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NOVEMBER 30, 1922 i/y^kd The Racral &ero CICL of the United Kbxqdo OFFICIAL MOTICE.S TO MEMBERS RACING COMMITTEE A Meeting of the Racing Committee was held on November 16, 1922, when there were present Maj.-Gen. Sir W. S. Brancker, K.C.B., in the Chair ; Commander James Bird ' Lt.-Col. W. A. Bristow; Lt.-Col. M. O. Darby; Mr. H. p' Folland ; Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E.; Lt.-Col F. K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Mr. W. O. Manning ; Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith. In attendance : Lt.-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., and the Secretary. Schneider Cup.—The Regulations for the Schneider Cup were considered with a view to deciding upon the recom mendations to be made to the F.A.I, at its Meeting in January. It was decided to recommend that the seaworthy test, consisting of taxying over two distances of half a mile each', should precede the flotation test of six hours, and that for the speed test the competitors should all be started at the same time. The question as to where the Race should be held was considered and deferred. GLIDING COMMITTEE. A Meeting of the Gliding Committee was held on Thursday, November 16, 1922, when there were present Lt.-Col. M. O. Darby, in the Chair; Lt.-Col. W. A. Bristow; Maj. O. T. Gnosspelius ; Lt.-Col. F. K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Mr. \V. O. Manning ; Lt.-Col. A. Ogilvie ; Mr. F. Handley Page ; Sqdn. Ldr. M. E, A. Wright; and the Secretary. Selfridge 50-Mile Gliding Competition The Secretary reported that Messrs. Selfridge and Co., Ltd., had offered, through the Royal Aero Club, a Prize of One Thousand Guineas for the first flight of 50 miles on a glider, open to British subjects on a British machine. The Committee proceeded to draft the Regulations. COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Committee was held on Wednesday, November 22, 1922, when there were present Lt.-Col. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, M.C., M.P., in the Chair ; Lt.-Col. W. D. Beattv, C.B.E. ; Group-Capt. F. W. Bowhill, C.M.G., D.S.O., R.A.F. ; Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall; Brig.-Gen. Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S. ; Col. F. Lindsay Lloyd, C.M.G., C.B.E. ; Lt.-Col. F. K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Lt.-Col. Alec Ogilvie ; Lt.-Col. Mervyn O'Gorman, CB. ; Mr. F. Handley Page ; and the Secretary. Election of Members.—The following new Members were elected :— Franklyn Leslie Barnard. Lt.-Col. John Barrett-Lennard. James Laurence Neville Bennett-Baggs. Harold Butler Wyn Evans. Maj. Harold Edward Strachan Huth. Sir Samuel Instone. Lieut. Leonard Mansfield Robinson, R.N. Sub-Committees.—Reports from the following Sub- Committees were received and adopted :—House Committee, Finance Committee, Gliding Committee, Racing Committee. Gliding Record.—The performance of A. Maneyrol on the Peyret Glider at Itford Hill on Saturday, October 21, 1922, when he remained in the air for 3 hours 21 mins. 7 sees., was passed as a British Duration Record under Class " D " of the F.A.I. Regulations. It was decided to submit the performance to the F.A.L for a World's Record. Schneider Cup.—The report of the Aero Club of Italy containing the official figures of the performance of the Super- marine Napier Flying Boat in winning this year's Schneider Cup Race was received. It was decided to request the Aero Club of Italy to submit the figures to the F.A.I, with a view to World's Records for Speed for Seaplanes being granted to Capt. H. C. Biard, the pilot of the Supermarine Napier Flying Boat. F.A.I. Rome Conference.—Lt.-Col. M. O'Gorman, who attended the Conference of the F.A.I, held in Rome on October 8 to 12 on behalf of the Royal Aero Club, submitted his report. A vote of thanks, was unanimously passed to Col. O'Gorman, for attending the Conference. F.A.I. Paris Conference.—The following were appointed to represent the Royal Aero Club at the Committee Meeting of the F.A.I, to be held in Paris on January 3, 1923 :— Lt.-Col. M. O'Gorman, Lt.-Col. M. O. Darby, H. E. Perrin. Vacancy on Committee.—Lt.-Col. M. O. Darby was co-opted to the Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lord Northcliffe. Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.—It was decided to recognise the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers as the body to control Model Aeroplane Competi tions, the appointment to be for one year, and to be recon sidered at the end of that period. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certi ficates were granted :— 7932. Gilbert Edward Nicholetts August 19, 1922. 7933. Richard Claude Hancock September 28, 1922. 7934. George Carr Rayden . . June 28, 1918. 7935. Nils Nilsson (Swedish sub ject) . . .. . . August 25, 1922. 7936. Lieut. Leonard Mansfield Robinson, R.N. .. October 31, 1922. F.A.I. ROME CONFERENCE At the Conference of the F.A.I, held in Rome, October 8 to 12, 1922, it was decided that a competitor of the nationality of a country not represented on the F.A.I, may be granted a competitors' licence by the country represented on the F.A.I. holding the competition. The licence is only to be valid in the country in which the licence is issued. Entries for International Competitions.—It was decided that dates of entries for International Competitions, once fixed, must not be changed. Regulations for Gliding Contests.—Class " D," Article 31, of the General Regulations of the FA.I., was altered to read as follows :—" Aeroplane without motor " shall be taken to mean any machine which is only sustained dynamically without any mechanical power of support.or propulsion. Human muscular force is allowed. Extension of the Straight Line Course for Speed Records.—The Conference decided that after April 1, 1923, all speed records must be made over a straight line course erf 3 kms. instead of 1 km. as at present. Tryptique.—The question of the Tryptique raised by the Royal Aero Club was considered. The form of Tryptique as drawn up by the F.A.I. Legal Committee and the form put forward by the Aero Club de France were submitted, and ordered to be issued to the Aero Clubs represented on the F.A.I, with a recommendation that each Club should obtain the approval of their Governments. The French Customs had already given its approval to the institution of the tryptique. It was urged that the deposit required in the first place should be small. 1923 Conference.—It was decided to hold the 1923 Conference at Gothenburg in August next. Offices: THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON. W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. Waziristan Honours IT is announced in the London Gazette of November 21, that the King has approved of the foUowing rewards m recog nition of gallant and distinguished service m Waziristan .— Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross Flying Officer C. McC. Vincent, D.F.C. Distinguished Flying Cross Flt.-Lieut. W. A. Coryton, M.V.O. Flt.-Lieut. A. L. Fiddament. Guynemer Memorial in Paris A MEMORIAL to Captain Guynemer, the famous French military airman, who was killed in the War, was unveiled last Thursday at the College Spanislas, Paris, of which he was an old pupil. The memorial is a bas-relief portrait showing Guynemer in airman's uniform, with an aeroplane propeller in the background. M. Leon Berard, Minister of Education, pre sided at the ceremony, and made a speech in which he celebrated the amazing adventure of this young Frenchman who passed from college to the Pantheon. 703
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