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FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 On Tuesday, also, we had a Rumanian visitor. The: :dchine was of American origin, namely, an " Emscol," with a Wasp engine. The pilot was Commandant Jonescu.The machine was named " Regele Carol II," and in con- sequence the Press got hold of the story that King Carolhimself was on board. King Carol must have rather un- pleasant recollections of Croydon Aerodrome. I seem torecollect that he was detected here, and his secret flight foiled by one of the Control Tower officers. The machineflew direct from Bukarest to Croydon. The cabin has been converted into a series of petrol tanks, and all tanksare fitted with quick releases for emptying the petrol in a few seconds, in cases of emergency. A fast trip was made from Milan on Thursday by anItalian Breda light aircraft. Fitted with an inverted Gipsy engine, the machine is a monoplane of the low-wing type, with two cockpits, which can be opened or closed. The journey was made in 5| hr., and the pilot,Signor Meleri, was accompanied by a passenger. It is a pretty little machine, and has a remarkable turn of speed.Prince George Bibesco arrived on Friday in a French service Potez machine, presumably to witness theSchneider contest. He was met by Col. Shelmerdine and an official of the Rumanian Legation. On Friday night, Imperial Airways carried out twoflights over London after dark with an " Argosy." This is getting quite a popular pastime with London folk, andthere is no doubt a great fascination about a night flight. A new air route beacon has been installed at Merstham,in the Redhill Valley. It has a candle-power of 70,000, and should, therefore, be seen from a great distance on aclear night. Personal Flying Services continue their special charterdepartment, and are doing good business. Maj. Clarke is extremely hard working, and this company deserve allthe successes they are making. Mr. Styran (known as Mona to his friends) took the Sikorsky amphibian up toScotland on Friday. Several flying visitors arrived over the week-end towitness the Schneider Contest, but they were fewer than if it had been an international contest, instead of all-British. All people connected with aviation were de- lighted with the speeds attained, and hearty congratula-tions are due to the High-Speed Flight for their splendid work. The traffic figures for the week were:—Passengers, 1,445 ; freight, 82 tons. P. B. THE WILBUR WRIGHT MEMORIAL LECTURE /'HIT^HE ^Nineteenth Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture(jp III was read in the Aeronautical Section of the JIL Science Museum, South Kensington, London, S.W., on September 16, before the Society byMr. Glenn L. Martin, F.R.Ae.S., on the subject of " The Development of Aircraft Manufacture." The President,Mr. C. R. Fairey, M.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., occupying the chair. Before the lecture the annual Council Dinner of theSociety was held in the Science Museum, by kind permis- sion of Col. Sir Henry Lyons. Immediately before the reading of the Wilbur WrightMemorial Lecture, the following awards of the Society were presented by the President— The Simms Gold Medal to Dr. A. H. Davis for his paperon " Noise." (The Simms Gold Medal is awarded for the best paper in any year beiore the Society on any scienceallied to aeronautics, for example, meteorology, wiieless telegraphy, instruments, etc.) The Taylor Gold Medal to Sqd. Ldr. W. R. D. Acland,D.F.C., A.F.C., for his paper on " Deck Flying." (The Taylor Gold Medal is awarded for the most valuable papersubmitted or read during the previous session before the Society by a member or non-member.) The Silver Medal to Mr. H. C. H. Townend, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.F.R.Ae.S., for his work on the Townend Ring. (The Silver Medal is awarded for some advance in aero-nautical design.) The R.38 Memorial Prize between Prof. R. V. Southwell, M.A., F.R.S., F.R.Ae.S., and Miss L. Chitty, A.F.R.Ae.S.,for their paper on " Some Problems of Primary Stress Determination in Airship Hulls "; and Mr. W. G. Bird,M.A., A.F.R.Ae.S., for his paper on " The Influence of Atmospheric Humidity and other Factors upon the StaticLift of Airships." (The R.38 Memorial Prize is awarded for the best paper received by the Society on some subjectof a technical nature in the science of aeronautics, prefer- ence being given to papers which relate to airships.) The Busk Memorial Prize to Mr. A. Gouge, F.R.Ae.S.,for his paper on " Some Problems in the Design of Sea- going Aircraft." (The Busk Memorial Prize is offeredannually for the best paper received by the Society on some subject of a technical nature in connection with aeroplanes(including seaplanes).) The Pilcher Memorial Prize to Mr. S G. Hooker, Studentof the Society, for his paper on " The Compressibility Effects in High-Speed Air Flow." (The Pilcher MemorialPrize is awarded to a student of the Society for the best paper on any subject dealing with aeroplanes.) At the conclusion of the presentation of the Society'sawards, the Daniel Guggenheim Gold Medal for the year 1931 was presented to Dr. F. W. Lanchester, IX.D.,F.R.S., Hon. F.R.Ae.S., for his contributions to the funda- mental theory of aerodynamics. The presentation wasmade by Mr. Griffith Brewer, F.R.Ae.S., in his capacity as English representative of the Daniel Guggenheim MedalBoard of Award. THE AIRCRAFT LECTUREROOM : The lecture rooms at the Air Service Training School atHamble are a feature of the care with which the training is carriedout. Our photograph here shows a stripped Avro fuselage, while inthe background can be seen the tail end of a metal fuselage such asis used for the Avro Tutor aircraft upon which a great deal of theflying training is done. In this room the pupils are taught allabout the constructional details of aircraft, the methods of assem-bling and truing up the various components such as wings andundercarriages. (FLIGHT Photo.) 959
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