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OCTOBER 21, 1926 A De Havilland " Moth "for the Rajah of Bhong : Mr. George Graves visits"the aeroplane shop" in New Bond Street, London,W., in his 18-50 h.p. Crossley " Six," to buy aDe Havilland " Moth " for his old friend, the Rajah ofBhong. On Mr. Graves' right are Mr. A. MelvinRobertson, sales manager to Crossley Motors, Ltd.,and Mr. S. T. Lea. On his left is Mr. J. |H. Adams,in his day a famous cyclist, the holder of a recordnumber of championships and records, and nowaveraging 2,500 miles per week on British roads inthe interests of Crossley Motors, Ltd. t I • t t + + X t t t t t • LIGHT 'PLANE CLUB DOINGS London Aeroplane Club THE weather was responsible for three blank days during the past week.Full advantage, however, was taken on Saturday and Sunday when the, con- ditions were ideal. On Sunday 42 members took the air, of which 17 madesolo nights. During the week-end the Club was assisted in instructional flying by Mr. R. W. Reeve, of the " D.H " school. The total flying for theweek was 34 hrs. 5 mins. The following Members had instruction :—G. C. Bonner, T. C. Sharwood,E. K. Blyth, Miss O'Brien, O. J. Marstrand, E. J. B. King, G. H. Saxon Mills, J. H. Saffery, L. Lester, H. M. Samuelson, Miss Fletcher, V. H. Doree, N. H.Jones, L. Martin, H. Solomon, S. C. Richards, T.'L. Gardner, Sir John Rhodes, H. Kennedy, F. Clarkson, F. C. Elford, G. N. Howe, A. S. Richardson, W. L.S.McLeod, H. Spooner, M. P. Susman, J. J. Hofer, H. R. Presland, J. G. Crammond, R. A. St. John, L. G. Sykes. The following Members made solo flights :—E. K. Blyth, Miss O'Brien,E. L. O. Baddeley, Mrs. S. C. Eliott-Lynn, K. V. Wright, O. J. Tapper, A. R. Ogston, Major K. M. Beaumont, E. E. Stammers, W. Hay, J. H. Saffery,N. H. Jones, G. H. Craig, J. Barros, A. Lees, E. S. Brough, A. G. D. Alderson, N. J. Hulbert, H. Kennedy, H. Petre, W. Roche-Kelly. The followingAssociate Members had joy rides :—R. Andrews, Mrs. Woods Humphrey, Master Hay, L. C. Davey, G. H. Weston. The following Members have received permission to carry passengers :—A. G. D. Alderson, Major K. M. Beaumont, W. T. Hay, N. H. Jones, L. J. C. Mitchell. It is now possible to give more joy rides to Associate Members, and it ishoped that Associate Members will now visit the Aerodrome more freauently. On Sunday E. K. Blyth carried out the tests for his Aviator's Certificate. The Hampshire Aeroplane Club REPORT for week ending October 14 :— Total flying time, 7 hrs. 33 mins ; instruction flying, 6 hrs. 5 mins.;passenger flying, 48 mins. ; solo flying, 40 mins. The following members received instruction :—Lieut. Graham, R.K., 1 hr.20 mins. ; Messrs. Perfect, 40 mins. ; Rumble, 30 mins. ; Stokes, 30 mins. ; Shepherd, 25 mins. ; Courtney, 20 mins. ; Bound, 20 mins. ; Van den Bcrgh;20 mins. ; Kerry, 15 mins. ; Westbrook, 15 mins. ; Cooper, 15 mins. ; Heath- cotte, 15 mins. ; Maloney, 15 mins. ; Miss Home, 15 mins. ; Nicholson, 10mins. The following members received passenger flights :—Mrs. M. Wood, Mrs.D. Wood, and Mr. Massey. The following members flew solo :—Mr. O. E. Simmonds, F/O. Clarkson.Messrs. Perfect and Bowen. No flying was possible on Saturday owing to a hurricane.On Tuesday of last week Mr. R. V. Perfect, the hard-working Hon. Secre- tary of the club, successfully flew his first solo as recorded above. In viewof the terrific amount of secretarial work involved in the running of the club, it is difficult to imagine when he has foun time to learn to fly. The Lancashire Aero Club REPORT for week ending October 15 :—The weather permitted flyingon Sunday afternoon. Total time for week, 3 hrs. 40 mins., made up as follows : — Dual with Mr. Scholes : Cohen, 20 mins.; Moore, 15 mins. ; Blagden,15 