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FLIGHT, MARCH 27, 1931 gtr W.I. and quote reference B.H. 68/51435, when fullpar: ulars will be sent. The clubs' two-seater " Popen- hai n." which has been stored for some time, will be inrep ir use, as sufficient hangar accommodation will soon be av idble. There are still vacancies for new members,an these should communicate with the Secretary, Empire Hn-,:se, St. Martins-le-Grand, E.C.I. THE SAILPLANE CLUB started flying again last Sunday,* March 22, at Smalldole, and quite a large number of members were present. Many short flights were made fromcomparatively level ground, and all members were able to get in three flights each during the afternoon. Miss MaryKnightly, the club's first lady pilot, reached a height of some 20 ft., and made a successful landing, although at one time itlooked as if she might do so somewhat heavily. In view of the exceptional success of the last dance another one is beingheld at the Suffolk Galleries on Saturday, April 25, and tickets can be booked from the hon. Secretary, E. G. Smettem,2, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, E.C.2." I JLSTER GLIDING.—The Ulster Gliding and Aviation^ Club held their inaugural meeting on March 14. A larse number of members made their first flights, andenthusiasm in the district is very strong. GLIDING IN GERMANY—Herr Starck has recently*-* been investigating a method of gaining height by being towed in a, glider behind a motor driven aircraft, and he wastowed up to between 7,000 and 9,000 ft. above Darmstadt Aerodrome, from whence he flew to Frankfurt Aerodromein about 2 hr., and subsequently made a return journey in the same manner after regaining his height by means of the" tow." The gliding school at Rositten is using slow motion films of a falcon in flight to instruct their students in theelements of flying. Films are also to be taken of eagles in flight and used for the same purpose. p IN AUSTRALIA.—The Larkin Co. have estab- ^"* lished a soaring club and use a Larkin " Lark," whichhas been designed and built at Melbourne. The main details are :—wing span, 38 ft. ; aspect ratio, 8 ft. ; length overall,18 ft. 6 in. ; wing chord, 4 ft. 9 in. ; wing area, 180 sq. ft. ; height overall, 4 ft. 7 in. ; loaded weight, 380-400 lb. ; land-ing speed, 22 m.p.h. ; optimum gliding angle, 1 in 17 ; gliding speed, 34 m.p.h. ; sinking speed, 2-7 ft. per sec. T AIRCRAFT CLUB, Harrogate.—The Aircraft Club^ again visited the Nidd Valley on Sunday, March 22, and a soaring flight of 2J min. was found to be possible. In viewof the small size of the fields, and the fact that many landings have to be made later over stone walls, this particular form oflanding was the subject of special practice, and many flights were made with this in view. THE EDINBURGH GLIDING CLUB is progressing verysatisfactorily despite the fact that it was founded rather late in the past season.The club at present possesses two primary gliders—a B.A.C. II and a German model—and intend to construct, atan early date, a soaring and sailplaning machine. The club has had to rely on the generous assistance of Mr. Young, ofMeadowfield Farm, and Mr. Bryce, of West Craigs Farm, with regard to ground, and its members wish to express theirgratitude to these gentlemen for their invaluable support. BRITISH GLIDING CLUBS Abergavenny and District Gliding Club.—Sec, " Trossachs," Park Crescent. Abergavennv. Accrington Gliding Club.