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JANUARY 10, 1929 external bracing is by Warren truss. Wing spars are of spruce and the ribs of pressed dural. The fuselage is of welded steel tubing and of good streamline shape. A split undercarriage is provided, but " Edo " floats can also be fitted. The power plant is a 55—60 h.p. " Rover " 4-cyl.- in-line inverted air-cooled engine designed by H.E. More- house. The principal characteristics of the " Skylark " are : Span, 32 ft. ; O.A. length, 20 ft. ; weight, empty, 665 lbs. (seaplane, 815 lbs.) ; total weight, 1,115 lbs. ; speed range, 42—110 m.p.h. ; climb, 900 ft. per min. ; ceiling, 20,000 ft. ; cruising range, 300 miles. The Heath Parasol, constructed by the Heath Airplane Co., of Chicago, is a lightly built high-wing monoplane, fitted with a 65 h.p. 4-cyl. in-line air-cooled Henderson engine. It has a speed range of 28—70 m.p.h., and is claimed to be very easy to fly. The Mohawk "Pinto," constructed by the Mohawk Aircraft Corp., of Minneapolis, is a two-seater low-wing cantilever monoplane, fitted with a 45 hp. " Velie " engine, of decidedly pleasing appearance. We understand that the makers are experimenting with other types of engines, but are not permitted to use an engine exceeding 250 lbs. in weight. The wings, employing U.S.A. 35 (modified) section, have box spars and solid ribs, and are constructed of selected spruce, Haskelite plywood, and Macwhyte tie rods. The fuselage is made of C-M. steel, and the undercarriage is of the non-axle type, consisting of two V's carrying the wheels and attached to the fuselage and a vertical " Gruss Air Spring " shock absorber extending from the wheel to the wing. Characteristics :—Span, 30 ft. 6 in. ; O.A. length, 22 ft. ; wing area, 124 sq. ft. ; weight, empty, 850 lbs. ; total weight, 1,350 lbs. ; speed range, 35—100 m.p.h. ; climb, 650 ft. per min. : cruising range, 4 hrs The Aeromarine-Klemm.—This German light 'plane is handled in America by the Aeromarine Klemm Corp., of New York—who exhibited a Salmson-engined model—and is already sufficiently known to our readers to need any further comment here. The Fairchild 21, was perhaps the most interesting of the light 'plane exhibits. It was one of three types shown by the Fairchild Airplane Mfg. Corp., of Long Island, N.Y., being one of the latest—and to a certain extent, experimental —types produced by this firm. It is a two-seater (tandem) low-wing " semi-cantilever " monoplane fitted with an 80 h.p. " Genet " engine. The wings have spruce box spars, double drag bracing, and employ the Gottingen 387 wing section. The fuselage is of CM. steel-tube construction, jigged for interchangeability, and the landing gear is of the non-axle type, 8-ft. track, with oil and spring action giving 10| in. vertical travel. The wheels are fitted with brakes while a swivel tail wheel is used instead of a tail skid. Dual control—stick and rudder pedals—is provided. Character- istics : Span, 28 ft. 3 in. ; O.A. length, 21 ft. 6 in. ; wing . area, 139 sq. ft. ; weight, empty, 755 lbs. ; total weight, 1,250 lbs. ; speed range, 40—105 m.p.h. ; climb, 700 ft. per min. ; cruising range, 425 miles. Mono Aircraft Inc. of Moline, 111., exhibited a " Mono- coupe " light 'plane fitted with a 60-h.p. " Velie " engine— the same type of machine which has been introduced into England by Mr. Irving. The " Monocoupe " is a two- seater (side-by-side) high-wing cabin monoplane, not unlike the Belgian Demonty Poncelet and it has already obtained a certain amount of popularity in America. Its fuselage rises sharply from the tail up to the straight wing, that portion immediately below the latter being cut away to receive a large window extending right round from sides to front and thus forming a roomy cabin. The wings are braced by a pair of struts on each side, extending from the lower longerons up to the wing spars. A non-axle type under- carriage is fitted, and this can, we believe, be changed for floats. Characteristics :—Span, 32 ft. ; o.a. length, 20 ft. ; weight empty, 795 lbs. ; total weight, 1,350 lbs. ; speed range, 37-97 m.p.h. ; climb, 800 ft. per min. ; ceiling, 