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•212 FLIGHT. AUGUST 26, 1937. Frivate Flying FOR THE KING'S CUP: The redesigned cabin and new moulded windscreen certainly improve the appearance of the Cygnet Major, which is now flying at Hanworth. In the cabin are Messrs. Waddington (nearest the camera) and Wynne-Eaton, who is carrying out the tests. (Flight photograph). Dual to Delhi A PRIVATE owner, who is due back at Meerut on October 16, is on the look out for a companion who would share the expenses of a trip out there. The machine to be used is a Gipsy I Moth, and the owner would prefer someone with an "A" licence though this qualification is not essential. Any one who would care to make the trip at that time should write to Flight, c/o The Editor. Ards Ratty ON Septembei 18 a rally will be organised at Ards by the North of Ireland Aero Club. As an initial effort by the club, no very ambitious events ard being planned and the organisers are only anxious that those who attend will have a pleasant flight and a good party at the end of it. There will be awards lor "arrival," for the pilot flying the greatest distance and for the owner of the machine in the best all-round condition In the evening the guests will be entertained to dinner, and a dance is being held at Mountstewart, the home of Lord and Lad? Londonderry, Those who have not previously visited Ulster might take this opportunity of doing so. The modest nature of the arrangements suggests that visitors will have an exceptionally pleasant time. Lympne International BOTH the varied entries for the Cinque Ports Wakefield Cup Race and the list of guests for the International Rally at Lympne this week-end suggest that the affair will be an outstanding one. Among the competitors, for instance, are F/O. A. Clouston and his Damascus race Comet; M. Guy Hansez, who has entered a Caudron 581 and 685, the second of which will be flown by M. Arnaux ; Mr. Henshaw's Mew ; and Mr. Geoffrey de Havilland's T.K.2—among the faster of the fourteen en trants, and more may have come along by now. There will be two heats for this event. Aerobatics will be carried out by No. in Squadron with a flight of three Gauntlets, by Herr Forster (on his third visit to Lympne). by Mrs. Hutton Rudolph and by Herr Fischer, the last two from Switzerland. There will be a triple para chute drop by Miss Ray Clark and Messrs. de Greeuw and Gwynne Johns. Mr. Noel Coward, assisted by Lady Peel (Mrs. Lillie), Miss Ruth Chatterton and Miss Jeanne de Casalis, will present the prizes, and on Saturday night there will be a dinner and dance at the aerodrome, during which M. Georges Seversky will conduct An impromptu cabaret. The Eastbourne At Home IT has been decided that the cancelled Wilmington "At Home" will be held on Saturday, September 18. The competitions, with attendant trophies, and the general arrange ments will be unchanged. Let us hope that the organisers, led by Capt. Short, will have better luck this time. The Aeronautical Corporation of Great Britain SHAREHOLDERS in the Aeronautical Corporation of Great Britain, who met on Friday to consider a resolution for the voluntary liquidation of the company, unanimously agreed to adjourn the meeting for fourteen days. The chairman, Major Warren, said that the directors had received two pro posals which although not acceptable in their present form should, the board felt, be considered. The Aeronautical Corporation are, of course, the makers of the British version of the Aeronca cabin monoplane. Footholds MORE than one person has fallen on his back as a result of standing (or failing to stand) on the "non-skid" foot hold section provided 011 the wing roots of some machines, No doubt the non-skid properties were present at one time, but in most cases even small use produces an early polish which is most treacherous. A simple method applied recently to some machines consists of using a metal spray equipment on coarse adjustment and squirting rough nuggets on to a sheet-metal base The rough ness will take a considerable time to wear off, and dampness should h#ve next to no effect. Another Hungarian Party THOSE who have appreciated the hospitality of the Magyar Air Picnic will be interested to learn that an International Rally is being held from Lake Balaton, Hungary, between September 9 and 15. The participation fee for the Rally is 100 P. for every aero plane. During the two intervening days between arrival and departure on the flight lound Hungary the programme consists exclusively of excursions of various kinds. In other words, the intrepid aviators merely arrive some time after 3 p.m. a.t Lake Balaton on September 9 and ignore their aeroplanes until September 12, when the race starts. Full details (in five languages) can be obtained from the Rallye Aerien " Balaton," Budapest, V., Vorosmarty-ter 7, but as entries must be received by noon on August 31 we would advise intending arrivals to write at once to say that they are coming over. More immediate details can be had from the Royal Aero Club.
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