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FLIGHT, JULY 10, 1931 MODELS THE MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB (T.M.A.C.) INAUGURAL Meeting of 3rd Wing T.M.A.C. (De Havil-lands).—Saturday, July 4, was very unkind in the matter of weather, a high and gusty wind, with occasionalshowers of rain, made the flying of models a very question- able operation. Owing to the regrettable absence of Captain Geoffrey DeHavilland (owing to illness) the diploma of inauguration was accepted by Mr. F. T. Hearle, who very kindlystepped into the breech, and in a short but well-chosen speech gave his promise of support and co-operation onbehalf of Captain De Havilland and his fellow directors. He then referred to the experiments carried out withmodels prior to the launching of the first D.H. machine, and offered the hope that as many successes should attendthe efforts of members of T.M.A.C. as had followed the experiments and practices of the De Havilland Company. Owing to the weather, the Farrow Shield Competitionwas postponed, and will be held early in August. General flying was carried out until 4.30 p.m., when everyoneadjourned to the pavilion for tea, which was admirably served and thoroughly enjoyed, thanks solely to efforts ofCaptain and Mrs. Eden, Mr. Gow, Mr. G. H. Clark and the lady secretaries of the company. All Wings of T.M.A.C. were well represented, but theoutstanding flying of the meeting was undoubtedly the consistent performance of members of the 4th Wing, underMr ; M. R. Knight.Flying and social activities continued both inside and outside the pavilion until a very late hour. Some membershad been taken round the works during the morning, and so their day was very full when 10 o'clock came, and avery tired but happy crowd of enthusiastic aero-modellists bade farewell and thanks to Captain Eden and his secre-taries and all members of De Havillands, who spared no effort and fully succeeded, in spite of poor weather, inmaking the inauguration of the 3rd Wing a day to be remembered in the annals of T.M.A.C. Cinema films were taken, but the poor light prevailingmay affect the results obtained, but all members will have an opportunity of seeing these when developed if theyarrange a date with the organising secretary. 4th Wing, T.M.A.C., Hackney Marsh.—June has beena very busy month at Hackney Marsh. Some exceptionally well-attended meetings have been held, and 31 differentmodels flown (15 low-wing, 12 high-wing, 4 biplanes, and 1 Spar MQUQ). The weather, though improved, has beentricky enough to give members excellent practice in true- ing and launching models. Successful parachute-dropping experiments have beenmade by Messrs. Jope, Wood, and J. Beard. Five new types have been flown, and have given a goodaccount of themselves: Mr. Jope's H.W. Gemsbok, Mr. Burt's L.W. Cheetah, Mr. J. Beard's biplane Banshee,Mr. Andrews' Puss-Moth, and Mr. Knight's Cabin H.W. Kittiwake III. One new Kitten has been produced. Fourteen members represented us at the Inaugural Meet-ing of 3rd Wing, Stag Lane, and put up some good dis- plays, despite boisterous weather.14th Wing, T.M.A.C. (Woodley Aerodrome, Reading).— The membership is slowly creeping up, and there are many" prospective " members attached. Much enthusiasm is evinced, and the season should produce some excellentmodels. Field meetings were held on June 20 and 27, and an in-door on July 1. The most interesting machine is a tractor R.O.G., driven by compressed air (3 cyl.) by T. Mann. Several semi-scale tractors—one of balsa—have beenflying well, but not near record standard. One or two of the younger people have built successful spar tractors andpushers, and are gaining good experience in adjustments and construction. On June 27 the Wing Commander had a glide of J min.after a flight of 40 sec. This was with a double-surfaced twin-pusher. A 4-ft. Flemming-William type did regular400 yd. over the ground. We hope many T.M.A.C. members from other Wingswill turn up on July 25 at Woodley Aerodrome, Reading, to the first big meet. A workshop has been secured in the town.17th Wing, T.M.A.C., North-Western Centre. Squadrons Nos. 50, 51 and 52.