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SEPTEMBER 16, 1926 oooo o oooo At the other end of the scale : On Sunday last an Armstrong- Whitworth " Argosy " with three Armstrong- Siddeley " Jag- uar " engines paid a short call to give its pas- sengers anoppor- tunit y to see some of the smaller fry, leaving later, presumably, for " furrin parts." [" FLIGHT " Photograph o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooo tmB&* ^» i^**^ -***iiy o o o o overcome, the " Avian " may still catch up with the " Cygnet." Hinkler's average for the two circuits is 17-9 miles per gallon, or 6'62 ton-miles per gallon. Naturally, the keen rivalry between these two machines for first and second place is arousing great interest and, provided both continue at their present average throughout the remain- ing portion of the 1,964 miles to be covered, the " Cygnet " will have consumed 373 lbs. of petrol, giving a " figure of 430 merit " for the total course of -=- = 1-15. The corresponding <i i o figures for the " Avian " would be : total petrol consumption, 828 768 lbs., and total "figure of merit," ^-^ — 1-08 approxi- /bo mately. However, much may yet happen to alter these figures. Lympne Aerodrome, Tuesday, September 14 : Good weather and a light wind enabled the seven light 'planes still in the competition to make better speeds and consumptions than on previous days. The course was from Lympne to Dover, thence to Manston Aerodrome, North Foreland lighthouse, Reculver Towers, and back to Lympne, and had to be covered six times, giving a total mileage for the day of 396 miles. During the early morning, Hinkler again had to have his tank sent to Hythe, where it is now becoming a regular daily visitor. However, the tank was repaired, and Hinkler completed his course in order, in spite of a loose propeller and a still-leaking tank. The latter was to some extent remedied by plastering it with cakes of soap, a makeshift cure only necessitated by the regulations which prevent a sensible remedy. During the day one more competitor was eliminated. Flight-Lieut. Ritchie had a forced landing on the Westland " "Woodpigeon," near Canterbury, due to a seized rocker arm. The delay threatened to put the machine out of the competi- tion, but by a great " hustle " on the part of all concerned, the machine was got ready again, and it was touch and go whether it would be able to make up its lost time and get back from the last lap before 8 p.m. The pilot on this occasion was Flight-Lieut. Park, and as dark approached, the landing lights on the aerodrome were put on. At five minutes to eight there was no sign of the machine. At two minutes to eight, its engine could just be heard, but when the little " Woodpigeon " crossed the finishing line, it was 48 seconds past eight. A loud cheer went up, which was richly deserved, as Lieut. Park had been flying in darkness during the last half-hour or more, a performance which few would care to emulate. Thus the Seven Aeroplane Club's last hope is gone, a fact which everyone will regret, the more so as the machine has been struggling along under adverse conditions. OOOO O O O The A.B.C. " Scorpion II ": Two general views of this engine were pub- lished last week. The components shown in this photograph in- clude the crank- shaft and connecting- rod assembly, pistons, cylinder unit, camshaft with its driving wheel, tappets, and cylinder . head. O O O O O O O O O O O O O o o o o o o o o o o o 602
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