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FLIGHT, FEBRUARY 13, 1931 Th<> Schneider Team SWADRON-LEADER A. H. ORLEBAR, A.F.C., O.C., theI'i -in" Boat Development Flight, has been appointed by the \i"r Ministry to take administrative charge of the BritishSi'rneider team. It is not intended that he shall be a flying member of the team, though, of course, he will be free to'testmachines at his own discretion. The time for making preparations for the contest is on the short side, and thisbt'in" so, it behoves us to introduce as few unknown factors as possible. A very great deal hangs upon the personalityof the officer who commands the team, and Orelebar has proved himself to possess all the desirable qualities in a veryhigh degree. His experience of the varying conditions of the water in the Solent will also be very valuable to the com-mittee in deciding upon the course for the next race. It is understood, though it has not been officially announced,that Calshot will again be the headquarters of the team. The flying members of the team have not yet been chosen.It may be taken that Waghorn, Atcherley, and D'Arcy Greig will not be considered—in fact, the last-named isflving a " Victoria " in the Cairo-Capetown flight. Stainfort might, however, be given a chance, as in 1929 it was hismachine—and not he—which was unfit to take part in the race. Most of the experimental flying on the racing sea-planes has been done lately by Flight-Lieut. J. N. Boothman, and some by Flight-Lieuts. E. J. L. Hope and F. W. Long.Commander J. D. Bird has been elected chairman of the Schneider Trophy Committee, in place of Col.M. O'Gorman,who has resigned owing to pressure of work. The De Havilland Aeronautical Technical SchoolStudents' Ball THE students of the de Havilland Aeronautical TechnicalSchool again held their annual ball in the Portman Rooms on Friday last, February 6 this year, with even greatersuccess than last. Dancing commenced at 8.30 p.m., and continued until 2 a.m. At 10.30 p.m., Miss Valleta Yacopiand Miss Christine Grosvenor gave a voluntary cabaret. The former singing one or two songs, and the last nameddning a Spanish dance in full costume and mantilla. The irtistes were the recipients of large boxes of chocolatespresented by the M.C. and Mrs. Eadon. There were approxi- mately 450 guests and students present, including Capt. deHavilland, Mr. F. T. Hearle and Mr. C. C. Walker, directors of the de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd. The Air Ministryand Royal Air Force were also represented in large numbers, and other notable guests included Miss Winifred Spoonerand Miss Aroha Clifford, the first New Zealand lady pilot. At midnight, Mrs. de Havilland distributed the prizes forthe novelty dances, and also drew for the prizes which were Riven to the Lucky Ticket holders. To commemorate theoccasion, Mrs. de Havilland presented ground engineers' licences to Mr. P. D. Wright, who was the first student toenter the Technical School, and also to Mr. Buck and Mr. Zdanowich. The vote of thanks to Mrs. de Havilland wasproposed by Mr. C. E. Bridges, of the Middlesex Education Committee, which was given with musical honours. Onbehalf of the students, Mr. P. D. Wright presented Mrs. de Havilland with a large crystal fruit bowl as a memento ofthe occasion. The music 'was provided by Harry Morley's i ortman Orchestra.The Popular Fokker ON the occasion of the last Paris Aircraft Show, thetrench papers, L'Air and L'Auto arranged a competition tor the visitors of the Show. The idea was to let the publicdecide which machine in their opinion, offered the greatest comfort and most conveniences to the passengers. They hadto express their opinion by classifying the machines, and to award a number of points, with'a maximum of 20. Theresult of this competition has now been made known, and we Grand Prix de Comfort et d'Elegance d'Avions de P TVPTOrt-" haS been awarded to the Fokker trimotor*• •l-V-Jupiter, which scored an average of 17t points. Taking to consideration the large number of commercial machinesMutated, the result of this competition speaks well for the utMgn, workmanship and finish of Fokker aircraft, and,moreover, for the high efficiency of H. P. Mutters & Son, ofthTe\ supplied the cabin installation, to the ordertne K..L.M., which company, true to its principles, does A T?' „ 8 P,ossible for the well-being of its passengers.A De Hayilland Autogiro 'e Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., are to collaborateierva Autogiro Co., Ltd., in the design of a new hail rm*A ^ut°SIro- The de Havilland Aircraft Co. hasaircrlTanT!? exPerience "» designing and marketing light to the stud f moreover. devoted much attention of lateV c<?mfort for pilot and passengers. The experi- a the design and operation of the Puss Moth model