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MARCH 25, 1926 ALAN COBHAM ENTERTAINED-AND HONOURED MR. ALAN J. COBHAM, and his companions in the recentLondon—Cape Town—London flight, Mr. A. B. Elliott and Mr. B. W. G. Emmott, attended two important functions,held in their honour last week. The first was a banquet given at the Savoy Hotel by the Royal Aero Club and the Societyof British Aircraft Constructors on March 17, at which the Duke of Sutherland presided and a number of well-knownpersonalities of the aviation world were present. In giving the toast of the flight the chairman paid tribute to Mr. Cobhamand his companions for the accomplishment of this world- renowned flight, which he said was a triumph for Britishaviation. Sir Philip Sassoon (Under-Secretary for Air) also associated himself with the toast, which was supported byMr. T. O. M. Sopwith on behalf of the S.B.A.C. The second function was a luncheon given by the AldwychClub at the Connaught Rooms on March 18. Sir Charles Wakefield presided and presented Mr. Cobham with a silvermug, saying that the flight to the Cape and back was one of historic importance, and that Mr. Cobham had beaten out anImperial track and helped to lay the foundations of what would one day be a network of airways throughout the Empire . Mr. Cobham, in responding on both these occasions, alludedto the fact that the flight was not made in order to find an air route from London to the Cape, but to ascertain the possibilities of intermediate air routes. He also brieflyoutlined some of their experiences and referred to his con- clusions regarding the practicability of air services in CentralAfrica, which were most favourable. The Air Ministry announces that H.M. the King hasbeen pleased to approve the award of an Air Force Cross to Mr. A. J. Cobham, in recognition of the valuable and dis-tinguished service he has rendered to aviation by his recent London—Cape Town—London flight and previous flightssuch as : (1) London—Rangoon —London ; (2) London— Egypt—Palestine—Syria—London ; (3) London—Tangier—London and (4) London—North Africa—Italy—London. The gold medal of the Royal Aero Club has been awardedto Mr. A. J. Cobham in recognition of his services to aviation, and the bronze medal of the club has been awarded to Mr.A. B. Elliott, who accompanied Mr. Cobham as engineer on the London to Cape Town flight. Tomorrow, March 26, Mr. Cobham will personally describehis flight to Cape Town and back at the Aeolian Hall, New Bond Street, "W. Sir Charles Wakefield will preside, and thelecture, which will be illustrated by lantern slides from photo- graphs taken during the flight, will commence at 8.30 p.m LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS London Aeroplane ClubTHE total flying for the week was 23 hrs. 15 mins. The following members had flying instruction :—L. J. C. Mitchell, O. J. Barros, Sir John RhodesMrs. Atkey, G. Wallcousins, E. D. Moss, W. Hay, A. Lees, R. P. Cooper Miss O'Brien, S. W. Bradshaw, A. Southgate, H. Kennedy, R. C. Presland,L. G. Anderson, R. Malcolm. The following members made solo flights :—Major K. M. Beaumont,Mrs. Eliott-Lynn, P. G. Lucas, N. Jones. D. Kittell on his own D.H. " Moth " was flying both Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Eliott-Lynn and N. Jones flew to Yeovil on Saturday on a D.H." Moth " recently taken over by two members from the De Havilland Co. The following subscriptions have been received towards the purchase of athird D.H. " Moth " :—D. Watt, £5 ; D. Foulerton, £3 ; Miss Horsman, £2 ; H. Solomon, £2 ; subscriptions already published, £'678. Total to date, £690. Capt. F. G. M. Sparks, the senior instructor, is laid up with acute t> onchitisand pleurisy and will be away from duty for at least a fortnight. The flying time of the London Aeroplane Club has now exceeded 500 hours. The Lancashire Aero Cluo'GEBLV AND GEBMQ were in use up to Saturday, on which day a broken piston ring put MQ out of action, this machine being replaced by GEBLR.Flying has been possible on all days except Monday and Friday. Mr. Stack gave instruction to :—C. Agar, 3 hrs. 20 mins. ; R. "Wade, 3 hrs.15 mins. ; B. Smith, 2 hrs. 20 mins. ; S. Gattrell, 1 hr. 35 mins. ; A. Goodyear, 1 