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1934
1934 - 1257.PDF
NOVEMBER 22, 1934. FLIGHT, 1261 A DETRACTABLE UNDER-CARRIAGE: Mr. MilsJBurcham, the American aerobatic pilot,looses a wheel from his Bird bi- plane while stunting at the recentNational Air Races, Cleveland. Note the wheel bouncing on theground. Burcham made a perfect dead-stick landing on one wheel. French Aircraft for Turkey A report from Paris states that theTurkish Government is negotiating with French aeroplane manufacturers for thepurchase of forty machines, bombers and fighters, for the Turkish Air Force. A Madagascar Flight M. Christian Moench, President of theAero Club de l'Est, recently completed a flight from France to Madagascar inseven days. Accompanied by M. Jean Latinot, he left Marseilles in a D.H."Leopard Moth" ("Gipsy Major") on October 24, and reached Antanan-arivo on October 30. "Qraf Zeppelin" Statistics When the Graf Zeppelin completed itseleventh, and final (scheduled) round trip between Germany and SouthAmerica on November 6, it had covered a grand total of very nearly 1,000,000 km.(620,000 miles), in a flying time of just on 9,635 hours, during which 27,368passengers have been carried. The Graf Zeppelin was constructed in 1928. A Rocket Mail Experiment An experiment with rocket mails wascarried out recently by the Calcutta Port Commissioners, with the co-opera-tion of the postal and military authorities. A letter' mail was safelyrocketed 1,000 yards to the shore from a small steamer passing through theestuary of the River Hooghly, thus obviating the mail-boat being delayedin dangerous shoal-infeSted waters. A BROAD SMILE: Our oldfriend Capt. H. S. Broad is pleased with the performance of his 'bus.This happy " snap " was taken when he was testing a D.H."Dragon." (Flight Photo.) Roumanian Prince's Flight Prince Nicholas of Kouinaniu pilotedhis own aeroplane last week when he flew from Bucharest to Belgrade in con-nection with "an important mission." On the return flight he encountered verystormy weather, but handled the machine with exceptional skill. 1 The Knight Flight Ends Mr. and Mrs. R. \V. H. Knight, who left England on October 8 in their Black- burn " Bluebird " (" Gipsy I ") to fly to Kano; Nigeria, arrived there on Octo- ber 24. They flew via the centre route across the Sahara, by way of Laghouat, El Golea, In Salah, Arak, Tamanrasset, In Guezzam, Agadeo and Zinder. A ~Ne<w Russian Aeroplane Known as the " Air," a two-seateraeroplane has recently been constructed by Yakovlev, primarily for use by theOsoaviakhim aero clubs. Fitted with a 100 h.p. M-i t engine, the "Air" has aspeed range of 65-174 km./hr. (40-108 m.p.h.), and a ceiling of 5,000 m. (16,404ft). It weighs 575 kg. (1,268 lb.), the normal load being 350 kg. (772 lb.), andit carries fuel for 5^ hours. THE OBSERVATORY : The front gunner's enclosed cockpit on this newMarcel Bloch 130 Bomber is similar to that on our Boulton and Paul" Overstrand." Diary of Forthcoming Events V Nov. 16-Dec. 2. 14th International Aviation Exhibition, GrandPalais des Champs-EIysees, Paris. Nov. 22. ' Air Turbulence near the Ground." R.Ae.S. Lectureby Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schmidt. Nov. 23. Lancashire Aero Club Ball, Midland Hotel, Man-chester. Nov. 28. Hampshire Aeroplane Club Annual BallWestern Hotel, Southampton. Nov. 28. ' Seadromes." Lecture by G. O. WilliaAero Club. (6.30.) , x>-»,. 29. "Engine Research."^lacle quite ciceu*-,^. Forsyth. structural defect. Sooth , <it Royal R.Ae.S. Lecture by Oi.,.. Annual Ball, Hotel Club Secretaries and others are invited to send particulars of important fixtures for inclusion in this list. Nov. 33. Dec. Dec. 4. Dec. 6. Nov. 25. Rugby Match, R.A.F. College v. R.M.C., at Cranwell Yorkshire Aeroplane Club Majestic, Harrogate. De Havilland Works Annual Dinner, Wharncliffe Rooms, London. College of Aeronautical Engineering, Annual Dinner and Dance, Grosvenor House. " Flaps and other Devices." R.Ae.S. Lecture by R. P. Alston.Dec. 6. " Recent Progress of the Autogir»." R.Ae.S. Lectureby Senor Juan dela Cierva."POSTPONED to Second half of Session. Martlesham Heath Annual Dinner. " Recent Research In Metallurgy." R.Ae.S. Lectureby Dr. W. H. Hatfleld. York County Aviation Club, Xm« Dinner Party atthe.fJ«te House.
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