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1925 - 0505.PDF
AUGITST 6, 1925 [ .It may be of interest to mention that the three competitors to finish in the final took the following times to cover the 50 miles course : The " Hurricane," 38 mins. 22 sees (corre- sponding to a speed of 78-2 rn.p.h.) ; the D.H. 53 44 ruins 52 sees. (67 m.p.h.), and the Avro " Avis " 46 mins 18 sees (64-7 m.p.h.). Two-Seater Light 'Plane Scratch Speed Race. Ram delayed the start of this race until about 3.50 p.m. But two machines took part, the Beardmore " Wee Bee " piloted by Kingwill, and the Hawker " Cygnet," piloted by Bulman. Of the two the " Cygnet " got' off more rapidly, but Kingwill cut his turn very short and actually managed to gain the lead. At the end of the first lap Kingwill was well ahead. In the meantime Raparlier came out on the Pander and gave a demonstration of stunt flying At the end of the second lap Kingwill had still further increased his lead, but in the third Bulman seemed to gain again slightly, while in the last lap he gained very appreciably by flying low along the ridge. It was, however, impossible for Bulman to catch up. and Kingwill won the race easily. It may be of interest to I FOLLOWING IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS : Master DeHavilland is almost as keen on flying as is his Dad. give here the times and speeds of the two machines for the 50 miles. They were, " Wee Bee," 45 mins. 7 sees. (66-5 m.p.h.) ; " Cygnet " 45 mins. 29 sees. (66 m.p.h.). Single-Seater Light 'Plane Scratch Speed Race. The last race to be flown on Saturday was a scratch speed race for single-seater light 'planes. Originally quite a number of machines had been entered for this race, but actually only four machines faced Mr. Reynolds and his red flag. The effect of this flag was much the same as that which the red rag is said to have on a bull, with the exception that these four little " bulls " did not, fortunately, attempt to charge Mr. Reynolds. Courtney, on the " Pixie II," made the best start and rounded the tent ahead of the others. The Cranwell C.L.A. 3, piloted by Comper, and the D.H. 53, G-EBHX, piloted by Douglas, rounded the tent together, while " Jimmy " James on the A.N.E.C. lost a lot in starting, owing to the long run required by his machine. At the end of the first lap Comper had gained a slight lead overCourtney, while "Jimmy " was a long way behind, and Douglas came straggling along far behind. It was quite evident that he was no match for the other three, and it was not, therefore, surprising that he abandoned the race. While the remaining three fought it out over the second lap, the D.H. 54 passenger machine with Rolls-Royce " Condor" engine came out with a load of JUy-HUnig pkbhellgers. Its get off and climb appearedJ A KNOTTY PROBLEM : In this group will be recog- nised Col. Bristow.Col. McCIean, Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond, Commander Perrin, Capt. Crouch, and Air- Commodore Haiahan. excellent and when later the machine came in to land everyone | was surprised at its very low landing speed. The machine seemed to float along at a ridiculously low speed, and even after making allowances for the deception to which size may give rise, one received the impression that the 54 floated4 in at about 30 m.p.h. ground speed. However, to return to the race, which could not be regarded as a particularly exciting one, the order ; Comper. Courtney, Jimmy " was not changed and the three finished in that order. Cranwell winning the first prize of £50. Lvmpne, Sunday, August 2.—According to the official programme, Sunday was to be devoted to establishing certified performances ny light 'planes, the Royal Aero Club's definition of a light 'plane being, for this purpose, one whose engine weight did not exceed 170 lbs. Thus the de Havilland Moths " could not be accepted for these officially-observed tests, but a considerable number of machines had been entered for the four classes of tests decided upon. These were Class 1, Height in a given time of 30 minutes ; Class II, Greatest speed over 3 kilometres ; Class III, Greatest speed over 50 kilometres, and Class IV, Greatest height (withouttime limit). In Class I the following machines had been entered : Bristol " Brownie," Beardmore " Wee Bee," Pander mono- plane, D.H. 53 (G-EBHZ), Short " Satellite," Hawker " Cyg- net," Parnall " Pixie III," and Cranwell C.L.A.3. In Class' II the following entries were down, " Brownie," " Wee Bee," Pander. " Satellite," Austin " Whippet," "Pixie II," " Pixie III." A.N.E.C. and Cranwell, and the same machines had been entered for Class III. For class IV a somewhat smaller entries list showed the following : " Brownie," " Wee Bee," Pander, " Satellite," "Cygnet," and " Pixie III." Out of the machines entered, however, but a small proportion actually made an attempt to establish certified performances, THE ACTOR AIRMANfAND THE AIRMAN ACTOR : Mr. [Robert Loraine goes for a flight with Alan J- f ^2 Cobham,inaD.H."Moth."
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