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APRIL 7, 1927 THE BELGIAN VI INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR LIGHT AEROPLANES To be held at Brussels in the Spring of 1927 THE Royal Aero Club of Belgium is organising, under the regulations of the F.A.I., a meeting at the Evere Aerodrome of Brussels in the spring of 1927 for light aeroplanes and touring aeroplanes. The meeting will be under the patronage of the Ministries of Railway, Posts, Telegraphs, Telephones, Marine and Aeronautics, and will be donated with three challenge cups and money prizes totalling 27,500 Belgian francs. The three challenge cups to be presented are that of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, one by D. Nicolaides and the International Challenge Cup for Avionettes. The exact date of the meeting has not yet been fixed, but will be announced later. The entrance fee for the competition is 500 Belgian francs, returnable in the case of machines which have passed the eliminating tests. Entries should be sent in registered letter to the Treasurer of the Royal Aero Club of Belgium, 73, Avenue Louise, Brussels, by a date not later than ten days before the eliminating trials, and which will be announced later. All the usual information concerning machines, engines, pilots, etc., is required, and the competition is open to machines conforming to the following conditions :— (a) Possess an airworthiness certificate in the country of origin ; (b) be able to carry normally for the first category pilot and one passenger weighing 80 kilos. (176 lbs.) each, and 40 kilos, of luggage, tools, etc., i.e., a total of 200 kilos. (440 lbs.) ; in the second category machines must be able to carry a pilot of 80 kilos, and 20 kilos, of luggage, i.e., total of 100 kilos. (220 lbs.) ; the occupants must be comfortably accommodated ; (c) the first category comprises two-seater machines weighing less than 400 kilos, empty ; the second, single-seaters weighing less than 350 kilos, according to the recent F.A.I, classification of light 'planes ; (d) machines must have a practical range of 450 km. (280 miles). THE TESTS The competition will comprise the following tests :— (a) Take off, with a maximum of 50 points. (b) Landing, with a maximum of 90 points. (c) High speed, with a maximum of 30 points. (d) Low speed, with a maximum of 20 points. (e) Fuel consumption, with a maximum of 20 points. (/) Transport byroad, dismantling, etc., with a maximum of 70 points. (g) Altitude, with a maximum of 20 points. (h) In addition, a maximum of 50 points will be awarded for the selling price of the machine, in accordance with regulations given later. The competitors will be classified in accordance with the number of points obtained in the various tests. («) Take Off.—The take-off distance will be measured from the starting line to the point where the wheels of the machine definitely leave the ground. A competitor will be penalised one-third point per metre or fraction of a metre by which he exceeds 50 m. (b) Landing.—In this test competitors must fly over a cord supported at 2 m. height above the ground, and pull up in the shortest possible distance without damage to the machine. The landing must be a normal one and at right angles to the cord. Competitors will be penalised one-half point per metre by which the distance of 50 m. from the obstacle is exceeded. (c) High Speed.—The speed course for this test will be in the form of a circuit of 50 kms. (31 miles), and competitors will be timed round the course. Points will be awarded in the following manner. If T' is the time of the winner, T" the time of the second, and T'" the time of the third com- petitor, and so on, the first will receive 30 points, the second 30 x T. T". (d) Low Speed.—This test will be flown over a straight- line course of 50 m. marked out on the aerodrome, and at a height of 5 m. above the ground, and points will be awarded as follows :—If T' is the time of the winner, T" the time of the second, and T'" the time of the third, the first will receive 20 N' T'20 points, the second —=-J^ " e) Consumption.—Before the start in this test the machines will be placed on the starting line and the petrol and oil tanks will be filled quite full. The tanks will then be sealed and the machines will be required to fly a circuit of 100 kms. around a marked course. At the landing the officials will fill up the tanks from graduated containers, and points will be awarded as follows : if K', K", and K"' are the quantities of petrol and oil in cubic centimetres, the winner will receive 20 points. The machine having consumed in the first category more than 20 kgs. of petrol and oil, and in the second category more than 12 galls, of petrol and oil, will receive 0 point, and the others in each category a propor- tional number of points. (/) Transport by Road and Dismantling.—This test will consist in dismantling the wings of the machine and re-erecting them, and the time will be taken for the two operations, the total allowed not exceeding one hour. A competitor who requires more than one hour for the dismantling and re- erecting will be penalised by two points per minute in excess of the hour. A maximum premium of five points will be awarded for the transport by road, machines to qualify for this requiring to fold into a width not exceeding 2-5 m. (g) Altitude.—In this test machines are required to climb to 2,000 m. (6,600 ft.) in the shortest possible time. The control of the test will be by two barographs supplied by the competitor, and if the two barographs do not read the same, only the most favourable will be used in judging. Points will be awarded as follows : if T' is the time of the winner, T" the time of the second, and so on, the winner will 20 y T'receive 20 points, the second •" '*; ' and so on- ^ neither barograph functions, the competitor will receive 0 points. (h) Selling Price of Machine.—In order to qualify for the maximum of 50 points in this clause of the regulations, a competitor will be required to furnish to the secretary of the Sporting Committee of the Club a signed statement concerning the price at which he is prepared to supply his machine, this price being based on a series of six machines, and the machine to be in a condition ready for flight. For all information concerning this competition, enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary of the Sporting Com- mittee of the Royal Aero Club of Belgium, 73, Avenue Louise, Brussels. ON TO VINCENNES An International Aerial Rally for Touring Aeroplanes to be held on June 5 and 6, 1927 -N order to bring home to the general public of France the advantages of aerial locomotion, the Society for the Develop- ment of Aviation is organising an international competition MI June 5 and 6, 1927 under the title " Rallye Avions ?a.ris-Vincennes." This competition will be open to all "•ationalities who are represented on the F.A.I., and will -ake place on the occasion of the International Aviation leeting organised on the Polygone at Vincennes on me 5 and 6. The competition is donated with prizes to ->e value of 100,000 francs. The Competition Competitors will fix their own rtay and time of departure, with the only reservation that they must cover a distance of at least 300 kms. (186 miles), and must arrive at the Vincennes Polygone on June 5 between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30. p.m. Competitors arriving before or after this time will be penalised. The place and time of departure, and the number of passengers, must be indicated in the machine's log book, and these log book entries must be certified by the manager of the aerodrome from which the machine starts. The start must 207
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