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1934
1934 - 0975.PDF
SEPTEMBER 20, 1934. FLIGHT. •977 SMALL AND SPEEDY : The Tilbury Flash—probably the smallest racing aeroplane in the world—which took part in the National Air Races at Cleveland, U.S.A. Seated in the machine is pilot Clarence MacArthur, while Mr. Tilbury is standing beside it. Aeroplane Discovers Alpine Tragedy An aeroplane which was being used to search for a party of climbers missing on the Schiisselkar peak in the Bavarian Alps found the bodies of the seven mem- bers of the group in two crevasses where the victims had fallen. As the Crow Flies The possibilities of flapping-wing flightcontinue to enthrall inventors, and in a cinema newsreel last week were picturesof a German flying a compressed-air model of this type. It certainly flappedand flew—but what a shaking-up the pilot of a full-sized one would have had! Wireless Messages to Qlider At Dunstabie on Sunday last. Mr.G. E. Collins, of the London Gliding Club, holder of the British distancegliding record, received wireless mes- sages while making a flight in a glider.Mr. Collins was unable to reply as he had no transmitter. A Parachute Thrill When Mr. R. H. Turner attempted aparachute descent on tin; projected Kingston and Surbiton Aerodrome lastFriday, he landed on the top of a cage containing two lions in Chessington Zoonearby. After frantic efforts to grab his legs the lions were driven into a farcorner of the cage while the parachutist was rescued. No doubt this was theonly known case of an airman wishing his "Lions" were missing! An R.A.F. Qrouse In a letter published this week in oursister journal The Motor Cycle, two correspondents bemoan the attitude ofinsurance companies towards motoring by members of the R.A.F. "Can any-one give us a logical reason why we should be considered unsafe? " they ask." Does it arise from that moth-eaten superstition that because one cruises at100 m.p.h. in the air one must inevitably endeavour to average Go m.p.h. on theroad in order to avoid ' loitering with intent' ? " Qrierson on Way to New York Flying in his D.H. " Fox Moth," now equipped with a land undercarriage, Mr. John Grierson left Ottawa, where he has been staying with the Royal Canadian Air Force, on September 11 for New York, which he reached safely the same day. As New York possesses no Customs airport, he was forced to land at Albany for clearance. Stemming the Locust Plague It was pointed out during the thirdInternational Locust Conference, at the House of Lords on September 17, thatit was generally accepted that the ust- of arsenical compounds in the form ofpoison baits, dust, or spray, was the most efficient, cheap, and convenientmethod for destroying locusts, although the method had certain disadvantages.It was stated that valuable results could be obtained by the use of aircraft fordistributing sodium arsenite dust over swarms resting in trees or on the ground,where this could be done without risk to live stock and crops. The delegatesagreed that it was desirable that further experiments should be made to developthe use of aircraft against locusts. THE END OF AN ARCTIC FLIGHT: John H. Grierson greeted on hisarrival at Ottawa after his flight in a" Fox Moth " seaplane across the Atlantic via the Arctic Air Route. Diary of Forth Club Secretaries and others are invited to send part Sept. 22. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club Garden Party,Norwich Sept. 29. Leicestershire Aero Club "At Home."Oct. 6. London to Cardiff Air Race and Cardiff Ae.C. Garden Party.Oct. 7 Aviation Golf Meeting, Royal Porthcawl Golf Clwb Porthcawl.Oct. 12. Banquet to MacRobertson Race Pilots, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, 8 p.m woming Events culars of important fixtures for inclusion in this list. Oct. 18. "The Education of Aeronautical Engineers."R.Ae.S. Lecture by Prof. A. J. S. Plppard. Oct. 21). England-Australia Race tor MacRobertson Prize.Start at Mildenhall. Oct. 25. " The Compressed Air Tunnel." R. Ae. S. Lectureby Mr. E. F. Relf. R.Ae.S. Nov. 16-Dec. 2. 14th international Aviation Exhibition, GrandPalais des Champs-Elysees Paris.
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