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JUNE 10, 1926 SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (S.M.A.E.) ADVERSE weather conditions prevailed on Saturday, May 29,when the two competitions for fuselage models took place at Wimbledon Common, nevertheless some good flying waswitnessed. The first competition was for distance and general stability, and proved full of interest right up untilthe last flights were taken, the winning distance being 271 yards.The first three were :— K. and M.A .A . Cup Competition Points. 1st. S. C. Hersom 371 2nd. H. T. Jackson . . . . T/9 3rd. B. K. Johnson . . . . 274 Pilcher Cup Competition Duration competition for fuselage models rising off ground) Sees. 1st. D. A. Pavely 19 2nd. A. Rasmussen .. .. 124 3rd. S. C. Hersom lOi The next competition is for the S.M.A.E. Cup (for highest speed attainable with fuselage models not exceeding 1 sq. ft. in lifting surface). This will be held on Sunday, June 20 (3 p.m.) at the Royal Dental Hospital Sports Ground (Hendon) —nearest station " Colindale," on the Hampstead Tube. Members are asked to note that on this day no records other than speed will be taken. B. K. JOHNSON, Secretary m ® m m R.A.F. Cairo-Cape-Cairo Flight WING-COMMANDER C. W. H. Pulford and his three companion pilots, who recently successfully concluded their flight from Cairo to Cape Town and back on four Fairey III D .aeroplanes (Napier " Lions ") are expected to arrive in England on June 21, at the Lee-on-Solent seaplane station. London-Cologne Air Service IT is stated that the German Government has prolonged until December 31 the permission granted to the Imperial Airways, Ltd., to operate the Berlin-London and Cologne- London air lines jointly with the Deutsche Lufthansa. U.S. Array Air Service Expansion A BILL for the expansion of the United States Army Air Service so as to provide 1,800 new aeroplanes at the •end of five years has been passed by the House of Repre- sentatives and the Senate. The Royal Air Force Memorial Fund THE usual meeting of the Grants Sub-Committee of the Fund was held at Iddesleigh House, Caxton Street, on June 3. Lieut.-Commander H. E. Perrin was in the Chair, and the other Members of the Committee present were :—Mrs. L. M. K. Pratt-Barlow, O.B.E. ; Squadron Leader E. B. Beauman. The Committee considered in all eighteen cases, and made grants to the amount of /221 8s. 6d. The next Meeting was fixed for June 17, at 2.30 p.m. Air League of the British Empire WE are asked to announce that the annual general meeting of the Air League of the British Empire will be held at 26, George Street, Hanover Square, London, W7. 1, on June 23 at 5.30 p.m. Any nomination for officers of the Air League or for the Executive Committee must be sent in writing to the secretary, and such nominations must be received by him at least seven days before the date of the .annual general meeting. Awards to Inventors IN the fourth report of the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, just published, the" following items relating, directly or indirectly, to aeronautics appear :—No. 335, The Green Engine Co., Ltd., " Green " engines (Head II). .£500 plus royalties. No. 348, Mr. H. E. Whiteway, aircraft landing gear (Heads I and III), nil. No. 349, Wing-Comdr. H. R. Busteed, aircraft landing gear (Head III), nil. No. 350, • Wing-Comdr. H. A. Williamson, aircraft landing gear (Head III), £500. • 6 V Cross-Channel Aeroplane Lost ONE of the French Air Union Breguet machines, F.FADI, piloted by M. de Mazin, left Le Bourget with freight on May 31, failed to reach Croydon as scheduled, and no news of the pilot was heard until a fruit cargo boat, the Volga, recovered the pilot's body from the sea some 10 miles off the North Foreland on June 3. The body was brought to Victoria WTiarf, Limehouse, and was identified as that of the missing pilot. Naval Officers in R.A.F. THE following designations of Naval officers serving in the Royal Air Force are notified in Fleet Orders ; " Attached " : Naval officers serving in the R.A.F under the conditions of Admiralty Fleet Orders, 1053/24. "Lent": Naval officers serving in the R.A.F. under Naval conditions as regards pay, rank, &c. " Seconded " : Naval officers serving in the R.A.F. entirely under Royal Air Force conditions. Fairey-Reed Progress EXCELLENT progress in the development of the Fairey- Reed all-metal airscrew is to be recorded. Recently the Fairey Aviation Company has made highly successful tests with a new type of Fairey-Reed propeller of the type having a forged boss, and thus more resembling, as regards its inner portion, the wooden propeller. The results were very gratifying, and it was noticed that the new propeller, apart from other advantages, was absolutely silent. In the mean- time, it is highly satisfactory to be able to record that the company has received an order for Fairey-Reed airscrews from the Dornier company of Italy, for use on the machine which that firm is building for the Marchese de Pinedo. It is worth pointing out that this order was obtained in direct competition with foreign companies building the Reed airscrew under licence, and that orders from other Italian firms have also been received. Among the list of notable flights made with machines using the Reed propeller may be mentioned Commander Byrd's flight to the North Pole and back, Captain Wilkins' polar flights, and Lieut. Medaerts' flight from Brussels to Belgian Congo and back. The Fairey-Reed will be used on Alan Cobham's forthcoming , flight to Australia. Congratulations ! His many friends will be pleased to hear that Mr. S. S. Spriggs, of the Hawker Engineering Co. was, on June 4 at Montrose, Thames Ditton, presented by his wife Gladys with a daughter ' PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Mav, 1926. American Society of Naval Engineers, Navy Depart- ment, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. The Professional Photographer. Mav, 1926. Kodak, Ltd.. Kingsway, London. W.C. 2. Cambridge Versatile Galvanometer. The Cambridge Instru- ment Co., Ltd., 45, Grosvenor Place, London, S.W. 1. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS A bbreviations : Cyl. — cylinder j i.e. — internal combustion : m. = motor.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc. APPLIED FOR IN 1925Published June 4, 1926 8.361. H. E. S. HOLT. Parachute apparatus. (251,412.) 8,977. Soc. ANON, DES ATELIEHS D'AVIATION L. BREGUET. Joints of taute. (235,145.)9,598. A. R. THORNBLAD. Parachutes. (232,253.) 9,706. J. H. HORBACK and F. N'ENDEL. Flying machines. (251,419.) Published June 11, 19263,053. G. BAIN. Device to slow down and sustain an aeroplane at speeds less than that ordinarily required to sustain the machhu-.(251,685.) 9,672. SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT LTD., and F. PRAT*. Air-screws. (251,753.)13,466. A. TAMMEO and OTHERS. Planes of aeroplanes. (236,176.) 21,507. CRANKLESS ENGINES, LTD. Swash plates or slants for crankier?engines. (244,052.) APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published June 11,1926. 1,738. G. FORXACA. Aircraft propellers. (251.908.)2,141. H. JI.-SKERS. Forced lubrication of crankshafts. (246,518.) 3,288. X. HRAIBANT. Apparatus for indicating and recording rolling andpitching. (251,918.) 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 ( 12 33 0 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 340
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