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tc require rather a long run in getting off, and with its cleandesign and heavy wing loading will probably run a long distance along the ground before coming to rest, so thatmaking forced landings would not in all probability be a very easy matter. In the meantime, work is progressing at a great pace in jC-t'i^vi ti f- \M k )< 7 t- u JUNE 4, 1925 the war, and whose Company, although of fairly young age,is one of the most progressive in Germany. Among the pilots one espies Herr Raab, the Dietrich test pilot, who hashad many narrow escapes even after the war, and who a couple of years ago accomplished the feat of landing a smallmonoplane in the Unter den Linden. oooo oo Getting ready for engine tests : A metal sheathed calibrated pro- peller is used for ascertaining the power at full throttle. This photograph shows the Junkers T.29 being prepared. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o the various enclosures, where restaurant tents are springingup like mushrooms. Loud speakers are being eiected at various points to facilitate the making of announcements tothe multitudes, which are, it is hoped, going to be present at the start on Sunday. Dust is everywhere, and it is for-tunate that supplies of the national beverage seem to be plentiful.In a small canteen, where those fortunate enough to possess passes of one sort or another so as to pass the police postedat the various entrances, are able to obtain refreshments, mainly in liquid form, one meets an animated company.Competitors are making their plans for the great race, and the pilots forget for the moment that shortly they will befighting strenuously for first place and are now swopping experiences, while designers and constructors with famousnames are discussing the merits of various types of machines ooooo ooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o OOOOOOOO Ls in highly technical language. Learned professors are alsorepresented in considerable numbers, and altogether every- body is " talking shop " to their heart's content. A spiritof cameraderie pervades the small canteen. At one table is seen Herr ITdet, who was a famous German air fighter during In view of the large number of Siemens' engines used inthe Competition, it is not surprising to find Herr Gosslau, chief designer of Siemens' Aero engines, in discussion withconstructors and pilots, and it is not long before he is called out of the canteen to settle some little problem which hascropped UR in the sheds. I'det's chief designer, Herr Hermann, tells one of certain new developments that may be expectedfrom the Munich factory, in the near future, but of these nothing may be said at present. Outside, on the aerodrome,the normal work of air transport goes on as usual and machines flying overhead are constantly interrupting the serious busi-ness of quenching a thirst engendered by the oppressive heat in which Berlin is panting. Accustomed as are all thosepresent to flying and flying machines, there are few who can resist the temptation to rush to the doors or windows whenan engine with a healthy roar is heard overhead, especially Boxing the com- pass : An official taking a bearing for checking the compass of the Darmstadt "Mohamed." as there is always the possibility of a new machine arriving,whose performance is naturally watched with great interest. Several machines for the competition are coming in, butevening is drawing on and we retire for a well-earned rest after tramping many miles across the sandy aerodrome. 342
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