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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 27, 1931 A Dinner to Miss Salaman A DINNER to Miss Peggy Salaman, who, with Mr.Gordon Store, recently broke the record from England to Capetown, is being organised by the Air League of theBritish Empire to take place on December 2 at the Dorchester Hotel. At the time of going to Press details ofthe arrangements are not available, but it is anticipated that it will be held under distinguished patronage, andthat the gathering will be truly representative of British Aviation, in order that Miss Salaman may receive thecongratulations which she justly deserves. Full details can be obtained from Capt. A. J. Barlow, Air League ofthe British Empire, Astor House, Aldwych, London, W.C.2. Mr. Store, it should be noted, is remaining inSouth Africa for the present. Sir Alfred Yarrow's Air Tour SIR ALFRED YARROW, the well-known Glasgow ship-builder, accompanied by his secretary, left Croydon on November 15 in an Imperial Airways machine, piloted byCapt. Olley, on an aerial tour of Europe. Sir Alfred will be 90 next January.The Authdrs' Club Becomes Airminded THE Authors' Club held a Dinner on Monday, Novem-ber 23, at which the chief guests were well-known personalities in the aviation world, and the topics of dis-cussion were aerial matters. Mr. Justice Bullock was the Chairman, while Major Jones occupied the Vice-Chair.Among those who took part in the discussion were Air Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Mr.-C. R. Fairey,Com. Lloyd Owen, Fit. Lt. N. Comper and Dr. A. P. Thurston. A Christmas Dinner will be held on Decem-ber 7, when Mr. H. de Vere Stacpoole will preside and Lord Wakefield will be the club guest.Rolls-Royce Engines for Japanese Aircraft? THE ROLLS-ROYCE COMPANY have received an urgentcable from their agents in Japan asking them what is the earliest possible date they can commence deliveries of825-h.p. aircraft engines. It is understood that the engines are to be installed in giant flying-boats for the JapaneseNavy. The flying-boats are now being built in Japan from the pattern of Short Bros., the famous aircraft manufacturersof Rochester (Kent). The first flying-boat of this type was delivered to the Japanese Navy last year by Short Bros.The Japanese acquired the right to build these boats and they are made in Japan under the direction of a group ofworkmen from Rochester. The flying-boats are all fitted with three Rolls-Royce " Buzzard " engines and are onthe Japanese secret list. Although details .concerning them may not be published, it is believed that they are the mostremarkable machines of the type that have ever been built. The " Buzzard " is a development of the supercharged" Kestrel " engines fitted to the Plawker " Furies," the fastest interceptor fighters in the world. Commenting onthis urgent inquiry from Japan, Mr. A. F. Sidgreaves, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce, said: "Although theaircraft would be built in Japan, the engines would be produced entirely in Derby. We have already suppliedengines of this type for the Japanese Navy which have given complete satisfaction. I believe that the flying-boatsbuilt in Japan are a great advance in aircraft construction and have a wonderful performance."The " Akron's " Telephone System NINETEEN telephones, a telephone exchange, and threemiles of wiring are carried by the American airship Akron, which has just been completed. As lightness was one ofthe essentials to be considered in designing the system, aluminium was used wherever possible, and the wholetelephone outfit, exchange and all, weighs only 250 lb. The nineteen telephones are located at strategic points.Two are provided for the observation and gun platforms on the top of the airship, two for the engine room, andthree for the gangway leading from the officers' quarters above the control room to the bow. Gangways extendidong each side of the ship, providing access to quarters, the aeroplane compartment and engine rooms, and anumber of telephones are to be found in these gangways, 'he captain of the Akron is able not only to talk to anysingle telephone, but to talk to all nineteen at once. He can also establish communication between the airship and"he telephone service on land by means of a line leading through the nose of the ship to the mooring mast. TheAkron is 785 ft. long, and is equipped with eight 560-h.p. engines. Its top speed is 83 miles an hour and its capacityis 1,000,000 cub. ft. greater than that of the late British R 100.Private Secretary to Sir Philip Sassoon THE RT. HON. SIR PHILIP SASSOON, Under-Secretaryof State for Air, has appointed Mr. T. L. E. B. Guinness, M.P., to be his Parliamentary private secretary.Air Mail Pilot Raises Fire Alarm FOR the fifth time in three years, Lewis Gravis, a mailpilot of United Air Lines, sounded his " plane fire alarm " recently to save the lives of sleeping people in a burninghouse. Flying the night mail from Kansas City to Chicago, he noticed a dwelling ablaze and circled it with his Hornetmotor wide open, remaining in the vicinity until he saw the occupants escape through the windows.Clover Sowing from Aircraft A CONTRACT for sowing clover seed on 4,000 acres ofstock range near Maxwell (Calif.) has been undertaken by aeroplane. The seeding is an experiment in the utilityof aircraft for this purpose which is being watched closely by stockmen in the valley, and if successful will open anew field of industrial use for planes. Schneider History in Lantern Slides A SPECIAL series has just been added to FLIGHT collec-tion of lantern slides, namely, a selection depicting the history of the Schneider Trophy Contest, from first to last.This, and any of the other series of FLIGHT lantern slides canbe loaned to those wishing to deliver lectures, etc., on appli- cation to FLIGHT offices. It is advisable, however, whenapplying for the slides, to give several days' notice in case they are already in use. Also, slides should be returnedas soon after the lecture as possible. California's Licensed Aircraft CALIFORNIA tops the list with the greatest number oflicensed aircraft in the United States with 3,092. New York has 1,658 and Illinois 1,301. California also leadsin the number of licensed air mechanics. THE RECORD BREAKERS: Miss Peggy Salaman andMr. Gordon Store taken on their arrival at Cape Town on November 5, when they beat the record for the England-Cape flight, with 5 days 6 hours 40 minutes, in the D.H. Puss Moth " Good Hope." 1179
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