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AUGUST 23, 1923 case of flying near the stalling angle the pilot has ample control to prevent a sudden stall. The ailerons fitted seem somewhat small, but on his test flight James found them to be very effective, the machine answering her lateral controls admirably, although being fairly stable. A second machine of the same type is now nearing completion. .'„••--.„..- . •',.:-- * * * AFTER considerable delay the rules and regulations govern-ing the competition for the prize of 10,000 francs offered by our French contemporary L'Aero-Sports have been published.This competition is for light 'planes with an engine not exceeding 1,500 c.c. capacity, and is open to all countriesexcept those which were at war with France during the period 1914-18. The competition is for distance covered in astraight line without landing, and there is no limit imposed on the amount of petrol that may be carried. * * * To prevent competitors from overloading their machineswith petrol so as to obtain maximum range, the regula- tions stipulate that the machines must reach a certainminimum altitude during the first half-hour's flight. This altitude is to be ascertained as follows : Before the start thebarograph pen is placed upon the 760 mm. mark, and at the end of the first half-hour's flight the pen must touch the670 mm. mark at least. A minimum distance of 500 km. (310 miles) must be covered in non-stop flight in order to count. THE start may take place on any date between June 15and October 15, 1923. (The former date was chosen when the prize was first proposed, the delay being due to controversiesconcerning the regulations.) The point of departure must be the air port of le Bourget, but competitors may fly in anydirection they wish, thus taking advantage of the direction of the wind on the day of the attempt. * * * AN entrance fee of 100 francs is demanded, and should besent to the proprietors of L'Aero-Sports, 14, Place Clichy, Paris, the day before it is intended to make an attempt. Theentrance fee of 100 francs will be refunded to any competitor who actually makes a start in the competition. * * * ".•..• THE attempts will be officially controlled, and the point of landing must be indicated on a large-scale map. The pilot'slog book and a special landing certificate (which latter can be obtained from the Commission d'Aviation de 1'Aero-Club deFrance, 35, Rue Francois Ier, Paris) must be signed by an official. • * * THE engine capacity must be certified by the Laboratoiredes Arts-et-Metiers, 292, Rue Saint-Martin, Paris, a charge of 100 francs being made for the examination and verification ofthe engine. All expenses in connection with the control and verification must be borne by the competitor. * THE VAUVILLE LIGHT 'PLANE AND GLIDER MEETING No Remarkable Performances Yet UP to the present it would appear that weather conditionsand other obstacles have been against the organisers of the Second Experimental Gliding Congress, which is being heldat Vauville, near Cherbourg. The Congress closes on Sunday next (August 26), and unless conditions improve between nowand then it seems likely that nothing much will have been accomplished. It should be remembered, in attempting toassess the value of this Congress, that it is in no way an ordinary meeting, much less an ordinary competition. TheCongress was established with experimental work in view, and the prizes offered are more by way of being intended to reim-burse competitors for their expenses in connection with the experiments. It had been hoped that horizontal, motor-lessflights would be accomplished—in other words, what is some- times referred to as "gust-soaring." So far, however, itdoes not appear that any of the experimenters have even attempted this form of soaring. In fact, from the briefnewspaper paragraphs referring to the Congress it is not always clear whether certain performances have beenestablished with gliders or with light 'planes. So far as can be gathered, out of the 56 machines entered only comparatively few have put in an appearance. Lastweek we gave in tabular form a list of all the entrants, with brief particulars of the machines. The division between puregliders and light 'planes was fairly even, there being 29 of the former and 24 of the latter. The remaining three were" aviettes," or man-propelled machines. From a correspondent who visited Vauville last week wehave received some notes dealing with the camp and with certain of the more interesting machines. From these noteswe quote the following paragraphs :— " The Second Experimental Gliding Congress is being heldat the Camp Mouillard, which is situated almost 20 kilometres from the town of Cherbourg, from which it can be reached bymotor-'bus. The camp consists of about 18 hangars, each of which can take one machine of ordinary size or two smallerones. The camp is well fitted up, and possesses its own electric light plant, driven by petrol engines. There is an excellentmeteorological outfit, and the camp is also well equipped with post office, telegraphic instruments, press rooms, fire ap-pliances, ambulances, etc. " The camp is situated on the top of a ridge overlooking the THREE LIGHT Courtesy of " Les Ailes." •PLANES FROM VAUVILLE : On the left, a power-driven Dewoitine. Centre, the tailless"Simplex." On the right, Maneyrol's Peyret monoplane. 505
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