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132 FLIGHT. FEBRUARY 4, 1937, That most popular event, the Gala Day organised by the Northern Heignts Model Flying Club, will be held at Fairey's Great West Aerodrome (by pennission of Mr. C. R. Fairey , on June 20. The main purpose is to muster the maximum number of modelt and enthusiasts (with or without models), but at tractive contests and prizes are promised, including a special team competition for affiliated clubs. * * * The S.M.A E Indoor Flying Meeting at the Albert Hall, announced foi February 2, is unavoidably postponed until February 8. # * * An ideai medium for a first attempt at a flying scale model will be found in the kit of materials for the Hawker Hurricane, offered at 4s. iod., including postage, by Premier Aeromodel Supplies, 2a, Hornsey Rise, London, N.19. Formers, ribs, Power of the Future I NCLUDING such cryptic titles as Dagger E.108, Aquila A.E. (3M) and A.E. (3S); Perseus Pr.E. (iS), VI, VIII, X, XI, XII and XV; Pegasus (special) and XIV, XV, XVII, XVIII and XXII; Kestrel (special) and K.V.26; and .Merlin II and M.S., a list of the latest aero-engines built for the Air Ministry is as appalling in its complexity as it is re assuring in its length. But the inventory given above (to which might be added the Tiger VIII, Hercules I and Mercury XI and XII) by no means represents all the shots in our locker, for the very latest engines are, by official decree, un mentionable. The Dagger E.108 is a fully supercharged model, presum ably a development of the Mk. II Dagger which, in turn, is similar to the "III" specified for the Service Hectors. The two Aquilas represent advanced forms of the smallest of the three Bristol sleeve-valve models. It may be recalled that the Vickers Venom mounts an A.E. (3S). Of the Perseus types the Pr.E. (iS) and X are fully super charged, whereas the remainder are "blown" up to something like 6,000 feet. The VI, it has just been revealed, gives 745 h.p. at 6,500 feet. Most likely the Pegasus (special) is the power plant of the Bristol 138a, which holds the world's altitude record; the Kestrel (special) is probably intended for a similar machine. The bevy of ' 'Pegasae '' includes two models with two-speed blowers (XVII and XVIII) and a new moderately super charged type, the XXII, delivering 870 h.p. at 5,500 feet. The XIV and XV are "full-blown," the latter being specified for the Handley Page Hampden medium bomber. The introduction of the moderately supercharged Merlin suggests even wider application for this our newest liquid- cooled unit. The Mercuries, the XI and VII, are also " M.S." Siddeley's contribution, the Tiger VIII, has a two-speed supercharger and is fitted in the new A.W. medium bomber. The two-row, sleeve-valve Hercules has already been intro duced to readers of Flight. Patents and the B.I.F. IN view of the proximity of the British Industries Fair, it is important that finns exhibiting new ideas and inventions should realise chat the mere fact of the B.I.F. being certified by the Board of Trade to be an industrial exhibition recog nised for the purposes of the Patents and Designs Acts does not in itself enable exhibitors to show unprotected inventions without prejudicing their rights therein. etc., are very clearly printed on balsa sheet. Full-size draw ings, roughed-out airscrew, and celluloid for windows are in cluded, but not glue or dope. The wing-span is 20m. A Fairey Battle kit will shortly be available at the same price. Incidentally it is interesting that six hundred American firms are understood to be turning out scale model kits, and that the Cleveland people (who are responsible for the Hurricane), claim a yearly output of four million—60 per cent, of the total. * * * The annual rally of makers of Skybird 1 / 72nd scale models takes place at the Jehangir Hall, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, on April 2. * * * A models club has been formed in Deal and district under the patronage of Sir Gerald Woods-Wollaston. Particulars are obtainable from Mr. Dennis McCarthy, 9, High Street, Deal. " It is essential before exhibiting to file a description of an in vention in the prescribed form at the Patent Office. Kings Patent Agency, Ltd., who offer the above reminder, issue a handbook on patents and trade marks which will be sent free to interested enquirers, and which explains the formalities required. Messier Products I T may be remembered that in Flight of January 14 there appeared a note on the activities of the Messier Aviation Engineering Co., Ltd. The company now state that they did