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MAY 12, 1927 The Mile also produced a very fine finish. It was a good race all through with constant changes of position. A. L. Weait of Cranwell (also an old boy of Cranwell School) etarted oft v,ith the lead, and then dropped back to fourth place. T. T. Body of Sandhurst hovered between first and third place, while for most of thy raw two Woolwich brother* named Block kept Steadily together not far behind whoever was leading. In the last lap Body and Weait both began to run, and were soon well clear of the rest. Weait came into the straight, and looked likely to" win. But the effort exhausted him and the Sandhurst man won a very well-judged race by a narrow margin. On breaking tfoe tape he dropped on the turf, dead beat. The Sandhurst second string came up from well in the rearguard to gain third place. Time, 4 mins. 39^ sees. The last event was the fina! of the Hurdles. Sandhurst scored first and second places, and Woolwich third. The Cranwell hurdler, P. J. H. Halahan. fell. Lady Trenchard then presented the medals to all winners and seconds, and finally presented the challenge shield to J. H. Mott on behalf of Sand- hurst, and he in turn called for three cheers for Lady Trenehard. So ended a very enjoyable afternoon of sport, in which Sandhurst and Cranwell, at any rate, had verv good reason to feel satisfied with their athletes. F. A. HE V. K.m m m m IN PARLIAMENT Royal Air Force Cardington Works SIR FKEDRIC WISE, on May 2, asked the Secretary of State for Air the cost to date of the Cardington works and the estimated iuture cost to corn- plate the works ? Sir Samuel Hoare : The cost of the works services at Cardington involved in the airship development scheme of 1924 is £155,800, made up as follows : Alterations to airship shed, £100,000 ; mooring mast, £50,000 ; cost of water supply and electrical equipment, £5,800. Of the above sum, £147,800 has been actually expended ; the balance of £8,000 will be expended on completion in the current year. Full particulars are,, given of further expenditure on page 32 of current Estimates. Air Mail COL. DAY, on Hay 3, asked the Postinas ter-General the number of letter, or parcels carried by air mail from England to France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany for the three months ended to the last convenient date, giving figures for the comparable period 1926 ? Viscount Wolmer : The estimated number of letters and the actual number of parcels carried by air mail to the countries mentioned during the first quarters of 1927 and 1926 are as follows :— Letters. Parcels.1926. 1927. 1926. 1927. France 5,410 4,460 893 730 Belgium .. .. 520 1,670 No service. Holland .. .. 1,460 1,790 310 382 Germany .. .. 1,190 2,960 236 544 Royal Air Force Contract Work ME. BCXTOX asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the value of thework proposed to be given out to private contractors in the current financial year under the following headings : technical and warlike stores, works,buildings, and lands ? Sir S. Hoare : The approximate expenditure on contract work during thefinancial year is estimated as follows :—Techmcal and warlike stores, £7,700,000; works, buildings and lands, £1,800,000. Airship R. 101 MR. WELLS, on May 4, asked the Secretary of State for Air how much money has been spent on the preliminary experimental work in connection with the proposed Airship R. 101 ; and what the total cost of building this airship is likely to be ? Sir S. Hoare : The expenditure on experiments and research in connection with airships is approximately £260,000, spread over the last three years. As regards the second part, the'actual building of R.101 (labour and materials) will involve, it is estimated, a sum of £280,000. Sir F. Wise : When will R. 101 be launched ? Sir S. Hoare : I have already stated that I hope that sometime during next year both airships will be flying. Captain Crookshank : Is not one of the measures of disarmament now under discussion at Geneva the total abolition of all airships in all countries V Sir S. Hoare : No, sir. I do not think that arises out of this question, but the answer is in the negative. Mr. Wells asked if the final design of the proposed airship R.10I has been approved ; and if he is allowing for considerably greater structural strength than was at first considered necessary, in view of the fact that the airship company building the R. 100 consider it necessary to build at twice the strength originally planned ? Sir S. Hoare : As regards the first part of the question the designs of both the R.100 and the R.101 are being examined by two distinguished scientists of great experience in such questions, and until their examination is concluded formal approval of the designs cannot be finally given. As regards the second part, I understand from the information already supplied in connection with the examination above referred to, that the designers of both airships are working closely to the scheme of factors of safety laid down in the Report of the Airworthiness of Airships Panel of the Aeronautical Research Committee. Mr. Wells : Is there close co-operation between the airship company and the Government in the designing of these two airships ? Sir S. Hoare : Yes, so far as 1 know, very close. Commander Bellairs asked whether the erection of the structure of R.101 has yet started ; and, if not, on what date erection will be started ? Sir S. Hoary ; Erection of the hull cannot begin until the transverse and longitudinal girders are ready for assembly, the procedure being to assemble the shorter girders into transverse rings on the ground, sling them into upright position and join them together with the longitudinals. Work on the girders is proceeding and assembly will begin, I hope, very shortly. As I stated in the House on March 17, a great deal of work has been done'on the construction of the component parts. Commander Bellairs asked whether the official opinion is still adhered to that R.101 will be able to carry 200 soldiers, together with a whole squadron of aeroplanes ; if so, what weight will be available when carrying this load for fuel crew and ballast; and what is the estimated distance she could fly with such a load ? Sir S. Hoare : As regards the first part of the question, you are apparentlyunder a misapprehension ; the official opinion, as expressed by me in the House on March ]0, last, was that the R.101 should be able to carry 200 soldiers oralternatively a squadron of aeroplanes. As regards the remaining parts, I would refer him to the reply which I gave on March 17.Mr. Wells : Is R.101 being designed to carry aeroplanes ' Sir S. Hoare : Yes, Sir. ROYAL AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY (Official Notices.) 1*Award of the Gold Medal.—At a Council Meeting of the Royal Aeronautical Society it was unanimously cK'eKtetf to ywurd the C»old Mwdal of the Society to Dr. L. l'randtl in recognition of his remarkable out- standing work on aerodynamics. The occasion of the delivery of the 15th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture by Dr. L. Prandtl will be made use of for the actual presentation of the highest honour the Society can confer. The Gold Medal has now been awarded to the following :— Wright Brothers, May 3, 1909; Professor Chamite, October, 19Ki ; li. T.' Busk, and Professor G. Bryan. May, 1915 ; Professor Lanchester, May, 1926 ; Professor Prandtl, March, 1927. Dr. 1.. Prandtl, of Gottingen University, who will deliver the 15th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, May 16, at the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2, Will show not only a number of photographs, but a cinematograph film demonstrating the flow round bodies. As the lecturer is the greatest aerodynamical authority in the world on this subject, so is the lecture one of outstanding importance. Wilbur and Orville Wright made flying a practical possibility with the machine they designed and first flew in 1903. Dr. Prandtl, working in parallel with Lanchester, made it possible for engineers to understand why and how an aeroplane flies. It is the unanimous opinion of all British scientists and engineers that Dr. Prandtl is the leading authority today in the world of aeronautical science. This opinion has found expression in the invitation of the Council of the Royal Aeronautical Society for the first time outside Anglo-American circles that Dr Prandtl should deliver the lecture in memory of Wilbur Wright. As the Wright Brothers first made practical flying possible so Prandtl has made possible an understanding of how and why the air sus- tains aircraft in flight. The lecture is necessarily couched to some extent in the terms of descriptive physics, but is of a non-mathematical nature. J. LAURENCE PRITCHARD, Secretary. m m w w. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Camera, Air, Type P.I. (Formerly L.B. Type Aero Camera.)Air Publication 79. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price Is. net. Aeolus, or the Future of the Flying Machine. By OliverStewart. Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, London, E.G. Price 2s. 6d. net. Revue Juridique Internationale de la Locomotion Aerienne.January-February-March, 1927. Per Orbem, 4, Rue Tronchet, Pans. National Physical Laboratory Report for the Year 1926. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price 7s. &d. net. Manual of Air Pilotage : 1927. Air Publication 1234. H. M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price 2s. net. NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED TRANSAERIAL, LTD., 45, Whitcomb Street, W.C.2.—Capital £1,000, in i\ shares. Carriers and transporters of passengers, goods, and articles of all kinds, mails, etc., wholly or partly by means of aerial navigation, tourist agents, etc. Permanent directors, H. W. Watts, E. Higgs. H. & M. PATENTS, LTD., 11 & 12, Carlton Chambers, Albion Street, Leeds.—Capital £100, in £1 shares. Aeronautical and motor accessory engineers and manufacturers of carburettors applicable to motor cars and aeroplanes, etc. Provisional directors, J. L. Harle, H. F. McDowell. * « » * AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder; i.c.= 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 May 12, 1927. 26.121. S. G. SWEET. Rotary i.e. engines. (268,493.) APPLIED FOR IN 1926 Published May 12, 1927 8,448. H. O. SHORT. Means for elastically connecting landing-gear to aircraft. (269,315.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, Telephone : Gerrard 1828. Telegraphic address : Truditur. Westcent, London. RATES KINGSWAY, W.C.2. FLIGHT" SUBSCRIPTION ABROAD*UNITED KINGDOM s. 1 15 ..30 • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. 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