—An amount of flying was done atthe old Aerodrome, Mauldeth Road, Withington, on Satur- day and Sunday, July 4 and 5. The 51st Squadron's models, " Crusader " high-wings, were flown by Masters Hodson and Sharpies, the fo-merachieving 55 sec. on the Saturday. These are their first models, and they are nicely constructed, which speaks wellfor the 17th Wing's method of forming instructional classes for new members who are building their first machine"Another class starts on July 13, so intending memL<Ts should try and join this class. Nine fuselage models were in the aii on Sunday, and,in spite of a strong wind, some good flights were wit- nessed. Mr. Larmuth came along with his heavy-weightand treated us to some high flying. Mr. Robinson's ditto showed some constructional weaknesses, and Mr. Royle'ssmall high-wing put up some good flights, but the best flying of the small fry came from the " Crusaders." The high wind, however, spoilt all performances. Mr.Kenworthy's " Condor V " got away to 80 sec. on two occasions, but this was poor compared with a flight earlierin the week of 140 sec. Those interested in model aircraft in the district are in-vited to meet us at the Manchester Airport, Barton, on fuly 11, at 3.30 p.m. PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Der Kumpf urn Nobile. By Willy Meyer. GebrRadetzki, Berlin, S.W.48. Price~ 12 Mk. •, Gambler's Throw. By Eustace L. Adams. London:John Hamilton, Ltd. Price 7s. 6d. — K "* m m NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED THAMES TAXIS, LIMITED, 265, Strand. W.C. 2. Capita] £3,000, in2.000 7 per cent, cumulative participating: preference shares of £\ each and 5,000 ordinary shares of 4s. each. Manufacturers, hirers and operators otwater and aircraft, general engineers, etc. Directors : R. W. Brown, Long Ashton, Hutton, nr. Brentwood, engineer; S. T. Manuel, 1, BrajnertonStreet, Chelsea, S.W., engineer; E. P. Whitney, Broad Oak, Groombridge, Kent, farmer.MECHANISM, LTD., 6A, George Street, Croydon. Capital £1,000, in £1 shares. Mechanical, aeronautical and electrical engineers, scientificinstrument mrkes, electricians and dealers in electric, aeronautical and other apparatus, etc. Director? : G. D. K. Moss, 33, Seiby Road, Anerley, S.E. 20,engineer, and H. C. Peircc, The Wedge, Eliot Place, Blackheath, S.E. 3. 3g 31 SB 85 AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations : Cyl. = cylinder; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. = motcrs. The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification willbe printed and abridged, etc.) Applied for in 1930 Published July 9, 19311,307. W. W. TRIOQS. (Bendix Aviation Corporation.) Means for detaehnbly connecting grease-teeders to grease receivingdevices. (350,503.) 1,456. FETTERS, LTD., and G. T. R. HILL. Air brakes. (350,504.)7,408. W. E. GRAY. Air brakes. (350,475.) 7,597. J. HAYDOCK, Jim., and C. SHORKOCK. I.e. rotary engine. (350,527.) 8,283. WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE AND SAXBY SIGNAL CO., LTD. Aircraftbraking apparatus. (350,555.) 10,559. ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY MOTORS, LTD., and D. L. PRIOR. Gearing fordriving supercharger. (350,629.) 11,028. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., R. K. PIERSON and G. STANNARU.Aircraft, etc. (350,636.) 11,446. BOULTON AND PAUL, LTD., and J. R. NORTH. Cowlings for air-cooled engines. (350,646.) 14,153. CHANCE BROS, AND CO., LTD., and H. E. E. GOODMAN. Aircraftlights. (350,673.) 17,808. H. AND M. FARMAN. Transmission gears. (350,722.)20,006. MASCHINENFABRIK AUGSBURG-NURNBERG. A.-G. Two-stroke cycle i.e. engines for aircraft. (350,753.)21,907. S.SOKAL. (Fiat Soc. Anon.) Landing gear. (350,784.) 24,025. GOODYEAR-ZEPPELIN CORPORATION. Superstructures for rigidairships. (350,804.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone (2 lines): Holborn, 3211. 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