FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1929
1929 - 0932.PDF
FLIGHT MAY 2, 1929 airparticulars supplied by him to the club relating to the air- craft and engine. The officials may require the entrant at his own expense to submit the aircraft, including the engine or engines or any part thereof, for examination in order to verify these particulars. Air Navigation Regulations.—Competitors must comply with the Air Navigation Regulations in force, subject to any concessions which may be made by the Air Ministry for the Race. Certificate of Airworthiness.—The following certificates must be obtained and produced to the Royal Aero Club one week before the date of the race :—(a) for Civil Aircraft : an Airworthiness Certificate of either the normal or aerobatic category, (b) for Service Aircraft which have not an Air- worthiness Certificate : a Certificate from the Air Ministry to the effect that the aircraft is of a standard type approved for use in the Royal Air Force. Course.—The course will be approximately 1,176 miles, starting and finishing at Heston Aerodrome, and will be divided into two Sections, to be completed on two consecutive days, the sections being divided into stages by the Controls, as follows :— Hornchurch. (Air Station) Turning Point only 90 Lympne. (Aerodrome) . . . . .. .. 47 Hamble. (Aerodrome) . . .. . . . . 102 Bristol. (Filton Aerodrome) . . . . 71 Blackpool. (Squires Gate Aerodrome) .. 163 SECTION I.—FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929. London (Heston Aerodrome). Controls :— Henlow . (Air Station) Turning Point only Norwich. (Mousehold Aerodrome) Approximately .. .. .. .. 592 Section I must be completed by 10 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 1929. Aircraft not having arrived at Blackpool (Squires Gate) by that time will be eliminated from the race. Aircraft must not leave the Aerodrome until their starting time the follow- ing day. SECTION II.—SATURDAY, JULY 6,1929. Blackpool. (Squires Gate Aerodrome) : Start. Controls :— Miles. Silloth. Turning Point only . . .. .. 75 Renfrew. (Aerodrome) . . . . . . .. 78 Dunbar. Turning Point only . . .. .. 73 Newcastle. (Cramlington Aerodrome).. .. 72 Leeds. (Sherburn-in-Elmet Aerodrome) .. 92 Nottingham. (Hucknall Aerodrome) . . . . 53 Birmingham. (Castle Bromwich Aerodrome) 46 London. (Heston Aerodrome) .. (Finish) 95 Start. Miles. 37 82 Approximately . . . . . . . . 584 Entry Forms can be obtained from the Royal Aero Club 3 Clifford Street, London, W.I. <$> <$> PROGRAMME OF NATIONAL FLYING SERVICES GOING AHEADN ATIONAL FLYING SERVICES, LTD., announce that the recent issue of shares having been completed, the company will proceed at once with the establishment of the London air park at Hanworth and the 10 provincial air parks and 60 landing grounds contemplated in its pre- liminary programme. The company's scheme has been divided into two stages, the first of which has been provided for^by the capital issue made last week. Hanworth Park Country Club Work is to begin immediately on the preparation of the London air park at Hanworth by the most rapid methods. The clearance of trees and levelling of surface irregularities will be carried out by mechanical means, and it is estimated that one aerodrome can be made ready for use within six weeks. Simultaneously Hanworth Park mansion will be rearranged and redecorated as a clubhouse, tennis and squash racquets courts will be laid out and workshops and hangars will be erected. The workshops, are being planned to carry out work quickly on all types of light aircraft, as it is a part of the company's plan to provide a special service of repairs and overhauls for private owners. Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Moore Brabazon, M.C., M.P., the first man to fly in England and the first British air pilot to receive the Royal Aero Club certificate, has become the first member of the Hanworth Park Club. At the suggestion of Capt. the Right Hon. F. E. Guest, the chairman of the company, he has been enrolled as the first honorary life member, whilst an invitation to enrol similarly as an honorary life member has been extended to Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, the first British woman pilot, who is at present in New Zealand. The membership list of the club is now open to those who desire to enrol their names in advance of the formal opening. Women are already represented in the membership by the Dowager Lady Swaythling, Madame de Landa, C.B.E., and the Hon. Lady Bailey. Provincial Air Parks The company is already in touch with a large number of towns and has reached an advanced stage in the negotiations for the air parks projected. At the moment, however, these negotiations have not yet crystallised to the point of finality, and it is therefore undesirable to state which towns are included in the first part of the programme. If present anticipations are fulfilled, the initial ten air parks will be equipped and in active use by flying clubs before the end of the summer; and the majority of the 60 landing grounds will have been definitely fixed and the necessary equipment installed. Petrol supplies, a ground mark, a windsleevc and telephone will be provided at these grounds at the outset, and lock-up hangars will be added as required by local needs. During this week Lieut.-Col. I. A. E. Edwards, the managing director, will be engaged on a round of visits to Yorkshire, Carlisle, Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool, North- ampton and Reading, in connection with the plans of the company. Commercial Flying Contracts are already under discussion for flying exhibitions and for flying displays in connection with advertising, and arrangements are well advanced to conduct air tours over the English countryside for American and overseas visitors generally. It has been found that a con- siderable demand is likely to arise for these tours, as visits to widely-scattered places of interest can be made by air at no greater cost in considerably less time, but with much greater interest than is customary at present by the use of hired cars, for which a charge of £7 a day is paid. An air taxi service at a standard charge of Is. per mile will be working at the London air park this summer, as soon as the work of clearance and equipment is sufficiently advanced. To this nucleus will be added an air taxi section at each of the provincial air parks until eventually the full system of 23 centres is in operation. Arrangements are being made to run a special service of air taxis between London and the Solent in connection with the Schneider Trophy race. Times of service will be arranged to suit the convenience of passengers and users. Enquiries are invited at once. An understanding for friendly co-operation has been made between National Flying Services, Ltd., and Northern Air Lines (Manchester), Ltd. Records Incidentally, the company can lay claim to a world record in the flving experience of its directorate. Capt. the Right Hon. F.'E. Guest, Sir Alan Cobham, Col. the Master of Sempill, Lady Bailey, Capt. Stephenson, Lieut.-Col. Edwards and Mr. Boyes have between them flown a greater distance, in more types of aircraft, and in more countries than any similar commercial body ever brought together. Four of their number keep machines for their own persona use, in which they fly regularly, for both business and pleasure. Altogether they have the remarkable record ol over 1,000,000 miles flown—a distance equal to 40 times round the world—in well over 100 different models of aircraft and in even,' part of the world except the Arctic regions and South America. . On May 10 Lieut.-Col. Edwards will deliver a lecture at the Annual Congress of the Institute of Transport at Ha;ro- gate on " Internal Air Services and Overseas Connections. It is hoped to circulate advance copies of the lecture. 368
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