mins. ; Newton, 10 mins. ; Shires 10 mins. Solo : Leeming, 45 mins. ; Pitman, 45 mins. ; Lacayo, 30 mins. ; Williams,10 mins. ; test, 5 mins. This record total seems to give the signal for an annual report in theapproved style, thus : The club has now completed a year's flying as one of the six clubs origin-ally approved of by the Air Ministry. Several flights have been made and the total distance flown (reckoning the average height of the aerodrome at242 ft., a.s.l. and the barometer steady at "stormy" throughout, and cor- recting the air-speed indicator readings accordingly) is approximately 59,333miles, 587 yards. In addition, owing to the direction of the prevailing wind, a distance of 3,019 miles, one rod, pole or perch has been covered on thedeck. It is very satisfactory to be able to place on record that there have onlybeen four crashes—one from mental defect, one from loss of direction (when taking off), and two from the pilot losing his speed in the air. Giving the Gosport's Mono engine credit for an average of 850 r.p.m..and including starting up on cold mornings, it is estimated that the club's engines have revolved approximately I,612,948J times and no mechanicaltrouble has been experienced except through engines refusing, or ceasing, to function in a normal manner. In the same way, nothing larger than awheel, or the pilot's hat, has ever fallen off any of the machines while in flight. (These facts reflect considerable credit on the ground staff.) Duringthe whole period no instructor has been injured. (This reflects the greatest credit on the pupils.) Among the club's successes at the various meetings held may be men-tioned the following :—Gifts of aeroplanes by Sir C. C. Wakefield, Bart., the Directors of A. V. Roe and Co and Colonel Darby, and the petrol dis-tributing companies. Licence for use of aerodrome obtained after pro- longed combat between opposing forces of solicitors with heavy casualtieson both sides. Promise of an aeroplane from Mr. Sydney Norris. Promise of substantial help from Colonel Groves. That's all, except perhaps that anumber of people have been taught to fly and are doing so, in spite of their friends' advice. The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Aero Club FLYING report for week ending October 17 :—Owing to the absence of Mr. Brown, flying has been impossible during the week, but he is now back to the club and better things are hoped for during the next week. The Midland Arro Club REPORT for week ending October 16 :—Very bad weather, accompaniedby high winds, considerably restricted flying during the. week. Total flying time was 4 hrs. 43 mins. The following members were given dual instruc-tion : C. Fellowes, S. H. Smith, E. J. Brighton, A. B. Gibbons. The following members made solo flights :—R. L. Jackson, E. J. Brighton,J. Brinton, G. Perry, W. Swann, H. Willis. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder; 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 October 21, 1926 15,924. J. I. THOKNYCROFT AND CO., LTD., and SIR J. E. THORNYCROFT- Apparatus for launching aeroplanes. (258,640.) 16,149. VICKERS, LTD., O. D. LUCAS and W. B. CADDELL. Practice, bombsfor aircraft use. (258,649.) FLIGHT The A ircraft Engineer and A irships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KING SWAY, W.C. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London.Telephone : Gerrard 1828. ''FLIGHT SUBSCRIPTION RATES will be forwarded, post free, at the following rates UNITED KINGDOM s. d.3 Months, Post Free.. 7 7 6 ,, ,, ..15 212 ,, „ ..30 4 ABROAD* s. 3 Months, Post Free .. 8 6 ..16 12 „ „ ..33 d.3 60 Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 694
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