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2 May 1952 523 Mr. G. H. Dowty FAMILY GROUP: Eighteen years of Lockheed development are epitomized in this photograph, showing six Lockheed types reunited at Burbank, California. Since the Electro of 1934, Model 14 of 1937, and Lodestar of 1939 (the small machines, left to right) capacities have increased from twelve passengers to between 50 and 100 in modern Constellations (foreground) and 180 in the Constitution (rear). Fastest of the family is the Super Constellation (nearest camera), for which a speed of 450 m.p.h. is predicted when turboprops are installed. Gross weights range from 10,500 lb for the Electro to 184,000/6 for the Constitution. It is announced that orders for the Super Constellation now total a quarter of a billion dollars, for the U.S. Military Services and eleven airlines. Mr. G. H. Dowty R.Ae.S. President "ELECTED president of the Royal Aeronautical Society for -L' 1952-53 is Mr. G. H. Dowty, F.R.Ae.S., chairman and man aging director of Dowty Equipment, Ltd., and chairman of its associated companies at home and abroad. Mr. Dowty has had a very long association with the R.Ae.S., having been elected a student member in 1918, an Associate Fellow in 1926 and a Fellow in 1937. He is now a vice-president of the Society and is a member of a number of its committees, including those con cerned with future policy, finance, and the R.Ae.S. Jourml. He is an Associate Fellow of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences of America, and was one of the founder-members of the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, which was amalga mated with the R.Ae.S. in 1927. Mr. Dowty was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Worcester, and between 1916 and 1931 was successively with Heenan and Froude, Worcester; British Aerial Transport Company, Willesden; T. Cook and Sons, York; the Dunlop Rubber Co.j A. V. Roe and Co.; and Gloster Aircraft. He has been concerned with the development of undercarri ages since about 1922 and was the inventor of one of the early deck-landing arresters developed in this country. In 1931 he founded his own first company with one man. British Helicopter Expert for U.S.A. YET another distinguished aeronautical engineer and designer has left this country for America: Dr. J. A. J. Bennett, D.Sc, Ph.D., D.I.C., F.R.Ae.S., until recently head of the helicopter department of the Fairey Aviation Co., Ltd., is now understood to be in New York. Before the war Dr. Bennett was with the •Cierva Autogiro Co., and during the war he served in the Army and Air Ministry, becoming Chief Technical Officer, Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment, in 1941. His desire to take up residence in America—where his brother has already made his home—probably follows his period of service as Principal Technical Officer to the British Air Commission in America from 1942 to 1944 and his attachment to the U.S. Army Air Technical Service Command, 1944-45. He was a founder- member and is a vice-president of the American Helicopter Society and also a founder-member of the Helicopter Association of Great Britain. Since 1948 he has been chairman of the S.B.A.C. Helicopter Airworthiness Panel. Dr. Bennett mentioned no particular plans before leaving this country, but he is known to have "one or two contacts" and may make himself available in a consultative capacity. R.Ae.C. Officials and Committees THE Royal Aero Club announces that the Rt. Hon. Lord Brabazon of Tara, P.C., M.P., has been re-elected president of the Club for the year 1952-53. Mr. Whitney Straight, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., retires from the position of president, which he has held since March, 1946, and is appointed a vice-president, while Mr. S. Kenneth Davies, C.B.E., vice-president since 1948, now becomes chairman, with Col. W. C. Devereux, C.B.E., as vice-chairman. During his tenure of office as president, Mr. Whitney Straight has done much valuable work for the Club. So far as private flying is concerned, he will be chiefly remembered—apart from his share in the design of the pre-war Miles Whitney Straight —for his chairmanship of the Advisory Committee on Private Flying, whose report, published as a White Paper in 1947, contained recommendations which, if acted upon by the Government of the day, might have radically changed the present rather gloomy picture. He has also played an important part in R.Ae.C. negotiations with the M.C.A. Mr. S. Kenneth Davies is another official of the Club who has always had the interests of the private owner very much at heart. He was chairman of the R.Ae.C. private flying and air touring committee until Mr. J. C. C. Taylor took it over last year. Col. Devereux is best known as managing director of Almin, Ltd., and chairman of a number of companies mainly concerned with aircraft metallurgical production. Executives, and members of the Club Committee, are as follow (the list of other committees and officials will be given next week):— President.—Lord Brabazon of Tara, M.C., P.C. Vice-Presidents.—Capt. Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, C.B.E., A.F.C., Lord Gorell, C.B.E., M.C., Sir Francis K. McClean, A.F.C., Sir Frederick Handley Page, C.B.E., Whitney W. Straight, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., The Duke of Sutherland, Kt., P.C. Chairman.—S. Kenneth Davies, C.B.E. Vice-Chairman.—Col. W. C. Devereux, C.B.E. Committee.—Capt. K. J. G. Bartlett, Air Marshal Sir Roderick Carr, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., G/C. W. N. Cumming, O.B.E., D.F.C., J. Cunningham, O.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., E. S. Greenwood, O.B.E., Capt. A. G. Lamplugh, C.B.E., Maj. R. H. Mayo, O.B.E., H. W. H. Moore, G/C. C. S. Morice, D.S.O., M.C., Maj. H. A. Petre, D.S.O., M.C., Maj. J. Stewart, O.B.E., L. Swan, J. C. C. Taylor, M.B.E., C. F. Uwins, O.B.E., A.F.C., Frank Woodhead. R.Ae.S. Medals and Awards ON Thursday, May 29th, when the 40th Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture is given in London (by Sir Harry M. Garner, K.B.E., C.B., M.A., F.R.Ae.S., Chief Scientist to the Ministry of Supply, whose subject will be Prophecy and Achieve ment in Aeronautics) the R.Ae.S. medals and prizes will be awarded, as is the custom on this occasion. Names of recipients are announced by the Society 2s follow:— The Society's Gold Medal (the highest honour which the R.Ae.S. can confer for work of an outstanding nature in aeronautics).—Prof. T. von Karman, for his work in aerodynamic theory. The Society's Silver Medal (for work of an outstanding nature in aero nautics).—Dr. H. Sutton, for his work over many years on metallurgy in aircraft design. The Society's Bronze Medal (for work leading to advances in aero nautics).—H. Povey, for his work on the production of the Comet. British Gold Medal (for practical achievement leading to advancement in aeronautics).—G. R. Edwards, for his work in aircraft design. British Silver Medal (for practical achievement leading to advance ment in aeronautics).—Dr. D. M. Smith for his contributions in the development of British gas turbines. Wakefield Gold Medal (awarded annually to the designer or inventor of any apparatus tending towards safety in flying).—J. Martin, for his work on ejector seats. George Taylor (of Australia^ Gold Medal (awarded annually for the most valuable paper read during the previous session).—W. Tye, for his paper on Modern Trends in Civil Airworthiness Requirements. Simms Gold Medal (awarded annually for the most valuable paper on any subject allied to aeronautics).—H. H. Gardner, for his paper on Structural Problems in Advanced Aircraft. Herbert Ackroyd Stuart Memorial Prize (for the most valuable paper on applied thermodynamics).—Dr. J. Seddon, for his paper on Air Intakes for Gas Turbines. Edward Busk Memorial Prize (awarded annually for the most valuable paper on applied aerodynamics).—Handel Davies, for his paper on Some Aspects of Flight Research.
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