have details of your entry. Hon. "Sec, A. E. Jones, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hamp- stead, N.W. 6. Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly Circus, W. 1, every Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Anyone interested in aeronautics is invited to attend. ft ft 81 ft London-Holland Daily Air-Mail THE Postmaster-General announces that the dispatch of letters and parcels from London to Holland by afternoon aeroplane has now ceased. The dispatch by the morning aeroplane, both of letters and of parcels, will be maintained. British 'Planes Cross the Andes FROM Valparaiso it is reported that two Chilean military airmen, Capt. Aracena and Capt. Barahona, using British machines, left Santiago de Chile on August 29 to fly to Rio de Janeiro, 1,825 miles across the Continent, there to deliver a message of congratulation to the Brazilian Army on the occasion of the Brazilian Centenary celebrations. They crossed the Andes successfully ; the temperature was 15° below zero. Bad weather then drove them down. Capt. Aracena landed at Mendoza, 112 miles from Santiago. Capt. Barahona, losing sight of his companion, alighted at San Juan, 186 miles from Santiago. Exploring New Guinea from the Air CAPT. FRANK HURLEY is reported from Melbourne as the leader of an exploring party, including an ethnologist and a naturalist, which has left Sydney for Port Moresby to explore New Guinea from the air. A wealthy resident of Sydney, Mr. L. Hordern, it is stated, has provided two seaplanes, one of which is already in New Guinea, while the other is being conveyed in the steamer with Capt. Hurley. It is proposed to leave Port Moresby towards the end of September for the Fly River and to make a four months' air survey of the western portions of British New Guinea. The scientific section will navigate the Fly River in a ketch. The party has further plans, but they will depend upon the behaviour of the seaplanes. Successful Cleveland-Detroit Air Service A DAILY (Sundays excepted) service between Cleveland and Detroit has been run by the Aeromarine Airways, Inc., from July 17 last, and from this date up to August 17 624 passengers were carried, in addition to 150 passengers on other extra flights, outside the regular service. The big Aeromarine flying boats employed on this service crossed the lake 114 times. In addition to this regular service 16 special-charter flights were made during this period. On these latter flights the following places were visited by air : Toledo, Eire, Pa., Put-in Bay, Ponchartrain Hotel on Lake St. Clair, and the Old Club on St. Clair Flats. On some of the flights the boats were equipped with radio, and the passengers were entertained by music, baseball scores, and the regular broadcasting programme. SEPTEMBER 7, 1922 Strengthening Anglo-American Friendship SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD sailed for America on Saturday last on board the Adriatic, at the head of an influential delega tion from the Sulgrave Institution. The mission of this delegation, which includes amongst others Lady and Miss Wakefield, Sir Arthur Haworth and Lady Haworth, Sir Win. Letts, Mr. Harold Spender, etc., is to promote Anglo-American friendship and understanding throughout the United States and Canada. E & EH PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1920. Smith sonian Institution, Washington, U.S.A. Premier Congres International de la Navigation Adrienne, Paris—15-25 Novembre, 1921. Chambre Syndicate des Industries A6ronautiques, 9, rue Anatole-de-la-Forge, Paris. Price 60 f r. Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda, No. 785 (Ae.38). Experiments with Model Flying Boat Hulls and Seaplane Floats. 22nd Series Report. By E. M. Keary, A.I.N.A. London ; H.M. Stationery Office, Imperial House, Kingsway, W.C. 2. Price is. net. By post is. id. " Aluminium Sections." Calendar, September, 1922, to August, 1923. The British Aluminium Co., Ltd., 109, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. 4. Technical Note No. 88. Test of Oil Scraper Piston Ring and Piston Fitted with Oil Drain Holes. By H. S. McDewell. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Navy Build ing, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Note No. 102. Skin Frictional Resistance of Plane Surfaces in Air : Abstract of Recent German Tests, with Notes. By W. S. Diehl. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Navy Building, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Note No. 103. Simple Formula for Estimating Airplane Ceilings. By Walter S. Diehl. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Navy Building, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Note No. 104. Notes on Aerodynamic Forces. I. Rectilinear Motion. By Max Munk. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Navy Building, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Note, No. 105. Notes on Aerodynamic Forces—II. Curvilinear Motion. By Max M. Munk. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Catalogue Small Tools for Engineering and Workshop Use. T. C. Jones and Co., Ltd., Shepherd's Bush, W. 12. ft * « * AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS A bbreviations: cyl. •» cylinder; IX. — internal combustion ; m. «= motors. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1921 Published September 7, 1922 3,853. CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTATION CO. Propellers. (184,199.) 15,112. F. W. BALDWIN. Hydroplanes. (184,303.) 16,280. A. E. HAGG and L>E HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT CO., LTD. Aileron control mechanism. (184,317.) 19.022. LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. Gas-outlets for airships. (184,348.) 19.023. LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. Safety-valves for gas-cells of airships. (184,349.) APPLIED FOR IN 1922 Published September 7, 1922 1,285. E. OEHMICHEN. Screw propellers. (174,090.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates ;— UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* s. d. s. d. 3 Months, Post Free... 773 Months, Post Free... 8 3 6 „ „ ...15 2 j 6 „ 16 6 12 „ 30 4 1 ™ » .. —33 © These rates are subject to any alteration found necessary under abnormal conditions and to increases in postage rates. * European subscriptions must be remitted in British currency Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street. Kingsway, W.C. 2, and crossed London County and Westminster Bank, otherwise no responsibility wilt be accepted. 522
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