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1934 - 1147.PDF
NOVEMBER I, 1934. FLIGHT. 1149 A POLISH TWO-SEATER : The rear gunner in this P.W.S.19 observa- tion monoplane has an exceptionally good field of fire rearwards. A Flight to Kenya Brigadier-General A. C. Lew in, who,as reported in last week's issue of Flight, is leaving England lor his estate inKenya this month in a Miles " Hawk Major," tells us that he was not accom-panied by an instructor on his first flight out to Kenya, but by a friend, whonavigated for him as far as Naples. On his last flight to Kenya his wife actedas pilot practically tl roughout the whole trip—an experience, he adds, helooks forward to being repeated on this next journey ! Brigadier-General Lewinconsiders that those who wish to im- prove their flying, and at the same timehave a most enjoyable and easy flight, cannot do better than make a trip toKenya. England'Australia Flights Compiling a list of long-distanceflights, such as those between England and Australia since igig, published inFlight of October 11 last, is not an easy task, as information regarding some ofthe "hops-by-easy-stages" class of flights was in many cases unobtainable.We are, therefore, indebted to Mr. Kenneth Shenstone for some details oiMr. G. P. Fairbairn's flight in 1931. This was not a solo flight, as Mr. Shen-stone accompanied him as passenger and copilot. They left Hanworth in aSpartan "Arrow" ("Gipsy II") on February 19, and after reaching Nice onFebruary 20, no further news of their progress was received. Nevertheless,they did continue, and except for a forced landing (without accident) atChittagong, they accomplished a more or less uneventful journey to Darwin,where they arrived on April 18. BRITISH AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY NUMBER OF THURSDAY NOV. 15, 1934. Chinese Qeneral's Tour General Chiang Kai-shek, accompaniedby his wife, arrived in Peking on October 24 in his private aeroplane afterhaving completed an air tour of Ilupeh, Honan, Shensi, Kansu, and Ninghsia. Sir Phillip Sassoon Home Sir Phillip Sassoon, Under-Secretaryol State for Air, arrived at Croydon, in the Imperial Airways machineHeracles, on October 29, thus concluding his 20,000 miles' flying tour of the FarEast. He was officially welcomed by Lt. Col. F. C. Shelmerdine, Director ofCivil Aviation. During this tour Sir Phillip visited R.A.F. stations inEgypt, India, and Singapore. Another Stratosphere Ascent Dr. Jean Piccard, Prof. Auguste Pic- card's twin brother, carried out a suc- cessful balloon ascent into the strato- sphere from Detroit, U.S.A., on October 23. Dr. Piccard was accompanied by his wife, and the ascent occupied about nine hours, during which an altitude of ten miles was reached. The descent was made, not without some difficulty, in a forest near Cadiz, Ohio, the bal- loon's somewhat rapid fall being broken by trees, but without hurt to the occu- pants or instruments. The object of the ascent was to obtain further data regarding the cosmic rays, and not to attain a record altitude. TUNIS: An aerial view of Tunis Aerodrome. In addition to the Frenchmilitary aeroplanes on the ground, the squadron of Avro 626 aircraft which recently flew out to Egypt from England, are also shown in thispicture. Incidentally, these Egyptian machines reached Cairo on October 1. . Diary of Forthcoming, Events Club Secretaries and others are invited to send particulars of important fixtures for inclusion in this list Nov.Nov. 2. Norfolk and Norwich Aero Club Annual Ball, Nor wicb Aerodrome.Nov. 8 Speeds of Commercial Aircraft." R.Ae.S. Lecture by M. Louis Breguet.Nov. 15. Flying Boats.' rt.Ae.S Lecture bv Mr. I. I. Sikorsky.Nov. 16-Dec. 2. 14th International Aviation Exhibition, Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees, Paris Nov. 21. " The Royal Air Force Training Year At Home.1 R.U.S.I. Lecture by Wing Com. L. L. MacLean, Nov 22 ' Air Turbulence near the Ground." R.Ae.S. Lectureby Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schmidt Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. 23. Lancashire Aero Club Ball, Midland Hotel, Man-chester. 28. Hampshire Aeroplane Club Annual Ball, SouthWestern Hotel, Southampton. 29. "Engine Research. R.Ae.S. Lecture byCapt. A. G. Forsvth. 30. Yorkshire Aeroplane Club Annual Ball, Hote)Majestic, Harrogate. 6. "Recent Progress o» the Autogiro " R.Ae.S. Lectureby Senor Juan de la Cierva. 13. "Recent Research in Metallurgy." R.Ae.S. Lectureby Dr. W. H. Hatneld. 18. Herts and Essex Aeroplane Club Annual Dinner andDance, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London.
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