13,000 ft. cruising range, 500 miles. This firm also exhibited two other types—the " Monoprep," a training machine very similar to the " Monocoupe," but with open cockpits ; and the " Mono- coach," a four-seater and larger edition of the " Monocoupe " fitted with a 170-180-h.p. Velie. Another light 'plane at the Chicago show was the " Szekely," a low-wing monoplane made by the Szekely Aircraft Corp of Holland, Mich. This machine, which is powered with a 40 h.p. Szekely is of very light construction, and is said to have a speed range of 30-80 m.p.h. In conclusion, we give a list of the firms exhibiting aircraft:— Advance Aircraft Co. (3 " Wacos ") ; Aerial Service Corp. ; Aeromarine Klemm Corp. ; Aire-Kraft, Inc. : Alexander Aircraft Corp. (1 " Eaglerock ") ; Alliance Aircraft Corp. (1 " Argo ") ; American Eagle Aircraft Corp. (3 " Eagles") ; Arrow Aircraft Corp. (1 " Arrow-Sport ") ; Atlantic Aircraft Corp. (3 Fokkers); Bellanca Aircraft Corp.; Boeing Airplane Co. ; Buhl Aircraft Co. (2 " Airsedans ") ; Butler Aircraft Corp. ; Campbell Peterson & Co. (Avro) ; Capital Aircraft Corp ; Cessna Aircraft Corp. (2 monoplanes) ; Chance VoughtCorp.; Commandaire, Inc. (2); Consolidated Aircraft Corp. (2 " Huskies ") ; Curtiss Flying Service ; Curtiss Robertson Airplane Mfg. Co. (1 Curtiss " Robin ") ; Driggs Aircraft Corp. ; Fairchild Aviation Corp. (3 types) ; Ford Motor (1 tri-motor) ; Gates Day Aircraft Corp. ; General Airplanes Corp. ; Great Lakes Aircraft Corp. ; Hall-Alu- minium Aircraft Corp. ; Hamilton Metalplane Co. ; Heath Airplane Co. ; Keystone Aircraft Corp. ; Kreider Reisner Aircraft Co. (1 " Challenger ") ; J. Kreutzer Corp. ; Laird Airplane Co. (2 types) ; Lockheed Aircraft Corp. ; Loening Aeronautical Engineering Corp. ; Mahoney-Ryan Aircraft Corp. (2 Ryans) ; Mohawk Aircraft Corp. (1 " Pinto ") ; Monarch Aircraft Co. Inc. ; Mono-Aircraft, Inc. (3 types) ; Moth Aircraft Corp. ; National Air Transport (1 Ford tri- motor) ; Phantom Knight Aircraft Corp. ; Pitcairn Aircraft Inc. (2 types) ; Sikorsky Mfg. Corp. ; Simplex Aircraft Corp. (2 " Red Arrows ") ; Spartan Aircraft Corp. ; Star Aircraft Co. ; Stearman Aircraft Co. (2 types) ; Stinson Aircraft Corp. (2 types); Stinson School of Aviation; Swallow Airplane Co. (3 types) ; Szekely Aircraft Corp. ; Travel Air Mfg. Co (3 types) ; Wallace Aircraft Co. THE ROYAL AERO CLUB OF THE U.K. OFFICIAL NOTICES TO MEMBERS SCHNEIDER CONTEST, 1929 A MEEIING of the Schneider Committee was held on Friday,January 4, 1929. Present.—Royal Aero Club : Lieut-Col. M. O'Gorman, C.B., in the chair ; Lieut.-Col. M. O. Darby ; Capt. C. B. Wilson, M.C. Air Ministry : Major J. S. Buchanan, O.B.E. ; R. H. S. Mealing ; Wing-Commander S. W. Smith, O.B.E. Society of British Aircraft Constructors : Commander James Bird ; H. Burroughes ; Lieut.-Col. L. F. R. Fell ; H. T. Vane, C.B.E. In Attendance.—H. E. Perrin, secretary; B. Stevenson, assistant secretary. Squadron-Leader R, L. G. Manx, D.S.O., and Lieut.-Col. L. F. R. Fell, were elected to the Committee. Entries.—The following entries were reported :— Italy, 3 ; France, 3 ; America, 1 ; Great Britain, 3. The general arrangements for the Contest in 1929 were discussed. LIGHT AEROPLANE—WORLD'S RECORD THE Federation Aeronautique Internationale has notified the Royal Aero Club of the granting of a World's Record to Mr. Alan S. Butler, who on December 7, 1928, on the 100-km. course, Edgware-Reading, accomplished a speed of 192-864 km. per hour, on the D.H. Gipsy " Moth." This record is ip the two-seater class for light aeroplanes, and Mrs. A. S. Butler was the passenger. THE LATE MR. FRANK HEDGES BUTLER MRS. VERA ILTID NICHOLL, the only daughter of the late Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, who made the inaugural balloon ascent in 1901 with her father in connection with the forma- tion of the Royal Aero Club, has presented 18 volumes of press cuttings, dealing with aeronautics dating back to the beginning of the last century, to the Royal Aero Club. Offices : THE ROYAL AERO CLUB, 3, CLIFFORD STREET, LONDON, W.I. H. E. PERRIN, Secretary 23
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