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FLIGHT, AUGUST 28, 1931 second circuit to come in and land for the finish. In boththe heat and the final the only machine not disqualified was the Avro Baby (Cirrus I), flown by the brothersEdwards. On the last lap, however, Mr. E. C. T. Edwards had a forced landing in a very small field indeed.His brother rushed over in a car and found that the trouble was only shortage of fuel. So a rapid fill up wasmade. By managing with exceptional skill to get out of the field and fly back he won the race, thus gaining theCup which had been presented by Mrs. de Lancey Wilson. A very fine effort indeed. heldAfter the meeting a dinner and danceTilleys. Col. Sir Joseph Reed, the President was in the chair. The speech making was coshort. Aid. David Adams, the Lord Mayor of S± upon-Tyne, proposed the toast of the Club, and made Itexcellent case for the establishment of a municipal aer drome. It is not often that we hear such progressive viewsas these expressed by a provincial Lord Mayor and we trust that he got his just backing from his aldermen andcouncillors and that before long we shall hear that there i* a Newcastle Municipal Aerodrome. BROOKLANDS NOTES. — TheCurse ot St. Swithin reduced the hours spent in the air atBrooklands during the week to 35. But the machinations of thetearful Saint were of no avail against the growing popularity ofthe School's indoor work. Large numbers of pupils came downspecially to attend the lectures in meteorology and navigation.Steady activity in the repairs shop goes on, and an average turn outof three machines weekly is being maintained. The indoor activitiesof Brooklands promise to be still further stimulated by the start ofttie College of Aeronautical En- gineering's first term. Already 286applications have been received by the College, and 40 pupils will beselected for a thorough training in the technical and administrativesides of aviation, thus bringing Brooklands a step nearer to therealisation of its future as a University of the Air. Three new pupils joined theSchool during the week, one aim- ing at a " B " licence. The lattercame originally to Brooklands from America some time ago tolearn to fly, and has returned for advanced instruction. The world-wide appreciation of Brooklands as a training centre is gratifyingto the School, which has pursued a policy of attracting pupils fromthe four corners of the globe. Mr. Radcliffe was successfullylaunched on his first solo, and Mr. Handasyde, the Brooklands winner in the Tatler Scheme,went solo after five hours' dual. Messrs. Rambout and Destur took their final tests for their " B " licences. The new club-house is now well on the way to comple-tion, and its progress is watched by private owner visitors with keen anticipation of new comforts in store for them. pINQUE PORTS FLYING CLUB.—A continuation of^ the remarkably bad weather reduced flying time to 23 hr. 5 min. for the week ending August 16. On Thurs-day Mr. G. E. T. Story flew from Baldonnel in 3 hr. 50 min. in his Cirrus LL Moth GEBTZ. During the weekthe Duke of Graf ton was back at Lympne. The Club was represented at the'St. Hubert (Belgium)Rally by Miss Aitken and Mr. Waller—whether Miss ROYAL AVIATORS : Princess Ileana and her husband, the Archduke Anton ofHapsburg, standing beside their " Puss Moth'" a wedding gift from King Carol. (FLIGHT Photo.) Aitken has won the Ladies' Cup is not yet clear, but it ishoped that such may be the case. The bomb-dropping competition which should have beenheld on Sunday, the 16th inst., had to be abandoned owing to the unsuitability of the weather.'THE WILTSHIRE LIGHT AEROPLANE CLUB.—It is proposed to form an Aero Club under the above title.The Aerodrome and Club house will be situated within thjee miles of Salisbury. The equipment will consist of " Redwing " light aero-planes (" Genet " engines). In order to form the club it is essential to ascertain the potential number of members.Will all those who are interested and would like to join please write to J. E. Doran-Webb, Gaston Manor, Tisbury,Salisbury, Wilts. New D.H. Orders AMONG the new orders which de Havilland have recently received are two Gipsy I " Moths " for the Irish Aero Club, which have been sold through Brian Lewis and C. D. Barnard, Ltd., of Heston Air Park, Middlesex, and 30, Conduit Street, W.I ; also a Gipsy III engine for the Fiat Co. in Italy. This latter is particularly interesting, as it comes directly after the success of the Gipsy III engine in the recent Circuit of Italy. The Fiat Company actually had seven of their own machines entered, all of which were fitted with their own engines. The performance of the Gipsy III must, therefore, have impressed them very much. The Grosvenor Cup Race SQ.-LDR. WOODHOUSE, who won the Grosvenor CupRace at Newcastle-upon-Tync on August 22 in a Bluebird, used Pratts' petrol to take the necessary " horses " out ofhis Gipsy I engine. K.L.G. plugs and Wakefield's Castrol oil no doubt also had a great deal to do with his success.For transmitting the power of his engine to the air, and so drawing himself through it at 102£ m.p.h., he had aFairey metal airscrew fitted, and finally" for finding his way accurately round the course, he used a Husun compass.
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