FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1931
1931 - 0559.PDF
FLIGHT, JUNE 12, 1931 •nan to hold bom the out andiioiiif records for flights be- :u<«-n England and Australia.The clou of the day was a '/ireuit of the aerodrome by.',!. Quatremarre on the Bleriot monoplane. It was quite likeold times to see helpers wheel the machine out tail first andwith the tail high in the air so as to reduce the angle ofincidence on the wings. The machine took off with a re-markably short run, and without troubling to gain anygreat height, M. Quatremarre made a complete right-handcircuit of the aerodrome. The bumpy wind had abateda little by then, but neverthe- less one saw something of theflicking of the trailing edge as the pilot used his wingwarp, which was such a well- known sight in the old days. BORN 1910 AND STILL GOING STRONG:M. Quatremarre flying the Bleriot monoplane at Hanworth. (FLIGHT Photo.) the Bleriot monoplane is stilla pretty aircraft ; at least, it seems so to those of us whoused to admire the machine in the early days of flying,when Hamel on a Bleriot pro- vided more regularly anduniformly pretty flying than did any other combination.That this was not due to the pilot alone was proved by thetact that, when Hamel took to the Morane-Saulnier mono-plane, his flying became less pretty, although possibly morespectacular. It would be in- teresting to know how theBleriot monoplane impresses the modern generation fromthe point of view of appear- ance, and whether the factthat we old-timers still think the machine good - looking, is M. Bleriot deserves the due to a sentimental regard~ —_,-• —. ~*.,*..ut UV.JV.1.^, t..v for it, without which the prettiness disappears. thanks of a considerable number of people, for having Towards the evening a flight of three Redwings appeared,given them an opportunity to see in flight a type of piloted, it Was found, by Russell, Paine, and Armour, machine which made aviation history, and the gratitude Their formation was good, and, when they " split up,"ot a smaller number for having made it possible for them they did so in a somewhat unusual way, with a sort of to re-live for a few moments memories very dear to them. horizontal " Prince of Wales Feathers," the leader flyingIt is somswfnt curious that, even with"its complicated straight ahead, while the two outer machines swung undercarri ige and th? op-n rear portion of the fuselage, outwards. BACK IN RECORD TIME: Mr. Scott's Gipsy Moth was a great centre of attraction at Hanworth, whither he flew it from Brooldands. (FLIGHT Photo.) <§> <$> A Reception to the Delegates of the I.C.A.N. IHS British Aviation Hospitality Association gave atf-eption to the delegates who have 'come to this country tor a Convention of the I.C.A.N. at the Park Lane Hotel,on the evening of June 3. The President of the Associa- tion, the Viscountess Elibank, had not yet recovered fromfcr unfortunate mishap which resulted in breaking her r-::lt\ and Mrs. Shelmerdine, wife of the Director of Civil p.VatUon' actinS as hostess in her stead, received thew<^ h ny of the prominent aircraft manufacturers th *e ?re> and the occasion was one which those amongi-ni who were linguists took full advantage of. They b- th cl? met many of the delegates at a lunch given 0). • *-B-A.C. during the morning, and were therefore• mends when they met again at the reception. During erl 4V-6nmg NIx- Dawson Reid, the well-known tenor, -tamed those present with his magnificent voice. A lodel » Moth " for Cadets K, . \ HOI?F- "Moth" aeroplane, 3 ft. span, was pre- - l- on May 8 to the training-ship Worcester, off Green- hithe, Kent, by Captain F. E. Guest, former Secretary forAir, on behalf of the Air League of the British Empire. First Entries for the King's Cup. So far eight entries have been received for the King'sCup Air Race, which takes place on July 5. They are as follows (the pilot being given in brackets) : —F. S. Symondson, D.H. Gipsy Moth (F. S. Symondson) ; Alderman C. V. Walker, Blackburn Bluebird (Fl./Lt. J.Bradbury) ; C. A. Villiers, Martinsyde A.V.I (C. A. Villiers) ; K. G. Murray, D.H. Gipsy Moth (C. MurrayPickthorn) ; F. Gough, D.H. Gipsy Moth (F. Gough) ; Sq./Ldr. J. McKelvie, D.H. Gipsy Moth (Lord MalcolmDouglas-Hamilton) ; Air Vice-Marshal A. M. Longmore, C.B., D.S.O., Blackburn Bluebird (Ft./Lt. D. F. W.Atcherley) ; Lieut. C. R. V. Pugh, R.N., Spartan (Lieut. C. R. V. Pugh).The entries are subject to final acceptance by the Royal Aero Club. Entries close 5 p.m., June 22, 1931 ; entryfee £5. Late entries close 12 noon, July 1, 1931 ; entry fee £10. Entries should be made to the Royal Aero Club,3, Clifford Street, London, W.I. 521
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
