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1923
1923 - 0621.PDF
OCTOBER 11, 1923 Longton wheeling out his " Wren " at Lympne. Inset, " listening " to his engine. The Light 'Plane Competitions at Lympne dened,s itself g away THE " Transport Tests " which require to be passed beforemachines are allowed to take part in the competitions for light 'planes now being held at Lympne aerodrome, nearHythe, Kent, have been successfully negotiated by all the machines that had actually arrived when this week's issueof FLIGHT went to press The tests are not over strenuous,as competitors are allowed three hours in which to dismantle their machines, wheel them through a gateway and along acountry road for a distance of one mile. The fact that no special award is being made for quickness of dismantling anderecting has resulted in some of the competitors not having troubled very much to study this feature, although several ofthe machines entered have been r'osigned with folding wings that allow of changing from the fully eret;e who wen-condition in a couple of minutes or so. i.^ppi might, we think, have been attached to this fe<Wrightone of considerable practical value to the himself stranded in a small field and has, u agine, mad<out single-handed. Macmillan.' Several competitors were on the spot on SatitJ-.e, andweek, and managed to get through the transpoigngaie that day, being then free to carry out exjwriineiewhattuning engines, etc., on Sunday, in preparation for. gpite start of the light 'plane meeting on Monda* *,' ;Others arrived too late to get through the trantoujite ol Saturday, and to help-matters along they wei madOHHlillan.^"""""! I ''WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING": Flight Lieut. Longton being weighed at Lympne by Mr HoWright. Capt. Goodman-Crouch and Commander Perrin are interested spectators. On the right is seen P- Low pouring a measured quantity of petrol into Longton's tank.
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