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MAY 14, 1925 For the German " Rundflug The light monoplane of the Flugtechnischer Verein, Spandau.30 h.p. two-cylinder Haacke, air-cooled. The engine is a AN interesting machine is the biplane built as a flying boatso as to enable it to alight safely on the sea if necessary. This machine is shown in two views, and the unusual lateralcontrol should be noted. The wing tips are pivoted, and operated by the inter-plane struts in such a manner that thetip of the dropping wing remains in the neutral position while the tip of the rising wing is given a negative angle of incidence.* * * AMONG the machines tried at Rossitten is a biplane with flapping winglets accommodated in cut-out portions in the main wings. We do not know whether any long flights have been made yet, but two of our photographs show the machine starting off and " landing." It is not quite clear whether the crash was due to the pilot of the machine or to faulty starting. The fact that one of the starting ropes is slack while the other is still taut rather indicates that the starting crew may have been to blame. On the other hand, the small size of the flapping wings does not give hope of any great effect, while the cut-out must entirely ruin the performance of the main wings. LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS WE shall be pleased to have reports regularly from Club Secretaries, or those directly connected with new Light 'Plane Clubs, so that by keeping our readers informed on this matter the whole movement may be helped forward to the benefit of the clubs and the popularising of " that Air feeling." Light 'Plane Clubs are being, or have been, formed at:— London.—Lieut.-Com. H. E. Perrin, Secretary, Royal Aero Club, 3, Clifford Street, W.I. Birmingham.—Major Gilbert Dennison, Hon. Secretary, Midland Aero Club, Handsworth, Birmingham. Glasgow.—J. Allison, Esq., Jnr., 219, St. Vincent Street. Lancashire.—C. J. Wood, Esq., Secretary, Lancashire Aero Club, c/o A. V. Roe and Co., Newton Heath, Manchester. Newcastle-on-Tyne.—Alex. H. Bell, Esq., Hon. Sec, Newcastle-on-Tyne Light 'Plane Club, County Hotel. Yorkshire.—Prof. G. Brodetsky, Yorkshire Aeroplane Club, Leeds University. We have received the following report on the progress being made :— The Lancashire Aero Club, Manchester.—A most successful evening was held by the club on Tuesday, May 5, at the Manchester, Ltd., Cafe. A formal meeting was first held, at which it was agreed without dissent to convert the Lancashire Aero Club into a limited company. Mr. Good- fellow, of Messrs. Goulty and Goodfellow, the club's legal advisers, was instructed to proceed with the formation of the company. The Chairman made several announcements : he mentioned that the club was now officially " approved " by the Air Ministry, and that the two D.H.60 machines were expected in June ; that the L-P-W glider was being fitted with a 746 c.c. Douglas engine, and would be ready for instruction early in June. This machine was being, entirely re-conditioned. Mr. George Parnall, of Messrs. Geo. Parnall and Co., Ltd., has made a most generous present of a Douglas engine complete with countershaft, mounting, propeller, etc., to the club. Anxious to obtain a propeller suitable for the engine to be fitted in the L-P-W, Messrs. Parnall were asked if thev had any second-hand propellers they would sell to the club. Mr. Parnall became interested in the work which has been done, and offered the club his Douglas engine which was used in the " Pixi " and won the speed prize at Lympne in 1923. As the club will now have two engines, it is intended to commence the building of a light single-seater machine. Mr. Leeming also announced that a shed, and the use of the aerodrome at Woodford, Cheshire, had been offered to the club iree of all charge by Messrs. A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd. The shed is a full-sized hangar, and Messrs. Roe expect to hand this over to the club in June. At the suggestion of Sir William Letts it is hoped to obtain a good club-house at the aerodrome by renting a part of the old farm. Sir William Letts has assured the club of his interest and willingness to do anything he can to assist. The 504K Avro training machine presented to the club by Col. Darby, of the Aircraft Disposals Co., Ltd., is to be re-conditioned, and it is hoped will be flying shortly. Following these announcements two short lectures were given by the club's instructors on " Training," and after an interval for refreshments a few amusing " turns " were enjoyed. These were provided by Mrs. Grant and Mr. Rutherford, who kindly gave their services without cost. The Lancashire Aero Club Band then took over, and the rest of the evening was devoted to dancing. Carnegie Medal Award THE Carnegie Medal and 10,000 fr. were awarded on May 5 to M. Richard, the French mechanic who, on September 29 last, climbed out on to the wing of a Goliath, when flying over Tunbridge Wells en route from Croydon to Paris, in order to execute repairs to one of the engines, thus enabling the machine to reach Lympne in safety. Aircraft-Carrier's Return H.M.S. " HERMES," Captain the Hon. Arthur Stopford, C.M.G., which was due to complete a refit at Malta Dockyard on May 12, is returning home at once, and will be recommis- sioned on June 3 for further service in the Mediterranean. Cobham's London-Berlin-London Flight IN connection with bringing home for certain London newspapers photographs of the ceremony in the German Reichstag when General von Hindenburg took the oath as Germany's President, Mr. Cobham made another fine flight this week. Leaving Stag Lane after lunch on Monday, May 11, in his D.H.50 with Siddeley "Puma," the same machine used on the flight to India and back, Cobham arrived in Berlin in time for dinner, having covered the flight without a landing in six hours. The next day he left Berlin with a Dailv Mail staff photographer on board at 1 p.m., and arrived in London in 6f hours' flying, having again made the journey without landing. A strong head wind was encountered on the homeward trip, which accounted for the longer time taken. It is significant that Cobham had been away from London only some 32 hours, and had in that time flown about 1,200 miles, while still spending a good many hours in Berlin, sufficient for the transaction of a considerable amount of business. A similar trip by boat and train would take 24 hours each way, plus the time spent in Berlin. 290
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