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1931
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FLIGHT, JUNE 19, 1931 BROOKLANDS • OW that the display at Brooklands has beenbrought to a satisfactory conclusion, serious work and ground routine is the order of the day.The week's weather was bad, but 30 hours' instructional flying were completed, including launchingone pupil on his first solo. The Brooklands Display has evoked comment as towhether these displays are, after all, being run on the right lines. The Brooklands organisation claims that thisdisplay was run so as not to boost the pilot unduly at the expense of the machine, since both the programme andthe broadcasting were largely devoted to descriptions of the different types, their features and their prices. None the less, it is a matter of experience that the" public," using the hard-worked word in the sense of the people who are not yet flying enthusiasts, will notturn up at a display unless there is a certain circus element in it. ••,"•• As a result of the display, Brooklands has 24 newflying club members and six new pupils. As a display i& only a means to the end of creating air-mindedness, themanagement of Brooklands claims that its display has amply justified itself. The repair department of Brooklands is intent nnproving " old aircraft never die," and Captain Stack's four-year-old ".Moth" came out this week looking quiteas "good as new" with a new red and white colour scheme. The new sales department is also busy, and is underthe direction of Mr. K. E. Parker. A new feature of each of the School machines is theThornton Norris Air Log, which registers flying time, and saves the familiar argument between timekeeper and pilot. The model of the new club house exhibited at thedisplay was widely admired. Workmen have already started on the real thing, and it is scheduled to be readythis season. CROYDON G "* HE most interesting event of the wet-k underreview was the visit of the Junker's G.38. This machine arrived on Thursday morning and re-mained until Saturday morning, and during this time many people inspected it, and a privileged few weregiven flights on the Friday. Hangar space was not avail- able owing to the great span, and it had to remain out onthe aerodrome. From an en- gineering point of view the G.38is no doubt a masterpiece, and the more one sees of it the moreone marvels at the construction. The performance of the machine,however, is not so impressive as " Hannibal." The G.38 seemsmore sluggish getting off and on the climb. " Hannibal," fromthe moment the pilot opens up the engines, seems as if it wants to be up in the air, and there isno sluggishness in taking-off or climbing. Whatever jokes wehave had at " Hannibal's " ex- pense, we have got to admit thatit lacks nothing in performance, and it has taken a number of thesceptics by surprise. It is also, from an airline point of view, inmy opinion, a better commercial proposition than the G.38,although we all agree the latter is a wonderful machine. " Hannibal " had bad luck onMonday in breaking the tail wheel fittings as it was pushed from thehangar, but the trouble was soon remedied, and trips to Paris andback have been made daily with no trouble at all, and it is as fast,if not faster, than any of the other machines now operating toand from Croydon. The quiet- ness of both these giants in the air is very noticeable, and smallmachines like Moths appear noisy after these two. A full report onthese two machines will be found on page 561.Several honeymoon couples have again used the airways this AN AERIAL BEACON: This is the" Airway Beacon," manufactured by the London Electric Firm, South Croydon,which is fitted with electric rotating gear, and having an enclosed lanternand lamp holder gear to suit 1000 watt Projector pattern gas-filled lamps—twobeing carried, and automatic mechanism brings the second lamp into focal positionin the event of failure of the first lamp. week, and one suggests that a special honeymoon machinemight be placed on service, as the demand seems to be great, judging by the couples that pass through here now.Personal Flying Service have again placed their Desoutter on service after its argument with the fence at Berck. We have had an old friend to see us during the week.Major Kenworthy. Many will well remember him piloting the Blackburn Kangaroos fromBrough in the early days of civil aviation. One would like to express thedeep regret of many here on hear- ing of the death of Mr. G.Murray, of Brooklands. He often visited Croydon, and, although acomparatively young pilot, he was admired by many of the oldpilots here for his skill at aero- batics. Many at Croydon havenever seen him give an exhibi- tion, but it was always a sightworth seeing, and his loss is a blow to aviation, and he will besorely missed by many friends and by many clubs. I understand Mr. Will Hay,that well-known variety artiste, has purchased a " Redwing."One wonders when these machines will be seen in their hundreds likeMoths, as they are one of the most stable light machines on themarket to-day. With all the efforts of the AirMinistry, the dust nuisance does not seem to have been overcome.It is no doubt a very di<;icult problem at an aerodrome v'he^there is so much traffic. I (^uDt whether it can be cured, as. how-ever far out they may extenJ tne tarmac area, there must •'•>' »jedge, and the wind will stui bring the dust on to the tr'.!1"r'where the machines will fini;1 ™ job of choking everyone wit- «• The traffic figures for the wee*were: Passengers, 1,149: reig° < 85 tons. p 564
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