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FLIGHT, MARCH 13, 1931 BRITISH EMPIRE TRADE EXHIBITION BUENOS AIRES )HEN His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, who isaccompanied by his brother, Prince George, opens the British Empire TradeExhibition Bt Buenos Aires to-morrow, South America will have an opportunity to see for itself much of what is best inBritish aviation. For the first time in history, there will be at this exhibition a large section devoted to the British AircraftIndustry, while at no great distance awiy, at El Palomar aerodrome, several typs of British aircraft may be seen inactual flight. Moreover, the British aircraft carrier Eagle will be the home of a number of the very latest types ofFleet Air Arm machines, in addition to her usual complement of Fairey III F's and Blackburn " Ripons." Thus GreatBritain is showing in a very admirable manner what her air- craft industry has to offer, and there is little doubt that as aresult, British aircraft and aero engine firms will in the future receive favourable consideration when our SouthAmerican friends decide to place orders. The Royal Princes have, as our readers will be well aware,made an extensive tour of South America, during which they have made great use of air transport. In fact, but for theamount of flying they have done, it would have been im- possible for the Princes to have visited all the places at whichthey have called. The Prince of Wales has his own " Puss Moth " in South America, whither it has been transportedon board H.M.S. Eagle. The example which the Royal Princes have set cannot fail to have a profound effect, andthe British Aircraft Industry is, perhaps, more than any other, indebted to the Princes for their untiring efforts. The "Static" ExhibitionIn the Government Pavilion the aircraft section will include exhibits of the products of some of the leadingBritish aircraft and aero engine firms, as well as a historical exhibition of models, lent by the Air Ministry. The Britishaircraft industry firms which have exhibits in the Government Pavilion are : Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Limited. Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Limited. 1931 The Bristol Aeroplane Co., Ltd.The De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd.The Palmer Tyre, Limited. A. V. Roe & Co., Ltd.Rolls-Royce, Limited. Smith's Aircraft Instruments.Supermarine Aviation Works, Limited. Vickers (Aviation), Limited.C. C. Wakefield & Co., Ltd. Armstrong Siddelev Motors, Limited.—A complete rangeof ten air-cooled radial engines is being exhibited, varying from 80 h.p. to 800 h.p., and demonstrating the wide choiceof power plants available to customers of this firm. The Armstrong Siddeley engines are ^already so well known toreaders of FLIGHT that there is little need to describe themhere, but it is worth while pointing out once more that a feature of the Armstrong Siddeley range is interchangeability.Thus the 5-cylinder " Mongoose," the 10-cylinder " Double Mongoose," the 7-cylinder " Lynx," and the 14-cylinder" Jaguar " have cylinders, pistons, connecting rods, etc., identical and interchangeable. In the lower powers the5-cylinder and 7-cylinder " Genet Major " similar components are interchangeable, as is also the case in the really highpowers : " Lynx Major " and " Jaguar Major." With the exception of the " Lynx Major," 5- and 7-cylinder" Genet Majors," and the little " Genet," all the Armstrong Siddeley engines can be supplied with a propeller reductiongear, having a ratio of 0-65 to 1. The " Lynx," " Jaguar " and " Jaguar Major " are available in supercharged form,while in addition the " Jaguar Major " and " Lynx Major " are supplied with a geared fan which provides a moderatedegree of supercharging at relatively low altitudes. Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Limited.—Nocomplete aircraft is exhibited by this firm, but an " Atlas " Army Co-operation aircraft is stationed at El Palomaraerodrome, where it is available for demonstration flights, etc. In the actual exhibition building the Armstrong Whit-worth exhibit comprises a front portion of an " Atlas" fuselage (shown in skeleton so as to lay open for inspection BRITISH AIRCRAFT TYPES WHICH ARE BEING FLOWN AT EL PALOMAR: 1, The Westland " Wapiti,"with Armstrong-Siddeley " Panther " engine. 2, Avro "Avian," Hermes engine. 3, Avro Advanced Trainer, type 626, Armstrong-Siddeley "Lynx " engine. 4,Armstrong-Whitworth "Atlas," with Armstrong-Siddeley " Jaguar " engine. 221
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