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1954
1954 - 1560.PDF
R.Ae.S. AWARDS PRESENTED SUMMARIZED in last week's issue of Flight (and continued on pages 701-704 of this issue) is the paper The Choice of Power Units for Civil Aeroplanes, by Dr. A. E. Russell, a director and the chief designer of the Bristol Aeroplane Com pany's aircraft division. His survey, which has already taken its place as a work of the highest consequence and value, was read as the 42nd Wilbur Wright Memorial Lecture before the Royal Aeronautical Society, at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, on Thursday of last week. Each year, the Wright Memorial Lecture is also the occasion upon which the Society's awards are presented, and on this occasion the chair was taken by the newly elected president, Sir Sydney Camm, a director and the chief designer of Hawker Aircraft, Ltd. He presented an Honorary Fellowship Diploma to Sir A. H. Roy Fedden, whose achievements—principally in the field of engine design—go back to the days before the First World War. (His notable paper given recently before the Society of Engineers, A Century of Progress in Aeronautics, was the subject of an abstract in our previous issue.) A similar Fellowship Diploma had also been awarded to Sir Frank Whitde, but he was unfortunately unable to be present to receive it. As the upper left photograph above shows, Sir Geoffrey Taylor, a scientist eminent in many fields, received the R.Ae.S. Gold Medal; and other major awards presented included the Society's Silver Medal (Prof. W. J. Duncan, Professor of Aeronautics and Fluid Mechanics, Glasgow University), the Society's Bronze Medal (Mr. H. B. Howard, Assistant Director of Research, Structures, M.o.S.), the British Gold Medal (Mr. A. G. Elliott, Rolls-Royce joint managing director and chief engineer), the British Silver Medal (W/C. R. A. C. Brie, of helicopter-development fame), the Above, Sir Sydney Camm is seen presenting awards to (I. to r.) Sir Geoffrey Taylor, Mr. A. G. Elliott, and Mr. H. 6. Howard. The fourth photograph shows the reci pient of the Mu stek Memorial Trophy, Sir B. Melvill Jones, with (left) the N.Z. Deputy High Com missioner. Flight" photographs George Taylor (of Australia) Gold Medal (Capt. V. A. M. Hunt, Director of Control and Navigation, M.T.C.A.), and the Simms Gold Medal (Mr. E. D. Keen, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft assistant chief designer). The different fields of aeronautical achievement which these awards are designed to recognize were detailed in the list given on page 603 of Flight for May 14th. Another of the photographs above shows Sir Bennett Melvill Jones receiving the congratulations of the Deputy High Commis sioner for New Zealand, Dr. R. M. Campbell; Sir Melvill was this year's recipient of the Musick Memorial Trophy, which is annually awarded by the Royal New Zealand Aero Club to "the group, body or person making the greatest contribution to aviation safety, with special reference to transoceanic flight." It was first awarded in 1939. No award was made between that date and 1951, and last year the Trophy went to the U.S.A. Sir Melvill, who was the first man to hold an aeronautical professor ship in Great Britain, is now a consultant to the R.A.E. CHIPMUNKS IN COMPETITION THE flying contest for the de Havilland Trophy was held on May 15th at R.A.F. Station Hawarden between the University Air Squadrons of Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. The Trophy, which takes the form of a silver model Chipmunk, was given by the de Havilland Chester factory, which shares Hawarden Airfield with the R.A.F. The tests set for the pilots included formation flying, aerobatics, and restricted landings and take-offs. The competition was judged by Mr. J. C. Corby, general manager of the de Havilland Chester factory, W/C. B. A. Fraser, Station Commander at Hawarden, and W/C. M. Kellett, D.F.C., Officer Commanding Nos. 610 and 611 Squadrons, R.Aux.A.F. The Trophy was won by the Birmingham University Air Squadron, with Liverpool second. Mrs. B. A. Fraser presented the Trophy. Mr. Corby, who announced the results, was introduced by A.Cdre. W. S. Hebden, CO. of No. 63 (W. and W.) Group, R.A.F. F/L. Thackeray receives the Trophy, on behalf of Birmingham University Air Squadron, from Mrs. B. A. Fraser. Looking on are Mr. J. C. Corby and A. Cdre. W. S. Hebden. (Right) One of the flying tests in the competition was to determine skill in restricted take-offs.
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