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1934
1934 - 0603.PDF
FLIGHT. JUNE 21, 1934 THE ROYAL ARRIVAL : (Leftto right) Lt. Col. Shelmerdine, Director of Civil Aviation ; SirJohn Salmond ; Lord Trtmchard, President of the R.A.F. FlyingClub ; Prince George and Maj. H. Butler. (FLIGHT Photo.) opened his parachute some con-siderable height above the ground, so the descent took quite a longtime, during which the spectators were able to see the manner inwhich he endeavoured to make sure of a landing inside the aero-drome by spilling air out of the canopy and side-slipping in thedesired direction. Unfortunately, he had not allowed quite enougnfor the strength of the wind, and consequently he landed just out-side it, beyond the ground where the new de Havilland AircraftFactory is being built. Event VI was heralded in witha full-throated roar which must have reverberated around thecountry for miles when Fit. Lt. P. W. S. Bulman, chief test pilotto the Hawker Aircraft Company, opened up the R.R. " KestrelVI " engine of his Hawker " Hart." The resulting take-offwas almost " helicopterish," and gave proof not only of the effici-ency of this aeroplane, which is widely used in many guises in the R.A.F., but also of thereserve of power it has in the " Kestrel " engine. Further proof of this power reserve was given later on in thedemonstration when Fit. Lt. Bulman flew across the aero- drome, at what must have been little more than 50 m.p.h.,with the engine just lazing over ; as he reached the spectators he opened up the throttle wide and immediatelyput the " Hart " into a very steep climb. It fairly jumped at it like salmon going up a leap—or, perhaps abetter simile would be, like a hart going over a fence. We have seen " George " Bulman's flying displays for manyyears and we know, perhaps better than most, his won- derful skill—many of our finest air photographs have beentaken with his help—but never have we seen him put up a more finished display than he did last Saturday. He wassuperb. Time and again he showed perfect judgment when diving almost vertically at the aerodrome and flatteningout his " Hart " with the smoothness and gentleness of a fly-fisherman playing a large fish on fine tackle. Once whencarrying a vertical climb to its limit he stopped his air- screw, but, whereas a less skilled pilot would have had toland, " George " had that airscrew turning again at once with a perfectly-judged steep dive which still allowed himroom to climb away again and continue his display. The pity of it was that the sun had by this time got almostopposite the spectators and he had difficulty in keeping out of it so that they could see his flying. Event VII provided a contrast to the previous event.Two instructors of the de Havilland School of Flying, F/Os. G. S. King and V. R. Moon, took off to give a luridand very hair-raising exhibition termed on the programme "Eccentric Aerobatics." They were! Their "TigerMoths " were put into every conceivable position which, had we not known who they were, would have condemnedthem as the world's worst and most dangerous pilots. We can only hope that their pupils do not try to emulateflying like that. Event VIII was something different from the others.F/'O. R. A. C. Brie demonstrated the latest type C.30 direct-controlled Autogiro. He started by taking off andlanding in the same manner as a pilot would be able to do had he an aeroplane with an unusually wide speedrange. Then he showed what an Autogiro really can do when the pilot wants to use its powers to the full. FAMILIES AT HATFIELD : On the left, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, Sir John Salmond, with his family. In the centre, Mrs. de Havilland and Mr. Peter de Havilland are standing, while between them, seated at the table, are Mrs. Geoffrey de Havilland and Capt. de Havilland. On the right is seated Group Capt. R. Leckie, Superintendent of R.A.F. Reserve, with Mrs. Leckie. (FLIGHT Photos.) 603 B
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