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FLIGHT, APRIL 22, 1932 King's Cup Air Race COMPETITORS who have already entered for the King's Cup Race are reminded that complete entry forms must be received by the Royal Aero Club not later than 5 p.m. on May 1, 1932. The Siddeley Trophy (presented by Mr. J. D. Siddeley) will be awarded to the Club whose repre sentative is highest in the placings for the King's Cup. The aircraft must be the bona fide property of the pilot representing the Club. Clubs must nominate their repre sentatives to the Royal Aero Club not later than May 18. The attention of competitors is drawn to a slight altera tion in the course of the King's Cup Air Race, which will be flown on July 8-9. In Section 1 it has been decided not to use Lympne Aerodrome and to substitute turning points at Abingdon (R.A.F. station) and Shoreham. The course, of approximately 1,223 miles, is therefore as follows: — Section 1, July 8.—Brooklands, Abingdon, Shoreham, Portsmouth, Bristol (Control), Birmingham, Hooton. Woodford, Leicester (Control), Ipswich, Northampton, Brooklands. Section 2, July 9.—Brooklands, Bristol, Northampton, Brooklands (Control), Shoreham, Ports mouth. Bristol. Brooklands. Aero Engine Accessories THE extremely interesting paper under above title, read by Mr. W. L. Taylor before the Royal Aeronautical Society on April 14, was not, unfortunately, of a character which enabled it to be usefully summarised. As we are unable to spare the space to publish the paper in full, we can only recommend such of our readers as are interested in the subject to await the publication of the paper in a forthcoming issue of the Society's journal. The paper dealt with the following subjects: Superchargers, automatic boost control, automatic mixture control, flame traps, magnetos, automatic ignition control, sparking plugs, starters (gas starting, inertia starters, cartridge starters), silencers, and flexible airscrew hubs. National Aviation Day Campaign BELOW is a list of the places at which Sir Alan Cobham will be holding his National Aviation Day, during the following week: — April 25, Leighton Buzzard, The Flying Ground, Billing- ton Road ; April 26, Banbury, The Flying Ground, War wick Road ; April 27, Kidderminster, Hoo Farm, Worcester Road ; April 28, Worcester, Perdiswell Park, Bilford Road ; April 29, Abingdon, Black Horse Barn, Faringdon Road ; April 30 and May 1, Edgware and Hendon, Stag Lane Aerodrome. Mr. H. G. Watkins Honoured H.M. THE KING has approved of the award of the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society to Mr. H. G. Watkins for his work in the Arctic regions, espe cially as leader of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition. A Television Talk on Aircraft ON April 27, at 11.30 a.m., Mr. B. R. Clarke will broadcast a Television talk from the Baird Television Studios, Long Acre, on Aircraft, which will be " illus trated " by models of the various aircraft mentioned. These will include the following:—Bleriot XI ; D.H. " Moth " ; Blackburn " Bluebird " ; Avian Sports ; Desoutter ; Gloucester Fighter ; Supermarine S6B ; Handley Page 42 airliner ; and Short " Kent " flying boat. Aerodromes AN exhibition of photographs and drawings of aero dromes, illustrating their architectural and town-planning design, is being held in the R.I.B.A. Galleries, 9, Conduit Street, until April 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), admission free. This exhibition, which has been formed by the Aerodromes Committee of the R.I.B.A., illustrates the ground work which has been, and is being, done in many countries with regard to the estab lishment of aerodromes. Airscrew Company Annual Dinner THE directors and staff of the Airscrew Company put aside business for a few hours when they met together socially on the occasion of their annual dinner, which was held at the Wey Restaurant, Weybridge, on April 15. The party, numbering about 40, spent a very enjoyable even ing under the chairmanship of the managing director, Mr. J. D. Titler. The occasion also marked the introduction of Dr. Watts, who has recently joined the board as technical director, and in proposing the toast to him Mr. Titler remarked that the prestige and growth of the com pany would be enhanced by the addition of so eminent an authority on technical problems. In reply Dr. Watts said it was his ambition to win that same loyalty and respect which Mr. Titler had so evidently deserved and won. