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1949
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JULY I4TH, 1949 FLIGHT Deauville 1949 Hotel, most pleasantly situated on the hill behind Deau- ville, some 150 of the air guests attending. The perfect weather (which had graced the rally since the start from England) continued, and it tempted most people to spend as much time as possible in the sea and on the beach'. Dinner was again taken in the Casino Ballroom. It was apparent this year that most of the rally partici- pants "knew the form" and had come prepared with full holiday attire in spite of restricted luggage-weight. More- over, there was undoubtedly a more friendly atmosphere than in former years, as a result of most people knowing the majority of others at least well enough to say "hello." Much as everyone would like to see more and more Practised Rallyists : Mr. and Mrs. Porteous at Deauville. aircraft owners take part in the Deauville Rally each year (and it is more than probable that M. Andre would be pleased to welcome them) it was agreed that the limit had been reached, the Hotel and Casino Ballroom being filled to overflowing. No doubt there will be great competition next year. The affair was neatly summed up by one visitor in the remark, "Bags of Austers but no austerity." Another innovation this year (and one which accounted for Lord Brabazon's presence) was a golf match arranged between the Royal Aero Club and the Aero Club de France. It was won by the R.Ae.C, three matches to nil. The scores were as follows : — Mr. Giles Reid-Walker, winner of this year's Goodyear trophy arrives in his Piper Super Cruiser with (right) Mr. "Ben" Gunn, Boulton Paul's new test pilot. Lord Brabazon ..W/C. Rankin .. Col. CraigieP. Q. Reiss T. F. Mitchell ..G. A. Tyson Capt. D. Saville. .Major Pinto /G. Leglise"• ' J. Allex A. M. VaglianoEric Tag Dr. Hally SmithM. Marquisan.. R. Wybrant ..A. Jappy 3 and 2. 2 and 1. 2 up. All square. "GIPSY MAJOR" MODS.. TO fit the engine for service with a wider range of metal air-screws and to permit the use of higher-octane fuels, the i\!k 1 de Havilland Gipsy Major 10, which is specified as thepower unit for the Chipmunk and the Drover, embodies a num- ber of changes in construction. The crankshaft has beenstiffened by an increase in the diameter of the five main jour- nals, and the one-in-ten taper of the airscrew shaft has beenreplaced by a No. i S.B.A.C. parallel spline. Incorporation of a fully floating thrust bearing, with in-creased oil flow, has necessitated redesign of the crankcase front cover, which, however, remains available in two forms,for fixed-pitch and for mechanically variable pitch airscrews respectively. Sodium-cooled exhaust valves, of larger stemdiameter, are fitted, and permit any fuel with an octane value of greater than 80 to be used; inlet valves of improved materialare also fitted. Other changes include provision for an additional self-lubri-cating drive for the generator drive; a horizontally—instead of vertically—divided air-scoop, to facilitate servicing : redesignedstainless-steel induction manifold heater box, with increased operational life; and larger-diametei airscrew hub to accom-modate the splined shaft. BIG WHEELS THEN AND NOW AN interesting comparison between the landing gear of theBristol Brabazon I and a very much earlier " giant" air- craft is made by the Dunlop Rubber Company. The " Brab "has four twin-tyred main landing wheels and a twin nosewheel. The main-wheel tyres, reinforced with rayon cord, are 63 inchesin diameter. The earlier aircraft was the Beardmore Inflexible circaJ92/), an experimental three-engined monoplane ot 157ft span, and its two main wheels had a diameter (less tyre) of over&oin; by contrast, a Brabazon main wheel, less tyre, mea- sures less than 36m. In wheel-width, however, there is amore striking difference :, whereas the Inflexible wheel was "only about 15m wide, the Brabazon wheel has a width of nearly36111, to accommodate the brake units. The brake-operating mechanism has also been developed byDunlop and is electro-pneumatic in operation (compressed air is 23 is claimed to have the advantage of cleanliness, availabilityand freedom from fire risk). The air is stored in 20 solid drawn cylinders and is fed to the brakes through differentialrelay valves, which can be operated by either of the two pilots. This system allows either the port or starboard brakes to beoperated independently tor steering the aircraft on the runway or together when pulling up after landing. Although it has been necessary to develop special com-ponents to meet the problems of controlling the aircraft, ex- tensive use is made of standard Dunlop flexible pipes through-out the pneumatic and hydraulic systems for the operation of the brakes, undercarriage and flying controls, etc. : in addi-tion, flexible pipes are used as fuel and oil feeds to the power plants. Altogether, over 500ft ot this flexible piping areused. FORTHCOMING EVENTS July 16th.—Royal Naval Air Station. Anthorn. Kirkbridge, Carlisle : Navy Day. July I6ch and 17th.—Royal Aero Club; Private Air Rally at La Baule, St. Nazaire. Guests of Mme. Andre. July 17th.—Cowes Aero Club ; Air Display. July 23th—Aircraft Goring Society: Mid-week Competition, East Brighton. July 23rd.—" Daily Express " Air Pageant, Gatwick Airport. July 30th to AUR. 1st.—King's Cup Race and Nacionil Air Races, Elmdon Airport. Birmingham. Aug. 6th.—Southend Flying School : Flyin? Meeting and Air Display. Aui. 19th to 26th.—British Gliding Association • National Gliding Con- tests. Gt. Hucklow. Derbyshire. Aug. J 1st.—Wiltshire Flyin3 Club and Royal Artillery Flyin; Club; Thruxton Air Races. Au*. 28th.—Cow^s Aero Club; A'r Display Sept. 6th to 8th.—R A.F. Golfing Society : Autumn Me,'ting and Ladias' Section Championship at Walton Hjath Golf Club. Sept. 7th to llth.—S.B.A.C. Annual Plying Display and Exhibition, Farnborough. Sept. 7th.—R.Ae.S. (Luton) : " Air Liner Operation." Sept. 12th to 18th.—Battle a' Britain We?k. R.A.F " At Homs " day Sept. 17th. Sept. 14th.—Inter-Services Swimming Championships, Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London. Oct. 5th—R.Ae.S. (Luton) : Film Show. Nov. 2nd.—R.Ae.S. (Luton) : ' Gas Turbine Development." Nov. 23rd.—R.Ae.S. (Luton) : " Brains Trust." Dec. 7th.—R.A^.S. (Lutonj : "Role of Aircraft in Future Warfare," Air Marshal Sir Robert Saundby. K.B.E.. C.B., M.C., D.F.C., A.F.C.
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