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1932
1932 - 0940.PDF
FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 16. 1932 rudder and elevators, has also been retained. The biggest departure has been made in the wing design, which is now a single-spar, tapered and twisted wing with a pronounced sweep back of the leading edge, and is of much larger span and aspect ratio, namely, 16:1. The aileron controls have been redesigned, and now incorporate an automatic release at the wing joints, and a chain and sprocket type differential gear. A feature of the original Scud '' was the very much higher wing loading than is con ventional practice ; this has been slightly increased on the new machine, and is now as high as 3.5 lb./sq. ft. The span loading is, however, owing to the light all-up weight, comparatively low. The price of the " Scud II " will be £150. Three-quarter front and rear views of the Scud II outside Mr. E. D. Abbott's works at Farnham. S S THE 1932 B.G.A. OPEN SOARING COMPETITIONS By C. H. LATIMER-NEEDHAM, M.Sc, F.R.Ae.S. (Chief Flight Marshal) S *|T—'HIS year's B.G.A. open competitions lasted for VJ) I nine days, from August 27 to September 4, and J1L were held on the Furness Gliding Club site at Moorside, near Askarn-in-Furness. The event was marred by unsuitable weather, so that only five days were available for flying. The entries consisted of seven sailplanes and two secon dary machines. No elementary types were entered, and the change-over to high-efficiency gliders was a most noticeable feature. The standard of pilotage showed a marked advance. The site chosen for the contest is one of the best in the country. The Moorside hills are situated north of More- cambe Bay, on the east of the Duddon Channel. The best slope faces west, reaches a height of 1,000 ft., and extends for several miles to the north. There is a moderately good slope facing east and a very short spur to the south, but nothing of much use for a north wind. The surrounding country is for the most part quite open and free from obstacles, so that there is no lacking of landing grounds. Low clouds covered the hills on the opening morning of the meeting, with hardly a puff of wind, but by midday conditions had improved and the wind freshened. At 2.55 p.m. Slingsby, in the " British Falcon," made a flight of 13 min. The " Falcon " was constructed by Slingsby from the plans of the German " Falke," and is a most creditable piece of work. On it he taught himself to fly and took his " C " certificate. Flights in the " Kassel 20 " by Hum phries, Dewsbury and Collins of 37, 40 and 15 min. followed, and another of 36 min. by Slingsby. The London Club's " Pro fessor " was then launched, piloted by Symmons, who was able to wander in all directions, reaching an altitude of 1,000 ft. Further flights were made by Dr. Slater in the " Kassel " and Slingsby in the " Falcon." A moderate E.N.E. wind made flying difficult on Sunday, and nothing of note was accomplished. Interest centred in the arrival of the " Scud II," which made some short test flights. The differential aileron control was found to require some adjustment and the rudder lacked sufficient power, probably due to the shielding effect of the pilot's exposed shoulders. Accord ingly a larger rudder was sent for, and this arrived later in the week. No flying was possible on Monday owing to low cloud, but Tuesday's conditions resembled those of Saturday, with a moderate W.S.W. wind. A " Daily Prize " was offered for the first flight out to Duiinerholme Rock and back to the starting point. The Rock is a large mass of isolated rock that protrudes from the Duddon Sands, and is nearly two miles from the hill face. It was chosen as the turning point in order to ascertain the conditions away from the hill and to induce the pilots to leave the normal soaring zone, thus gaining experience for distance flights. Attempts were made by Slingsby, McGlashen in the " Dagnall " sailplane, and Dewsbury in the " Kassel " without success, after which Buxton succeeded in reaching the objective and returned to the starting point with a fine flight of If hr., reaching a height of 1,700 ft. On Wednesday a fresh breeze from the W.S.W., almost directly up the hill face, provided conditions that appeared ideal, but, in fact, the pilots found difficulty in remain ing aloft, due to the fact that little wind prevailed at the lower altitudes. The " Daily Prize " was fixed for the longest duration flight, and was competed for by the " Falcon," " Hols der Teufel," and " Professor," the winner being Hiscox in the " Hols," with a flight of 32 min. Flying was rendered impossible on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. LIST OF WINNING PERFORMANCES EVENT CONTEST MACHINE PERFORMANCE ENTRANT PILOT EVENT 5 EVENT 14 EVENT 19 EVENT 20 EVENT 21 EVENT 22 Aggregate flying time, open Distance contest Duration contest, secondaries Duration contest, sailplanes Duration contest, 2- seaters Altitude contest CUPS AND TROPHIES Lord Wakefield Trophy, Greatest Distance MANIO CUP, Longest duration VOLK CUP, Aggregate time, Club machines DAILY PRIZES AND SPECIAL AWARDS Dunnerholme Rook and Return Longest duration flight Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Special Special Consistent good per formance Flight of Aug. 30 " Falcon " " Falcon " R.F.D. " Falcon " " Kassel"., " Professor* ' Falcon " ' Kassel ". 2-seater 'Professor ' Falcon " Hols der Teufel " 1 Falcon " 1 Falcon " 8hr. 42 min. 30sec. 13J miles . . 37f min 2 hr. 30 min. 30 sec. 2 hr. 38 min. 1,000 ft 13J miles .. 2 hr. 38 min. 1 hr. 39 min. 32 min. Slingsby .. Slingsby Preston Club Slingsby .. Dent London Club Slingsby Dent London Club Slingsby Hiscox Slingsby Slingsby Entrant. Buxton. Falla. Slingsbv. Buxton. Symmrns. Buxton. Buxton. Buxton. Hiscox. Entrant. Buxton. 876
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