not, perhaps, make it clear that at the present moment their establishment is confined to the office at 175, Piccadilly, and does not include a works at Bristol. NEW COMPANIES In the notes below, for reasons of space, the '*' objects " of new companies are usually somewhat abbreviated. AMERICAN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE SERVICE, LTD., was registered as a private company on January 16, with a nominal capital of £1,000 in 1,000 shares of £1 each. Objects : To manufacture and deal in all forms of British and foreign aircraft, engines, accessories and components, etc. The directors are :. Frank W. J. Grant (director of Surrey Flying Services, Ltd.); Wm. G. Macdonald (director of Surrey Flying Services, Ltd.) ; Geo. Birkett (director of Birkett Air Service, Ltd.) ; Leslie L. Irvin (director of Irving Air Chute (Great Britain), Ltd.) and Brian S. Allen (director of Brian Allen Aviation, Ltd.). The registered office is 4, Blooms- bury Place, London, W.C.I. INTERNATIONAL AIR FREIGHT, LTD., was registered as a private company on January 22, with a nominal capital of £50,300 in 50,000 6 per cent, cumulative participating preference and 300 ordinary shares of £1 each. The objects are to establish, maintain and work airlines ; to manufacture and deal in aircraft, to provide and maintain hangars, garages and aerodromes, etc. The directors are :— Daniel Met/., Walter L. Hope (director of Ah- Taxis, Ltd.), Woolf Bamato (director of Bentley Motors (1931), Ltd.), Walter G. Robson (director of Greville Estates, Ltd.). Walter L. Hope is the first technical director and Walter G. Robson the first com mercial director. Solicitors : Wild, Collins and Crosse, Kennan's House, Crown Court Cheapside, London, E.C.2. AERONAUTICAL PATENT SPECIFICATIONS (The numbers in brackets are those under which the Specifications will be printed and abridged, etc.) (Published January 21, 1937.) 17893. FLOREZ, L. DE : Apparatus for facilitating blind flying (458,812)_. 18256. WRIGHT, G. M., and MCLELLAN, A. : Altimeters for aircraft (458,780). 18409. VICKERS (AVIATION), LTD., PIERSON, R. K., and BEWSHER, J.: Loa" struction of aircraft wings (458,789). . 24158. BRISTOL AEROPLANE Co., LTD., FEDDEN, A. H. R., and ANDERSON G. U-: Supercharged internal combustion engines (458,011). , 7052. LEVASSEUR CONSTRUCTIONS AERONAUTICJVES, P. : Variable-pitch aeropia . propeller (458,638). . ,,,. 11493. BAYNES, L. E., and ABBOTT, LTD., E. D. : Aircraft having variaoie- incidence wings (458,751). • „ 18751. Soc. ANOM. SOLEX. : Floatless carburetters, particularly those of emm for aircraft (458,659). ,..fl -791 30645. BARKER, G. G. (Bendix Aviation Corporation) : Shock-absorbers (4J»,JI ' AIR Dl Continued ft most solemnly promised parity, they had not nearly approached it, nor would they get it during 1937. and he doubted whether they would have it during 1938. He asserted the truth of the figure of 1,500 first-line aeroplanes which, in the debate in November, he suggested Germany had, and said that she had considerably more now. Possibly the explana tion of the difference in the number arrived at lay in the fact that he always took German squadrons as being composed of 12 aeroplanes, although three in each squadron were nominally in reserve. One hundred and fifty squadrons of 12 machines each gave a total of 1,800 machines, and it was clear that our figure, when 100 squadrons were complete, would be barely half that. Rear-Admiral Sir Murrav Sueter said he had visited the Short, Bristol and Gloster factories lately, and he thought the Bristol factory made a big target, being built over five acres of land. m page 117 It might be better to build small units scattered over the country. Also, factories should be placed as far North as possible because if hostile machines had to cross a large stretch of our territory^ we were more likelv to bring them down. He confirmed that five months ago Germany had 1,800 first- line aircraft; they now had more. Sir Murray also called attention to the fact that the defence of London is divided between the Army and the Air Force, and said it vvas high time it was put under the Air Ministry7. [This is a point which has frequently been emphasised in Flight.—ED.] Lt. Cmdr. Fletcher pleaded for the allocation of more money for the Air Force, pointing out that if we had to rely on retalia tion for air attack, there would "be no chance of building up superiority after a surprise attack had informed this country that we were at war. Parity was not enough; we must have superiority.
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