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PERSONALS MarriedOn January 16, 1929, at St. Mary's Church, Elloughton, East Yorks, GILBERT CHARLES FREDERICK ELY, Flying Officer, R.A.F.O., youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. T. Ely, of Scarborough, was married to VIOLET HENRIETTASOADY, youngest daughter of Rev. Sidney J. and Mrs. Soady, of Elloughton. Since the war Mr. Ely has been connected with the Design Staff of theBlackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co., Ltd., and, more recently, has held the position of Publicity Manager to that firm. To be MarriedAn engagement is announced between FLYING OFFICER N. CARTER, elder son of Colonel G L. Carter, C.I.E., and Mrs. Carter, and Miss K. HEMMING,elder daughter of Canon C. H. Hemming, late Chaplain of Simla, and Mrs. Hemming. The engagement is announced between SQUADRON-LEADER R. M. DRUMMOND,D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., R.A.F., elder son of Mr. and Mrs. ,J. M. Drummond, of Cottesloe, Western Australia, and ISABEL RACHAEL MARY, only daughterof the late PARIS F. DRAKE-BROCKMAN, of the Inner Temple, and Mrs. Drake- Brockman, cf Cintra Park, Upper Norwood, London, The engagement is announced between PHILIP EDWARD GERALD SAYER,R.A.F., only son of Wing-Commander E. J. SAyer, M.C., and Mrs. Sayer, and MAY VIOLET ELLEN, only daughter of the Rev. J. W. and Mrs. WALLACESMYTH, of Lamarsh Rectory, Bures, late of the R.A.Ch.D. The engageme • is announced between ALFRED CHARLES SHARP, R.A.F.elder son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Charles Frederick Sharp, of Holywell St. Ivcs, Hunts, and ALIQOK SCOTT, second daughter of ME. and MRS. G. E.WOLLEN, of Etonhurst, Weston-super-Mare. DeathFlying Officer A. W. A. Ricks, who was killed in a flying accident at Khar- toum, on December 26, 1928, was a son of Engineer-Lieutenant W. E. Ricks,R.N., retired, and Mrs. Ricks, of Drayton, Portsmouth. Items The will of Lieutenant Gwynn Henry Buller Madocks, Coldstream Guards,who was killed in a flying accident at the Household Brigade Aviation Meeting, at Brooklands, on November 9, has been proved at £419. The will of Flight-Lieutenant William Edmond Somervell, R.A.F., of12C Squadron, Andover, who was killed at Hendon Aerodrome, on October 11, during a display given before the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, has beenproved at £3,132. The late Col. Ivor Curtis, C.B.E., M.A., of Downs Road, Coulsdon, Surrey,Educational Adviser to the Air Ministry, left 44,373. JANUARY 24, 1929 general education is also carried on simultaneously by a staff of graduateteachers. During the training period the rate of pay is Is. a day for the first twoyears and Is. 6d. a day thereafter until the apprentice has both attained the age of 18 and been posted to a unit on completing his training. Whenhe is posted to a unit for duty as an aircraftman, the commencing rate of pay varies from 3s. 3d. to 5s. 6d. a day (22s. 9d. to 38s. 6d. a week), accordingto the marks obtained in the passing-out examination. He also receives free board and lodging. A few apprentices of special promise proceed to the Royal Air ForceCadet College for training with a view to becoming Commissioned Officers. For the remainder, opportunities arise later to volunteer to qualify in flyingand become airman pilots. Selection to the number of about 80 is made annually from volunteers of all trades. From amongst airman pilots afew are periodically selected for commissioned rank. Royal Air Force Cadet CollegeTHE Air Ministry announces :—• The following Flight Cadets successfully completed on December 14, 1928,their course of training at the Royal Air Force Cadet College. The names are arranged in alphabetical order.—Bayne, D. W. ; Beaman, W. R.;Charles, G. P. (winner of Sword of Honour) ; Coates, K. R. ; Eayrs, D. J. ; Gibbs, H. W. ; Henzell, F. L. P. ; Hudleston, E. C.; Jonas, R. C. ; Lascelles,D. P. (winner of R. M. Groves Memorial Prize) ; Letchworth, X. W. ; Lockwood, F. D. ; Manning-Fox, J. H. ; Pearson, H. McD. ; Richards,H. G. ; Rutherford, J. D.; Scarlett, J. R.; Shelley, B. T. (winner of Abdy Gerrard Fellowes Memorial Prize and Air Ministry Prize for AeronauticalEngineering); Sturgiss, F. C.; Walker, E. R. M. ; Weston, J. G. W. (winner of Air Ministry Prize for Humanistic Subjects). m m AIR MINISTRY NOTICES TO AIRMEN Lympne Aerodrome: Neon Air Light 1. A NEON ah- light having been installed at Lympne aerodrome, thewhite cone-shaped light will no longer be operated. 2. Particulars of the new liprht are as follow: —Position.—On W. side of Lympne aerodrome, on N.E. corner of most northerly hangar.Character.—A red group flashing light is exhibited every 3 sees., thus : — Light, i sec. ; eclipse, < sec.Light, 1 sec.; eclipse, 1* sees. Visibility.—45 miles. Candle Power.—6,000. Description of struitnre.—16 Neon tubes, each 20 ft. long, arranged in theform of a vertical truncated cone, around a steel framework erected on a buttress of the hangar. Height above ground.—60 ft. (overall). HeigU above sea level.—400 ft. Hours of operation.