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APRIL 15, 1926 THE HAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB WE have received the following report from the Hon. Secretaryof the Hampshire Aeroplane Club, which was formed at a meeting in the Southampton Chamber of Commerce onMarch 2 :— Officers of the Club—President.—The Rt. Hon. the Lord Louis Mountbatten, K.C.V.O., R.N. Vice-Presidents.—Major-General the Rt. Hon. J. E. B. Seely, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. ; The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Birken- head, P.C. ; The Rt. Hon. Lord Montague of Beaulieu, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., V.D., D.L. ; Lord Apsley, D.S.O., M.P. ; General Sir Alex. Godley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. ; Lt.-Commander Sir Warden Chilcott, M.P., J.P.; Sir Charles Wakefield, C.B.E.; His Worship the Mayor of Portsmouth ; His Worship the Mayor of Winchester ; Squadron-Commander Sir James Bird, O.B.E., R.N. ; Rev. E. Bruce Cornford, M.A. ; Colonel E. K. Perkins, C.B.E., M.P., J.P. ; Noel van Raalte, Esq. ; A. V. Roe, Esq., O.B.E. ; S. Saunders, Esq., O.B.E. Committee.—O. E. Simmonds (Chairman) ; A. N. Clifton (Hon. Secretary) ; R. H. Bound ; A. L. Gow ; R. V. Perfect ; F. Stokes ; A. R. Van den Bergh. Air Council Support.—-The Hampshire Aeroplane Club has applied for the outstanding sixth subsidy. Membership.—Membership is increasing rapidly, those who wish to take advantage of reduced entrance fees will be well advised to apply very soon. Aerodrome.—Messrs. A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd., have agreed to lex to the Club their upper aerodrome at Hamble, which has a clear run of 1,100 yards in the direction of the prevailing wind. A large brick building of 31 ft. clear span, and capable of housing at least six De Havilland " Moths," is available, together with suitable club-room accommodation. Seaplane Flying.—It is intended at a later date to extend the activities of the club to include seaplanes. From the point of view of training marine aircraft pilots the merits of Southampton Water are obvious. In view of the fact that no aeroplane club in the country caters for this important branch of flying, it is felt that the Club fills a definite role in this respect and is thus particularly deserving of Air Ministry support. A. N. CLIFTON, Hon. Secretary, 49, Bugle Street, Southampton The British Private Aircraft Owners' Club THE inaugural dinner of the " British Private Aircraft Owners' Club " was held on April 7, at the Royal Aero Club. Dr. Whitehead Reid, the " flying doctor " was in the chair, and 11 of the total 14 private aeroplane owners of Great Britain forming members of the club were present or repre- sented, including Capt. Hubert Broad, the Schneider Cup pilot, Sir John Rhodes, Flight-Lieut. Soden and Mr. Stammers deputising for Mrs. Eliott-Lynn and Mr. St. Barbe for Capt. Geoffrey de Havilland, who unfortunately was unable to attend. The proceedings lasted till 11 o'clock, and an interesting discussion took place on private owners and flying. Certain members, having recently sustained minor mishaps to their machines, came in for some good-natured chaff, followed by the usual after dinner humour. It was decided to hold a meet on Whit Monday, May 24, destination to be disclosed later. All members to turn up in their machines, which will then fly in formation to Stag Lane Aerodrome, the owners afterwards proceeding to town for a club dinner. The Hon. Secretary of the club is D. Kittel, of Artillery Mansions, Westminster, S.W.I., who will be pleased to give any inform- ation regarding this club. jjx Sjo £S& SIS LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS London Aeroplane ClubTHE total flying time during the week ending April 11 was 19 hrs. 25 mins. There is still only one D.H. " Moth " available, but a second " Moth " wasdue for delivery on the 14th inst. and a third one on the 20th inst. The following members had flying instruction : G. Quirk, A. R. Ogston,J. H. Saffery, G. Eady, N. J. Hulbert, O. J. Tapper, G. W. Hall, E. S. Brough, H. R. Thomas, K. V. Wright, E. D. Moss, Sir Tohn Rhodes, E. K. Blyth,J. Barros, H. R. Presland, S. O. Bradshaw, V. ~¥. Adams. D. H. P. Esler, Miss O'Brien, W. Hay, R. Malcolm, H. Solomon, G. Wallcousins, R. V. Banks,L. Martin, A. Lees. The following members flew solo : W. Hay (five nights), Maj. K. M. Beau-mont (three flights), Sqdn.