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We show in the accompanying illustration two views of the Curtiss type TS. The following characteristics apply to all four models, except where specified : Span, 25 ft. ; chord, 4 ft, 9 ins. ; gap, 5 ft. 6 ins. ; length, 24 ft. 7 ins. ; height, 9 ft. 6f ins. ; incidence, o° ; dihedral (lower), 30 ; wing area, NOVEMBER 2, 1922 225 sq. ft.; gross weight, (TS.i) 2,025 lbs., (TS.2) 2,085 lbs." (TR.i) 1,790 lbs., (TR.3) 1,980 lbs. ; maximum speed, (TS.i) 125 m.p.h., (TS.2) 130 m.p.h., (TR.i) 130 m.p.h. We are indebted to our American contemporary Aviation for the foregoing particulars. m m H a ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY NOTICES Lecture.—The next fortnightly meeting takes place on November 16, at 5.30 p.m., when Mr. R. McKinnon Wood, Fellow, will read a paper on " The Co-relation of Model and Full-Scale Work," at the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C. 2. Students' Section.—The Annual Meeting of the Students' Section was held in the Library, at 6.45 p.m., on October 12, when Mr. T. C. Sharwood was appointed Honorary Secretary in successtion to Mr. S. H. Evans. It was decided that each college or group of students should nominate a student to represent it, and to further the interests of the Students' Section in the particular college or group con cerned. The annual meeting was followed at 7.30 p.m. by the inaugural address of the session from Dr. A. J. Sutton Pippard on " The Aeroplane considered as an Engineering Pro position," illustrated by lantern slides. The next Students' Meeting will take place in the Society's Library on November 9 at 7.30 p.m., when Mr. H. C. Brown will inaugurate the discussion with a paper on " Airships." W. LOCKWOOD MARSH, % Secretary H m s H A PRIZE FOR PAPERS ON AIRSHIPS THE Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society have decided to institute forthwith from the funds of the " R. 38 " Memorial Research Fund, an annual prize for a technical paper on Airships. The regulations covering the award of this prize are given below, from which it will be seen that the date for the receipt of the names of intending competitors for the first award is December 31, 1922, while the papers themselves must reach the Secretary on or before March 31, 1923. " R. 38 " Memorial Prize Regulations From the income of the above Fund, a sum of 25 guineas will be offered annually as a prize for the best paper received by the Royal Aeronautical Society on some subject of a technical nature in the science of Aeronautics. Other things being equal, preference will be given to papers which relate to Airships. The prize is open to international competition. The Royal Aeronautical Society retain the right to withhold the prize in any year, if it is considered that no paper is of sufficient merit to justify an award. Intending competitors should send their names to the Secre tary of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 7, Albemarle Street, London, W. 1, on or before December 31 of each year, witk such information in regard to the projected scope of their papers as will enable arrangements to be made for their examination. The closing date for the receipt of papers will be March 31 in each year. Papers should in all cases by typed, and a copy should be retained by the author, as the Society can take no responsi bility for the loss of copies submitted to it. Successful papers will become the absolute property of the Society, and will in most instances be published in the Society's Journal. In regard to unsuccessful papers, the Society retains the right of publication in its Journal, but in each case will notify the author, shortly after tire award, whether it intends to exercise this right. If not, the author will be free to publish elsewhere. A signed undertaking must accompany each paper to the effect that publication has not already taken place, and that the author will not communicate it elsewhere until the Society's award is published. Due acknowledgment must be made by the author of the source of any special information. H 13 H H R.A.F. MEMORIALfFUND THE first meeting of the Executive Committee of the Fund, subsequent to the summer vacation, was held at No. 7, Iddesleigh House, Caxton Street, on October 18. There were present: Lord Hugh Cecil (Chairman), Lady Leighton, Dame Helen Gwynne Vaughan, Mrs. Barrington-Kennett, Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt-Barlow, Sir Charles McLeod, Air Vice- Marshal J. F. A. Higgins, Air Vice-Marshal A. V. Vyvyan, Group Capt. Ludlow-Hewitt, F. E. Rosher, W. S. Field. The Hon. Treasurer, Sir Charles McLeod, submitted a financial statement to September 30 last, and reported that the " Struben Memorial Trust Deed" had been completed by the trustees of the Fund, constituting a capital sum of slightly over .£1,000, the interest on which is to be used annually in the provision of assistance to the family of any officer of Maj. Struben's late son's unit. No. 25 Squadron, R.A.F., who meets with any casualty whilst actually flying on duty with No. 25 Squadron. The Committee were unanimously of opinion that the time had arrived when the Sub-Committee dealing with grants for the assistance of ex-officers and men should be authorised to increase the amount of their grants, it being considered that the money would be better spent now than kept for subsequent years. It was reported that the War Memorial on the Thames Embankment would be completed and ready for unveiling early in the new year, and it was decided to offer the wooden model of the War Memorial, which is now at the offices of the Fund, to the Air Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Cadet College, Cranwell, Sleaford, Lines. It was announced that the tablet in memory of the officers and men of the Flying Services, which is being put up in St. Mark's Church, South Farnborough, Hants, would be unveiled in the early spring of next year. Mr. W. S. Field, Deputy Chairman of the Vanbrugh Castle School Sub-Committee (in the absence of the Chairman, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond, K.C.B.), reported that 23 boys are now in residence at the school, and that two vacancies are shortly to be filled. He further reported that ten of the boys have qualified for entrance to the Roan Secondary School. The Committee approved of a suggestion made by Mr. Field, that the school accommodation be increased by the erection of an army hut in the grounds ; this would admit of 25 more boys being taken. It being reported that the Sub-Committee found considerable diffi culty in obtaining for admission the sons of airmen who had lost their lives in the Great War, who by age and other wise were eligible for admission, the Committee sanctioned the admission to the school, in the near future, of the sons of serving airmen, always provided that no orphan boys were available when a vacancy arose. H B m H R.A.F. Club DANCE NOTICE.—As the Victory Ball at the Albert Hall is to be held on November 8, 1922, the Committee have decided to alter the date of the next Club Dance to Friday, November 10. Airship Service Re-union THE fourth annual re-union dinner of the R.N.A.S. and R.A.F. (Airships), Pulham, will be held at the Holborn Restaurant on November 11, at 6.45 p.m. The cost of tickets is fixed at 10s. (exclusive of wines). It is requested that those intending to be present would notify, on or before November 4, the number of tickets required to the secretaries, Mr. R. P. Pierce, the Great Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and Mr. F. W. H. Spratley, 8, Milner Road, Merton Park, S.W. 19. Arrangements are being made to join with other •organisations in the Armistice Day services and placing of a wreath on the Cenotaph. 638
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