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1924
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SEPTEMBER 11, 1924 >;• •;• •:• •:• •:• •:• V In the Rhon : Prince Heinrich inspects the M esserschmitt light 'plane which is fitted with a Douglas engine. shown in a photograph on p. 564, from which the general appearance may be judged. We believe that Mr. Sidney Camm has had a good deal to do with the detail design, under Mr. Carter, who is now chief designer to the Hawker Engineering Co. The construction and workmanship are of a very high excellence, and a tremendous amount of trouble has been taken in order to reduce weight, with the result that the Hawker machines will probably be the lightest in the competitions. One machine has been fitted with the A.B.C. " Scorpion," while the engine for the second has not yet been decided upon. * * * No. 16, the Vickers " Vagabond," is an equal-span biplane with very pronounced stagger. Curiously enough, it has been built at the Avro works at Hamble, Vickers being so busy and full up at their Weybridge works that there was no time to build the " Vagabond." We must admit that Avros have made an exceedingly pretty job of the construction, which is well up to the very high standard of the Vickers " Viget " of last year. * * * THE last two machines entered, Nos. 17 and 18, are Parnall machines. They may be briefly described as being large editions of last year's " Pixies." One of them is a monoplane and the other a biplane, and one will be fitted with a Bristol " Cherub," while the other will probably have an Anzani, although the final choice has not yet been made. * * * As we have by now had the privilege of inspecting most of the machines entered, it may be of interest briefly to record our impressions. There is a surprisingly large per centage of biplanes, this type having been chosen by many designers in order to attain the low wing loading "necessary to get low minimum speeds, and consequently high marks. Generally speaking, the machines are of normal design, and are to be regarded as miniature aeroplanes rather than as The Martens family : This photograp h shows Herr and Frau Arthur Martens standing by the Martens "Windhund" light 'plane. The machine has a Douglas engine. • * 566
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