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FLIGHT, AUGUST 21, 1931 AIR MINISTRY NOTICES No. 45 of 1931. Portsmouth Aerodrome : Use in Connection with the IS' Schneider Trophy Contest. (12'"• .5/31.) Portsmouth aerodrome will be available ur use on and after September 1,1931, and will therefore be open for use by aircraft visiting the locality in connection with the Schneider Trophy Con' st. The aerodrome is still under construe; ion ,i;d only a portion of the total area will De available iur landing and Ukinj-off by the above date. 100 100 SCALE MI0.000 200 300 400 SO0 Y.rds. KW 0 100 200 300 400 Good Landing Area shown thus •••• (iii) A plan is attached showing the lay-out of the aerodrome as at September 1,1931, and after that date. Brief details are given below. (i) Position.- Lat. Sir 50' N., long. 1° 03' W., 2i miles N.F.. of Ports-mouth, and .J mile N.E. of the gas works. (ii) Description of landing area as at September 1, 1931.— Silt—N.-S 746 yards. N.E.-S.W 7011 .,E.-W. 800 „ S.E.-N.W 1,140 „ Sur ace conditions.—Level, well-drained, grass-covered surface. Obstructions. —N.E. side.—Embankment and rough ground. S. stile.—Lopped trees, 10 ft. in height, 2 gasometers 140 ft. high,and several chimneys 100-130 ft. high, 350 yards distant. W. side.—Railway with telegraph wires. (iv) Markings.—A landing circle will be marked near the centre of thelanding area. Four wind sleeves will be flown froin masts in the positions indicated on plan. (v) Owner.—Portsmouth Corporation. It should 1M? noted that N/A Series C, No. 8/1931, which states that theuse of this aerodrome is dangerous and should be avoided, will remain in force until September 1, 1931.AT.#.—Kxcept during the period of the Schneider Contest, there will be no refuelling or other facilities until further notice. No.46ofl93I. Schneider Trophy Contest : Arrangements for Visit-Ing Aircraft. (125396 31.) The Schneider Trophy Contest will take place, weather permitting, atSpit head and over the adjacent waters, on September 12, 1931. Flight, in the locality of the Contest, of all civil aircraft Other than thosecompeting will be subject to restrictions which will IK- announced later. The undermentioned Royal Air Force seaplane stations and aerodromeswill not be available for use by civil aircraft from the date shown against each until another date, which will be notified in due course :— Calshot Seaplane Station .. .. August 24, 1931.Lee-on-Solent Seaplane Station .. September 10, 1931. Gosport Aerodrome .. .. September 10, 1931. The undermentioned licensed civil aerodromes will be the official aerodromesfor the purpose of the Schneider Contest and will be available for use by visiting civil aircraft subject to the restrictions shown against each. (a) Portsmouth Municipal Aerodrome. See Notice to Airmen, Series A, No. 45/1931. Available for aircraft(landplanes) of all types. This aerodrome will be under the control of the Automobile Association.No hangar accommodation can be provided, but application for parking space should be made to the Aviation Department, Automobile Associa-tion. (ft) Cowes (West) Aerodrdme. Private licensed aerodrome available only for light aircraft (land-planes) entered in the Certificate of Registration as in Class A or AA for Schneider Trophy Contest : Practice Flying. landing fee, and for Avro 504. K, 536 and 548. The aerodrome will beunder the control of the Automobile Association. No hangar accommo- dation will be available, but parking space for not more than 60 lightaircraft can be arranged. Applications for permission to land and for parking space shoidd be addressed to the Aviation Department, Auto-mobile Association. (c) Cowes Seaplane Station. Private unlicensed.seaplane station. Up to a maximum of 18 mooringsfor aircraft can be laid down by the station owners (Messrs. Saunders- Roe, Ltd.), but all applications for such moorings and assistance inconnection therewith should be addressed to the Aviation Department Automobile Association. At least ten days' notice should be given bvany one requiring these moorings and no applications for them can be considered later than September I. Arrangements for the accommodation of civil aircraft will be made in theorder of priority in which notification is received by the Aviation Department, Automobile Association, Fanum House, New Coventry Street, W.I. TheAutomobile Association will, on request, forward special forms covering certain necessary particulars of aircraft requiring accommodation. No. 47 of 1931. (125397/31.) Aircraft practising for the Schneider Trophy Contest may be flying atany time during the hours of daylight from August 24, 1931, until the date of the Contest, within the area bounded as follows : — Straight lines joining Yarmouth Pier, Lymington Pier and NetleyCastle. High-water mark between Netley Castle and Hamble Spit. Straight lines joining Hamble Spit, Horsea W/'T Station, Baffin's Pond(about \\ miles south of Portsmouth Aerodrome) and Havant Railway Station. The railway lines between Havant and Chichester railwaystations. Straight lines joining Selsey Bill, Culver Down W/T Station and Egypt Point Lighthouse. High-water mark between Egypt PointLighthouse and Yarmouth Pier. Pilots of civil aircraft are requested to avoid flying over this area.Notice to Airmen Series A, No. 17 of 1931. should be regarded as cancelled as from August 24, 1931. m * m & IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see FLIGHT for January 25, 1912. For 1912 and 1913, see FLIGHT for January 17, 19U. For 1914, see FLIGHT for January 15, 1915, and so on yearly, the figures for 1930 being given in FLIGHT, January 16, 1931. Jan.Feb. Mar. April May June July Imports. 1930. £...2,987 ...2,460 ... 744 ...2,959 11,706 15,029 14,216 1931. £7,965 3,303 5,615 2,216 1,964 6,780 1,790 Exports. 1930. £147,935 226,049156,098 213,390 158,460 252,443 170,594 1931. £142,596 110,587 83,088 213,401 275,382 78,298 177,006 Re-exports.1930. £ 1,000 802 79 2,550 1,060 938 1931 £1,074 1,293 3,441 530 198 361 131 50,101 29,633 1,324,969 1,080,358 6,429 7,028 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 1930 Published, August 20, 1931. 13,437. ARENS CONTROLS, LTD and F. A. CLARKE. Flexible power-trans-mission devices. (353,542.) 14,184 .AUTOMATIC PROPELLER CO., LTD. Screw propellers. (353,560.)16,870. J. SZYDLOWSKI. Two-cycle air-cooled aircraft motors. (353,608.) 21,577. Dr. C. VON HorE and A.-U. C. P. GOEKZ OPTISHCE ANSTALT. Devicesfor determining speed of aircraft. (353,679.) 23,563. CHEVRON MOTOR CORP. Radial-cyl. i.e. engines. (353,716.) 23,911. CURTISS-WRIGHT FLYING SERVICE, INC. Method of and apparatusfor instructing in aeronautical theory and practice and testing the performance of an aerial vehicle. (353,719.) i 28,875. D. NAPIER AND SON, LTD., R. W. VIGERS and E. E. CHATTERTON.Liquid-fuel injection pumps for i.e. engines. (353,771.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone (2 lines): Holborn, 3211. Holborn, 1884. Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES POST FREE UNITED KINGDOM 5. d.8 3 16 633 0 3 Months 6 12 UNITED STATES 3 Months $2-20 6 „ $440 12 $8-75 I 12 OTHER COUNTRIES* 5. d.8 9 17 635 03 Months6 * Foreign subscriptions must be remitted in British currency. Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed " Westminster Bank." 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