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JULY 8, 1926 THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT, 1926 THE Royal Tournament, postponed from May owing to the industrial stoppage, was to be opened today (Thursday), by His Majesty The King. On Wednesday a full-dress rehearsal of the entire pro- gramme was given, an audience of ten thousand boys and .girls, whose annual treat this is, being present, including among the schools represented The Newport Market Army Training School, Jewish Schools, Royal Victoria Patriotic School, and Greenwich Boys. Olympia never contains a more enthusiastic audience, and seated with them were some members of the Govern- ment, the Chiefs of the three Services and many distinguished people in the social life of London. The Dress Rehearsal was preceded by the time-honoured Tournament Luncheon, at which the Speakers were the Rt. Hon. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt., G.B.E., M.P., Secretary of State for War ; Major-General The Lord Ruthven, C.B.", C.M.G., D.S.O., General Officer Commanding London District, Rt. Hon. Viscount Burnham. A splendid programme was provided for the children and included.: —^Combined Display of All Arms . . "A Frontier Fight " ; a Display in Drill by the Brigade of Guards ; Royal Naval Inter-port Field Gun Competition ; Musical Drive by " O " Battery, Royal Horse Artillery ; Musical Ride by 10th Royal Hussars ; Riding and Driving Display by Royal Army Service Corps ; Mounted Display by the Staff of the Equitation School ; Trick Riding and Fancy Tent Pegging Display by 17th'21st Lancers; a Display by Students from the Army School of Physical Training ; Display of Gymnastics by the Army Physical Traning Staff ; and, last but not least, a wonderful Display of Physical Training by the Royal Air Force. The Tournament continues twice daily, at 2.30 and 8 p.m., until July 24. British Standard Tables of Brinell Hardness Numbers STANDARD tables of Brinell hardness numbers have been prepared and issued by the British Engineering Standards Association as B.E.S.A. Publication No. 240—1926. The tables are accompanied by recommendations in regard to 'the accuracy of the apparatus to be used for the test, the preparation of the test specimens, the magnitude and applica- tion of the load, and the method of specifying the hardness. It is hoped in a later edition to include a specification for -the hardness of steel balls used for Brinell testing. Copies of this new publication may be obtained from the B.E.S.A. Publications Department, 28, Victoria Street, London, S.W. 1, price Is. 'Id. post free. Air Council's Award to Steam Trawler's Crew THE Air Ministry announces :—The Air Council have awarded a piece of plate to M. Jean Baptiste Germe, skipper of the steam trawler Louise Marguerite, of Boulogne, and a •sum of money to three members of the crew, in recognition of their services in effecting the rescue of the three British •officers of the seaplane Fairey HID, No. 9570, which came down on the open sea in the English Channel on February 18, 1926. The Board of Trade have been requested by the Air Ministry to present these awards. Fine Flight by Fokker " Jupiter " Ox May 28 last a notable non-stop flight between Rotterdam and Marseilles, a distance of 1,020 knis, (632-5 miles), was made by the K.L.M. air liner H-NADJ fitted with a Bristol " Jupiter " engine. The machine started from Waalhaven Aerodrome early in the morning against a strong head-wind. At Rheims the course was altered to a south- -easterly direction, with the wind at the side, but the later stages of the flight were completed with the aid of a following wind. The revolutions per minute of the Jupiter engine were maintained at 1,550, and the total distance was covered in 6 hrs. 35 mins., at an average speed of 155 k.p.h. (96m.p.h.). Petrol consumed during the flight averaged 102 litres/hr. 24-8 galls.;'hr.), flying being carried out at altitudes varying from 1,200 and 1,500 metres. On the same day the machine was flown back to Dijon, and, owing to the fact that very heavy rain-storms were encountered, it was decided to stay there for the night. The next morning, however, the machine proceeded to Paris to take up a load of passengers and merchandise and flew back to its base at Amsterdam. The total flight from Rotterdam to Marseilles and back occupied 16£ hours actual flying time (including the 6| hours' non- stop flight on the outward journey), and during the whole period, the K.L.M. Co. report, " the engine ran remarkably •well without any fault." The machine used was one of the standard F.VIIA type fitted with the " Jupiter " engine which the K.L.M. Co. have now adopted as standard for service on their air lines. Owing largely to the light weight of the " Jupiter " engine, this machine carries a considerably higher revenue-paying load per horse-power than any other commercial aircraft at present in use, and notably successful results are being achieved. Sunbeam Photos for Edinburgh Museum A SERIES of framed photographs of representative types of Sunbeam Coatalen aero engines has been presented by the Sunbeam Motor Car Co., Ltd., to the technical department of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, and added to the permanent collection. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED The Air Pilot Monthly Supplement. No. 20. June, 1926.Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. The Movement of Moisture with Reference to Timber Seasoning.Forest Products Research, Technical Paper No. 1. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price Is. 6d.net. Revue jurisdi ue Internationale de la Locomotion Aerienne.April, May, jime, 1926. Per Orbem, 4, Rue Tronchet, Paris. The Gloster. Vol. 2, No. 1, May-June, 1926. Gloucester- shire Aircraft Co., Ltd., Sunningend Works, Cheltenham. Rolls-Royce Bulletin ; February and May, 1926. Rolls- Royce, Ltd., 14-15, Conduit Street, London, W.I. A Short Course in Elementary Meteorology. By W. H. Pick, B.Sc. (Second edition, revised.) Meteorological Office, M.O. 247. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price Is. 6d. net. Post free Is. 8JW. Earl Haig's British Legion Appeal Fund : Poppy Dav Report, 1925. British Legion Appeals Department, 26, Eccleston Square, London, S.W.I. Australian Aerial Services Time Table. Larkin Aircraft Supply Co., Ltd., 528-530, Collins Street, Melbourne, Aus- tralia. Catalogue Thermometers for Aircraft. Negretti and Zambra, 38,Holborn Viaduct, London, E.C.I. m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIO> S Abbreviations: Cyl. — cylinder i 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 1925 Published July 8, 1926 3,956. H. LEITNER. Airscrews. (253.1 B9.)7,687. M. A. MAZADE. Aircraft stabiliser. (231.482.) 8,1168. H. F. PARKER. Cooling-radiators fir aircraft. (253,247.)8,069. H. F. PARKER. Method of recovering water from exhaust gases o f aircraft motors. (253,248.) 12,2»7. SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT, LTD., and F. M.GREEN. Aircraft wings. (253,331.) 12,457. L. AVORIO. Kite balloon adapted to be transformed into a dirigible.(253,337.) 15,419. R. MICHL. Synchronous motors. (235,599.)7,176. H. HF.CKER. Method for connecting frames of flying machines, etc. (253,411.) 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 36 „ „ ..15 2 6 ,. „ ..16 6 12 „ „ ..30 4 | 12 ., „ ..33 0 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currencv. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to theProprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway,W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank. 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