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AUGUST 21, 1924 VACANCIES FOR 500 AIRCRAFT APPRENTICES THE Air Ministry announces that in continuation of the policy of training aircraft apprentices in the skilled trades of the Royal Air Force, two examinations for the entry in January, 1925, of over 500 suitable boys, who are physically fit and who will be between the ages of 15 and 16£ at the time of entry, will be held on October 17 and November 4 respec tively. The closing date for the receipt of completed forms of application for the first examination, which is an " Open " competition conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners, is August 28, and for the second " Limited " competition, which is carried out by the Air Ministry in conjunction with the local education authorities of the country, the forms of nomination must be received in the Air Ministry by October 7. Candidates for the Civil Service " Open " competition should apply for forms of application to The Secretary, Civil Service Commission, Burlington Gardens, London, W.l. For the " Limited " competition, boys who are still at school should apply to their head masters with a view to securing a nomination from the education authority responsible for the school. If they have left school they should apply to the Advisory Committee for Juvenile Employment in their area, while Boy Scouts can also apply to the authorities of the Boy Scout Association, and Territorial Cadets to the officers commanding their units. m m m m ITEMS FROM KING'S CUP RACE IN last week's issue, although we gave a detailed account of the race for the King's Cup, illustrated by numerous pictures, there was somewhat naturally not the space nor the time to include a number of items of interest. Consequently some of these are given below. The King's assistant private secretary sent the following telegram to the Royal Aero Club :—" The King desires me to thank you for keeping him informed of the race for his Cup, and His Majesty offers his hearty congratulations to the owner and pilot of the winning aeroplane." Further details concerning the doings of the two Super- marine amphibians are now available. Biard's machine made its first stop for fuel at Seaton Carew, and there was some delay in re-starting the engine. Ultimately Biard got away, but when 2,000 ft. above Tyne strange noises were heard in the engine. On switching off and coming down to 1,500 ft., the crew discovered bits of aluminium flying about, and at 1,200 ft. the gear-case " burst." The propeller flew off and hit the radiator and petrol tank, and finally disappeared over the top plane. Fortunately it missed the tail planes. A safe landing was made at Blaydon race course. The second Supermarine Seagull, piloted by the Master of Sempill, convered the distance from Martlesham to Seaton Carew in 2 hours 20 minutes., and did Seaton Carew-Renfrew in 2 hours 8 minutes. While near Leith a flying wire fitting broke, but no other damage resulted. Thanks to General Weir, who was looking after the " Seagulls " at Renfrew, an old fitting was found and mounted, but an hour's delay resulted. Renfrew-Holyhead was done in 2 hours 12 minutes, and Holyhead-Padstow in 2 hours 32 minutes, the final stige, Padstow-Lee-on-Solent, occupying 2 hours 4 minutes. The total flying time was 11 hours 16 minutes. On many occasions already, Sir Charles Wakefield, Bart., has given practical proof of his very real interest in aviation, and he has done a great deal of good in the development of flying. Sir Charles's win of the King's Cup is, therefore, a very popular one, and he is to be heartily congratulated on securing this much-coveted trophy. Close upon 1,000 miles in one day is a very severe test, not only upon the pilot but on the machine, particularly the engine. That being so, the quality of the fuel used naturally has a great effect on the efficiency, and in this connection it is of interest to record that Mr. Cobham was using " B.P.", the petrol produced at the refinery of the Anglo- Persian Oil Company in South Wales. Mr. Alan S. Butler, who finished third on " Sylvia," was also using " B.P.", as were also Capt. Barnard and Mr. King. m. m m & Mishap to Major Zanni. As this week's issue of FLIGHT is ready for press informa tion reaches us that Major Zanni had the misfortune to over turn his machine on taking off from the Hanoi aerodrome en route for Canton. It appears that the continuous rains had render.ed the aerodrome soft, so that the wheels of the machine sank into the ground. The machine is stated to be fairly badly damaged, but Major Zanni and his engineer, Mr. Beltrame, escaped injury. It seems likely that a con siderable delav will be unavoidable. SIDE-WIND IT is difficult to imagine a more gruelling test of sparking plugs than that involved by an aviation endurance record ; and more especially so when the aeroplane employed is of the single-engined type. We were interested to learn, there fore, from the A.C.-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co., Ltd., that in the recent Aviation Endurance Test in France Messieurs Coupet and Drouhin flew a Farman aeroplane—equipped with A.C. plugs—for 37 hrs. 59 mins. 10 sees., and thereby broke the record previously held by America. The engine used was a 12-cylindered Farman. The plugs were stated to have given complete satisfaction. SB 7R PR J6-* 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. Imports. Exports. Re-Exports. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. £ £ £ £ £ £ Jan. .. 466 2,213 60,079 52,239 280 2,219 Feb. .. 641 920 120,236 26,349 3,040 335 Mar... 589 11,381 71,945 34,113 689 509 Apr. ..8,508 373 167,757 56,998 462 6,014 May.. 845 3,426 55,427 125,138 728 4,162 June 1,433 1,219 141,381 87,629 1,410 2,115 July.. 192 1,510 62,025 179,292 1,334 2,708 12,674 21,042 678,850 561,758 7,943 18,062 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Air Navigation Directions, 1924 (A.N.D. 3 D.), Air Naviga tion Act, 1920. London : H.M. Stationery Office, Kingswav, W.C. Price 2d. net. Britain's Welcome, London, 1924.—" Proof," No. 15. Dob- son, Molle and Co., Ltd., St. Clair Works, Edinburgh. Commissariato dell'Aeronautica. Rendicon'H Technici. Vol,. XII. No 5.—Direzione Superiore del Genio e delle Cos- truzioni Aeronautiche, Viale Giulio Cesare, Rome. Price L. 40. m w, ffi w 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 August 21, 1924. 11,101. DE HAVILL and AIRCRAFT CO., LTD., and A. E. HAGG. Aerofoils. (219,388.) 17,830. H. LEITNER. Screw propellers. (219,477.) 20,371. G. H. HARDY. Helicopters. (219,510.) 29,847. STANDARD STEEL PROPELLER Co. Aeroplane propellers. (219,568.) 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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