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Flight, September 29, 1927 AIRCRAFTBNGINEEfL First Aeronautical Weekly in the World. Founded January, 1909. Founder and Editor : STANLEY SPOONER A Journal devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM No. 979. (No. 39. Vol. XIX.) SEPTEMBER 29, 1927 TWeekly, Price*6d.L Post free, 7d. EDITORIAL COMMENT. The Aircraft Engineer and Airships Editorial Offices: 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2Telephone: Gerrard 1828. Telegrams: Truditur, Westcent, London. Annual Subscription Rates, Post Free. United Kingdom .. 30s. id. Abroad .. .. 33s. 0d.» * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. CONTENTS Editorial Comment : PAGE The Schneider Race.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 677 The " Canard " Revived . . . . . . . . . . . . 678 The Focke-Wulft- " Elite " 679 Hooton Air Pageant .. .. ,. .. ., .. .. 682 Royal Aero Club Official Notices 684 Private Flying .. .. .. .. 685 light 'Plane Clubs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 687 Royal Air Force 689 41 FLIGHT " PHOTOGRAPHS. To those desirous of obtaining copies of "Flight" Photographs, these can be supplied, enlarged or otherwise, upon application to Photo. Department, 36, Great Queen Street, W.C.2 For Sizes and Prices, sec Advert, on page iii. DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS Ctub Secretaries and others desirous of announcing the dates of important fixtures are invited to send particulars for inclusion in this list:— 1927 Sept. 30 Entries Close for Edward Busk Memorial Prize (R.Ae.S.) Oct. 1 . Reunion Supper at '" White Horse Hotel/' Holborn, of 28 Sqdn. (R.A.F.) Old Boys' Assoc. Oct. 6 "Aviation." Mr. F. Handley Page, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Oct. 13 "The Practical Side of Performance Testing of Aircraft." Sqdn.-Ldr. T. H. England, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Oct. 20 Aero Golfing Soc. (Cellon Cup), Walton Heath. Oct. 20 " Safety Devices for Aircraft.'" Mr. M. L. Bramson, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Nov. 3 Joint Meeting. " High Speed Compression Ignition Engine Research." Mr. H. B. Taylor, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Nov. 17 .... " The use of the Wind Tunnel in the Predic- tion of Aeroplane Performance." Mr. R. K. Pierson, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. Nov. 24 .... "• Modern Developments in Aircraft Instru- ments. Maj. C. J. Stewart, before R.Ae.S. and I.Ae.E. September 26, 1927, will for- ever remain a red-letter day in the history of British aviation. Not only was the Schneider Trophy Race for seaplanes won by Great Britain on that day, but it was won at a speed which exceeded the world's record speed for landplanes over the short, straight-line course. When it is considered that the weight and head resistance of a pair of floats are very much greater than the corre- „ hTh?d sponding figures for a landplane under- Race carriage, it becomes possible to form some idea of what British designers have achieved in their Schneider machines. More- over, the Schneider course was a triangular one, with two corners demanding very sharp turns, whereas the straight-line course used for landplane speed records enables a machine to go " all-out " during the whole time its speed is being measured. Bearing in mind all these facts, the British Schneider Race perform- ances are truly remarkable. One has considerable difficulty in refraining from a liberal use of superla- tives in referring to the British victory at Venice, but all that need be said is that the British engines, machines and pilots did better than well. They did splendidly. And the result of the race cannot fail to increase British prestige abroad to a very marked extent. But for the relatively trivial mishap of a spinner coming off, a mishap which does not, of course, reflect adversely upon either engine or machine, all three British starters would undoubtedly have finished the complete course. As it was, a percentage of 66-6 is remarkably good for a race of this nature. While rejoicing in the British victory, all our readers will, we are certain, join with us in an expres- sion of sincere regret that all three Italian machines failed to complete the course. The Italian victory in the previous Schneider Race was such a magnificent performance, and represented such astounding pro- gress in the course of one year, that everyone wished the Macchi firm the best of luck this year. That they were unable to complete the course robbed the race of much of its interest, and although, from the lap speeds put up until forced to abandon the race, it is
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