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. -_--., .,-..- .N.,.. • ^ --"- FLIGHT, JUNE 12, 1931 MODELS THE MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB (T.M.A.C.) BY kind permission of Captain G. de Havilland theinaugural meeting of the recently formed 3rd Wing T.M.A.C. (de Havilland Aircraft Works) will be held atStag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware, on July 4, at 3.30 p.m. Captain de Havilland has kindly agreed to become theWing Commander. Permission for a party of 50 members to inspect theAircraft Works has been obtained. Those who are desirous of taking advantage of this should be at the main entrancegates at 10.45 a.m. prompt ; they will be divided into parties and shown around the works by members of the3rd Wing. Teas will be provided for members and visitors at 9d.each. Please notify the Hon. Secretary whether you are desirous of visiting the works, and also if you will wanttea, not later than Tuesday, June 30, in order to make the necessary arrangements. Farrow Shield Competition, 1931.—Selection of T.M.A.C.team. The Model Aircraft Club (holders) will hold its meeting for this competition at Stag Lane Aerodrome(weather permitting) on Saturday, July 4, at 4 p.m. Wing Commanders are requested to arrange trials duringJune in order to nominate three representatives from each wing to form the representative team of T.M.A.C. in thecompetition. Fuselage and spar models making the longest durationflights in the trials should be chosen, and from these the team will be selected on the date of the competition. TheFarrow Shield is awarded to the team of six (three fuselage and three spar models) scoring the highest aggregate pointsfor duration, hand launched. T.M.A.C. Rally.—In spite of a high wind which madeflying somewhat risky, the various wings of the club were well represented at Wimbledon on Saturday, June 6.The original idea was that a general onslaught should be made on records, but unsuitable weather conditions pre-vented this. Members from the newly formed Reading Wing together with other visitors patiently waited forthe wind to abate a little, the proceedings meanwhile being enlivened by a parachute dropping display by Mr.A. T. Willis, whose model soared high into the air and caused a real thrill when the parachute was seen to dropfrom the model and then open and float gently to earth. Tea was taken by most members either at the Windmill orpicnic fashion, but still the high wind persisted and prevented any real stuff being done. One or two modelscaused some excitement by nose-diving into a neighbour- ing pond, from whence they were fished out, undamaged,by skilful manipulation of a land line. 17th Wing T.M.A.C, North-Western Centre.—A flyingmeeting was held on the 7th inst. to decide upon the organisation of No. 51 Squadron and to elect the FlightLeaders. The following officers were elected:—"A" Flight, Leader Mr. J. Pearce ; "B" Flight, Leader Mr.F. J. Sheldrake ; " C " Flight, Leader Mr. A. E. Doodson. A number of prospective members attended, and wereentertained with some good flights. Mr. Pearce's Nimbus gave some greatly improved results as the result of somemodifications recently effected. Mr. Sheldrake's Famosis appeared in great form with anew wing embodying " Clarke Y " sections ; the improve- ment is truly remarkable. The squadron's standard model " Crusader," speciallydesigned by Wing-Commander Kenworthy, successfully passed its test flights, and will soon be ready for " massproduction " by members. Final detailed working draw- ings are now being prepared by the DO. staff, and blueprints with material specifications will soon be available at a nominal charge. Hon. Secretary: A. E. Jones, 48,Narcissus Road, West Hampstead, N.W.6. SOCIETY OF MODEL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS (S.M.A.E.) " Flight " Cup Competition.—The competition for the FLIGHT Cup, which was to have been held on May 23, hasbeen postponed until June 13, on Wimbledon Common. The Wakefield Cup Team.