—The light is operated by day, during conditions of badvisibility, and, at night, on request to Aerodrome Officer, Lympne, or when an aircraft is expected. (No. 4 of 1929.) NOTICES TO GROUND ENGINEERS Avro "Avian " : Lower Centre Section Spars. 1. THE attention of Ground Engineers and all concerned is directed tothe fact that cases have occurred where shakes have developed in the above members. 2. Ground Engineers are to carry out, as a precautionary measure, frequentexaminations of tte front spar of the triangular centre section, and the short spar passing through the fuselage, in order to ascertain whether any shakes orsigns of failure are developing. 3. An examination of these spars can be made through the inspection doorsprovided in the underside of the centre sections, and from the interior of the fuselage.4. Modification action is being taken to obviate such failures, and a further notice to Ground Engineers will be issued in this connection. (No. 4 of 1929.) VR JK IK acancies for Royal Air Force Aircraft ApprenticesTHE Air Ministry announces:—Six hundred aircraft apprentices, between the ages of 15 and 17, are required by the Royal Air Force for entryinto the Schools of Technical Training at Halton, Bucks, and at Cranwell, near Sleaford, Lines. They will be enlisted as the result of an opencompetition and of a limited competition which will be held in the near future by the Civil Service Commissioners and the Air Ministry respectivelySuccessful candidates will be required to complete a period of 12 years' regular Air Force service from the age of 18, in addition to the trainingperiod. At the age of 30 they may return to civil life or may be permitted to re-engage to complete time for pension. Full information regarding the dates of the respective examinations,the methods of entry and the aircraft apprentice scheme generally can be obtained if early application is made to the Royal Air Force, GwydyrHouse, Whitehall, London, S.W.I. In this connection the sons of officers, warrant officers and senior N.C.Os. of the three services receive specialconsideration. The schemei offers a good opportunity to well-educated boys of obtaininga three years' apprentice course of a high standard and of following an interesting technical career. Already over 5,000 aircraft apprentices havecompleted their training at the technical schools of the Air Force, and the annual output is approximately 1,000 fully-trained aircraftmen. The principal trades open to boys are metal rigger, a new trade broughtinto existence by the introduction of the metal aeroplane, which involves training in both fitting and sheet-metal work, fitter (aero engine), fitter(driver, petrol), fitter (armourer), coppersmith and metal worker, wireless operator-mechanic and electrician. The apprentices are given a thoroughtraining in their trade by highly-qualified technical instructors and their PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Pictorial Calendar, 1929. The Avro " Avian " Light Aeroplane. A.. V. Roe and Co., Ltd., Newton Heath, Man- chester. Calendar, 1929. Junkers-Flugzeugwerk A.-.G., Dessau, Germany. Precis de Construction, Calcul et Essais des Avions et Hydravions. By. J. Guillemin. Gauthier-Villars et Cie., 55, Ouai des Grands-Augustins, Paris. Price 100 fr. Aircraft Float Design. By Holden C. Richardson. The Ronald Press Co., 15, East 26th Street, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Price 5 dols. The Distribution of Mean A nnual Maxima and Minima of Temperature over the Globe. By C. E. P. Brooks, and Miss G. L. Thorman. Meteorological Office Geophysical Memoirs No. 44. M.O. 307d. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. Price Is. net. All the World's Aircraft, 1928. Edited by C. G. Grey. Sampson Low, Marston Co., Ltd., 100, Southwark Street, London. S.E. Price £2 2s. net. Calendar, 1929. British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Rugby. The Air Pilot Monthly Supplement. No. 50. December, 1928. Air Ministry, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. The Broken Trident. By E. F. Spanner. E. F. Spanner, 9, Bilhter Square, Billiter Street, London, E.C.3. Price 2s. 6d. net. m m m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder; i.e. — internal combustion; m. — motor.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will ^be printed and abridged, etc.) 'APPLIED FOR IN 1927Published January 24, 1929 27,643. S. G. BROWN. Gyroscopic compasses. (303,229.)34,250. S. G. BROWN. Gyroscopic compasses. (303,265.) Secret Patents re-assigned to the Inventor. APPLIED FOR IN 1926Published January 24, 1929 ">4 670 P. REGAN and A. RICHARDS. Apparatus for launching aircraft(302,945.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone: Holborn3211. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. " FLIGHT " SUBSCRIPTION RATES.UNITED KINGDOM ABROAD* d.7 2 4 3 6 12 Months, Post Free. f> • s.. 8 .16 .33 d. 3 6 0 s. 3 Months, Post Free.. 7 6 „ „ ..15 12 „ „ ..30 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed Westminster Bank. Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT " from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance as above. 74
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