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1951
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FLIGHT, 27 July 1951 123 A CLOSER LOOK at some of the less common light aircraft which arrived at Gatwick last week (see page 110) revealed such interesting details as the turbine-like engine cooling fan installed immediately beneath the pusher propeller of the unorthodox French Courtis: the beautifully appointed cabin of the Cessna 170 also caught our eye. CIVIL AVIATION ... machines will be carrying A.T.C. cadets in the passenger seats.Cash prizes are being awarded to the entrants of gliders placed ist, 2nd and 3rd in both the Team and Individual classes, while theclub whose glider earns the greatest number of marks in the Team class will be awarded the essentially practical prize of 15 gallons ofdope. A number of additional trophies and daily prizes are also being announced during the contests. These, of course, are quite apart from the championship awardsfor the best performances recorded during the National Contests. The Kemsley Cup is given to the glider pilot whose machine earnsthe greatest number of marks for the team championship. The Londonderry Cup goes to the winner of the individual champion-ship and the L. Du Garde Peach Trophy to the winner of the team championship. The Firth-Vickers Trophy is presented forthe best performance by a British pilot in a British-designed and built sailplane. Finally, the Eon Cup—for competition amongentrants of whichever type of British-built glider is numerically predominant—is awarded to the entrant of this type gaining thegreatest number of marks. This year the organizers are following a new course in designat-ing a number of special tasks for each day's gliding. They consist of (1) a race to a goal predetermined by the organizers, (2) a raceover a pre-set course, (3) an out-and-return flight in which the turning point is also determined beforehand, and (4) a distanceflight to a goal specified by the pilot himself. Marks are awarded to the entrant of the glider for speed, distance and height achieved,and the entrant gaining the highest number of marks during the entire meeting is judged to be the winner. No marks are given forflights of less than 15 miles, but pilots may earn bonus marks if they reach a declared destination. For tasks (1) and (2) five marks are given per mile per hour ofground speed, provided the destination is reached. For tasks (3) and (4) one mark is awarded for each complete mile covered in thedirection of the declared goal. One mark is also given for each complete 100ft of climb, provided the total is not less than 1,500ft. Four of the seven existing British national records in Category I (i.e., for single-seaters) are now held by F/L. A. W. Bedford,A.F.C. These are for distance, gain of height, absolute altitude Md goal flight achievements. Mr. Philip Wills holds both the out-and-return" and "speed over a triangular course of 100 km" records. The duratioa record is held by Sub-Lt. A. N. Young witha flight of 15 hr 47 mins—an achievement, incidentally, which has remained unsurpassed since 1938. We hope to publish a full report of this year's contests next week. NATIONAL GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS. 1951 Machine Type Mu13A Olympia (German) Weihe EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia Rhon Bussard EoN Olympia Weihe Sky Weihe Petrel EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia Prefect Grunau Kranich EoN Olympia EoN Olympia Sedbergh T21 B ... Sedbergh T21 B ... EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia EoN Olympia Kranich EoN Olympia ... Sedbergh T21 B ... Gull IV Sky Name of Entrant R.N. Gliding and Soar- ing Association R.N. Gliding and Soar- ing Association P.A.Wills D. H. G. Ince T. R. Young ... C. J. Arnold Bristol Gliding Club F. Foster D. A. Smith Surrey Gliding Club E. J. Furlong ...R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association (Home Command)S. C. O'Grady and R. C. Pick H. C. G. Buckingham (Maintenance Com- mand)Empire Test Pilots' Army Gliding Club Cambridge University Gliding ClubR.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association (Flying Training Command)R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association (R.A.F. College)Surrey Gliding Club R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association(Bomber Command) A.T.C. (Home Com-mand) A.T.C. (No. 64 Group (Northern) R.A.F.)London Gliding Club London Gliding Club Imperial College Glid-ing Club W. E. Crease Surrey Gliding Club Cambridge University Gliding Club R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association (Fighter Command)Imperial College Glid- ing Club R.A.F. Gliding and Soaring Association (Research and Ex-perimental Gliding Club) F. N. Slingsby Class of Entry T T I I T T T II I IT T I T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Pilots (* Captain of Team) Lt./Cdr. G. A. J. Good- hart*, Lt./Cdr. H. C. N. GoodhartLt./Cdr. H. C. N. Good- hart*, Lt./Cdr. G. A. J.Goodhart P. A. Wills D. H. G. Ince T. R. Young*. D. Colvin, G. Foord, A. F. GotchC. J. Arnold*, G. H. Lee C. Staffurth*. A. N. Other F. FosterD. A. Smith L. Welch G. H. StephensonW/C. W. H. Ingle*, A. N. Other S. C. O'Grady*, R. C. Pick, A. de Redder F/L. A. W. Bedford S/L. J. A. Sowrey*, P. Bisgood Maj. A. J. Deane-Drum- mond*. Lt.-Col. N. J.Dickson R. Prestwich*, S. Neuman, M. Gee, T. AdamsF/O. I. Ladley*. F/L. J. A. Pressland, F/L. E. C. Rigg F/L. D. E. Cooke*, F/L. A. A. Pearce P. Murden*. C. W. Dow- da! I F/L. J. Archbold*. J. Williamson S/L. J. C. Ward*, F/L.Charman-Thomas F/L. Neubroch*. Sgt. CampionP. Rivers*, i. Currie, A. H. Yates C. A. P. Ellis', J. Hanks F. G. Irving*, R. A. B. MacfieJ. Grantham*. W. E. Crease, A. L. Alex-ander, D. R. Clayton 0. Seal Ion*. D. Stevens, Miss M. GilbertD. L. Martlew*. J. H. Edwards. A. R. I. Austin, T. G. PhillipsF/O. P. Mallett*, Sgt. B. Longstaff Mrs. A. C. Douglas*. P. H. BlanchardS/L. R. H. Smyth*, A. N. Other F/L. R. C. Forbes*. A. Pratt Entries are either Team (T) or Individual (I).
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