-Ldr. M. E. A. Wright (two flights). The D.H. " Moth " belonging to D. Kittel, which was slightly damagedwhen landing at Swindon last week, was quickly repaired, and Mr. Kittel was flying again during the week-end. The Lancashire Aero Club FLYING conditions have been good this week except on Tuesday andFriday, when high wind prevented flying. Instruction was given by Mr. Stack to : Messrs. C. Agar, 3 hrs. ; C. Brown,1. hr. 30 mins. ; Michelson, 1 hr. 25 mins. ;'A. Benson, 1 hr. 20 mins. ; Macnair, 50 mins. ; Gerrard, 45 mins. ; Goodyear, 45 mins. ; Hardy, 40 mins. ; Wade,40 mins. ; , 35 mins. ; Smith, 30 mins. ; Jowett, 25 mins. ; Le-ming, 25 mins. ; S. Crabtree, 25 mins. ; Magnall, 25 mins. ; Gafterall, 20 i tins. ;Slater, 20 mins. ; , 20 mins. ; Wilkinson, 5 mins. By Mr. Cantrill to : Goodyear, 1 hr. 15 mins. ; Tummers, 1 hr. ; Barnes,S5 mins. ; Brown, 40 mins. ; Gatterall, 35 mins. ; Hardy, 20 mins. ; Colley, 20 mins. ; O. Groves, 15 mins. ; H. S. Stern, 5 mins. By Mr. Scholes to : S. Crabtree, 35 mins. ; H. S. Stern, 3U mius. ; Chadwick,30 mius. ; Gerrard, 30 mins. ; Benson, 25 mins. Solo flights by : S. Crabtree, 1 hr. 45 mins. ; M. Lacayo, 1 hr. 35 mins. ;R. R. Williams, 1 hr. 20 mins. ; Smith, 55 mins. ; Wilkinson, 40 mins. ; Michelson, 25 mins. One jfiy ride of 10 minutes was given, and tests occupied 2 hrs. 15'mins.Total dual, 22 hrs. 50 mins. ; total solo, 6 hrs. 40 mins. Tests, 2 hrs. 15 mins. ; joy ride, 10 mins. Total time flown, 31 hrs. 55 mins. During the week Messrs. S. Crabtree and R. R. Williams did the necessaryquahfying tests for their " A " licences, and on Saturday, P. Michelson made his first solo flight.All three machines were in use. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club, Ltd. THE total time spent in the air by members during the week endingApril 11 was 26 hours 40 minutes, made up as follows : — Dual instruction under Maj. Packman, 18 hrs. 50 mins. ; solo, 3 hrs. 20 mins.;" A " pilots, 1 hr. 40 mins. ; test. 10 mins. : joy-rides, 2 hrs. 40 mins. The following members had instruction : the "President of the Club, Col. SirJoseph Reed ; Mrs. Marcks, Miss Leathart ; Messrs. Middleton, Gibson, Peacock, Twine, Leech, George, R. N. Thompson (secondary dual), Somerville,McGuiness, WMtfield (Vice-president of the club). " A " pilots : R. N. Thompson, N. S. Todd—the former with Mr. Belland the latter with Miss Little and Mr. Morrow as passengers. The soloist was Mr. Leech, who has now completed his tests for R.Ae.C.certificate. The passengers who flew with Maj. Packman were : Mr. W. B. Ellis (Vice-president), Mrs. Armstrong, Master Armstrong, Mr. Clay, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Bolam, Miss Bolam, Miss Fox, and Mr. Miesagaes. The members of the club are very proud of their president and vice-presidents, who not only attend the aerodrome regularly but fly : and in the cases of Sir Joseph Reed and Mr. Whitfield, who are taking instructionas well as supporting the Club in other ways, the example alone is of great value.The " Gull " is now a great source of interest to members, apart from Messrs. Ellis, Heppell and Thompson, who own it, and all are surprised at itsflying qualities and graceful appearance when in the air. Certain changes in the engine have resulted in a marked improvement in its running and relia-bility, and it now equals the Cirrus in this respect. I he machine takes off after a very short run only, climbs beautifully, and lands perfectly. Mr. Ellisand Mr. Heppell have made flights of 10 to 15 minutes' duration, the ugh, now that a slight trouble in the petrol-pressure system has been repaired,there is no reason why they should not remain up as long as,they have petrol. After they had made several flights each on Saturday, Maj. Packman tookthe machine up and new for 20 minutes. He attempted a height test on Sunday, but was obliged to descend after 15 minutes on account of the severecold, which ;e soon felt on account of the exposed position of the pilot during cold weather. CORRESPONDENCE THREE-ENGINED MACHINES [2133] With reference to your leading article this week it is interesting to note that " there is another school of thought which believes that if a single-engined machine has a similar (one third) surplus of power, it will enjoy the same immunity from forced landing as the three-engined machine. . ." I feel that many of your readers besides myself would be intensely interested to know whether all the three " Rs " are taught in this school, and if so I am sure we should be grateful if you could persuade one of its 'Rithmetic masters to be good enough to expound in your columns their reasons for holding this singular creed. Your use of the verb believes is perhaps significant—faith having been denned by an inspired school-boy (of another school probably) as " believing what you know isn't true." I do seriously suggest that it would clear the air (of these singular machines and ideas probably) if the single-engine case were set out boldly in print by one of its apostles and subjected to the fire of criticism from your readers ; I cannot see how it could do other than go up in smoke, and the heat given off might dispel the mists sufficiently to enable most of the school to read the writing on the wall. W. E. GRAY West Ealing, April 10, 1926 FLIGHT The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. Telephone : Gerrard 1828. SUBSCRIPTION RATES " FLIGHT " will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates :— UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* s. d. s. d. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 3 Months, Post Free .. 8 3 6 15 2 6 16 6 12 „ „ ..30 4 i 12 „ „ ..33 0 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 232
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