—See.. 67, Eagle Street, Accrington. Aircraft Club Harrogate.—Sec, The White House, Starbeck, Harro- Plte. Banbury Gliding Club.—Sec, Tadmarton Lodge, Banbury. Barnoldswick Gliding Club.—Sec, 49. Church Street, Barnoldswick. Barnsley Gliding Club.—Sec, 211. Rowland Road, Barnsley. Barrow-in-Furness Gliding Club.—Sec, 31, Church Street, Barrow-in- Furness. Bedford Gliding Club.—Sec, 5, Beresford Road. Bedford. Belfast Gliding Club.—Sec, 21, Deerpark Drive, Belfast. Birmingham Gliding Club.—Sec, 1(15, Hunters Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Bolton Gliding Club.—Sec. 7, Bute Street, Bolton. Bradford Gliding Club.—Sec. 17, Roslyn Place, Bradford. Bridlington Gliding Club.—Sec. Crescent Court Esplanade, Bridliugton. Brighton Gliding Club Sec, Hanover Crescent, Brighton. Bristol Gliding Club.—Sec, 14, Woodstock Road, Redland Green. Bristol. Cardiff Gliding Club.—Sec, 59, Queen Street. Cardiff. Channel Gliding Club Sec, 42, Rendezvous Street, Folkestone. Comrie Gliding Club. —Sec, Lawers Comrie, Perthshire. Cononley & District Gliding Club.—Sec, 178, Skipton Road, Keighley. Coventry Gliding Club.—Sec... Llangstone, Job's Lane, Coventry. Dalkeith Gliding Club.—Sec, Elmfield Works, Dalkeith. Derby and District Gliding Club.—Sec, " Beachwood," Snelstone, near Cubley, Derbyshire. Doncaster Gliding Club.—Sec, 88, Alfred Road, Askern, near Doncaster. Dorset Gliding Club.—Sec, 4, Derby Street, Weymouth. Central Infor- mation Office, 5, Royal Arcade, Weymouth. Dover Gliding Club.—Sec, 106, High Street, Dover. Dover Sailplane Club.—Sec, 24. East Cliff, Dover. Driffield and District Gliding Club.—Sec, The School House, Gembling, Uriffield, Yorks. Dumfries and District Gliding Club.—Sec, Thornlea, Totehell Park, numfries. Dunlop Aero Section Manufacturers' Section, The Dur.lop Rubber *<>., Fort Dunlop, Birmingham. fcast Grinstead Gliding Club.—Sec, Oakdene, Sackville Lane, East '•nnstead. Eastbourne Gliding Club.—Sec, 81, South Street, Eastbourne. Edinburgh Gliding Club.—Sec, 16, Bernard Street, Leith. fcttnam Gliding Club.—Sec, 46, Wendover Road, Egham. «<it:in Gliding Club Sec, 71, Smith Street, Elgin. J«*ex Gliding Club.—Sec, 17, Randolph Road, Walthamstow. tv.rley Gliding Club.—Sec, Crown Hotel, Everlej', near Todworth, Ex-.ter Gliding Club.—Sec, 5. Bank Street, Newton Abbot. jaiiark and District Gliding Club Sec, 122, High Street, Falkirk. ri' -ess Gliding Club.—Sec, 31, Church Street, Barrow-in-Furness. £•• >§ow Gliding Club—Sec, 70, Exeter Drive, Glasgow, W.I. ^""venoT Gliding Club Sec, Horsely House, Commercial Street, ' n°k, Co. Durham. n.i-iax Gliding Club.—Sec, 94, Lister Lane, Halifax. ™" m Gliding Club.—Sec, Halton Camp, Bucks. na ogate Gliding Club.—Sec, The White House, Starbeck, Harrogate, 'KS Hu t- and Essex Gliding Club Sec, 110, Dunmow Road, Bishop's u» !ersfield GUding Club Sec, The Cottage, Woodside, Fartown, u I^rsfield. Y°rks. « ^rford Gliding Club.—Sec, Hidden Cottage, Hungerford, Berks "»' and District Gliding Club.—Sec, Red Lion Hotel, South Stanley. "• Harrogate, SP ial College of Science Gliding Club.—Sec, Imperial College of Isl ~ and Technology, South Kensington, S.W.7. fele S^et GI1««ng Club.—Sec, 17, Chapel Place, Ramsgate.JeA ViP1* Gliding Club.—Sec, 61, Swansmore Road, Ryde. *"• Gliding Club.—Sec, Meadow Bank, St. Lawrence, Jersey, C.I. Kendal Gliding Club.—Sec, Atkinson & Pollitt, Kendal. Kent Gliding Club.—Sec, 14, King Street, Maidstone. Kilmarnock Gliding Club.