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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 6, 1931 Ambitious Russian MachineA NEW large-scale monoplane has just been completed by the Russian Aero-Hydrodynamical Institute (Zagi) andis now undergoing tests. The machine is an all-metal cantilever monoplane fitted with five radial air-cooledengines of 480 h.p. each. One engine is mounted in the nose of the fuselage and the others are " grown " from theleading edge of the wing, two on each side. The ANT-14 has a wing span of 41 m. (134 ft. 6 in.) and an overalllength of 26 m. (85 ft. 3 in.). The disposable load is in the neighbourhood of 7 tons, and normally the machine carriesa crew of 4 and 34 passengers. The cruising speed is stated to be in the neighbourhood of 100 m.p.h.A Russian All-Steel Aeroplane IT is reported that the first all-metal aeroplane made ofnon-corrosive steel has been produced by the Civil Aviation Research Institute of Russia.U.S. Aircraft for Siam THE sale of two Model 100-E Boeing "Wasp "-poweredsingle-seater Persuit planes to the Siamese Government has been negotiated by the Boeing Airplane Company throughUnited Aircraft Exports. The machines are scheduled to be shipped from Seattle to Siam in November. This is the firstsale of aircraft made by the Boeing plant to Siam. Capt. Charley's Move His many friends at home and abroad will, we aresure, be interested to learn that Capt. L. C. Charley has joined Gale & Polden, Ltd., at their London address at2, Amen Corner, E.C.4. Capt. Charley has been associated with the Gloster Aircraft Co., Ltd., since 1923, as foreignrepresentative, during which time he has met practically everyone of note in the aviation world, not only in thiscountry but throughout Europe where Gloster aircraft are known and liked. As Gale & Polden are not unconnectedwith aviation publishing, it may be hoped that in his new post Capt. Charley will not be entirely lost to Britishaviation, in which his always cheery tace and genial personality were cordially welcomed in any gathering." Robur " Parachute making Headway THE " Robur " parachute, designed and manufacturedby Carl H. Lundholm, of Stockholm, was recently tested in competition with other makes of parachute and emergedtriumphantly from the tests. The Belgian Air Force has now officially adopted the " Robur," and it is expectedthat the Swedish Government will follow suit shortly. End of the Blackburn Demonstration Tour MISFORTUNE having overtaken the " Bluebird " atAthens on October 24, when Mr. Sakellariou, a Greek Army pilot, who was making a practice flight solo, preparatoryto flying the " Lincock," crashed, losing his life and totally destroying the machine, it has been decided not to resumethe return demonstration tour originally planned. Other considerations, such as deteriorating weather conditionsand shortening of daylight, have also influenced this de- cision, and it has been considered advisable to keep the"Lincock" at Athens a week or two longer for demonstration purposes. In the circumstances,it would have been useless to con- tinue the tour with only one aero-plane, the " Segrave," accord- ingly this machine will probablybe dismantled, packed and shiped back to Brough. Full details ofthe accident are not yet forth- coming, but it is understood thatthere was no question of failure of any part of the aircraft orengine. The loss of the pilot's life and the destruction of themachine can only be regarded as a very unfortunate occurrence.Mr. R. Blackburn, who accom- panied the tour on part of theoutward trip and was present when the three machines arrivedat Athens on October 21, has now returned to Brough, and oneof the pilots will probably follow very shortly. Mr. Blackburnreports very favourably on the demonstration at Brussels, andwritten accounts from agents who attended the demonstrations atPrague, Budapest and Belgrade confirm the great success of eachand the keen interest taken in the Machines. At present, the resultst'-f the tour cannot be fully determined, but one important result has been the appoint-ment of agents in two of the countries traversed. Vickers Supermarine S.6B at South Kensington THE Vickers Supermarine Rolls-Royce seaplane S.6B,S.1595, which secured permanently the Schneider Trophy for Great Britain on September 13, 1931, and subsequentlycreated the world speed record of 408.8 miles an hour, has now been placed in the Main Hall of the Science Museum,Exhibition Road, South Kensington, until February next. Canadian Aeronautical Legislation A QUESTION recently came before the Judicial Com-mittee of the Privy Council concerning the authority of the Dominion Government of Canada, as against the Pro-vincial Governments, under the Convention relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation. Three questions were putto the Privy Council, which decided all of them in favour of the authority of the Dominion Government.Cellon in the Tropics CELLON, LTD., of Kingston-on-Thames, have receivedthe following letter from the Indian Air Survey & Trans- port, Ltd., regarding the behaviour of Cellon dope inIndia:—" We have now been using Cellon on our survey aircraft in India for several years and it may interest you tolearn that it has given very satisfactory results under ex- tremely difficult climatic conditions. During our normalworking season of five months each year we operate almost entirely from temporary landing grounds, and our aircraftare out in the open for the whole of this period. There is not a great deal of rain during these months, but the heavydews each night and the hot sun in the day test the dura- bility of all fabric-covered surfaces very severely, and weare pleased to be able to say that after two seasons' work these show remarkably little deterioration." THE BLACKBURN DEMONSTRATION TOUR: The upper picture shows agroup taken at Prague and depicts, from left to right, Capts. Blake and Andrews, Gen. Ing. Maticka, Maj. Benes, Capt. Hess, and Mr. Piacentini. Below, Capt. Stackshows the " Lincock " to Maj. Kazer at Brussels while Mr. Robert Blackburn stands gracefully by in the background. 1111
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