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692 FLIGHT. JUNE 27, 1935. THE FOUR WINDS ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS The Duke's Entry The 1935 model Percival " Mew Gull " has been entered for the King's Cup Race by the Duke of Kent. Capt. Percival will, as in last year's race, fly the machine. Believe It or Not It is credibly reported that a Soviet factory is producing a glider which can be carried in a suitcase. It is made of rubberised fabric, and the structural members are inflatable' tubes of this material! Another Hungarian Picnic The '' air picnic '' in Hungary which proved so popular last year is to be re peated next month. About thirtv British machines are expected to take part in the excursion. First Woman "D" Licensee Miss Dorothy Spicer, who already has the "A," "B," and "C" licences, has gained her "D " (ground engineer's licence), thus becoming the only woman in the world to hold one. In Miniature Model aircraft enthusiasts are re minded that the Northern Heights Club's Gala Day takes place at Fairey's Aerodrome, Heath Row, next Sunday. The Flight Challenge Trophy is up for competition in the flying scale models class. London—Blackpool on 6s. _ Fit. Lt. E..' L. Mole, in a B.A.C. "Drone," flew from London to Black pool last Friday, calling en route at Birmingham and Liverpool, in just under three hours. The fuel consump tion for the 200-odd miles trip was 4 gal lons, costing 6s. On and On and On A Fairchild "Ranger" engine (de scribed in Flight of June 6) has, it is claimed, completed the equivalent of three years' operation (319 hours) with out maintenance or adjustment of any kind. A similar type of engine with automatic lubrication of all parts is now on a 1.000-hour no-maintenance run. The Panghorn Project A special Burnelli in which Clyde Pangborn intends to encircle the globe non-stop in jk days is nearly completed. Pangborn will start his flight from San Diego, Caliiornia, and will refuel over New York. Thence he will .fly on via London to Rome, where the Burnelli's tanks will be replenished. More fuel will 1)0 taken on bonjd over Karachi and the Philippines, and Pangborn hopes to fly home via Honolulu. ON SILENT WINGS : A striking picture of the " Golden Wren " sailplane and a Rhon "Buzzard" soaring over Bradwell Edge, Derbyshire, which is proving an increasingly popular centre with Midland and Northern gliding enthusiasts. Ttventy'five Years Ago From " Flight " of June 25, 1910. " A feature of the race meeting held at Brooklands last Saturday was the auction sale held in the • paddock, at which the rights to fly with Mr. Grahame-White as passengers were offered. Bidding was general up to 50 guineas, when a spirited contest ensued be tween Lady Abdy and Miss Pauline Chase. Eventually the hammer fell on Lady Abdy's offer of 120 guineas for the first trip." Qenuine An Air France advertising announce ment heard one evening last week in a Continental radio programme was pre ceded and followed by a most faithful recording of the noise of an aeroplane passing overhead. Neatly Summed Up " Mentality plays a greater part than physique. Too much imagination places unnecessary strain on the individual, while too little places unnecessary strain on the aircraft."—From Capt. Norman Macmillan's new book, The Art of Flying. A Guide to the Royal Air Force Display will be found on pages 725 and 726.
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