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AEROPLANES, airships, balloons and parts thereof (not shown separately before 1910). For 1910 and 1911 figures see FLIGHT for January 25, 1912. For 1912 and 1913, see FLIGHT for January 17, 1914. For 1914, see FLIGHT for January 15, 1915, and soon yearly, the figures for 1930 being given in FLIGHT, January 16, 1931. Jan. . Feb. Mar. . Imports. 1931. 1932. £ £ .. 7,965 2,456 .. 3,303 2,503 .. 5,615 1,946 16,883 6,905 Exports. 1931. 1932. £ £ 142,596 122,942 110,587 181,482 83,088 167,195 336,271 471,619 Re-exports. 1931. 1932. £ £ 1,074 863 1,293 90 3,441 200 5,808 1,153 PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Motor Racing. By S. C. H. Davis. London: Iliffe & Sons, Ltd. Price Is. 6d. net. Gliding and Motorless Flight. By L. Howard-Flanders and C. F. Carr. London : Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. Price 7s. 6d. net. Almanacco Aeronaulico, 1932. Val. Bompiani, Milan. Price L. 12. Fleau Aerien. By S. de Stackelberg. Reunies S.A., 23, Avenue de la Gare, Lausanne. Price Fr. 6-50. U.S. Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Reports : No. 378. Comparison of Full-Scale Propellers having R.A.F.-6 and Clark Y Airfoil Sections. By H. B. Freeman. Price 10 cents. No. 379. Rolling Moments due to Rolling and Yaw for Four-Wing Models in Rotation. By M. Knight and C. J. Wenzinger. Price 15 cents. No. 401. Combustion in a High-Speed Com pression-Ignition Engine. By A. M. Rothrock. Price 15 cents. No. 402. Effect of Orifice Length-Diameter Ratio on Fuel Sprays for Compression-Ignition Engines. By A. G. Gellales. Price 15 cents. No. 403. Ice Prevention on Aircraft by means of Engine Exhaust Heat and a Technical Study of Heat Transmission from a Clark Y Airfoil. By T. Theodorsen and W. C. Clay. Price 20 cents. No. 404. The Effect of Increased Carburettor Pressure on Engine Performance at Several Compression Ratios. By O. W. Schey and V. G. Rollin. Price 10 cents. Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Technical Notes of the U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics : No. 404. Tests of N.A.C.A. Airfoils in the Variable-Density Wind Tunnel, Series 24. By E. N. Jacobs and K. E. Ward. January, 1932. No. 405. Valve Timing of Engines having Intake Pressures Higher than Exhaust. By E. S. Taylor. Feb., 1932. No. 407. Effect of the Reservoir Volume on the Discharge Pressures in the Injection System of the N.A.C.A. Spray Photography Equipment. By A. M. Rothrock and D. W. Lee. Feb., 1932. No. 408. Preliminary Tests on the Vaporisation of Fuel Sprays. By A. M. Rothrock. Feb., 1932. U.S. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS [AkbmimHons : CTL — cylinder ; i.e. — internal combustion ; m. =- motor* The rnimbtn in brackets are those under which the Specification will be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1930 Published April 21, 1932 38,281. ECLIPSE AVIATION CORPN. Engine starting apparatus. (369,563.) APPLIED FOR IN 1931 Published April 21, 1932 1,752. D. H. RIGHTON. Aeroplanes. (369,697.) 9,999. H. J. STIEGER. Wings. (369,756.) 13,080. BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO., LTD., and J. D. RENNIE. Method of transporting wings. (369,777.) 14,570. F. B. DEHN. (SOARING PLANE CORPORATION.) Wings. (369,788.) 15,190. R. TILING. Rockets for driving aircraft and model aircraft. (369,797.) 18,673. E. G. BUDD MANUFACTURING CO. Trusses for use in aircraft struc tures. (369,820.) 28,397. AVIONS H. M. D. FARMAN. Lubrication of i.e. engines. (369,875.) 29,891. H. JUNKERS. Apparatus for measuring or gauging rough blanks. (369,878.) FLIGHT, The Aircraft Engineer and Airships. 36, GREAT QUEEN STREET, KINGSWAY, W.C.2. Telephone (2 lines): Holborn, 3211. Holborn, 1884. Telegraphic address: Truditur, Westcent, London. SUBSCRIPTION RATES POST FREE UNITED KINGDOM s. d. 3 Months 8 3 6 16 6 12 „ 33 0 UNITED STATES 3 Months $2 20 6 „ $4-40 12 „ $8-75 OTHER COUNTRIES s. d. 3 Months 8 9 6 „ 17 6 12 „ 35 0 Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable to the Proprietors of " FLIGHT," 36, Great Queen Street, Kingsway, W.C.2, and crossed " Westminster Bank." Should any difficulty be experienced in procuring " FLIGHT " from local newsvendors, intending readers can obtain each issue direct from the Publishing Office, by for warding remittance as above. 366
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