—Sec, 7, Low Glencairn Street, Kilmarnock. Ladybank Gliding Club Sec, Woodside, Ladybank, Fife. Lancashire Gliding Club.—Sec, Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Leeds Gliding Club.—Sec, 32, Fearnville Grove, Roundhay, Leeds. Leicestershire GUding Club.—Sec, 12, Tichbourne Street, Leicester. Lincoln Gliding Club.—Sec, The Manor House, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln. Littleborough GUding Club.—Sec, Oakdale, Deainley Littleborough, near Manchester. Littlehampton Gliding Club Sec, 17, New Road, Littlehampton. Llandudno Gliding Club.—Sec, Craigydon, Llandudno. London Gliding Club.—Sec, Empire House, St. Martin's-le-Grand, E.C.I. Loughborough Gliding Club.—Sec, Hoton, near Loughborough. Malton Gliding Club.—Sec, Welburn, York. Manchester Gliding Club.—Sec, " Cyntra," Poplar Road, Didsbury, Manchester. Matlock Gliding Club Sec, Dean Hill Villas, Matlock. Merthyr and District Gliding Club.—Sec, " Ingleside," The Walk, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire. Midland Gliding Club.—Sec, Central Arcade, Wolverhampton. Newcastle Mechanical Club Gliding Section Sec, 27, Philliphaugh, Wallsend-on-Tyne. Norfolk and Norwich Gliding Club.—Sec, Norwich. North Cotswold Gliding Club Sec, Evesham, Glos. North Kent Gliding Club Sec, 71, York Street, Basford, Stoke-on- Trcnt. North Lindsay Gliding Club.—Sec, 3. Wells Street, Scunthorpe. North Staffordshire Gliding Club.—Sec, 3, Havelock Place, She 1 ton Stoke-on-Trent. Nottingham Gliding Club.—Sec, 117, Hilton Road, Mapperle.y, Notts. Oxford County Gliding Club.—Sec, 11. Frenchay Road, Oxford. Pilning Gliding Club.—Sec. New Passage Hotel, Pilning, Gloucester. Portsmouth and Southsea Gliding Club.—Sec, 9, King's Terrace, Southsea. Preston and District Gliding Club.—Sec, " Lendor," Lawrence Road, Penwortham Hill. Preston. Rainford Gliding Club. -Sec, " Calderbrook," Rainford, Lanes. Richmond (Yorks) Gliding Club.—Sec, West End Garage, Richmond (Yorks). Rugby Gliding Club.—Sec. Birdingham, near Rugby. Sailplane Club of T.M.A.C.—Sec, 2, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, EX.4. Scarborough Gliding Club.—Sec, Royal Hotel, Scarborough. Sheffield Gliding Club.—Sec, 14, Perigree Road, Woodseats, Sheffield. Southampton Gliding Club.—Sec, 14, Cumberland Place, Southampton. Southdown Skysailing Club.—Sec, New Yorke Hotel, Bedford Square, Brighton. Southend-on-Sea Gliding Club.—Sec, 43, NorthvieW Drive, WestcUff- on-Sea. South Essex Gliding Club.—Sec, 41, Hall Road, Chadwell Heath. South Shropshire and North Herefordshire Gliding Club.—Sec, Bull Ring, Ludlow, Shropshire. St. Helens Gliding Club.—Sec, Cam Brae, Moss Bank, St. Helens, Lanes. Stirling and District Gilding Club.—Sec, Blairlogie Park, Blairlogie, Stirling. Stockport GUding Club.—Sec, Radio House, Sandy Lane, Stockport. Suffolk and Eastern Counties Gliding Club.—Sec, The Aerodrome, Hadleigh, Suffolk. Surrey Gliding Club.—Sec, 24, Woodbridge Hill Gardens, Guildford. Whitehaven Gliding Club.—Sec, " Summerfield," 4, Hensingham Road, Whit 'haven. Wiltshire Gliding Club Sec, 8, Savernake Street, Swindon. Winchester Gliding Club.—Sec, Fordington Road, Winchester. Wolseley Gliding Club.—Sec, Wolseley Motors, Ltd., Ward End, Birmingham. Worthing and District Gliding Club.—Sec, 101, Rowlands Road, Worthing. Wrexham and District Gliding Club.—Sec, Warings Service Garage, Bradley Road, Wrexham. 271 C 2
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