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DECEMBER 13, 19Z8 the engine, above the pilot's feet, is the main fuel tank of 1\ gals, capacity, shaped to act as part of the fairing above the fuselage. Of full cantilever construction, the wings are mounted at the bottom of the fuselage, and the Gottingen 387 section is employed, giving a spar depth of 8 in. The spars are built up in box form of spruce with 2-ply mahogany sides. The ribs are built-up of spruce strips into a Warren truss with birch plywood gussets at the joints. Drag bracing consists •oi welded steel tubes for compression members, and piano- wire diagonal bracing. A " non-axle " type of landing gear is employed, with its members hinging about the lower longerons of the fuselage and the vertical compression, or absorber, member attached to the wing spar. The wheel track is 8 ft., and with the machine in flying position the airscrew clears the ground by 14 in. The main characteristics of the Williams monoplane are :— Span Overall length . . Overall height . . Chord Wing area Weight, empty . . Weight, loaded Speed range Climb (ground level) Ceiling Cruising range . . 26 ft. 0 in. 18 ft. 0 in. 6 ft. 6 in. 4 ft. 6 in. 108 sq. ft. 440 lbs. 530 lbs. 30—85 m.p.h. 925 ft./min. 19,000 ft. 360 miles. <•> <•> THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE U.K. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS Christmas Closing.—The Club will be entirely closed from 11 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 1928, to 8 a.m. on Thursday, December 27, "l928. The Club will also be closed on Saturday, December 29, 1928, from 3 p.m. to midnight on the occasion of the club staff Christmas party.—THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. Technical Committee.—The Technical Committee met on Monday, December 3, 1928, at 5 p.m. Present : Lieut- Col. M. O"'Gorman, CIS.; Major J. S. Buchanan, O.B.E. : R. S. Capon ; Sqdn.-Ldr. T. H. England, D.S.C. ; W. O. Manning ; Major K. H. Mayo, O.B.E. ; Lieut-Col. H. W. S. Outram, C.B.E. ; Sqdn.-Ldr. M. E. A. Wright, A.F.C., and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. The Committee considered the following subjects •— Regulations for High-speed Records, Automatic Timing for High-speed Records, Temperature Compensated Barograph for Height Records, Marking of Barograph Charts. World's Records.—The Royal Aero Club has been noti- fied by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale that the following World's Records have been granted :— Class B : Airships Distance: (Germany).—Dr. Eckener, Lakehurst, United States—Friedrichshafen, Germany, October 29, 30, 31, November 1, 1928. S.Z. 127, " Graf Zeppelin," 5-450 '550 h.p. Maybach, 6,384 • 500 kms. Class C : Aeroplanes Useful Load Transported, 2,000 Kgs. Speed over 100 kms. : (France).—Paillard and Camplan, Le Bourget—Gondreville, November 23, 1928. " Bernard " 190T monoplane, 600 h.p. Hispano-Suiza, 223-546 kms. Light Aeroplanes Third Category.—Single-seater.—(Weight empty from above 200 kgs. to 350 kgs. inclusive). Distance in a Straight Line : (Czecho-Slovakia).—Capt. A. Vichereck, Prague—Bednodemjanovsk, Russia, October 5, 1928. '' A via " monoplane, 60 h.p. Walter, 2,011 kms. Early Flights.—The Special Committee appointed by the Royal Aero Club to investigate the claims of British subjects to early aeroplane performances in the British Isles, met on Thursday, December 6, at the Royal Aero Club, when there were present The Right. Hon. Lord Gorell, in the Chair ; Capt. G. de Havilland ; Lieut.-Col. W. Lockwood Marsh ; and H. E. Perrin, Secretary. The Committee took evidence from the following claimants who appeared before them :—Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore- Brabazon, M.P., Mr. A. V. Roe and Mr. A. H. Phillips. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W.I. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary. ADAPTABILITY! This picture of four Fairey III.F biplanes is an interesting "study in noses," and alsa illustrates the adaptability of this machine as regards power plant. Each machine is fitted with a different engine, viz. : — (From left to right) Lorraine Type Ed. 12; Bristol "Jupiter," Series VIII; Napier "Lion XIA " ; and Rolls-Royce F.XI. lCrJ
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