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1932
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FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 24, 1932 j^ENT FLYING CLUB In spite of the foggy weather the club has been main taining a very fair average of flying hours during the past week. Mr. Ramsay has carried out a considerable amount of solo flying on his Autogiro. The club are hold ing their annual dance at the County Hall, Canterbury, on Friday, December 9, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. ; tickets, 3s. single and 5s. 6d. double, may be obtained from the secretary or at the door ; there will be ample accommoda tion in the club hangar for any machines. YORKSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB (N.F.S.) In spite of variable weather, a good average of flying hours has been kept up, and Yeadon report the joining of several new flying members. On Saturday a famous pioneer of aerial transport—Santa Claus—arrived " by air " at Yeadon, thence continuing his journev to Lewis's large new store in Leeds, where he will be in good time for Christmas. J ONDON AEROPLANE CLUB J-' At the beginning of the week when visibility was slightly improved, Miss Allen made her first solo flight, and on subsequent days she and other beginners took advantage of the light easterly winds which kept Stag Lane Aerodrome clear. An example of how accessible is Stag Lane was provided the other day when a city worker wh6 had taken two hours off in the middle of "the day found himself with an hour to spare ; he betook himself with all speed to Stag Lane and enjoyed 15 min. flying, after which he returned to London in time for his appointment. A A. HANDBOOK FOR AIRMEN •'*•• The Automobile Association have produced a new issue of their handbook on flying. It will be found useful to those desirous of learning to fly and to those who do fly, for it gives information about the various clubs through out the country, such as the flying rates, the machines available, and a rough description of the locality of various aerodromes. DEADING AERO CLUB 1 * The " Woodley weather " which used to be the pride and joy of the club has deserted it and mist has taken its place ; in spite of this, however, two machines were kept moderately busy with instructional and solo flying. War time memories are revived by the sight of a privately- owned Bristol Fighter which is now kept on the aerodrome and seems to shoot off the ground and climb like a young scout revelling in its reclassification as a " civilian." The new hangar is nearly completed and will be used for all serviceable machines which will leave the old one for overhauls. L7LYING CLUB SUBSIDIES A In answer to a question in the House of Commons on November 16, on the amount of subsidy earned to date by each of the approved flying clubs during the financial year, Sir Philip Sassoon gave the following figures: — Bristol and Wessex £625, Eastern Counties £110, Hamp shire £415, Herts and Essex £468, Leicestershire £190, Lancashire £352, London £476, Liverpool and District £237, Midland £290, Newcastle-upon-Tyne £250, Norfolk and Norwich £150, Northamptonshire £70, Scottish £258, Southern £70. He pointed out, however, that in most cases these figures did not represent the amount of subsidy actually earned to date, as fresh agreements giving effect to the revised subsidy scheme (which operated as from the com mencement of the current financial year) were still in course of negotiation. LJAMPSHIRE AEROPLANE CLUB •*• The club commenced operations on the new aerodrome at Atlantic Park, Eastleigh, on November 5. A building which was used during the war as an officers' mess has been fitted up as a club-house, and it is much bigger than the old club-house at Hamble. Later on it is hoped to be able to accommodate members who wish to live at the club while learning to fly. There is also plenty of room in the hangar, which is greatly appreciated by the ground engineers, as they can now house all the club aircraft in addition to several privately owned aircraft, without fold ing the wings. Members are finding the advantage of having the club nearer to Southampton, as it is only seven minutes' walk from the Corporation tramway terminus at Swaythling. The third landing competition of the year was held recently, and was won by Mr. E. A. Verdon-Roe, who obtained his " A " licence during the summer. In spite of fog during the past fortnight, 39 hours' fly ing has been put in, and Messrs. Wateridge and Kerby have passed their " A " licence tests. On Monday last, however, the fog proved too much even for Col. Strange, who was on his way to Brooklands, and had to put down here and leave his machine for the night. Also, on Friday last, Mr. Keith Jopp, who was trying to get through to Scotland on Col. Smith Barry's " Puss Moth," was held up by the fog until to-day. The seventh annual dinner and dance of the club is being held on December 2 at the South Western Hotel, Southampton. Tickets for dinner and dance are 12s. 6d., and for the dance only 5s. 6d. A Date to Keep ! " To meet Mrs. J. A. Mollison " a ball has been arranged by the British Gliding Association for January 11 at the Portman Rooms. Apart from the pleasure of personally offering their congratulations to the notable airwoman, the guests will be ensured an excellent time between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. Two bands have been engaged, and a very moderate charge is being made for tickets, namely 10s. for a double ticket, which will include refreshments. Application for tickets should be made to 19, Berkeley Street (Tel.: Mayfair 4034). Birds' Wings MR. C. H. LATIMER-NEEDHAM has an interesting little article in the Sailplane dealing with the wing oscillations of birds in flight. He illustrates the different tracks followed by various birds and shows how the path of a bird's wing through the air is a circular motion. Gener ally speaking the greater part of the sustaining and pro pelling force is gained in the down stroke during which the large pectoral, or depressor, muscle is in action, the wing being then raised by the minor pectoral, or elevator, muscle. The wing, at the bottom of its stroke, develops a large camber presenting an angle of incidence to the air flow which gives an additional lift at a time when the body is likely to sink. It appears that there are two distinct methods of flving employed by birds, in one the lift and forward speed" are obtained on the down stroke with little or no work done on the return, in the other method the lift is obtained equallv on both the up and down strokes. 1135 A CORRESPONDENT of the Sailplane writes describing the interesting behaviour of a glider on meeting a rain storm. As the glider approaches the influence of the storm it is met by a wedge of cold air which causes disturb ances not unlike a small squall, but once this small area of disturbance has passed there is a short period of calm air free from upward or downward currents, due to the front slant of the cold air wedgs acting as a protective covering to the air beneath, the glider will then come under the full influence of the mass of cold air through which rain is falling. R.Ae.S. Lecture ON Thursday, December 1, Mr. A. Fage, F.R.Ae.S., will read his paper on " The Behaviour of Fluids in Turbulent Motion " before the Society. Mr. Fage has been engaged on research work at the National Physical Laboratory for the past twenty years, and is a member of the Aerodynamics Sub-Committee and the Fluid Motion Panel of the Aeronautical Research Committee. Turbulence is of outstanding importance in the consideration of the motion of aircraft. Mr. Fage describes the work of him self, with the ultra microscope, on the flow very close to the surfaces of bodies and the work of other experi menters in this important field. He puts forward some suggestions from and results of turbulent flow experiments which have not been previously published. The lecture, which will be illustrated, will be delivered in the Royal Society of Arts, 18, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.2, at 6.30 p.m.
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