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NOVEMBER 9, 1922 to Service exigencies, to permit the use of the workshops by civilian firms on appropriate terms. (e) Subject to the exigencies of the Service, salvage of aircraft will be undertaken by the R.A.F. inside R.A.F. aerodromes, and as far as possible outside R.A.F. aerodromes. In both cases charges will be made according to the cost involved. (/) Mechanical transport will be placed at the service of civil firms in emergencies and when circumstances permit. The rates to be charged will be those in force for the time being for the use of R.A.F. motor vehicles, on repayment. Such charges will include the driver, and no vehicle will be hired without an R.A.F. driver. (g) Arrangements will be made for the use of telephone, telegraph and Post Office facilities at Government Civil Aerodromes, R.A.F. Aerodromes and Seaplane Stations by civil firms using the aerodromes. 4. Arrangements may be made for the use of aerodromes for purposes of tuition, exhibition or sporting contests. The charges to be made in such circumstances will be such as may be specially arranged between the Air Ministry and the person or firm using the aerodrome. (No. 118 of 1922.) Thames Estuary Searchlights (1) Searchlight Positions.—Searchlights for anti-aircraft practice will be operated at different points along the Thames Estuary in accordance with the following schedule :— (a) Sheerness.—35,000 c.p. searchlight, operated between the hours of dusk and midnight fortnightly as from Wednesday, October 25, m m THE ATLANTIC CRUISE UNDER this title Mr. E. E. Turner, who was one of the engineers on board " R.34 " on her historical cruise to America and back, read a paper before the Society of Engineers on November 6. Mr. Turner dealt briefly with the construction of the airship, and at considerable length with the design and installation of the five Sunbeam " Maori " engines which formed the power plant. As both the ship and her engines will be well known to readers of this journal, it is unnecessary to refer to this section of Mr. Turner's paper in detail, except to state that the fundamental principles of the design were very ably, although briefly, explained by the lecturer. The " three-wire " system of mooring, both on land and, to a degree, over the sea was explained and illustrated, and the general arrangement of the ship itself was also well illus trated by lantern slides from drawings, diagrams and photographs. (&) Gillingham Pier.—35,000 c.p. searchlight, operated normally from 1900 to 2100 hours on Tuesdays and Fridays during the winter. *i (c) Gravesend.—35,000 c.p. searchlight, operated normally from 1900 to 2100 hours on Mondays and Thursdays during the winter. (d) Area Sheerness, Gillingham, Gravesend.—Two 25,000 c.p. searchlights, operated in this area from 1900 to 2100 hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. (2) Warning.—Pilots are warned not to mistake these searchlights for lights operated from aerodromes. The times given above are normal, but the lights may occasionally be operated at other times. (3) Previous Notices.—See sketch map published with Notice to Airmen No. 51 of 1922. (No. 119 of 1922.) Napier " Lion " Engines : Engine Bearer Clearances SEVERAL engines have recently been discovered in which the metal on the inside of the bearer feet has been filed away at the radius, in order to provide clearance for the engine bearers of the machine. Such removal of metal is undesirable, but, if essential to effect necessary clearance, is not detrimental, provided the extent is small and care is taken to leave the maximum possible radius for the blending of the bearer foot into the crank-case wall. It is dangerous, however, merely to file the metal so as to leave a sharp radius, in that cracks will inevitably start at the corner. (No. 10 of 1922.) H H OF H.M. AIRSHIP "R.34" The latter part of the paper took the form of a very brief log of the outward and homeward voyages, and although in the very limited space available Mr. Turner could not, naturally, give such a complete picture of that adventurous journey as did the late Commodore Maitland in his book, he nevertheless succeeded in conveying to his audience an excellent sketch of life on board. The lecturer had nothing but praise for the Sunbeam engines, and it is of interest to quote from his log the passage dealing with the breakdown of the forward engine in the aft car. "This breakdown," the lecturer said, " was due in no way to the constructors, but the engineer, owing to a roll of the ship, slipped and fell against the clutch lever, disconnecting the engine from the propeller. The engine, being on full load, immediately raced up, and the resulting stresses caused the fracture. The governor gear had previously been disconnected." WITH FRASER'S FLYING SCHOOL AT KINGSBURY : 1. View of the late Airco Works, ta.ken from one of the school Avros. 2. Leaving 'the aerodrome. 3. Getting ready for a " fUp " in an Avro. 4. A. Fraser J. P. C. Phillips land W. Mitchell pose for the camera beside one of the school Avros. 5, Just landing ' on Kingsbury Aerodrome. 66l
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