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1925 - 0289.PDF
MAY 14, 192.5 At Rossitten : A fine start by the " Donnerstag Klub '' of the Griinau Gliding School. so that presumably it is open to anyone to fit a larger engine into the single-seater, and so obtain a better performance certificate than the two-seater with the same size engine. * * * THAT was a very fine flight of Cobham's and General Brancker's in the de Havilland " Moth " the other day, and showed how the low-power aeroplane can be used as a cheap touring machine. Leaving London at noon, the " Moth " arrived at Cardington half-an-hour later, where a stop was made for lunch and to give Sir Sefton an opportunity of inspecting airship progress. Leaving Cardington at 3 p.m., Leicester was reached at 3.30. After lecturing before the Leicester Chamber of Commerce, the air travellers left the next day for London, reaching Stag Lane without incident. Sufficient luggage was carried for personal needs, and the journey was carried out entirely without outside assistance. Not bad for an " unblessed " machine. WE would call attention to the notes from the Lancashire Aero Club, published on the next page. It is evident that this club is going ahead, and the generosity of Mr. George Parnall, Col. Darby, and A. V. Roe and Co must mean a very great deal to the club. Let us hope others will follow these excellent examples, and assist in some such practical form other clubs which are now struggling along and trying to make a serious start. A GLIDER meeting is being held at present near Rossitten, ,on the Kurische Haff, on the coast of the Baltic, some pictures of which appear in these notes. So far the most outstanding performance has been a glide of 8 hours' duration, made by Fuchs in the old " Dessauer " in an attempt to beat the world's record. Towards evening, however, the wind dropped, and Fuchs dropped with it. it * II it*» l.t ** A wing-flapping machine at Rossitten : On the left the start of a flight, and on the right its termination Thismachine, it will be seen, has small flapping wings mounted in the middle of the usual planes. Owing to the soft nature of the sand neither pilot nor machine were damaged to any great extent. 289
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