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1934
1934 - 0733.PDF
JULY 19, 1934- FLIGHT. 735 WHEN THE DROUGHT BROKE : The low-wing Monoplane Tendency was not appreciated by everyone. (Flight Photo.) otherwise, the registration letters of this machine are ACME. Capt. W. L. Hope was next on a Percival " Gull " with "Gipsy Six" engine. The machine is obviously fast, but in the racing on Friday did not prove as fast as the handicappers had evidently thought it. Another '' Gull'' with '' Gipsy Six '' engine was demon- strated by Fit. Lt. H. H. Leech, who came closer to pro- viding the spectators with a real thrill than anything which had happened during the two days of the King's Cup Race. Mr. Miles took up the "Hawk" with "Gipsy Six" engine in which Sir Charles Rose had been '' eliminated by obscure trouble the day before. Immediately after leav- ing the ground he put the "Hawk" into a very steep climb, finally "hanging on the prop" for many seconds. The lateral controls of this machine must obviously be very effective. After a couple of demonstrations of flying past at full speed and finishing up with long " zooms " terminat- ing in loops, Mr. Miles demonstrated how a forced landing can be made with this machine. The gliding angle is evidently very flat. THE THIRTEENTH : Mr. Jackaman's Monospar was No. 13 in the thirteenth King's Cup Race, and he was " eliminated " on July 13th. He is seen here checking the " revs." of his Pobjoy engines. Flight Photo.) The British Klemm " Eagle " with " Gipsy Six " engine was demonstrated by Mr. Irwin. The machine is fast, and with undercarriage completely retracted looks remark- ably clean. The lines are very beautiful. It was noticed that the engine emits a curious rattling sound in this machine, probably due to the somewhat peculiarly shaped exhaust pipes. Mr. Newman demonstrated Sir Norman J. Watson's Comper "Mouse," and the pleasant interlude concluded with some very spectacular fly-past-and-zooms by Mr. Percival on the "Mew Gull" ("Gipsy Six"). The Real King's Cup Race By the time the ten machines left to compete in the Final had been lined-up on the starting line, the sun had come out and the weather was very pleasant, with not too much heat or glare, yet with good visibility for the competitors. The machines had to round a lorry carrying a red flag, placed in the north-west corner of the aero- drome, before turning right to get on their course. This meant that they were heading in the direction from which, during the six laps1 of the Final course, they would be MILES OF SMILES :» Through his plucky flight during Friday's bad weather Mr. " Tomriiy " Rose got a Miles " Hawk " into the Final and secured second place. This group includes Mr. Miles, Miss Lott, Mr. Powis, and Sir Charles Rose. Flight Photo.)
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