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1931 - 0974.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931 OFF TO THE SCENE OF OPERATIONS: Squadron Leader Orlebar, FlightLieutenant Castaldini, and Mr. W. Lappin going off in a " Sea Car '' to watch flying practice. (FLIGHT Photo.) The following are the names of the Italian and Frenchpilots who were entered by their respective Aero Clubs: —<• THE ITALIAN T CAM Maggiore (Major) Guglielmo Cassinelli ; Tenente (Lieutenant) Pietro Scapinelli ; Tenente Stanislao Bellini ; Tenente Ariosto Ntri ; Mariesciallo (Warrant Officer) Francesco Agello. THE FRENCH TEAM 1. Capt. (of Keserve) Sadi Lecointe ; 2 Sub.-Lt. (of Reserve) Assolant ; 3. Capt. Vernhol. SUBSTITUTES1. Lt. Retourna ; 2. Fit. Sgt. Baillet ;3. Fit. Sgt. Dumas. Bad Weather Saturday, September 5.—Capt.Jackson had told me that this would be a real bad day, and soit was. A very large depression ; was slowly crossing the BritishIsles, and to-day we got the worst of it. The seaplane basewas almost deserted, and looked more dreary than ever. Some ofthe High-Speed Flight were given leave—well they deserved it—andF/O Snaith took advantage of it to go up to London for the night.But Capt. Jackson also said that by to-morrow this depressionwould have passed away, and would be succeeded by a ridge ofhigh pressure connecting the anti- cyclones which centred on Icelandand the Azores. Everyone went to bed prepared for a day ofaerial activity after a week in which only S.5's and the biplaneshad been able to go up. Flying Again Sunday, September 6. — ThePress Officers are indefatigable people. At a very early hour Mr.Bowyer was on the telephone to all the hotels where air corre- spondents were resting heads, and hall porters wer soon rousing them from their dowm- couches. When I arrived at ( alshot both the S.5 machines were oi\t and were being got ready. At 8.40 a.m.. N.219 was launched, with Stainfort]) in the cockpit. By the way, both the S.5's now have direct-drive Ktapiej- cngines in them. Stainforth is a master of his art, and for 15 nuantes he flew about with his usual complete mastery of the machine. His landing was a model of how a racing seaplane ought to be put down on the water, a long glide with the heels Q£ th<- fioats well down until they just dipped into the water down to the step, and then the water took charge and bore the machine along. Boothman was the next to in N.220, the 1927 winner, are now always launched frcw the slipways when the water permits, and are not towed out. By this time tht water was very full of craft of all sorts, from steamers to small saffipg yachts, and the wind was blowing directly up Southampton Water. Boothman had to hurry, and he hoiked up his machine after a. run which must have been nearly a nsord for shortness. He found the air quiti bumpy, and farther, out the watt-; was too rough to make thoughts of an engine failure at all comfortable. After 12 minutes he landed again, and then everyone went off to breakfast. When we reassembled at Calshot after breakfast, h'-.: was up in the " Fleetwing," examining the water. II' flew over the castle and dived twice. This was the signal to say that the water was suitable for S.6 seaplanes to fly. The one " A " machine, N.248 (holder of the 100-km. record), was ready on a pontoon, while one of the "B" machines, S.1595, had already been towed out on a pon- toon to near Lee-on-Solent. Experiments were being tried with different propellers on S.1595, and though the mactaif was at least four miles away, it was decided to have her back and change her prop. The other propdler was placed ready on the slipway, and when " 95 " got bKk the change was made in about 20 minutes. >• • The order of flying was:—First, Long in thp " A.' N.248 ; then Stainforth in S.1596 ; and, third, Snaith in S.1595, with the new prop. Snaith was expected'back bv CHANGING A PROP: As in previous years, the Fairey Aviation CO supplied all the metal airscrews for the Schneider machines. (FLIGHT f%oto-)
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