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OCTOBER 4, 1923 THE LIGHT 'PLANE COMPETITIONS AT LYMPNE, OCT. 8-13 Twenty-Eight Machines Entered ROYAL AERO CLUB NOTICE. Light 'Plane Competition, Lympne. Members and Associates will be admitted free toAerodrome on presentation of their Membership Badges. Table of Entries for the Light Entrant and Pilot 1. Grigg Motor and EngineeringCo. 2. Major O. T. Gnosspelius andJ. L. Parker (J. Lankester Parker) 3. English Electric Co. (Squad-Leader M. E. A. Wright, A.F.C.) 4. English Electric Co. (Flight-Lieut. W. H. Longton, D.F.C., A.F.C.) 5. A. V. Roe <fc Co. (B. Hinkler)6. A. V. Roe & Co. (B: Hinkler) 7. Gloucestershire Aircraft Co. (L. L. Carter) 8. De Havilland Aircraft Co. 9. George Parnall & Co. (Capt.Norman Macmillan, M.C., A.F.C. 10. Vickers, Ltd. (Capt. S. F.Cockerell, A.F.C.) 11. G. S. Bush and Flying OfficerH. A. Hamersley, M.C. (Fly- ing Officer H. A. Hamersley,M.C.) 12. A. S. Butler (Major H. Hem-ming) 13. F. P. Raynham (F. P. Rayn-ham) 14. Royal Aircraft EstablishmentAero Club (Flight-Lieut. P. W. S. Bulman, M.C., A.F.C.) 15. Louis Peyret (A. Maneyrol) ..16. Jean B. Richard (Baron Georges Kervyn de Lettenhove) 17. The Addlestone AeronauticalAssociation, Ltd. (J. Herbert James) 18. Hubert Blundell (Maurice W.Piercey). 19. Major O. T. Gnosspelius and ' J. L. Parker (Capt. R. H.Stocken) 20. P. W. Kingwell (H. Sykes) .. 21. Geo. A. de Ro (V. Simonet) .. 22. Louis Peyret (A. Maneyrol) .. 23. A. G. Pointing and J. T. Jeyes (Pointing /J eyes)24. Geo. Parnall & Co. (Capt. N. Macmillan) 25. Major Vernon A. Bradshaw (C. Barnard) 26. Handley Page, Ltd. (G. P. Olley) 27. Percy Salmon (F./O. C. A. Bouchier) 28. The Falcon Aircraft Co. 'Plane Competitions Machine and Engine. Biplane (Grigg). " Gull " monoplane(Blackburne).' " Wren " cantilever monoplane (A.B.C.). Ditto. Tractor biplane.Tractor cantilever mono- plane (Blackburne)-. Gloucestershire " Gan-net " biplane (Carden) D.H. 53 light monoplane(Douglas). Monoplane (Douglas). Vickers " Viget " biplane (Douglas) Tractor biplane (Doug- las). D.H. 53 light monoplane(Douglas) Handasyde monoplane(Douglas). R.A.E. Aero Club Air-craft No. 2 " The Hurricane " tractormonoplane (Douglas). Peyret (Sergant). " Poncelet " monoplane(Sergant). Air Navigation & Eng.Co., Ltd.'s light mono- plane (Blackburne). Ditto. ' Gull " monoplane (Blackburne) Tandem monoplane (A.B.C.)Poncelet monoplane (Sergant)Peyret monoplane (Douglas)Tractor cantilever mono- plane (LJpuglas) Parnall Pixie II(Douglas) Tractor cantilever mono-plane (A.B.C. or Douglas)Tractor cantilever mono- plane (Blackburne) Salmon tandem (Brad-shaw) Falcon No. 1 Tractormonoplane (J.A.P.) titions for have already been published, and it will suffice here torecapitulate the main points. The Daily Mail is offering a prize of ^1,000, open to the world, for the greatest distance flown on one gallon of petrol, a minimum of 50 miles pergallon being stipulated, .and the engine capacity not to exceed 750 c.c. The Duke of Sutherland, who was the first to offer a prizefor light 'planes, is giving a prize of ^500 for mileage per gallon, the rules being the same as those governing thecompetition for the Daily Mail prize, but the competition being confined to British pilots flying British machines. Abdulla and Co., Ltd., are offering a prize of ^500 for thegreatest speed attained with a machine fitted with an engine not exceeding a capacity of 750 c.c. This prize is opento the world. The S.M.M.T. and the B.C.M.C.M.T.U. are offering ^150each for the greatest number of completed circuits over the course during the competitions, provided a minimumof 400 miles has been attained. The course that has been chosen is shown approximatelyon the accompanying sketch-map. The starting and finishing point is at Lympne aerodrome. One turning point, to bemarked by a white cross, will be the top of the hill to the, north-north-west of the little village of Postling. Thesecond turning point will be the top of the hill at South Hill, on a low range running from Postling in a north-westerlydirection. The last leg of the course will be from South Hill to Lympne aerodrome. The total distance of thecourse is 12J miles, and as both turning points are situated fairly high the machines should be within sight of Lympnethe whole time. When the competitions were first announced it was stated that one leg of the course would run along arange of hills in order that competitors might be able to take advantage of any rising currents. While the letter of theannouncement has been kept, it does not seem likely that the range chosen is likely to be of much assistance, nor do wethink any of the competitors are counting much on any assistance from winds blowing up a slope. A change has been made in the manner of issuing fuel tothe competitors. It was originally intended that each competitor should be served out with one gallon of petrol,and should then fly as far as he could on it. It has now been decided to issue a certain measured quantity over and aboveone gallon, letting competitors go over the course as many times as possible and measuring the amount left in the tankat the finish. It is, however, stipulated that all machines must finish their attempts at Lympne by flying across thefinishing line. If landings are made outside the aerodrome, the flight will not count for the competitions. If a competitor Lympne Aero 'planes have been entered, and the"to be most interesting, although it is doubtful if they will teach us anything new. The rules for the competitions itih of the course. 602
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