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. Ell] SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS AN interesting competition for the " Pilcher Cup " was held on Wimbledon Common on July 12, where some fine flying was witnessed. A rather high wind prevented the competition from taking place until the evening, nevertheless the spectators who waited to see it were well rewarded, for a better exhibition of the flying qualities of fuselage models would scarcely be wished for. Punctually at 7 o'clock Mr. Gray " got away " with a good high flight, to be followed by Mr. Hersom and the other competitors. After the first round Mr. Hersom headed the list with a spectacular flight of 31 -8 sees., which lead he main tained throughout the remaining two rounds, his best flight being 35-4 sees. The result was as follows ;—(1st) S. C. Hersom, 35-4 sees. ; (2nd) L. A. Gray, 28-6 sees. ; (3rd) F. de P. Green, 22 sees. The cup was then presented to the winner by Mr. W. E. Evans. Competitions for the FLIGHT Challenge Cup, Gamage Challenge Cup, and the Model Engineer No. 2 Challenge Cup, will be held on Wanstead Flats on Sunday next, July 20, first competition starting at 11 a.m. B. K. JOHNSON, Technical Secretary. m M M w Berlin-Angora Air Mail Experiment AN interesting experimental flight was carried out on July 5-6, when aerial communication was established between Berlin and Angora. Except for the section between Berlin and Dessau (on the Elbe) the whole flight w~as carried out on a Junkers seaplane (Junkers engine). The route taken followed the Elbe into Czecho-Slovakia, and then a flight overland was made to the Danube, in Austria. A stop was made at Budapest and the journey continued on to Constantinople, which was reached early on Sunday morning, July 6, the flying time up to here being 15 hours. At Constantinople the floats were replaced by wheels and the flight continued over land to Angora. The pilot was Herr Zimmermann, and the total flying time for the 1,400 miles between Dessau and Angora being 27 hours. Herring Spotting from the Air IT is reported that the Air Ministry, at the request of the Scottish Fishery Board, has detailed three flying-boats for the purpose of carrying out an experiment of locating herring shoals from the air. The flying boats flew from Felixstowe to Port Edgar (Firth of Forth) on July 8, and proceeded the following day to Invergordon (Firth of Cro marty), where the experiments are being carried out. A " Light Airship " Club EFFORTS are being made to form a " Light Airship " (i.e., small sporting dirigibles or " blimps ") Club for London. This has been suggested by the fact that the airship shed on Wormwood Scrubbs (erected in 1909-10 for the Clement- Bayard airship) is about to be broken up, and it was hoped that the formation of such a club would not only save the shed, but would be the means of creating a reserve of airship personnel which would be of great value for future airship development. It is understood that the Air Ministry is favourably inclined towards the scheme, and would give practical assistance. There are still many airship enthu siasts in the country, and the practicability and the possi bilities of the small airship have already been established, so there is no reason why such a club should not be a success. It might be added that the amount of money required to buy the shed is only a few hundred pounds. Wright Brothers' Medal To commemorate the pioneer aeronautical achievements of the Wright Brothers the Dayton Section, Society of Auto motive Engineers, will award a medal annually for the most meritorious contribution to aeronautical science reported to them during the year. The contribution to, or discovery in, aeronautical science and art may include advances in aero dynamics, development in construction of aeroplanes, power plants for same, accessories which increase their efficiency or reliability, such as fuel systems, control mechanisms, aerial navigation instruments, etc. Improvements for military appli cation, ordnance, aerial photography, etc., are ineligible com petition for this award. The prize will be awarded for contributions designed to stimulate increased non-military use of heavier-than-air craft. Competition for this prize is open to any individual citizen or group of not more than two individual citizens of any country, excepting that S.A.E. National Officers and Dayton Section S.A.E. Officers, contest committee members, and award committee members are ineligible. The award will be for intrinsic merit of achievement rather than merit of the paper describing it. Flight tests are desir- JOXY 17, 1924 able, but will not be absolutely insisted upon, and papers, including complete reports of them, under proper conditions in the presence of unbiased observers is advantageous to the competitor. Papers should be plainly labelled with author's* name and address and forwarded to the Wright Brothers' Medal Committee, Dayton Section S.A.E., care of Engineers' Crub of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. The 'award tor 1924 shall be based on papers received up to December 31, 1924, and shall be> announced as soon-as all papers and data therein can be checked. The Dayton Section S.A.E. reserves the right to withhold any award if the Award Committee finds no paper submitted of proper standard. tfr? Sfi? W^ Sfc? S3 SK SK JK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, 1923-1924. 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; for 1922 see " FLIGHT " for January 18, 1923 ; and for 1923, see " FLIGHT " for January 17, 1924. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.. May. June Imports. 1923. £ .. 466 . . 641 . . 589 .8,508 . 845 1,433 12,482 1924. £ 2,213 920 11,381 373 3,426 1,219 19,532 m Exports. 1923. / 60,079 120,236 71,945 167,757 55,427 141,381 616,825 m 1924. £ 52,239 26,349 34,113 56,998 125,138 87,629 382,466 m m Re-Exports. 1923. £ 280 3,040 689 462 728 1,410 6,609 1924. £ 2,219 335 509 6,014 4,162 2,115 15,354 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Germany's Hope for Peace. By E. Price Bell. Chicago Daily News, 15, North Wells Street, Chicago, 111., U.S.A. Price 12 cents. Italv's Rebirth. By E. Price Bell. The Chicago Daily News', 15, North Wells Street, Chicago, 111., U.S.A. Price 12 cents. Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, May, 1924. American Society of Naval Engineers, Navy Depart ment, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. — cylinder; i.e. •= internal combustion; m. «= motor The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1923 Published July 17, 1924 4,358. Soc. INDUSTRIELLE DES PROCEDES W. A. LOTH. Devices for guiding aircraft. (217,622.) 18,004. Soc. DES MOTEURS SALMSOK (SYSTEMS CANTON«UNN6). Electric contact breakers for magnetos. (201,542.) 21,138. LUFTSCHIFFBAU ZEPPELIN GES. Rigid airship frames. (202,657.) 25,167. J. A. PRESTWICH. Oil-pumps for internal-combustion engines. (217,818.) FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET. KINGSWAY, W.C. 2. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone: Gerrard 1828. 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