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FLIGHT, JULY 13, 1933 HANDLEY PAGE, LTD. '"THE ordinary general meeting of Handley Page, Ltd., •*• was held on Monday, July 3, at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, London, E.C. Mr. S. R. Worley, F.C.A. (the Chairman), in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said that during the year the company had been restricted, and not. until the autumn was one of the new types selected by the R.A.F. They still produced under competitive conditions which entailed great expenditure, often at a loss. This difficulty would be always with them as long as the Government's policy remained unchanged. The eight large machines built for Imperial Airways had proved successful. The profit for the year amounted to £8,134, and. although their manufacturing operations did not warrant the declara tion of a dividend, yet in view of the fact that they had £20,330 to the credit of profit and loss account, and taking into account the considerable reserves, the directors felt they could recommend a dividend of 10 per cent, on the preference shares. Mr. F. Handley Page, C.B.E. (Managing Director), in seconding the motion, said that their 40-seater machines on Imperial Airways' routes had fully justified the high hopes which were raised when they went into service, and last year, when the full benefit was obtained from the new aircraft, the number of passengers increased to 36,308, compared with 18,302 in 1931. On July 9 of last year one of these aircraft carried 427 passengers in one day and performed six separate flights between London and Paris, and two separate flights between London and Basle. With the latest type of aircraft it was a perfectly feasible com mercial proposition to run services similar to the London- Paris without Government subsidy or aid. On the military side the company had been fortunate in that the " Hey- ford " had been selected to replace the " Hinaidi." The developments of slotted wings continued. In the Inter national Air lour Contest last year the winning machine and 18 out of the first 19 were fitted with slotted wings. Mr. Handley Page finished up by saying that the great need of civil aviation was that there should be a perfect freedom of the air with restrictions reduced to a minimum, and it should be allowed freely to develop along the com mercial lines due to economic considerations. Then civil aircraft would become more and more differentiated from their military prototypes and eventually serve the purpose of civil flying alone. m M m m The Bristol Review THE sixth issue of the Bristol Review has just been published. It is well up to the high standard which the publishers have, in previous issues, set for themselves, and contains much that is of considerable interest. This issue confines its attentions to engines, and shows clearly the variety of machines powered by the Bristol Co. ; in fact, there are few types of machines, especially in the Service of our own country and others, which do not possess representatives advertising the efficiency and reliability of Bristol engines. The issue also contains an interesting and highly-instructive article on Low Drag Cowlings, and the various experiments that have resulted in the present methods counteracting engine drag ; a description of how " Bristol " craftsmen are trained, and an article describ ing the methods of inspection of engines during manufac ture. The Bristol Co. inspection staff consists of about 170 inspectors distributed throughout every department. This staff is divided into five sections dealing respectively with components, sub-assemblies, engine assembly, engine test ing and the main view department. The component inspec tion group comprises 24 viewing stations in the various machine sections. Among the illustrations are two of special interest, one of a " Bristol " experimental machine with totally-enclosed " Jupiter " engine installation, tested in 1922, the other an excellent view of Alexandria Harbour, with four flying-boats, three " Scipio " class and one " Calcutta " class, at anchor. All these machines, of course, are equipped with " Bristol " engines. The Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers THE most important model aeroplane competition of the year, the Wakefield International Cup, was flown at Fairey's Great West Aerodrome on July 2. It was unfor tunate that only one other country, America, formed the opposition, and then with only one machine. This was sent by Gordon S. Light, of Lebanon, Penn., and his model was flown for him by that old fighter, J. E. Pelly- Fry. The English team consisted of J. W. Ken worthy, J. Pearce and C. S. Rushbrooke, of the Manchester Model Aircraft Society, H. W. Bexley (the Model Aircraft Club) R. N. Bullock