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JULY 29, 1926 IKe Royal &ero Clu of the Uixited Kii\gdoi OFFICIAL /NOTICES TO MEMBERS COMMITTEE Meeting held on July 19. Present : Brig.-General Sir Capel Holden, K.C.B., F.R.S., in the Chair ; Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. S. Brancker, K.C.B. ; Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall ; Mr. E. J. B. How ; Wing-Commander T. O'B. Hubbard, M.C., A.F.C. ; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C. ; Lieut.-Colonel M. O'Gorman. C.B. ; Mr. F. Handley Page, C.B.E. ; Major S. V. Sippe, D.S.O. ; H. E. Perrin, Secretary ; B. Stevenson. Assistant Secretary. Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C.—Sir Capel Holden moved a vote of congratulation to Sir Francis McClean on the honour of Knighthood which had been conferred upon him by his Majesty the King, which was passed with acclamation. Sir Francis McClean thanked the Committee. Election of Chairman.—Lord Thomson was dulyelected Chairman of the Club for the current year. Election of Members.—The following new Members were elected :—A. B. Hughes, Flying Officer H. B. Barrett, Woolf Barnato, H. H. Storrs, H* Thompson, Flying Officer F. W. M. Downer, R. A. Mitchell, Tomotsu Aiba, R. J. A. White, Wilfrid Caldwell, J. C. C. Taylor. Petroleum Distributors Committee Fund.—The Com- mittee authorised the grant of /200 to the Midland Aero Club. Aviators' Certificates.—The following Aviators' Certifi- cates were granted :— 8003. Frederick George Miles. June 15, 1926. 8004. John Shuldham Schreiber. June 23, 1926. 8005. George Hugh Craig. June 24. 1926. 8006. John Fishwick Leeming June 25, 1926. 8007. Gareth Wyndham Hadrian Wallcousins. July 1, 1926. 8008. Eric D'Eresby Moss. July 1, 1926. 8009. Kenneth Betts Walton. July 5, 1926. 8010. Arthur Percival Hunt. July 7, 1926. 8011. Percy Michelson. July 11, 1926. 8012. Maurice Burton. July 14, 1926. THE RACING COMMITTEE Held on July 20 Present.—Air Vice-Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker ; Lieut.- Colonel M. O. Darby ; Howard T. Wright ; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Francis McClean ; Major H. Hemming ; Capt. C. W. Wilson; Capt. W. Dancy ; Major R. H. Mayo ; Lord E. Grosvenor ; H. E. Perrin, Secretary. King's Cup Air Race.—The Committee dealt with various points raised in connection with the recent King's Cup Air Race. Aerial Derby.—It was decided not to hold the Aerial Derby this year, but to make an early announcement of the Aerial Derby for 1927. It was further decided that for 1927 the Race should be a, Scratch race. Light Aeroplane Competition, 1926.—The list of entries received up to June 30 was submitted. Grosvenor Challenge Cup.—It was decided that the race for the Grosvenor Challenge Cup should be over a course of 100 miles, and that the circuit should be reduced to not more than 10 miles. It was further decided that the handicap should be on a time allowance basis on the known performances of the- machines. Bournemouth Race Meeting.—The report of the Sub- Committee (Col. Bristow and Maior Hemming) on their visit to the racecourse at Bournemouth was received. It was decided to hold the Race meeting on August 21 and 22, and the sub-committee was appointed to draw up the programme of events. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W. 1. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary THE LYMPNE LIGHT 'PLANE MEETING September 10-18 THE list of entries for the two-seater light 'plane competition- to be held under the Competition Rules of the Royal Aero- Club at Lympne in September, for prizes totalling /5.000 offered by the proprietors of the Daily Mail, has now been issued, and is given herewith. So far, 16 machines have been entered, but as late entries are received, at a late entrance fee of £30, up till July 31, there is just a possibility that one or two more machines may be entered. It will be observed that there is a somewhat disappoint- ingly small number of new machines entered, quite a large proportion being the two-seaters of the 1925 Lympne com- petition. Generally speaking, the new types appear to have been entered by private clubs or individuals, and the aircraft industry as a whole has not come forward as might have been expected. (The meaning of the last sentence may be inter- preted in two ways. We leave it to our readers which they will choose.) The only new engine being used is the Armstrong-Siddeley " Genet," about which the only information available is that it is " any of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch, and with perfectly retractile claws." In addition to all these features, we believe the " Genet "is also a radial air-cooled. As far as we are aware, the " Genet " has not yet passed its type tests, and the same applies to the A.B.C. " Scorpion, but doubtless both will do so in good time before the compe- tion, as it is one of the stipulations that all engines used in the competition must have passed their Air Ministry tests. The " P " engine in the C.L.A. 4 is believed to be the new radial produced at Cranwell. 462 LIST OF ENTRIES. Entrant. Blackburn Aeroplane Co. De Havilland Air- craft Co.Bristol Aeroplane Co. R.A.E. Aero Club .. R.A.E. Aero Club .. T.O.M. Sopwith'and F. Sigrist Supermarine Avia- tion Works Halton Aero Club . . A.V. Roe & Co. A. V. Roe & Co. Cranwell Light 'Plane ClubCranwell Light 'Plane ClubH. W. Martin George G. Parnall. . Seven Aeroplane Club Seven Aeroplane Club Machine. " Bluebird " D.H. " Moth " Bristol " Brownie "Hawker Cvgnet " Sirocco "Hawker " Cygnet II." Supermarine Light 'plane, Halton Biplane Avro " Avian " Avro " Avis " C.L.A. 4 C.L.A. 4 A.N.E.C. " Pixie III " Monoplane Biplane Engine. Armstrong-Siddeley " Genet."Armstrong-Siddclev " Genet."Bristol " Cherub." Bristol " Cherub." Bristol " Cherub." Bristol " Cherub." Bristol " Cherub." Bristol " Cherub." Armstrong-Siddeley " Genet."Blackburne"Thrush' or A.B.C. " Scorp ion."" P " Engine. Bristol " Cherub." Blackburne"Thrush' Bristol " Cherub." A.B.C. " Scorpion." A.B.C. " Scorpion."
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