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SEPTEMBER 9, 1926 400 c.c. ONLY : The English Electric Co.'s ' Wren," which in 1923 tied with the A.N.E.C. for first prize. Mileage87-5 miles per gallon. glider movement, although it is still flourishing in Germany and to a somewhat smaller extent in France. From motorless aeroplanes to motor-driven machines with engines of low power was a short step, and one which would naturally occur to anyone having studied the problems of gliding and soaring flight and the aerodynamic efficiency of the gliders. Probably the first in modern times to produce Inglevert to Lympne, returning to St. Inglevert later in the_ day, and winning by his double crossing of the Channel a prize of 25,000 francs offered by the French newspaper, Lc Matin. In the meantime, British designers had not been idle, and Mr. W. O. Manning, at that time chief designer to the aircraft section of the English Electric Co., produced a very Highest Speed in 1923 : The Par- nail "Pixie II " with 750 c.c. Douglas, which put up an averaged speed of 76 1 m.p.h. an aeroplane of really low power was the French aircraft constructor, Dewoitine, who had already designed and built gliders, one of which took part in the Itford meeting. He produced a small monoplane fitted with a 9 h.p. Anzani motor cycle engine, and on this M. Barbot made a number of flights early in 1923. On May 6, 1923, Barbot flew from St. light monoplane known as the " Wren," which was fitted with an A.B.C. motor cycle engine of only 400 c.c. capacity. This machine made a number of successful flights, piloted by Squadron Leader M. Wright, and proved conclusively that it was possible for a man to fly quite strongly with an engine of some 10 h.p. 1,000 MILES IN A WEEK : During the 1923 Meeting Bert Hinkler flew 80 laps of the 12 J miles course on theAvro monoplane with 700 c.c. Blackburne Engine. He did not have a single forced landing. 566
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