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1932
1932 - 0651.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 1, 1932 as usual smooth and " finished " and created a good im pression. A demonstration of the effectiveness of the differential wheel brakes of the " Fox Moth " was very convincing. The four Hawker machines demonstrated were: —The standard " Hart," the " Hart " with " Jupiter " engine, the " Fury " and the " Leopard-Horsley." The evolu tions of these machines were very impressive, but a cable picked up on the tail skid of the " Jupiter-Hart " caused some anxiety. However, it caused no damage other than detracting somewhat from one's enjoyment of the Hawker demonstration. The " Hart " gave a remarkable display of acceleration. After flying at very low speed, the pilot suddenly opened the engine to full throttle (one suspects that he " went right through the gate ") and immediately put the machine into a nearly vertical climb. The Gloster troop-carrier flew very well, and looked re markably small in the air. Of performance it was difficult to form an opinion, as the machine was " flying light," but its turn of speed appeared very good and the landing speed seemed very low. The Fairey demonstration was confined to a display of the " Firefly III " Fleet Fighter. As usual, Mr. Staniland put up a very spectacular performance, his upward rolls, inverted glides, and slow rolls at low height being particu larly admired. When the machine came roaring across at low height, the speed seemed terrific, and the subsequent " zoom " was breath-taking. The two Spartan machines, the three-seater and the six-seater " Cruiser," gave good shows. The new " Cruiser " looks extremely well in the air, and seemed very quiet. We have not been in the cabin yet, but one would expect the noise to be very moderate. The three- seater gave a quite remarkable demonstration of " sitting still " in the air. One suspects that it was flown by Col. Strange. The machine did not appear to be fitted with slots, which makes the performance all the more remarkable. The Blackburn B2 Trainer and the " Segrave " were next to take the air. Both were well handled, but the pilots confined themselves to straightforward flying and did not attempt any spectacular turns. However, the demonstration was none the worse for that. The Vickers " Jockey " single-seater fighter gave a fine demonstration of high-speed dives and " zooms," and looked very fast, although it is possible that its small size may have caused it to look just a little faster than it actually is. The " Vildebeest " showed the tactics fol lowed in torpedo-dropping. The machine dives on its target, then flattens out and drops the torpedo from a low- height. On this occasion one had to imagine the dropping of the torpedo, as aerodrome grass is not the best possible receptacle for this type of missile. The Avro display was typical of the excellent control- ability and manoeuvrability of the three types of training machines, the 626, the 621, and the 631, while the " Mail- plane " showed a remarkable turn of speed. The two Westland machines were well handled, the " Wessex " doing fast and slow flying, while the '* P.V.6 " concentrated on showing its excellent climb, and did tight, vertically-banked turns of very small radius indeed. The display came to a close by a second appearance of the two Handley-Page machines. The H.P.38 seems to hang in the air almost as well as the " Gugnunc," and appeared extremely controllable for such a large machine. Its speed range also seemed to be above normal. The rest of the afternoon was devoted to passenger flights, and many of the machines, both military and civil, were kept busy until evening. Altogether, the S.B.A.C. Display must be voted a suc cess. More than one British firm expressed the view that the display had been of more real value than ten Paris Aero Shows. It is not difficult to think of improvements, but a very good start has been made, and it is to be hoped that the event will become an annual one. But in the future a little more time will have to be given exhibitors. The notice this year was rather short, and the display might have been even better attended. Also, one day is really hardly enough for anyone to see all the machines, engines and accessories. Next year it would be advisable to make it at least a two-day affair, with " ground view ing " on the first day and flying display on the second. This year each firm was, we believe, given 8 min. for their display. The firms which had three or four machines present thus had to rush their demonstration through. If a whole day could be set aside for the flying display, each type of aircraft could be demonstrated to better advantage. MM HK VJK ?#•%< >...< ^,.\ V"S V"/ FOR ADVANCED TRAINING : The Bristol two-seater " Bulldog " (" Jupiter ") was one of the new types demonstrated at the S.B.A.C. Display at Hendon on Monday last. BEES Mj« Mj« SjK SjK< Sj '. i~.< jJs »!Ss H!R SSR Endurance of the " Sidestrand " ON page 549 of last week's issue, in the data relating to the Boulton & Paul " Sidestrand III," the endurance at cruising speed was erroneously given as 4.6 hr. At a constant height of 15,000 ft. this is actually 6 hr., while by judicious choice of height and cruising speed it may be extended to about 7 hr. We regret the mistake, and would ask readers to make the necessary correction in their copies of FLIGHT. 603
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