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FLIGHT, JUNE 12, 1931 ing tM,ts:-ll Klemm Va with\reu-' ^ 8 engines ; two Junkers \ 50 with Siemens Sh 13 engines ;m,~\v ''SB with Siemens Sh rf,n"ine;~one BFW M23B with^' l]s°As 8 engine ; one Klemm;>6a with Siemens Sh 13 engine. The prizes to be won total 75,000Marks (approximately £3,750). \ " Cutty Sark " in Stockholm. ALTHOUGH it was not foundpossible for Saunders-Roe, Ltd., to take a stand at the StockholmAero Exhibition, we are very glad to learn that they followed the.suggestion made in FLIGHT someurtir ago and sent a " Cutty sark " amphibian (2 Gipsyengines) over to Stockholm, so that visitors during the latterpart of the show might have an opportunity of seeing the machine. The " Cutty Sark "carried Mr. John Lord, Mr. Ballardie and Captain Scott, and it is understood that this little expedition was able to give full information to A VISITOR AT VINCENNES: During (he National Aviation Meeting at Vincennes on May 24-25 (reported in our issue for June 5), the Bleriot "125" twin-fuselage bl-motor monoplane provided one of the chief items of interest amongst the new types presented. powered with two 525-h.p. Hornet engines, has a gross load of 13,800 lb., a top speed of 131 m.p.h., and a passen- neople interested in the SARO boats, as well as the Spartan ger capacity of 16 persons. The Navy will use these shipsproducts. for transport service. Captain Boris Sergievsky, chief test A New Flying School. pilot for the Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, recently re-THE Right Honourable the Earl of Stamford and turned by boat and rail from Chile after flying a Sikorsky ' • " - ' " ' • "" ' -1- S-41 to Santiago. This trip of 6,800 miles was covered in62 hours and 45 minutes' flying time. The return trip by boat and rail required 19 days! The longest over-water jump he made on the flight down was over 700 miles. This was from Havana, Cuba, to Tela, Honduras,when he was over the Caribbean Sea for 7 hours without seeing land. The longest jump made in one day was1,140 miles. The highest altitude over the Andes was 16,000 feet. The highest speed was 132.5 m.p.h. Thelongest non-stop hop on this trip was from St. Elena, Ecuador, to Lima, Peru, of 950 miles in 8 hours and 51minutes, with a gross load of 13,100 lb., thus making a record for this distance with such a load.Andover A r Di f lay A FLYING display is to be given at Andover aerodromeon June 19, 1931. No aircraft, other than those taking part in the display, are to land at Andover on that dayexcept in case of emergency. A New Comper Director WE understand that Mr. Francis Francis—a privateowner of a " Puss Moth " and a " Cutty Sark "—has joined the Board of the Comper Aircraft Co., Ltd., as aDirector. The International Commission for Air Navigation THE I.C.A.N. concluded its 19th session at St. James'sPalace on June 5. The Prime Minister addressed the session in the morning, and said that he regarded airtravel as one of the greatest boons which science had con- ferred on mankind. International frontiers could not beKeen from the air, and lost their meaning when one could fly over several countries in a day. It was the task of theCommission, he said, to help on the new view, and there was no task of greater importance. He appealed to theStates which had not yet signed or ratified the protocol of Warrington will open a new school of flying at Barton, theAir Port of Manchester, on Saturday, June 20, at 3.30 p.m. The new school facilities are arranged by NorthernAir Lines (Manchester), Ltd., and Mr. G. F. Yuill, late of the Scottish Aeroplane Club, will be Chief Instructor.The school will be under the direction of Mr. A. N. Kingwill, and De Haviland Moth aeroplanes will be thestandard type used for training. For those who desire to take them, courses have been arranged in groundinstruction and in aircraft and engine maintenance. The company will garage and maintain privately-owned air-iraft, and has extensive workshops for overhaul and repair work. There are no formalities to be observed, asno club is being established. Pupils will take instruction when they wish, and a residential hotel (the Air PortHotel) adjoins the flying ground, so that pupils can, if they so desire, live next to the actual school. Triallessons will be given at a cost of £1. French Aircraft and Germany THE German Ambassador in Paris made strong repre-sentations about French aircraft flying over German terri- tory. The French Air Minister ordered strong disciplinaryaction to be taken against some parties concerned. In "5 case, however, French aircraft returning from theStockholm exhibition ran into bad weather, and approached the Frisian Islands in order to get help if necessary. Whenthey had received their bearings, they turned away from the shore.Sikorsky Developments THE Sikorsky Aviation Corporation, on May 17, de-livered the first of three model S-41 amphibians to the I'nited States Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C. Thisplane is the first of three delivered for manufacturers' demonstration and submission to the trial board of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department. The S-41 is June, 1929, to do so. ANOTHER ECHO: Major Sydney Cotton's Bellanca Monoplane, in wmch ne sei ori to the rescue of Mr. Courtauld. Upon reaching Iceland Major Cotton learned that the rescue had been effected, and then returned home. (FLIGHT Photo.) 525
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