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FLIGHT JUNE 30TH, 1949 ANDTHERE PHOTOGENIC : The shapely and com- pac: appearance of the Gloster E.I j44 is well shown in this new air-to-air view at altitude. This prototype, it will be noted, has a mw, high-set taHplane position. Gift to R.N. Flying Club THE Fairey Aviation Company is t<>present two Tipsy aircraft to the Royal Naval Flying Club, which is re- opening after being in abeyance since 1938. The Fifth Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral Sir George Creasy, will accept the two aircraft on behalf of the Club at Gospor* o,i July 1st. Seats at the Races A DMISSION prices to Elmdon Airport il for the National Air Races have now been fixed. On Friday, July 29th, which is a non-racing, practice and arrival day, and on Sunday, J^Jyjyjt a practice day and tlj&JfeAn*H¥!jj$rrace day, admission will be 2s 6ck?to the general enclosures; grnndstandrseats. in- cluding admission toXairpaft, will be 7s 6d each and parking^cjferges will be 5s for cars, is for motor cycles and 6d for bicycles. On Saturday, July 30th, and Monday, August 1st, which are the two major racing days, admission will be 5s to the general enclosures, and grand- stand seats will be £1 each. Parking charges for cars, motor cycles and bicycles will be 10s, 2s 6d and 6d each respectively. Children under 14 will be admitted at half price on all days. Grandstand seats can be booked in ad- vance for all four days at the National Air Races Advance Booking Office, Aviation Centre, Royal Aero Club, Londonderry- House, London, W.i. 1949 National Gliding Contests THE Royal Aero .Club has donated /50to the B.C.A. to be used as prize money for the 1949 Contests. The Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club is hoping to receive an allocation of petrol coupons to enable competitors to transport their gliders by road to and from the site, and intending competitors are advised to apply for petrol coupons when submitting their entries. Full de- tails of the car to be used, stating the bases from which the glider will be brought and to which it will be returned, and including the total distance to be covered, should be given. New Instructional Films SHELL Film Unit has produced anexcellent series of six instructional films entitled How an Aeroplane Flies, in which use is made both of animation and direct photography to explain the basic principles of aerodynamics. To supplement the commentary, a Feries of lectures is issued in brochure form The."-si films, in both 16- and 35-mm sizes, are-2f available on loan to training units,-Is societies, etc.; application should be? made to the Petroleum Films Bureau, 29,"JL; New Bond Street, London, W.i. ••-. Aircraft Exports DURING the first four months of thisv^year, British aircraft were exported v/*"^ to the value of o ver £11,152,988. Although this was, on a monthly basis, slightly below the figure required if the industry is to reach its 1949 target of ^35,000,000, the Society of British Aircraft Construe- «. tors states that orders already placed, J"* and negotiations reaching the signature jj- stage, seem likely to cover more than V 1,000 aircraft. Among notably popular purchases of late have been the Meteor and Vampire, which have been ordered by nine coun- tries during the first five months of the year, and valuable orders have been received for the Prentice. Interest in the Dove, now entering its fourth year SKY MERCHANT : On the final stages of a seterrwztka' bumntxr tour of Europe and North Africa, the DC-4 Atlas Sky Merchant, flying showroom of the Atlas Supply Co., landed at London Airport last Thursday. Ten executives, headed by Mr. F. H. Bedford, jr. (president), were aboard. Shown are the interior and a pictorial record of the DC-4's travels.
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