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JANUARY 8, 1925 GLIDER COMPETITIONS IN RUSSIA A " Revolutionary " Design lrom Russia : The " Para- bola " monoplane, constructed by Cheranovsky, which flew well at the Second Soviet Union Glider Com- petitions. It is seen in flight from below. As far as aviation is concerned Soviet Russia appears determined to make every effort to be " in the running " with other nations of the world. Officially, much is being done to build up a sound aviation " industry "—or whatever the equivalent of '' industry " may be in Soviet Russia. Not only is the technical side of aviation receiving every attention, but the practical side is also active. For instance, the construction and flying of gliders has for some time past received enthusiastic support from various parts of Russia, and two Glider Com- petitions have already been held, one in 1923 and the second last September, both taking place at Feodossia in the Crimea. The 1923 competition, it may be noted, was won by a Russian enthusiast, Leonid Youngmeister, of Moscow, who made a duration flight of 1 hour 2 mins. on his " Arzeuloff " monoplane glider. The second gliding competitions of the Soviet Union held last year opened on September 7 and continued until September 25. Altogether some 48 machines were entered, and 38 of these were flown—quite a good'percentage. Most of the gliders were constructed by student and workmen clubs, organised by the " O.D.V.F." —" Society of Friends of the Air Fleet." Feodossia, where the competitions took place, wasjvery suitable for gliding, the hills being about 150 m. (nearly 500 ft.) above the valley. As regards the machines, perhaps the following brief notes on some of the principal types may be of interest. The Artamonoff: This is a monoplane, resembling in general appearance the well-known German Martens glider, constructed by the students of the technical commercial school at Moscow to the design of a student named Artam- onoff, of the Acadeny of Flying. It has a span of 13 m. (42 ft. 7 ins.) and weights, empty, 80 kgs. (176-4 lbs.). The wing loading is 7-5-8 kgs. per square inch (1-5-1-6 lbs. per sq. ft.). " Kpir " : Another monoplane, built by Kieff students, having a thick wing mounted on the top of the fuselage and braced from the bottom of the latter by inverted V struts. It is 12-6 m. (41 ft. 4 ins.) span and has a wing loading of 10-5 kgs. per sq. m. (2 -15 lbs. per sq. ft.). This machine put in a lot of flying—in all 7 hours 49 mins. " Moskvitch " : This glider, which put up the longest duration flight, is a " high wing" monoplane of the canti- The " Parabola " Monoplane Glider : The general design of this " all-wing " glider will be gathered from the accompanying sketch, which is a threequarter rear view from above. lever type. Its span is 13-5 m. (44 ft. 4 ins.) and its wing area is 20 sq. m. (215-2 sq. ft.). The weight empty comes out at 90 kgs. (198-4 lbs.), and the wing loading 8 kgs. per GLIDING IN SOVIET RUSSIA: Three views taken at the Second 'Soviet Union Glider Competitions held at Feodossia (Crimea) last September. On the left is seen the "Kpir" monoplane, constructed by the Kieff Polytechnic Students' Club, starting off piloted by Jakovtchouk. On the right the " Red Flyer of Leningrad ' stnrrtntf. Inset will h« seen Sernov on the " Artamonoff" monoplane (lower) and the "Kpir" (upper) in full flight.starting. l be 1 1)
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