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DECEMBER 6, 1928 Passengers : With Mr. Cohen : Miss Briggs. With Mr. Hall: R. F. Davies,R. G. Russell. REPOHT for week ending December 1.—Flying time, 12 hrs. 45 mins. ;instruction (16), 2 hrs. 30 mins ; solo flights (14), 8 hrs. 45 mins. ; passenger •lights (2), 35 mins. ; tests (6), 55 mins. Instruction : With Mr. Hall: Messrs. Eckerslcy, Whitehouse, Kay,K. G. Davies, Harrison, and Miss Emery. Machines in commission : XD, PH.QL, MQ.Soloists (under instruction) : Messrs. Eckersley, Kay. Pilots : Messrs. Lacayo, Mills, Gort, Nelson, D., Twemlow Hall, Meads,Chapman, Dobson, Hall, R. F. Michelson, Harrison. Passengers: With Mr. Cohen : Mrs. Cohen. With Mr. Hall, R. F.Hals .ill. MIDLAND AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending December 1.—The total flying time was 13 hrs.35 mins. Dual, 8 hrs. 10 mins. Solo, 2 hrs. 30 mins. Passenger, 2 hrs. 30 mins. Test, 25 mins. The following members were given dual instruction by Flt.-Lt. T. Rose,D.F.C., and Mr. W. H. Sutcliffe : — C. R. W. Gleeson, C. T. Davis, R. L. Brinton, J. K. Morton, M. Blakeway.C. Blakeway, Mrs. Leigh Fermor. " A " Pilots :—B. Evershed, C. W. Fellows, R. C. Baxter, R. L. BrintonG. V. Perry, H. Toppin, J. Rowley, R. D. Bednell, S. H. Smith. Soloists :—M. C. Wilks, J. K. Morton. F. D. Scott, W. L. Handley.Passengers :—E. Hanson, N. C. N'okes, J. Gibbons. On Wednesday, Flt.-Lt. T. Rose, D.F.C., flew L.W. to Stag Lane for renewalof the C. of A. This machine has now completed 1,(1(10 hrs. on school work without mishap. NORFOLK «> NORWICH AERO CLUB REPORT for week ending December 1.—Pilot instructor, K. Young. Groundengineer, A. Kirkby. Machines serviceable, two, QX. and ZW. Total flying time for week, 3 hrs. Dual instruction (4), 1 hr. 45 mins. " A "pilots (2), 1 hr. 15 mins. Having survived the boredom of yet another week of thoroughly bad,uncivilised weather, we have nothing of interest to record, except that we have heard, on good authority, there is likely to be some good flying weatherearly in the New Year. Nothing dramatic has happened for weeks now, and not even the chance to get those " A " Licence tests and first solos done ;however, we are trying to hope for the best in the near future. SUFFOLK "3D EASTERN COUNTIES AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending December 1.—Instructor, G. E. Lowdell, A.F.M.Ground engineers : " C," E. Mayhew ; " A," G. Keeley. Three Blackburn " Bluebirds," RE, SZ and UH. Total flying time, 9 hrs. 35 mins. Fourmembers were given dual instruction (2 hrs. 55 mins). Flight were made by two " A " Licence members (5 hrs. 20 mins). One trip was made on theIpswich-Cambridge airway (50 mins). Five tests were made (30 mins). Mr. Garner, a new member, started dual instruction at Hadleigh during theweek. Mr. Schofield, an " A " Licence member, made two trips to Mousehold tovisit our friends and neighbours, the Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club. The weather has excelled itself, and for sheer vileness beat last week toa frazzle, club flying being possible only on Thursday and Saturday. Cambridge Aeroplane Club.—Although we had a machine at Conington onMonday, the weather rendered flying out of the question. Although the "weather was fine on Thursday for a spell, it was not considered fit to senda machine over to Cambridge. Ipswich-Cambridge Airway.—Only one trip was made during the week,a machine flying from Cambridge to Hadleigh on Monday morning. By special request, passengers may book to Grantham on Mondays and Thurs- days. The machine leaves Hadleigh at 10 a.m. to connect at Grautham withthe Scotch Express, which leaves King's Cross at 10.5 a.m. From many parts of Suffolk it is necessary to travel to London overnight in order tocatch this train. The alternative from Ipswich is a train leaving at 8 a.m. Thus the saving in time by air is anything from 16 to 2 hrs. The fare fromHadleigh to Grantham is £4 4s., including Associate Membership of the club for one year. YORKSHIRB AEROPLANE CLUB REPORT for week ending December 1.—Pilot instructor, G. R. Beck.Ground engineer, R. Morris. Machines in commission, 3 (TB, SV, and RF). Flying time, 11 hrs. 40 mins. Instruction, 5 (2 hrs. 35 mins.). " A " Pilots,7 (8 hrs. 55 mins.). Passengers, 1 (10 mins.). Capt. Beck is doing his Reserve Course at Brough this week, but is managingto carry on the Club work as well. Colonel Walker is progressing as favourably as can be expected. FROM THE FLYING SCHOOLS Brooklands School of Flying, Ltd., Brooklands Aerodrome REPORT for week ending December 2.—-Instructor, Capt. E. A. Jones.Ground engineers :—W. A. Watts, W. Hellon. Machines :—Renault Avros, G-EBVE, B-EBWJ. Flying time, 6 hrs. 15 mins. Pupils under instruction(8), 3 hrs. 40 mins. Soloists (3), 1 hr. " A " Pilots (3), 1 hr. 35 mins. We welcome Messrs. W. L. Mummery, R. Beaton, Capt. Ellison.We regret to say that Capt. H. D. Davis is temporarily out of action through illness, and has had to retire to a nursing home, but he is now showinggreat improvement. We have been very lucky in securing the services of Capt. E. A. Jones,who is well known as a free lance joy-riding pilot, and who had the misfortune to have his machine blown to pieces during the gale a few days ago. Thisdemonstrates the truth of that old saying that, " It's an ill wind that blows nobody ^ood." !If this misadventure had not occurred, we should nothave secured his services. OVERSEAS CLUBS SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB REPORT for week ending October 27.