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Aviation History
1936
1936 - 0935.PDF
396 FLIGHT. APRIL 16, 1936, ,. .Iflwfc-W •:•••••••;... . „~ ^^te> - i^raai^T^i #£p" Hf 'Mm m *M >J 'MB Ilk ^^J "^ -,w* "r™"m,~—«t^^.^*:: • ^ tem adapted for inverted flying, so Mrs. Crossley took advantage of this for a few seconds. Incidentally, this particular Tiger presents a problem for policemen. From even a few yards' distant it is difficult enough to decipher the registration letters because of the camouflage effect of the red and white squares. The "chequered career" joke was duly cracked via the micro phone. A really beautiful performance was put up by Miss Joan Meakin (Mrs. Ronald Price) on her Wolf glider. One understands that Miss Meakin had not " glid" for two months, but her husband, who is assistant general manager of the Display, did not seem unduly perturbed. The glider was towed off by Captain Phillips and cast off at an appropriate height. During her quiet spiral earthward Miss Meakin looped daintily, after dives up to 40 or 50 m.p.h., and threw in a few stalled turns for good measure. The Wolf glider, by the way, was designed by Herr Wolf Hirth, and has a wheel and a skid beneath the fuse lage specially for this type of work. The span is 48ft. . When the Display gets working at full pressure it will include demonstrations and trial flying lessons in the Hillson-Praga; the picking-up-the-handkerchief-with-a-wing- tip trick by Mr. Idwal Jones; demonstrations with the Pou (sponsored by George Bassett and Co., of liquorice allsorts fame); aerial marksmanship; inverted flying by Mr. Idwal Jones on the "Tiger"; a parachute descent by Mr. H. Harris, using a G.Q. outfit; an air race with the machines carrying passengers; and sundry surprise items and compe titions. A gentleman with a Nuswift fire extinguisher will ignite petrol poured over the engine of his Ford. The con- (Above) The Fleet : Miss Joan Meakin's Wolf glider, the Air speed Ferry, and the B.A.C. Drone are in the fore ground. " —nothing up my sleeve." Mr. Idwal Jones demonstrates the docility of the B. A. C. Drone. (Flight photo graph.) flagration, judging from a demonstration one saw at Kings ton, will be summarily dealt with. Attached to the Display is the "Aero Show Marquee," which contains pictures and models of aeronautical interest. Speedy refuelling is one of the minor problems in display work. The Scott outfit has solved it with the aid of a National Benzole 800-gallon tanker on a six-wheeler chassis. Joy-riding prices have been very considerably reduced compared with those at previous displays. Aerial baptisms can be performed for as little as three-and-six. The Staff : (Left to right) Messrs. H. A. Shorter and A. L. Harris, Capt. P. Phillips, D.F.C., Capt. L. J. Rimmer, Mr. R. J. Ashley, Mrs. W. Crossley, Mr. C. W. A. Scott, Miss Joan Meakin (Mrs. R. Price), Capt. J. King, Mr. Idwal Jones, Mr. Martin Hearn and Mr. J. L. Bebb. [Flight photograph.) Who's Afraid: M* Joan Meakin, who does just what she likes «J the Wolf glider. (Fi'gW
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