hr. 30 mins. ; A. Barnes, 1 hr. 20 mins. ; R. Turner, 1 hr. 5 mins. ; L. Slater,50 mins. ; A. Macnair, 30 mins.; C. Brown, 30 mins. ; R. Colley, 30 mins. ; D. Turmers, 25 mins. ; J. Leeming, 25 mins. ; A. Leigh, 15 mins.; M. Lacayo,10 mins. Mr. Cantrill instructed :—C. Brown, 1 hr. 10 mins. ; A. Goodyear, 35 mins.J. Leeming, 30 mins. Mr. Scholes instructed :—R. Williams, 55 mins. ; J. Leeming, 45 mins. ;P. Michelson, 35 mins. ; S. Crabtree, 35 mins. Solo flights by :—A. Goodfellow, 30 mins. ; M. Lacayo, 40 mins. Joy rides :—Miss D. Shirea, 10 mins. Tests occupied 1 hr. 35 mins. Total dual, 23 hrs. 5 mins. Total solo,1 hr. 10 mins. Total time flown, 26 hours. Members are asked to note that the aerodrome is closed each Monday, whichis the staff day of rest. Joy rides can be given to members only. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Ltd. REPORT for week ending March 21, 1926 :—Slightly improved weatherconditions enabled a considerably larger amount of flying to be carried out during the week than has been possible for some time.The club is still hampered in having only one machine on service, however, and, of course, one instructor. All previous records, using one machine, werepassed on Sunday, when 8 hrs. 15 mins. was flown. The total for the week was 29 hrs. 15 mins., made up as follows :— With Major Packman : Dual instruction, 15 hrs. 20 mins. ; secondary dual,4 hrs. 5 mins. ; passenger nights, 3 hrs. 45 mins. " A " pilots flying with passengers, 5 hrs. 45 mins. Engine test, 20 minutes(overhauled engine). The following members had instruction :—Mrs. Marcks, Miss Leathart,Messrs. George, Somerville, Twine, Irving, Leete, W. Todd, Bainbridge, Campbell, Miesagaes, Whitneld, C. Thompson, L. Smith, Sandilands, Bruce.Secondary dual: Messrs. Stobie, Heppell, Thompson, Irving, Thompson, Miss Leathart. " A" pilots who flew: Messrs. Stobie, Heppell, R. N.Thompson, N. S. Todd, W. Baxter Ellis. The Club was visited by the President, Colonel Sir Joseph Reed, on Sundaymorning and was taken for a flight of one hour by Mr. Ellis. After about half-an-hour Mr. Ellis landed near Warkworth to inquire as to whether SirJoseph was enjoying himself. Each had a cigarette and then proceeded on the return journey to the aerodrome, Sir Joseph stating that he had thoroughlyenjoyed the trip. Other passengers during the week flew with Major Packman as under :—Capt. Roberts, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Alderson, Mr. Deuchar, Mrs. Robson Mr. Robson, Miss Crowther, Miss Wilkie, Miss Fail, Mrs. Ratcliffe. THE "EVERTITE" LOCKNUT IN no other branch of engineering is the problem of locking nuts securely so important as it is in aeronautical engineering, for the danger arising from nuts working loose on aircraft are obvious. A simple but effective device has recently been put on the market by British Evertite Locknuts, Ltd., of 22, Bridge Street, Manchester, which, it is claimed, will do much to eliminate this risk, and its very low cost and simple opera- tion should ensure its universal adoption. Externally the " Evertite " locknut closely resembles an ordinary nut, as may be observed from the accompanying sketch, but it has a bevelled end B, and an annular V-cut groove A within the nut. The action of the " Evertite " is as follows : When screwed home with the bevelled end in contact with the resisting surface, the reaction causes the groove to yield. Thus, a slight but sufficient distortion of the thread then results, thereby effecting a positive, or direct, lock upon the bolt, which functions repeatedly without injury to the thread of either nut or bolt. " Evertite " locknuts are made in all standard sizes. In nlace of the present indirect method of obtaining security by the use of either double nuts, a nut and spring washer, or a castle nut with split pins, the " Evertite " can safely be employed as a direct and self-contained locknut in every iranch of engineering. THE "EVERTITE" LOCK-NUT: When screwedhome with the bevelled end B in contact with the resisting surface, the reaction causes the groove Ato yield, causing a slight distortion of the thread and consequent positive lock upon the bolt. 179
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