and A. M. Willis (S.M.A.E.). The competi tion started with the qualifying test for directional stability, each model having to cover a course of 200 yards without circling. At six o'clock the wind bad fallen a little, and the duration flying commenced. It was real quality flying. Although individual flying on other days and at other places may have equalled it, it is certain that in this country no seven machines have been so consistently good. The winner of the cup, J. W. Kenworthy, broke the British R.O.G. record with a flight of 5 min. 21 sec. (out of sight). Second came Tony Willis with 2 min. 23.5 sec, and the American entry, Gordon Light, close on his heels with 2 min. 23.2 sec. The fourth, fifth and sixth men were R. N. Bullock (2 min. 16.5 sec.), H. W. Bexley (2 min. 14.4 sec), and J. Pearce (1 min. 18.1 sec). All of these were fine flights. C. S. Rushbrooke, who failed to get through the qualifying test, made many good flights; one was unofficially timed at 1 min. 19 sec. It will be seen that five competitors made flights of over 2 min. Mr. Kenworthy's winning model weighs 2.8 oz., has a span and mean chord of 48£ in. x 4.2 in. and a 14-in. propeller driven by a single-skein motor weighing J oz. The Ameri can model weighs If oz. ; span and chord, 36 in. x 5 in. The most notable feature of this machine is the propeller, which is 17 in. dia. with blades 2\ in. wide. The main business of the day being over, Capt. Bowden quietly brought out his petrol-driven model " Bee," and put up a hand-launched flight of 3 min. 55.4 sec, and so estab lished another record. This machine has recently been described in the " Model Engineer." So finished a fine day's flying, and thanks are due to Mr. C. R. Fairey for putting this fine aerodrome at the disposal of the S.M.A.E. The following record flights have been set up since April 4:—April 29, Fuselage Farman, type H.L. (C. A. Rippon), 31.2 sec ; May 20, petrol- driven model H.L. (C. E. Bowden), 3 min. 30 sec. ; May 21, " Pterodactyl- " type H.L. (F. B. Baggs), 90 sec; July 2, fuselage tractor R.O.G. (J. W. Kenworthy), 5 min. 21 sec. ; July 2, petrol-driven model H.L. (C. E. Bowden), 3 min. 55.4 sec. * m * m PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Nine Lives. By John Tranum. London : John Hamilton, Ltd. Price 8s. 6d. net. The Aeronautical Ground Engineer's " A " and " B " Licences. By Capt. S. L. Collins, A.M.I.A.E. A Complete Course for the Aeronautical Ground Engineer. Vol. I. London : John Hamilton, Ltd. Price 7s. (id. net. Scale Model Aircraft. By James H. Stevens. London : John Hamilton, Ltd. Price 5s. net. Report on the Progress of Civil Aviation, 1932. London : H.M. Stationery Office, W.C.2. Price 5s. net. Journal of the British Empire Chamber of Commerce in the United States of America. July, 1933. Vol. XIII. No. 6. British Empire Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.A., British Empire Building, 620, Fifth Avenue, New York. • m * m NEW COMPANIES REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, LTD.—Capital, £100 in Is. shares. Operators, proprietors, charterers, and letters on hire of aircraft, airships, motor boats, etc. Directors :—Wm. A. C. Kingham, 35, Hampden Avenue. Beckenham, Kent. Wm. E. Westfield-Stap, " Clovellv," Cosdach Avenue, Wallington, Surrey. Solicitors: Wingfields, Halse & Trustram, 61, Cheap- side, E.C. MEAD ELECTRIC CO., LTD., 10 The Broadway, Ealing.—Capital. £2,000 in /l shares. Dealers in electrical, radio engineering and aircraft supplies, etc. Directors :—Albert G. Mead, 22, Newland Gardens, Ealing, N.13, electrical engineer. William Fletcher, 21, Winscombe Crescent, Ealing, N.5 (director of Perry's (Ealing), Ltd.). George F. Perry, " Oakleish Great West Road, Heston, Middlesex (director of above company). mm m m AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS Abbreviations: Cyl. = cylinder; i.e. = internal combustion ; m. = motors- (The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specification win be printed and abridged, etc.) APPLIED FOR IN 1931 Published July 13, 1933 ., 34,867. J. DE LA CIERVA. Aircraft having freely rotative wings. (393,9'u-i 35,476. A. J. NORTHEY. Rotary i.e. engines. (394,029.) APPLIED FOR IN 1932 Published July 13, 1933 f 2,228. BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION. Internal-combustion engme- < the liquid-fuel injection type. (394,048.) . ,t 5,613. J. T. SHEVLIN. Manufacture of force-transmitting construction* parts for aircraft. (394,289.) SECRET PATENTS RE-ASSIGNED TO THE INVENTOR APPLIED FOR IN 1930 Published July 13, 1933 nmirus 16,7»1. BLACKBURN AEROPLANE AND MOTOR CO., LTD., F. A. *"i, tor and H. J. ANDREWB. Means for carrying and releasing pedoes, etc., from aircraft. (394,018.) 714
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