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JULY 2, 1925 17 FLIGHT r^sg^jjctf^ 2I The Armstrong-Whitworth "Ajax," entered by Mr. J. D. Siddeley, is a two-seater biplane fitted with 395 h.p.Siddeley " Jaguar " engine. In the competition this machine will be piloted by Mr. Frank Courtney. " Siskin V," is making his debut as a racing pilot in this year'sKing's Cup Race. After transferring from the R.A.F. to the Reserve in 1919 he took up civilian flying with ArmstrongWhitworths, with whom he has remained as a flying instructor and test pilot ever since. An entirely new machine as far as the general public isconcerned is the Armstrong Whitworth " Ajax," entered by Mr. J. D. Siddeley, C.B.E., managing director of ArmstrongWhitworth Aircraft and of Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd. The " Ajax " is a small two-seater biplane with Siddeley" Jaguar " engine. The general appearance is indicated by the accompanying photograph, and it is regretted that detailparticulars of this machine are not available for publication in this issue of FLIGHT. The machine is believed to be fairlyfast, and should put up a very good performance in the race. It will be piloted by Mr. Frank Courtney, one of the bestknown British test pilots and winner of the King's Cup Race in 1923. In last year's King's Cup Race Courtney's spinnerbroke in the air and he had to retire from the race. All will wish him better luck this year. RISTOL aeroplanes were among the first Britishmachines to make aviation history, and the firm can justly claim to be one of the pioneeraircraft firms of the country. During the last few years the Bristol Aeroplane Companyhas refrained from taking an active part in air racing with large aeroplanes (it willbe remembered that two Bristol light mono- planes took part in last year's Lympne com-petition), although Bristol aero engines have been extensively used. It is therefore all the more gratifyingto find a Bristol machine in this year's King's Cup Race. The Bristol aeroplane entered by Sir G. Stanley White,Bart., is the " Bloodhound," a two-seater fighter of all-metal construction. The first " Bloodhound " was designed byMr. Reid, but the present machine has been re-designed by Capt. Barnwell upon his return from Australia, where hespent some time in the Australian Air Force, but from where he returned a couple of years ago to take up his old positionas chief designer to the Bristol Company. The Bristol " Bloodhound " is normally a two-seaterfighter of, as already mentioned, all-metal construction. Perhaps its most characteristic feature is the back-sweptwings, which have enabled the designer to arrange the position of the crew in such a manner as to give an excep-tionally fine view in all directions. The engine fitted in the Bloodhound " is a Bristol " Jupiter " of 400 h.p., a radialair-cooled which has established a splendid reputation abroad no less than at home, being manufactured under licence inFrance, Italy and Czechoslovakia. We regret extremely that it has not been found possible topublish in this issue of FLIGHT a portrait of SirG. Stanley White,Bart., and that thus our series of portraits of entrants of machines for the King's Cup Race is incomplete. Sir G.Stanley White is of a very reticent disposition, and we doubt whether there is in existence a photograph of him ; certainlynone has ever been published so far as we are aware. The Bristol " Bloodhound " will be piloted by Mr. T. W.Campbell, one of the instructors at the Bristol flying school and test pilot to the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Mr.Campbell, it j*~" '"^^ will be remembered, pilotedone /^ ^v of the Bristol"Brownie" / \ light monoplanes in last year's / ^.^^^. \ Lympne light 'planecompetition. The Bristol "Bloodhound," entered by Sir G. Stanley White, is an all-metal biplane with 400 h.p. Bristol " Jupiter " engine. It will be piloted by Mr. T. W. Campbell. I f 419
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