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1931
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FLIGHT, OCTOBER 9, 1931 The Bleriot Guillemin J.G.1O low-wing monoplane, with 95 h.p. Renault. Trouble with the petrol feed system " eliminated" this machine from the competition. designed for comfort. The top of the cabin consists of araised hood, which gives a perfect visibility in all direc- tions. The wings are of the folding type, constructedentirely of wood and covered with plywood. The frame- work of the fuselage is constructed of duralumin tubing,the larger part of which is covered with duralumin sheet, the rest with plywood. There is a good sized baggagecompartment sufficient to hold two large valises. The land- ing chassis is of the split-axle type with independentwheels and oleo-pneumatic shock absorbers. A metal airscrew is fitted.The Caudron " Luciole " C.270.—A two-seater, open- cockpit biplane, fitted with folding wings, and equippedwith a 95-h.p. Salmson, 9-cylinder, radial air-cooled motor. The fuselage and wings are constructed of wood andcovered with fabric. The landing chassis is lilted with shock absorbers and brakes. The motor supports are con-structed of steel tubing, electrically welded, which furnish an elasticity to their juncture with the fuselage, thusavoiding vibrations. Owing to a leak in its fuel feed-pipe system the BleriotGuillemin plane, piloted by Quatremarre, was obliged to land during the Speed Competition held on the second dayof the Meeting The plane was consequently thus eliminated from participation in the National TechnicalCompetition, and none of its performances were published. The Climbing Competition was the first event to be con-tested, and, together with the " Presentation " of the planes, occupied the opening day of the National TechnicalCompetition on Tuesday, September 22 last. This Climb- ing Competition was for the highest altitude above theOrly Aerodrome, as recorded on the barographs of the competing planes during the first 25 minutes after theirtake off. The results were as follow : — Albert No. 1 (Renault), piloted by Sautereau, 2,530metres—6 Points. Albert No. 2 (Salmson), pilotedby Edmond Albert, the Con- structor, 2,675 metres—10 Points.Caudron " Luciole " (Salmson), piloted by Maurice Finat, 2,43ometres—4 Points. The other competitions takingplace on the three following days of the Meeting, together with theclassification of the planes and the points awarded, were as follow:-—The Take Off Competition.— Points were awarded for theshortest distances effected in pass- ing over an " obstacle " consist-ing of a cord stretched between two posts 8 metres (26 ft.) inheight. Albert No. 1, 290 metres—22.60Points. Albert No. 2, 249 metres—33.26Points. Caudron " Luciole," 187 metres—64.70 Points.The Landing Competition.—This took place under the same conditions as the take off competition.Albert No. 1, 254 metres—31.96 Points. Albert No. 2, 267 metres—28.58 Points.Caudron " Luciole," 199 metres—59.90 Points. The Caudron plane was also awarded 10 points additionalin each of the preceding competitions for having effected the best results in them. The Speed Competition.—This contest was flown ovt-r acircuit of 486 km. (305 miles), the itinerary of which con- sisted of Orly-Artenay-Orly.Albert No. 1, 153 km. per hr.—29.50 Points. Albert No. 2, 146 km. per hr.—19 Points.Caudron " Luciole," 151 km. per hr.—26.50 Points. Folding and Detachable Wings.—In this contest theAlbert machines each gained 12 points. The wings were unmounted and folded in 3 min. 48 sec, and remountedin 13 min. 2 sec. The Caudron " Luciole " gained 23 points, the wingsbeing folded back in 44 sec. and opened out in 48 sec. Starting Competition.—Albert No. 1, motor cold, 3 sec;motor warmed up, 5 sec. average—3.5 Points. Albert No. 2, motor cold, 3 sec. ; motor warmed up.1 sec. average—15 Points. Caudron " Luciole," motor cold, 1 sec. ; motor warmedup, 1 sec. average—15 Points. Up to this stage the classification of the planes and thepoints awarded were as follow:—1, Caudron " Luciole," 203.10 points ; 2, Albert No. 2, 117.84 points ; 3, AlbertNo. 1, 105.50 points. The Meeting was continued last week, when the remain-ing competitions, such as the facility in handling, ease of piloting, quality of construction, etc., were decided. Wehope to publish the results in next week's issue. R. C. W. THE CARDIFF MEETING •—[• —' HE first pageant at the new Cardiff City Municipal(^ HI Aerodrome was held on Saturday, October 3. ll| It was preceded by a lunch, at which the Mayor(Alderman R. G. Hill Snook, J.P.) presided, and in a short speech he said that, although in the past Cardiffhad generally been backward in introducing innovations and other improvements to the city, they had in the caseof aviation he thought justified their attitude, for, as they had seen what, other cities had clone, they had been ableto profit by other people's mistakes, and therefore estab- lish their own Municipal Aerodrome with every chance ofmaking it a great success. Capt. W. R. Bailey, whose work is responsible for the establishment of the Aerodrome,also spoke, and asked everyone to co-operate in furthering the success of their airport. The meeting itself was, we hope, a foretaste of the wayin which aviation matters will be handled in Cardiff in the future. It was excellently run with very few flaws inthe organisation. The Aerodrome is peculiarly well situ- ated for dealing with large-sized crowds, as the banksround its edge form natural barriers, which do not have to be augmented to any very large extent. It was evidentthat there had been no difficulty in securing the co-opera- tion of the local police force, and a large body of theseofficers kept a crowd numbering some 8,000 in perfect control. The pilots and other guests were well lookedafter, and treated with a courtesy which should be copied by other aerodromes. The actual landing area is not verylarge at the present time, but there is plenty of room for further development, while its position would seem toindicate the utilisation of one side as a seaplane landing station. It is close to the town and, in fact, is quite asgood, if not better, than any other municipal aerodrome. The meeting was well attended by some 40 aircraft ofvarious types, including the " Arrow Active " (Hermes lib.), flown by F/O H. H. Leech; the "Bristol Bull-dog " (Jupiter), flown by Capt. C. F. Uwins ; the "Cutty Sark " (two Gipsy II's) ; the " Autogiro "(Genet Major) ; the " Westland Wessex " (3-7 cylinder Genets) ; the " Redwing " (Genet) ; Mrs. Victor Bruce'?"Bluebird" (Gipsy III); the " Monospar " (two Salrn- sons), piloted by Fit. Lt. Schofield ; some " Klemms " ;a " Swift " (Pobjoy) ; the " Elf " (Hermes) ; and many " Puss Moths," ordinary " Moths," and " Avians," tosay nothing of several joyriding Avros and Desoutters. The first item on the programme was the Heston-Cardinrace, with the winning machines arriving somewhere about 2.45 p.m. Mr. H. K. A. Edwards was first in his oldAvro " Baby " (Cirrus I), F/O Selway was second in a " Moth " (Gipsy I), and Fit. Lt. F. G. Gibbons, in a 1016
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