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1939 - 0972.PDF
MARCH 30, 1939 FLIGHT. 333 THE LATEST NOORDUYN : A 1939 model Norseman which has recently been delivered to Hudson Bay Air Transport. This machine has full blind-flying equipment and Marconi two-way radio. The skis have M. and C. shock absorbing pedestals, and special Noorduyn skis which are shod and edged with Bakelite. HERE and THERE King's Cup Preliminary Regulations THE Royal Aero Club has now issued preliminary regulations for the King's Cup Race, which has been provisionally fixed for September 2 or 9 at the new Birmingham muni cipal airport. (1) Qualifications of Competitors and Pilots.—(a) Com petitors : The entrant, the pilot or pilots, or other operation personnel, and any passenger or passengers carried in the Race must be British subjects. The entrant must be an individual and not a firm or company, (b) Pilots: The pilots taking part must have had at least 100 hours' experience in solo flying prior to the start of the Race, and must be prepared to produce evidence to this effect if called for. (2) Aircraft.—The Race is open to any type of bona fide civil aircraft, provided that the aircraft, including the engine and the accessories, has been entirely constructed in the British Empire. For the purpose of this rule, a bona fide civil aircraft shall be deemed to be one which was originally designed and subsequently constructed for use in civil aviation activities. (3) Eligibility.—In any question regarding the eligibility of any entrant, pilot or aircraft under the rules the decision of the Royal Aero Club shall be final. (4) Course.—The Race to be flown over a total distance of 400 miles, consisting of four sections of 100 miles each. Each section to consist of five laps of a 20-mile circuit. (5) Handicapping.—The minimum handicap speed will be 140 m.p.h. For the first section the aircraft will be handi capped on estimated performance. For the ensuing sections they will be re-handicapped;, for the second section in accordance with their performance in the first section, and for the following sections according to the best performance in any previous section. The minimum handicap speed rule will be applied, however, in re-handicapping the various sections. Any aircraft showing an increase of average speed for a section of more than 5 miles per hour over a previous speed in a section will be penalised to the extent of one point for each 1 mile per hour over the 5 m.p.h. In applying this rule circumstances outside the control of the pilot, such as variation of weather conditions, may be taken into account. (6) Awarding of Points.—Points to be awarded to the first five competitors in each section as follows: — 1st: Five points. 4th: Two points. 2nd : Four points. 5th : One point. 3rd : Three points. (7) Winner.—The winner to be the competitor who, having Kjmpleted the course in accordance with the rules, has gained the highest number of points. (8) Entrance Fee.—The entrance fee will be £10. (9) Prizes.— 1 st: £500 2nd: £200 3rd: £100 1 astest Time : £100 Section Prizes : £100 (divided into 4 prizes of £25 each for the £\,000 winner of each of the 4 sections) German Bomber Record ONE more international record has gone to Germany. A new Junkers bomber, piloted by the Junkers pilots, Ernst Seibert and Kurt Heintz, flew from the works aerodrome at Dessau to the Zugspitze and back, a distance of 621.37 miles, in 116 minutes with a useful load of 2,000 kg. (4,410 lb.). This represented an average speed of 321.25 m.p.h. The flight has been submitted to the F.A.I, for homologation. This particular Junkers is an all-metal low-wing monoplane fitted with two Junkers Jumo 21 r engines (a development of the Jumo 210). The engines drive Junkers constant-speed air screws, so that the record flight can be said to have been an all-Junkers affair. Both pilots belong to the makers' experimental department. Ernst Seibert, who is 27, began his flying career as a glider pilot, and afterwards took his ticket at Darmstadt. After serving in the German air force, he joined the Junkers com pany in 1937 as test pilot. Kurt Heintz, who was second pilot on the record flight, is 30 and was once upon a time chief of the Danzig Akaflieg. After a period as lecturer at the Charlottenburg Technical Institute he joined Junkers in 1938. The record flight is of considerable military significance, in that it shows that the new Junkers bomber would probably have a range of more than 1,000 miles at a cruising speed of not much less than 300 m.p.h. while carrying a ton of bombs. New C.A.G. Trainer: The Latest Hillson SOMETHING rather different in light machines will shortly be appearing from the Hillson works in Manchester. For some time Mr. Norman Sykes, the company's designer, has been at work on a specialised trainer, and this machine is now taking shape and should be flying within the next two months or so. Although primarily designed for club and C.A.G. work, the Helvellyn, as the machine is known, is likely to have an all-round performance which will make it suitable for other purposes. Basically, the machine is a tandem-seater, mid- wing monoplane with ample power, and considerable efforts have been made in the course of design work to ensure that all the working details are both accessible and robust, and the machine is built in units for export convenience. As will be remembered, the firm was previously responsible for the manufacture of Praga Baby monoplanes in this country, and the good stalling and general characteristics of these machines are being retained in the Helvellyn by the use of the same wing section and by arranging the tail unit in a similar relative position. In fact, it is not expected that spinning will be possible, and for training in this manoeuvre a larger rudder will be offered for temporary use. Structurally the Helvellyn is fairly straightforward, though compressed wood is used. The main spar, for instance, is a built-up member with compressed wood stiffening for a plain
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