—The team for the WakefieldInternational Cup Competition was selected after very good flying on Saturday, May 30, and consists of Messrs.Saunders (T.M.A.C.), Bullock (S.M.A.E.), Fry (S.M.A.E.), Kenworthy (T.M.A.C.), and Kimpton (T.M.A.C.).^ Gliding at Sudbury.—A successful competition for the " M.E." No. 2 Cup for fuselage gliders was held at Sudbury on May 9. The cup was won by Mr. T T-J Iwith a spectacular flight of 59 4/5 sec, which ako I 6S' the previous record held by Mr. C. J. Burchell M*N. Peters (T.M.A.C.) was second with 47 sec and \T H. J. Davies (T.M.A.C.) third with 37 4/5 sec.'' After thcompetition ordinary flying was indulged in. THE AIRCRAFT CLUB, HARROGATE, MODPISECTION bL Some good flying took place at the model aeroplane com-petition meeting of the above club on May 16. Xh competitions were arranged in three classes, and the resultwere as follows: — Class I (competitors under 16).—(1) W S Lew«nWarneford "Swift," 10 4/5, 10 2/5, 12 2/s'sec • m Master Loxley, Warneford " Swift," 9 1/5, 5, 9 1/5'sec .(3) Master turner, twin-geared tractor fuselage mono ' 5, 3 2/5 sec. Class II (fuselage machines to S.M.A Eformula).—(1) H. S. Vaughan, triple-geared tractor mono., 32, 37, 45 4/5 sec. ; (2) H. S. Vaughan, twin-geared tractor mono., 33 1/5 sec. Class III.—(1) Jj 5 Vaughan, triple-geared tractor mono., 10 2/5, 40 sec •(2) R. F. L. Gosling, twin-pusher mono., 30, 27, 29 sec (8) Hawthornthwaite, 11 1/5 sec. The next competition will be held late in August orearly September. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Aircraft Mechanics' Handbook. By I. W. Miller. NewYork and London. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd. Price 10s. net. Nickel Alloy Steels: A Summary of Their Properties andApplication. Bureau of Information on Nickel, the Mond Nickel Co., Ltd., Imperial Chemical House, Millbank,London, S.W.I. Economic Conditions in Poland (1930). Report byR. E. Kimens, C.M.G. Department of Overseas Trade. H.M. Stationery Office, Kingsway, London, W.C.2. PriceIs. 6d. net. m m $ m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. — cylinder ; i.e. •= internal combustion ; m. -= motors.The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1930 Published June 11, 1931 4,385. 0. R. VIGNALE. Aeroplanes. (348,528.) 9,149. FAIKEV AVIATION CO., LTD., and N- MACMILLAN. Controlling sur-faces of aeroplanes and the like. (348,788.) 10.980. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT, LTD., SIR W. G. WYLIE, H. N.and P. G. CRABBE. Riveting tool. (348,818.) 10.981. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT LTD., SIR \V. G. WYLIE, H. N.and P. G. CRABBE. Riveting machines. (348,819.) 12.278. E. HEINKEL. Launching of flying machines. (348,844.)12.279. E. HEINKEL. Mounting of water planes on flying-machine launching- tracks. (348,845.)13,814. J. QUESSETTE. Control-gear for aircraft. (348,865.) 14,619. j. SZYDLOWSKI. Two-stroke-cycle air-cooled aircraft motors.(348,874.) 17,228. L. A. J. RATEAU, M. A. G. MARGOT-NOBLEMAIRE, and A. J. A.RATEAU. Charging of i.e. engines. (348,908.) 18,347. J. F. ZIEGLER. Supporting-planes for aircraft. (348,924.)20,469. H. A. F. SIECK. Flying machines. (348,946.) 26,469. SIEMENS & HALSKE AKT.-GES. Diesel motors with radially-arranged cylinders. (348,980.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone (2 lines) : Holborn, 3211. Holbom, 1884. Telegraphic address : Truditur, Westcent, London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES POST FREE UNITED KINGDOMs. d. 3 Months 8 36 16 6 12 „ 33 0 UNITED STATES 3 Months $2-20 6 „ $4-40 12 „ $8-75 OTHER COUNTRIES* 3 6 12 Months 5. 8 17 35 4. 9 6 e • Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to theProprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, KingswayW.C.2, find crossed " Westminster Bank." Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT 'from local nevusvendors intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by forwarding remittance asabove. : 544
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