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^ SEPTEMBER 28, 1922 ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY New Chairman.—On the termination of the term of office as Chairman of Lieut.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, C.B., Professor Leonard Bairstow, C.B.E., F.R.S., becomes Chairman of Council on October 1 for the year 1922-1923. Election of Members.—The following members were elected at a Council Meeting held on Wednesday, September 13 :— Associate Fellow, Miss H. M. Lyon ; Student, H. A. Sherwin Gothard. Presentation of Awards.—The Society's Silver Medal will be presented to Mr. H. R. Ricardo, and the Pilcher Memorial Prize for Students to Mr. S. H. Evans, at the commencement of the first meeting, to be held at the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall, on Thursday, October 5, at 5.30 p.m. Library.—The following books have been received and placed in the Library for the use of members of all grades :— " Fuel for Motor Transport " (Second Memorandum), by the Fuel Research Board. " A Short Course in Elementary Meteorology," by W. H. Pick. " Proceedings of the Second Air Conference, held on 7th and 8th of February, 1922," Air Ministry. " All the World's Aircraft," edited by C. G. Grey. " Aeronautic Papers," by J. H. Parkin. " A Dic tionary of Applied Physics," Vol. I (Mechanics, Engineering, Heat) and Vol. II (Electricity), edited by Sir Richard Glaze- brook. Reports of the First International Air Congress, Paris, 1921. " Report on Ex-German Aerodromes and Material in Back and Occupied Areas," by the Inter-Allied Aeronautical Commission of Control. " Aviation in Peace and War," by Sir F. H. Sykes, " Application de la Resistance des materiaux au calcul des avions," by M. Boileve. " The War in the Air," by Sir Walter Raleigh. " 14,000 Miles through the Air," by Sir Ross Smith. " Steel Thermal Treatment," by J. Urquhart. " H. G. Hawker, Airman," by M. Hawker. " Theory of Wave Transmission," by George C ons tantines co. Forthcoming Arrangements. October 5, 5.30 p.m.—Royal United Service Institution. Presentation of Awards. " The Work of S. P. Langley," by Prof. L. Bairstow. October 11.—Scottish Branch. Annual Meeting. " A Pro posed Solution of Aerial Transport Problems," by Sh'olto Sheppard. " The New Beardmore Engine," by A. A. Sydney. October 12, 6.45 p.m.—Society's Library. Students' Sec tion. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. 7.30 p.m.—Inaugural Address by Dr. A. J. Sutton Pippard. Chairman, Lt.-Col. W. Lockwood Marsh. (This meeting is open to all members of the Society.) W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, Secretary. I I 1 M SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero-Models Association.) THE Competition for Mr. Kelly's Cup for Compressed Air Model Competition has again been postponed until Saturday next, the 30th inst., at 4 p.m., Wimbledon Common, as the state of weather was too unsatisfactory to hold same last week. On Sunday the 24th inst., members congregated on Parliament Hill, Hampstead, for the purpose of competing for Mr. W. E. Evans' Record Cup for Model Gliders. A dozen members attended with their model gliders, and some excellent results were obtained. The first competitor, Mr. C. A. Rippon, put up some excellent glides, his best being one of 36 sees. The next was one of 4if sees., by Mr. H. L. Davis, which proved to be the record, Mr. C. Burchell running very close with a glide of 37J sees. Some of the model gliders were of unique construction. Mr. F. de P. Green had a triplane, which was greatly admired, and also a small monoplane, which glided for 23 sees. Judg ing by the enthusiasm shown by the competitors and the public, model gliding has a great future as a new sport, apart from its scientific value. A Competition for Mr. D. A. Pilcher's Challenge Cup for Enclosed Fuselage Models Duration will be held on Hackney Marshes at 12 noon, Sunday, October 29, 1922, under the following rules :— 1. The Competition is open to Club members only. 2. The holder of the Cup cannot be challenged for one month. 3. The models to be constructed within the limits of the following formula :— , Length of body in inches = min. area of maximum cross section in square inches. 4. The Competition is open to both power-driven and elastic-driven models. 5. Wing loading not under 5 ozs. per square foot. 6. Maximum span limit, 6 ft. 7. The length of the model shall not be greater than the span nor less than two-thirds of the span, 8. The minimum duration flight shall be 15 sees. 9. All flights shall be made under official observation. 10. The flight shall be a duration flight, the time being taken by a stop watch. The model shall leave the ground under its own power, without any assistance from the com petitor whatever. The time measured by the observer shall be the period from which the model is clear of the ground to the time it alights, the period while the machine is taxying iieing excluded. Meetings are held at Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly Circus, W. 1, every Friday evening at 7.30 p.m. Hon. Sec, A. E. Jones, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W. 6. K W m Si SIDE-WINDS A JAPANESE Military Aviation Commission, headed by Col. Koiso, is at present on a visit to this country. On Sep tember 14, a visit was paid to the Aircraft Disposal Co. at Waddon, the delegation being shown the very extensive A.D.C. establishment by Col. Darby and Major Grant. On September 15, the Commission visited the de Havilland Aircraft Works at Stag Lane, Edgware, where the modernised D.H.9 and the new D.H.38 were inspected. Members of the Commission also made a flight in one of the D.H. 34 commercial machines. On September 20, the Japanese Commission paid a visit to the Napier Works at Acton, where they saw the famous Napier " Lion " and" Napier " Cub " being manufactured. It is a compliment to British designers of aircraft and engines that representatives of the Japanese Imperial Military Staff should visit various British works before placing orders for military aircraft and engines. % H SI 8J AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: 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 September 28, 1922 7,145. LuFTSCHrFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. Rigid frame for airships. (159,844.) 8,525 A. FLETTNER, Governing of surfaces moving withiu a non-rigid medium. (i75,233-) 8,7 S6. S. M. DITNGAN. Screw propellers. (185,146.) 9,0;•. AUGUSTIN AUTOMATIC ROTARY ENGINE CO. Rotary I.C. engines. (185,149.) 11,200 and 11,202. A. G. BELL. Hydroplanes, hydro-aeroplanes, etc. (163,033 and 163,035.) 13,617. SIR J. B. HENDERSON. Automatic control of the steering of air craft, etc. (185,162.) 14,158. A.TAYLOR. Direction-finding apparatus. (185,169.) 14,424. J. G. YONGESE. Aeroplanes. (185,175.) 16,323. D. F. BROWN. Aerial machines. (185,248.) 20,027. E. A. STEWART.' Rotary engine. (185,297.) NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS AU Advertisement Copy and Blocks must be delivered at the Offices of "FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C. 2, not later than 12 o'clock on Saturday in each week for the following week's issue. The Aircraft Enginetr and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. 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