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Aviation History
1955
1955 - 1548.PDF
Two views of the Eolo 3-V-l, a promising new Italian sailplane described on this page. Civil Aviation CLUB AND GLIDING NEWS \I7ORK on the Cambridge Private Flying Group's new lecture" * room at Cambridge Airport is now complete, and organized ground instruction is again in full swing. Messrs. W. Reeve,G. Watson and R. T. Evans have achieved first solos, and Mr. Ivor Barnes has gained his P.P.L. For members who have gainedtheir P.P.L.s on the group's Tiger Moth, Mr. C. R. Brown's Auster 5, G-ANIO, is proving a popular attraction. Telephonenumber of the clubhouse is now Teversham 343. "MIGHT flying on Thursday evenings has begun at the Fair-*-^ Oaks Aero Club, where September's flying hours totalled 414. New P.P.L.s were obtained during the month by MissDillon-Trenchard, Messrs. Slater, Bower, Bottomer, Lofting, Dodd and Braithwaite, Sen. Cdt. Cocks and Cdt. Cpl. Gorton.First solos were made by club members Ben Tones (immediately on reaching the age of 17) and Lister, and Cadet Cherrington. TT\URING September, Yeadon Aero Club members flew a total•*-' of 227 hours, bringing the 1955 total to date to 1,770—some 470 hours more than that for the whole of last year. First soloswere made by M. A. Napier, W. K. Whiteoak, W. S. Holderness and Dr. J. B. Blomfield, and Cadet Cpl. D. J. Marsh obtainedhis P.P.L. The club's "at home" on September 4th proved highly successful. WITH fairly good weather at Perth Aerodrome during Sep-tember, the Strathtay Aero Club logged a total of 143 flying hours. Two new P.P.L.s were obtained during the month. ANEW Works Flying Club is being formed by the employeesof Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Coventry. Following a meeting on September 29th, a tentative committee has beenformed, which is now looking into the questions of hangar and clubhouse accommodation and maintenance. The new club hasreceived much advice and assistance in its formation from the A.S. Flying Club (comprising employees of Armstrong SiddeleyMotors), which has been in existence for the last three years. FINALS of the annual club competitions at Elstree were heldthis year on September 4th, finishing with a supper patrol and a party in the evening. During the party the various trophies wereawarded, with the Championship Trophy going to the pilot gain- ing the highest number of marks in all the contests. This year'schampion was Miss Audrey Windle, with 1954 winner George Moore a close second. In the individual contests, Miss Windlewon those for technical knowledge (after a tie with C. O. Vernon) and for landing; while Mr. Moore was successful in the circuitand navigation competitions. Best student pilot of the year was J. P. Boucher. Elstree's plans for the future include a motor rally on October23rd, a Guy Fawkes party on November 2nd, the Brooklands Flying Club reunion on November 18th, a revival of the winterground-instruction lectures and a Christmas dinner. First arrange- ments are being made also for a series of competitions betweenthe Denham, Elstree and Surrey Flying Clubs. nPWELVE members of the Coventry Aeroplane Club at Bagin-•*• ton are currently under instruction. September proved a successful month, 95 hours being flown in the club Tiger Moth andAuster. The second Tiger, G-ALUC, is now operational again after completion of its C. of A. overhaul. Two P.P.L.s wereobtained during last month, and three first solos were logged. "CLEGANT, Italian, and a likely contender in next year's•*—' World Gliding Championships, the Eolo 3-V-l high- performance sailplane shown above has been designed by thesporting gliding club of the SIAI Marchetti works. As on most contemporary sailplanes in the high-performance class, laminarprofiles have been chosen for the wing, which is of 20 m span. Among the design features intended to avoid wing distortion arethe use of very thick plywood skinning at the leading edge, and widely spaced ribs. Aspect ratio is 25, and slotted high-lift flapsare incorporated. The inner sections of the ailerons, also, can be drooped to provide extra lift. Fan-type spoilers of 2.8 m totalspan are fitted to the upper surface of the wing at 50 per cent chord, and tip losses are reduced by small fairings at the tips ofboth wings and tailplane. In the ply-covered fuselage, the cockpit appears well positionedto provide good visibility, and provision is made for radio and oxygen equipment. A water tank of 46 litres capacity enablesthe wing-loading to be varied if required. A single retractable landing wheel is mounted ahead of the centre of gravity; no for-ward skid is fitted, the lower front fuselage being externally reinforced. The vee tail is controlled differentially, with therudder function so regulated (the designers state) to give the same stability as a conventional rudder, but with less drag. Dimensions and performance data of the Eolo 3-V-l include:empty weight, 615 lb; useful load, 265 lb; normal all-up weight, 880 lb; all-up weight with ballast, 990 lb; wing area, 172 sq ft;wing loading, 5.1 Ib/sq ft (normal), 5.75 lb/sq ft (maximum). Performance at 990 lb: minimum sink, 1.77 ft/sec at 51 m.p.h.;sinking speed at 62 m.p.h., 2.3 ft/sec; landing speed with full flap and drooped ailerons, 31 m.p.h. THREE gliders have been acquired by the recently formedPerkins Gliding Club, founded by employees of a Peterborough diesel-engine company. In addition to these aircraft—two KirbyCadets and a Tutor—it is hoped to obtain a two-seater in the near future for ab initio training. Chairman and chief flyinginstructor of the club are Mr. Tony Leonard and Mr. L. Holton respectively; membership at present is 110, of whom 18 haveprevious gliding experience. The club is negotiating for the use of the local Westwood Aerodrome, and hopes to begin flying earlynext year. THE first issue of Sailplane and Gliding, the new official organof the British Gliding Association, is published this month. It is in effect a combination of the previous B.G.A. quarterlyGliding and the magazine Sailplane and Glider, and will be pub- lished bi-monthly at 2s 6d. Among the contents of the first issueof the new journal are 37,000ft at Bishop, by Cdr. Nicholas Good- hart, Gliding in Japan, by Lt.-Col. N. J. Dickson, and The FrenchNationals at St. Yan, by Geoffrey Stephenson. No. 28,694 28,695 28,696 28,697 28,698 28,699 28,700 28,701 28,702 28,703 R.Ae.C. PILOTS' Name D. Brook H. Armitage C. F. VineS. E. Hemsley A. Reeves P. Hill F. C. V. Hopkins L. M. Henry J. V. Hadland W. W. Hall Cl, 4 1 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 4 CERTIFICATES, Dote 18/7/55 18/7/55 19/7/55 19/7/55 19/7/55 19/7/55 22/7/55 29/7/55 9/8/55 12/8/55 No. 28,704 28,705 28,706 28.707 28,708 28,709 28,71028,711 28,712 JULY-SEPTEMBER Name J. Hiibner F. A. GutkindR. B. Pickett M. J. C. Odell W. T. J. Baines P. H. Yarde E. M. JoannidesS. E. S. Smith J. M. S. Procter Cl. 1 2 1 3 4 4 14 3 Dote 15/8/55 16/8/55 23/8/55 24/8/55 9/9/55 13/9/55 21/9/55 27/9/55 27/9/55
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