—Total flying time, 14 hrs. Solo,3 hrs. 40 mins. Dual, 4 hrs. 40 mins. Joy rides, 4 hrs. 30 rnins. Tests, 1 hr. 10 mins. The small amount of flying time put in this week has been due to G-EBUJstill being out of commission, and to the fact that a top overhaul of the engine of G-EBUK was due. This meant that there was no flying at all on Tuesdayand Wednesday, but the latter machine was flying again on the morning of October 25. The repairs to G-EBl"J are now almost complete, and we hopeto have both machines once again in the air by the end of next week. On the 21st instant, L. \V. Learmount (an old pilot) did his first solo, afteronly 1 hr. 5 mins. dual, putting in the necessary 3 nrs. and completing his qualifying tests for '" A " Licence the same day. REPORT for week ending November 3.—Total flying time, 15 hrs. 10 mins.Solo, nil. Dual, 7 hrs. 50 mins. Air experience, 7 hrs. Tests, 20 mins. Flying time has been low this week owing to unfavourable weather onseveral afternoons. G-EBL'J is now in action again, having been tested after reassembly on3rd instant. It is very gratifying to see both machines once more in the air together, and we now hope to be able to launch several ab initio soloistsbefore verv long. STEEL AIRCRAFT AND AIR-COOLED AERO ENGINES A PARTY of distinguished guests journeyed to Coventry on December 4 to inspect the vast aviation and motor-car works of Sir W. G. Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd., and Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., part of an organisation under the title of Armstrong Siddeley Development Co., which also now owns the aircraft organisation of Messrs. A. V. Roe and Co., Ltd. Upon arrival at the Whitley Aerodrome and works, an inspection of the shops was made under the helpful guidance of, amongst others, Maj. F. M. Green, chief engineer, and Mr. Hutchinson, the works manager, when the various operations in converting strip steel into spars and ribs and other parts that go to make up the complete units of the aeroplane were shown. The rolling and drawing machines are a wonder of ingenuity for their jobs. Following the rolling, the strips are hardened and tempered electrically by an ingenious process which has given results of a high degree of strength, ductility, and reliability. This operation and the assembly of the formed strip into complete spars and ribs and the erection of these into complete units was a feature much appreciated by the visitors. Throughout the circuit of the " miles " of machine tools, jigs, etc., each item had an absorbing interest of its own, and one felt that really to grasp the wonderful organisation of these shops and their resultant output a visit of nearer a month than a few hours was essential. A comparatively recent installation at the works is a wind-tunnel, which is proving itself a very valuable asset. A small demonstration which was given was very convincing as to the inadvisability of attaching minor gadgets to machines when air resistance is a matter of moment. Subsequent to the inspection of the works, Mr. J. D. Siddeley, C.B.E., who controls this great organisation, mentioned that the works were engineering works as against an ordinary aeroplane factory, and that they were proud of their record in having pinned their faith to steel. Not only had their system been adopted by the Air Ministry, but they had had the honour of passing on their experiences to some of the leaders in the aircraft industry. They had found that the combination of aircraft and engine production was very happy, both sides being able to co-operate in development, and he said they were on the eve of turning out steel aircraft on a basis practically as cheap as in wood. As a result of their co-operation they were now in a position, when called upon, subject to orders and the supply of material, to turn out 25 to 30 aero engines per week. Altogether the visit was exceptionally interesting and instructive, and we hope shortly to give a more detailed resume of some of the more important construction items. Amongst the visitors were the following foreign represen- tatives : Lieut. S. A. Casares (Argentine), Lieut-Col. H. Nerincx (Belgium). Sqdn.-Ldr. A. Kubita and Lieut.-Comdr. Falconakis (Czechoslovakia), Monsieur R. A. Mollerson (Esthonia), Lieut. De Vaisseau Sala (France), Maj. S. A. Beldy (Hungary), Gen. R. Verduzzio (Italy), Col. the Marquis Mayedo, C.V.6., M.C., Lieut.-Col. J. Tozawat and Capt. K. Shiozawa (Japan), Monsieur L. Ekis and Capt. Kandie (Latvia), Dr. A. Reyes-Guerra (Salvador), Maj. H. R. Harmon (U.S.A). The Air Ministry was represented by Maj. A. B. Boyle. C.B.E., M.C., and Mr. F. P. Scott, ofA. V. Roe and Co., was also present. The visitors were received and helpfully piloted round the aviation and motor car shops, etc., by Capt. C. D. Siddeley, Mr. E. H. Siddeley, Maj. F. M. Green (chief engineer), Mr. Hutchinson (works manager), Mr. S. W. Hiscocks, Capt. J. C. Briggs, Maj. W. G. McMinnies, and Maj. B. W. Shilson. 1041
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