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1934
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 11, 1934 ERNATIONAL AVIATION MEETING it Safet y Factor ' Descen t fro m 2 ft. wit h on e e n stoppe d II. 3 3 — 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 i j 1 s. 130 17-4 — . 08-2 40-8^ 33 6 45-4 17-6 460 170 370 39-0 14-2 52-4 47-0 53-4 21-4 570 00 — Mark s fo r Saf e Facto r Tas t o n Formul a 600 1 160-8 164 -5 — 156-8 184 0 178 • 0 187-8 164-6 188-3 1641 180-9 182 5 111-9 143-7 189-2 194-5 117-9 147-5 6000 — Win g Foldin g Tes t M. S. — — — , — — — — — — — _ _ -_ • — : — 1 45-4 4 | 29-3 3 090 0 39-8 ; j 3 42-0 0 j 50-4 • i 1 j 22-7 mul a Mark s fo r Wi n Foldin g o n Fo r 100 9. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37-8 14-8 0 21-1 100-0 0 0 17-9 79-0 0 0 48 1 — Carriag e o f Luggag e a 15 18 15 15 20 10 12 10 5 18 7 15 10 20 15 18 10 » 1.3 14 Comfor t b 11-00 13-00 12-50 11-50 1300 13-00 14-25 14-25 13-50 1200 14-00 14-50 15-00 10-50 11-50 12-75 16-00 600 8-00 1700 — Engin e Startin g c 20 0 20 20 15 20 0 0 0 20 0 20 0 20 10 0 0 15 0 20 _ — Safet y Appliance s d 2-5 5-5 50 50 50 1-5 2-5 3-5 5-0 5-0 2-5 2-5 3-5 8-25 8-0 3-5 3-S 7-0 4-5 3-25 _ Marks for Controls , Instruments , etc . / I 700 6-75 600 800 6-50 4-75 7-50 800 5-50 7-50 600 800 8-00 5-25 4-75 4-50 800 4-25 5-25 6-50 Nigh t Flyin g Equipmen t g 0 0-5 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 Factor C Refuellin g k 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 Maintenanc e i 1900 17-50 1800 18-50 14-00 17-50 18-50 18-50 17-75 17-00 18-25 16-50 19-50 19-50 1600 18-50 19 50 14-25 1800 1800 Picketin g i 20 1-0 3-5 3-0 2-5 20 9-5 10-0 40 2-5 70 9-0 10-0 7-5 8-5 30 100 4-5 20 8-5 Take-of f Tes t in Metre s e I 80 0 75-0 74-5 63-4 950 87-5 60-0 105-0 55-0 64-6 1620 950 990 135 0 650 — 95 0 129-5 770 930 Landin g Tes t in Metre s e 70-2 94-7 — 56-6 138-1 51-9 67-7 67-6 50-0 91-9 — 150-7 — 1070 990 77-3 109-9 — 84-5 100-3 u o Mark s fo r Fac t C o n Formul a 100 To — 1,054-9 891-7 990-7 1,182-6 1,001-1 1,006-3 1,060-8 9120 887-5 1,139-3 678-4 1,141-6 823-3 1,211-2 1,020 • 2 799-5 905-0 653-7 803-4 1,206-0 — Tota l Mark s on Formul a 3,330 3,261 3,141 3,503 3,586 3,327 3,676 3,443 3,006 3,978 3,621 3,712 3,567 3,364 3,372 3,410 3,481 2,799 3,050 4,662 — Placin g fo r the Circui t 12 14 15 8 6 13 4 10 D 2 5 3 7 D 11 D 9 17 16 1 — Oases Mark s fo r Spee d o n Formul a 2,750 £ V — — — 2,225-6 — 2,225-8 2.446-3 2,505-7 — 2,227-8 — 2,520-5 2,632-8 2,669-6 2,750-0 2,510-3 2,577-8 — — 2,607-8 — Trophi Tota l Mark s — — — 5,729 — 5,553 6,122 5,949 — 6,206 — 6,233 6,200 6,034 6,122 5,920 6,059 — — 7,270 — Placin g — — — 10 — 9 8 7 — 4 — 2 3 — 5 — 6 — — 1 — Speed Rac Handicap Spee d M.p.h. 115-9 — — — 104-1 — 104-1 114-4 117-2 — 104-2 — 117-9 123 1 124-8 128-6 117-4 120-5 104 - 4 108-8 118-1 107 -0 121-9 139-9 110-3 Placin g 1 7 — — — — 4 2 10 — 3 — 15 6 — 9 16 8 17 1 11 12 13 14 12 Did not compete in Circuit of the Oases owing to illness of pilot. 13 Did not compete in Circuit of Oases. First home in Speed Race but disqualified owing to missing a turning point at Dekhela. 14 Did not compete. 16 Did not compete in Circuit of the Oases owing to late arrival. 16 Did not compete in Circuit of the Oases owing to late arrival. (2 "Gipsy Major"), pilot Mr. W. D. Macpherson the flood of criticism and " moans " from competitors and others who felt that their own case was quite a special one and ought to be treated differently. However good the organisation of any meeting like this, there are always a few who want things changed to suit themselves. In order to cope with these people, an International Com- mittee was formed from among those present, and this proved itself very well able to deal with all queries. Of the English machines present at the meeting, only two were—so to speak—1934 models, these being Mr. Lindsay Everard's "Dragon" and Mr. S. B. Cliff's " Hawk Special." The former is similar to the standard " Dragon " ex- cept that it has been cleaned up in certain details. The undercarriage is faired better than hitherto which, with <he addition of a certain amount of other streamlining, 6 Winner of Kamal Eloul's prize for first Egyptian in the Speed Race. * Winner of Heliopolls Oases Co.'s prize for Fastest Speed in the Speed Race. NOTES.—Highest marks in each section of the formula are underlined. has resulted in an increased cruising speed. The two " Gipsy Major " engines are star-ted by direct-acting Rotax electric starters working much in the same way as they do in motor-cars. The interior decoration of the " Dragon " is excellent, and Kumbold's have made it really comfort- able. They have, of course, had scope to do so, as seats are provided for only five persons besides the pilot. These seats are of wicker work and, being upholstered, should, on the face of it, be very comfortable. The rest of thtf' cabin decoration, wall covering and so on is in excellent taste and was consequently admired. A good deal of criticism is said to have been levelled by some of the competitors at the regulations, on the score that they made it easy for a machine like the " Dragon " to win. This is really perfectly true, and the whole com- petition was framed with that very purpose in view. The 35 \
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