all-enclosed high-speed tourer is bound to be turned to accountin the design of this new autogiro, which, in common with the Puss Moth, will be fitted with a 120-h.p. inverted typeGipsy III engine. If, as is hoped, the results of this combined work are satisfactory, the public will have yet another typeof light aircraft from which to choose. For "Jupiter " Users NUMBER 2 of the Bristol Review has just beenissued, and like No. 1, it contains a large quantity of useful information about Bristol engine products, not only dealingwith the engines themselves but also with man ' accessories and pieces of equipment for the various " Jupiter " engines.The new type of geared and moderately supercharged " Jupiter " X.F. BM is described, and recent innovationson the " F " types are dealt with. Data of the new range of " Mercury " engines are given, while the chapter dealingwith recent factory developments at Bristol cannot fail to be of interest to all users of Bristol engines. The resultsof 100 hours' full-throttle type tests of the standard geared " Jupiter XI F." the " Jupiter IX F.," general purposeengine, and of the " Jupiter X.F. BM," cannot fail further to strengthen the reputation for reliability which the " Jupi-ters " already enjoy. The chapter devoted to the fuel economy of " Jupiter " engines will be found invaluableto all users, not least to commercial air-line companies. Of new accessories dealt with in the Review, mention may bemade of the two types of gas starter incorporating combined cocks and switches for 3-engined and 4-engined aircraft,the automatic advance and retard unit for magnetos, the engine-driven gear box for auxiliary drives, and the auto-matic " Boost Control." The subjects contained in No. 2 of the Bristol Review are by no means exhausted withthe list given above, but sufficient has, we think, been said ti indicate that no one connected in any way with theoperation and maintenance of Bristol engines can afford to miss this number. We gather that copies of the Reviewwill be sent to any accredited person or firm making written application to the Bristol Company at Filton, Bristol.Foreign Orders for British Parachutes THE recent success of British aircraft in foreign marketsdraws attention to the fact that British parachutes—among other accessories—are in increasing demand among Euroj>eangovernments, sometimes as a direct result of the orders for British machines. When a foreign government decides thatit will equip its air force with military types identical with those used by the Royal Air Force, it inevitably meansbuying our accessories, such as parachutes. In recent months the governments of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Belgium,Esthonia and Greece have placed substantial orders for parachutes with the Irving Air Chute of Gt. Britain, Ltd.These orders are in addition to the work that the company has been doing for other European governments. Altogether,the foreign output of Irvin Air Chutes is now a large percentage of the total output." Triplex " and Advertising THE part played by advertising in building up a greatnew industry was described in an article in the February number of the Advertising Display by Mr. Reginald Delpech,founder and sales director of Triplex Safety Glass, Ltd. " The developments," Mr. Delpech wrrites, " were not justluck. They were the natural result of a long campaign. In 1912, when we began to create our markets, few people hadthought of the possibilities of safety glass." Mr. Delpech began to educate them by advertising in such motoringpapers as The Auto. " Triplex " is now fitted to enormous numbers of cars, and its use on aircraft is growing rapidly.Assistant Aeronautical Engineer Wanted WE would draw attention to an advertisement appearingelsewhere in this issue regarding the vacancy for an assistant aeronautical engineer (civilian) in the Irish Free State ArmyAir Corps. Candidates under 45 years must have a Degree Diploma, or its equivalent in Engineering, an intimateknowledge of workshop practice, etc., and a knowledge of aerodynamics. Applications must be sent in before Feb-ruary 24. For full details we would refer our readers to the advertisement in question on pigexxvi.Piston Ring Standards To assist designers of internal-combustion engines of alltypes, the British Piston Ring Co., Ltd., of Coventry, have prepared a very useful chart of Standard Piston Rings.Although these have been distributed to all the principal designers in this country, there are probably people interestedwho have not received one. We are asked to say that one of these charts—which are intended primarily for designers,consulting engineers, etc.—will be sent to anyone who applies to the British Piston Ring Co., Ltd., Holbrook Lane,Coventry. 147
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