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SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (London Aero-Models Association) ON Friday next, March 16, 1923, the annual General Meeting will be held at Headquarters, 20, Great Windmill Street, Piccadilly, W. 1, at 7.30 p.m. On Saturday next, March 17, at Wanstead Flats, members will meet at 2.30 p.m., when attempts will be made oil the general records. On Friday, March 23, Mr. A. F. Houlberg will give a lecture, his subject being " Power Plants for Model Aero- planes," at Headquarters, 7.30 p.m. sharp. On Sunday, March 25, at Parliament Hill, members' attempts will be made on the glider records, starting at 11 a.m. Dr. A. P. Thurston, Mr. F. de P. Green, and Mr. A. F. Houlberg have kindly promised to give prizes for a freshmen's competition, confined to members who have not won a first prize in any competition held by the Society. The prizes will take the form of suitable tools, selected by the winners, to the value of £2 2s. and £1 Is. Hon. Secretary : A. E. JONES, 48, Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W. 6, to whom all communications should be sent. , , x tt m m The F.2.B Model Glider im THIS week we give a few particulars and scale drawingof the F.2.B model glider. The F.2.B is a monoplane with a hollow spar fuselage, dihedral at wing tips, and a slightnegative angle of incidence at the trailing edge of the tail OLIDER - F.2 B. (B*AW«M4* BY B.K JOHNSON) MARCH 15, 1923 Farmans in England FROM the earliest days of flying there has been very close connection between the Farman brothers and this country. In fact, it might be said that it was little more than an accident which resulted in the famous brothers not establishing themselves in this country instead of across the Channel. Through the years preceding the War, Farman machines were represented here by Mr. Holt Thomas, and were for a number of years the mainstay of the Aircraft Manufacturing Co., until the services of Captain de Havilland were secured by that firm, and original designs introduced. Since the War less has been seen here of Farman products, but that amazing example of Farman design—the Goliath— has served to remind us of their existence, and we are1 glad to be able to announce this week that the brothers have now established a London office—at 8A, Bruton Street, London, W. 1—to deal with Farman aeroplanes, aero engines and motor-cars. The Farman aeroplanes have been described in FLIGHT from time to time, and we hope shortly to be able to give a description of the Farman 600 h.p. engine, which has passed its tests at the French Section Technique, and which is being further developed by flying tests in the large single- engined passenger machine exhibited at the last Paris Aero Show. • *• • » si m «••'"•'• IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1922-1923 * AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see " FLIGHT "for January, 25, 1912 ; for 1912 and 1913, see 'FLIGHT" for January 17, 1914; for 1914, see "FLIGHT" for January 15, 1915 ; for 1915, see " FLIGHT " for January 13. 1916; for 1916, see "FLIGHT" for January 11, 1917; for 1917, see " FLIGHT " for January 24, 1918; for 1918, see "FLIGHT" for January 16, 1919; for 1919, see "FLIGHT" for January 22, 1920 ; for 1920, see " FLIGHT " for January 13. 1921 ; for 1921, see " FLIGHT " for January 19, 1922 ; and for 1922 see " FLIGHT " for January 18, 1923. Imports Exports 1922. 1923 1922. 1923. £ £ /: £ 76,552 60,079 69,129 120,236 INCIDCNCC plane, as its principal features. The lead weight for longi- tudinal balance is sunk internally in the nose of the fuselage. The leading and trailing edges are wood, £ in. by \ in., and the end and central ribs, also wood, are | in. by ^ in. Other ribs are in. by ^ in., spaced at 4£-in. intervals. The wing tips are given a 2-in. dihedral. The tail plane is made up of \ in. by Jg in. wood. The principal characteristics of this glider are :—• Span .. .. .. .. •. .. 36 ins. Overall length Area of main plane .. Area of tail plane. Weight Loading per sq. ft. .. Weight of load Best duration (official) 31 £ ins. 151 sq. ins. 57£ sq. ins. 4f ozs.» 4 ozs. 1 j ozs. 44 sees. Jan. Feb. 1,152 597 466 641 Re-Exports 1922. 1923. £ I 23 280 1100 3040 1749 1107 145,681 180,315 1123 3320 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 1922 Published March 15, 19235,224. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. Gyro-compasses. (177,153.) 8,518. E. H. NEWION and J. SUTTER. Clinometers, etc. (19d,305.)14,849. P. R. L. A. CARMIER. Sighting means for fire-arms mounted on aircraft. (180,688.) 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