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1954
1954 - 2125.PDF
126 FLIGHT "FLIGHT" A general view of the site at Camphill, Derby shire, scene of the World Gliding Cham pionships. Across the centre is the line of the competing aircraft's trailers; in the back ground the caravans and tents housing the various teams. INTERNATIONALS GREAT indeed is the variety of designs and ideas now oft view and in action at Camphill. The World, Gliding Championships, our repert on which willjbegui in next week's issue, have brought to the home of thg, Derby and Lanes Gliding Club a fascinating selection of np*^ sailplanes, together with the elite of the Western World's pilots. These Flight photo graphs give a brief indication of tjbe^Camphill scene: they were taken during last week's pracj^eflying at the site. The picture, right, shqyrfTdie German HKS-1, one of the heaviest and fastest machines in the twd-seater class. Note the wing-warping action, used in place of ailerons. The lower group: (Top left) Gerard Pierre, French national cham pion and strong contender for the World title, flies one of his team's two Breguet 901s. (Top right) American, all-metal, and a smooth ship—the new Schweizer 2-25, prior to its first winch-launch, with Stan Smith at the controls. (Lower left) The last take-off of the ill-fated prototype Zugvogel flown by Austrian pilot Alois Hasenknopf. Unfortunately the machine crashed near Hathersage, and the pilot, an instructor from Kuf stein, was killed. (Lower right). There is no substitute for advertising: With determination and the know ledge that nothing replaces the wool, Belgian pilot Cartigny leaves the ground in his unambiguous Sohaj.
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