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638 FLIGHT, 8 May 1959 Sport and Business THE new airstrip in the grounds of Woburn Abbey was well andtruly inaugurated last Saturday when some 90 aircraft landed there at the invitation of the Duke of Bedford. The crews wereentertained to lunch and tea in the Abbey and given coach tours of the extensive grounds. A time-of-arrival competition proved alltoo easy ... a Rapide won it standing on its nose—literally. Unfortunately, it sustained considerable damage. The airstrip itself lies close to the Abbey, in a hollow of soft,sharply undulating turf beside a series of ornamental lakes, a few miles south-east of Bletchley, and not far from the A5 road. Astrong cross-wind was unpleasantly stirred up by some trees close by and many aircraft had a little difficulty in getting down in the600yd available. A second runway, at about 60 deg to the first was on a slope. The 90 visitors consisted mainly of the usual fleet of Tigers,Maggies, Proctors, Moths and some Rapides, reinforced by Klemm G-AEMW, Motor Tutor, Aeronca, Comper and Globe Swifts,several Tipsys and Piper Cup Coupe G-AFSZ. But these were joined by new blood, the Linnet, several Rollason Turbulents,Jackaroo, the Rollason parachuting Tiger Sue Burges, and the D.H. Turbi. The writer joined in with Fairey's Tipsy NipperOO-NIF, the subject of an air test on p. 635. Incidentally, the Nipper covered 34 miles in 23 min with a strong 9O.-deg cross wind,making an average speed of 89 m.p.h. and flying virtually hands-off all the way. It behaved extremely well on the very difficult Woburnstrip. The Shuttleworth Pup and "Brisfit" put up a good dog-fight during the afternoon, and Mike Reiily made a parachute descent. OFFICIAL OPENING of the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club's newclubhouse at the Leeds-Bradford airport, Yeadon, was performed on April 25 by Alderman F. H. O'Donnell, chairman of the aero-drome committee. The club is in effect a recently formed com- bination of the original Yorkshire Aeroplane Club (which wasformed 50 years ago and whose operations ceased over a year ago at Sherbum-in-Elmet), and the Yeadon Aero Club, which pre-viously operated at Yeadon, but which had also been forced to close down. When the idea of re-forming the Yorkshire Aero-plane Club was suggested, Arnold Wilson and Ronald Braime (who had operated the club at Sherburn) agreed to transfer thename; the directors of Yeadon Aero Club gave their club records; and the Leeds-Bradford joint aerodrome committee offered suit-able premises. A parent company (Yorkshire Aeroplane Club Ltd.), the direc-tors of which are Frank Leach and Albert Barker, now owns the club and provides servicing, overhaul and repair facilities. Thechairman of the club is L. Reddell and the chief flying instructor is Arthur Carvell. MIDLAND AERO CLUB, Elmdon Airport, this year celebratesits 50th year of operation. Following the annual general meeting of the club on April 23 the officials and committee of the clubare: Walter A. Holland, chairman; D. A. Swan, secretary; W. S. Cox, treasurer, D. Holmes, flying member; Mrs. Sylvia Haines,social affairs member; J. P. Busby, G. W. Haines, K. Holland, B. A. Willcox, committee members; Eric Bradley, A.F.C., chiefflying instructor; F. Walter and J. J. Muldoon, flying instructors, and James Willis, steward. THE WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS next year willbe held in Western Germany during June, it was decided at a recent Federation Aeronautique Internationale meeting in Paris.The site and dates have not yet been chosen. THE SLINGSBY T.Zlb constructed by pupils of Leighton ParkSchool, Reading, led by their physics master John Simpson, was due to be officially named "Min" at Lasham Gliding Centre yester-day (May 7). The ceremony was to be performed by Sir John Wolfenden in his capacity as chairman of the Central Council forPhysical Education in Sport. This Slingsby 1.21b was built by bays of Leighton Park School, Reading, led by physics master John Simpson, seen here in the cockpit with one of the pupil constructors The new Cessna 210 (left) is powered by a 260 h.p. Continental engine with fuel injection and should cruise at 190 m.p.h. F.A.A. certification and approval for production are reported to be imminent, and the price of the four-seater machine is quoted as "under %22J5Off' AMONG THE ENTRIES (list below) for the 1959 NationalGliding Championships, which begin at Lasham Airfield, Hamp- shire, tomorrow (Saturday, May 9) and continue until Monday,May 18, will be a Breguet 905 Fauvette flown by Tony Goodhart. This is the first production model of the type and is on loan toCdr. Goodhart pending the delivery of his own aircraft, the sixth production machine, in June. On the first two days of the championships Lasham's newhangar will accommodate the first international glider trade fair, sponsored by the British Gliding Association. British, French,Polish, Swiss and West German exhibitors will be showing gliders and associated equipment. Among foreign visitors expected is aRussian Trade delegation. 1959 NATIONAL GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS ENTRIESLeague 1:1, P. A. Wills (Skylark 3); 3. A. Coulson (Skylark 3b); 4, W. A. H. Kahn (T.42 Eagle); 6, H. C. N. Goodhart (Skylark 3); 8 G. H. Stephenson (Skylark 3);9, C. A. P. Ellis (Skylark 3); 10, Peter Scott (T.42 Eagle); 11. Lome Welch (T.42 Eagle); 15. Paul Minton and B. Davey (Skylark 2); 16, N. W. Kearon (Skylark 3b),18, C. Green (Skylark 2); 19, J. Messervy and Mrs. Ann Burns (Skylark 3b); 20, D. D. Carrow (Skylark 3b); 32, H. R. Dimock (Sky); 35, D. B. James (Skylark 2);41, R. Rutherford (Skylark 2); 42, D. A. Smith (Skylark 3); 44, A. H. Warminger (Skylark 3); 49, P. R. Hampton, D. Scallon and J. H. Holder (Skylark 2); 60, D. M.Kaye (T.42 Eagle); 64, J. M. Hands and C. W. Bentson (Sky); 66, F. G. Irving and W. N. Tonkyn (Skylark 3); 67, G. E. Burton (Skylark 3); 71, B. Thomas, D. R.Elrington and J. Tweedy (Sky); 72, A. J, Deane-Drummond (Olympia 419); 73, K. C. Fitzroy (Skylark 3b); 74, L. Bayley (T.42 Eagle); 75, D. H. G. Ince (Olympia419); 81, A. T. Morgan and D. Stowe (Skylark 2); 86, A. Gough (Olympia 419X); 89, J. Williamson (Olympia 401); 90, A. O. Piggott (Olympia 403); 100, G. A. J.Goodhart (Breguet 905); 101, P. Neilson, G. Wass and M. Wilson (Skylark 3b). League 2: 2, I. Paul (Skylark 2); 7, J. Inglesby (Olympia); 12, E. G. Shephard(Skylark 2); 14, R. Bishop and G. R. Hearsey (Olympia); 22, J. C. Everitt (T21b); 24, E. Clarke and A. N. Other (Kranich); 26, N. Maygothling and F, Allen(Olympia); 28, K. Newholm and A. N. Other (Olympia); 29, J. Crowshaw (Gull 4), 33, D. W. Corrick and K. R. Brown (Skylark 2); 37, A. H. Baynes. K. W. Blakeand 4. B. Jefferson (Skylark 3b); 40, G. H. Lee, A. W. F. Erskine and G. H. Nixon (Olympia); 45, J. C. Riddell (Skylark 1); 48, R. I.Tarverand H. N. Gregg (Olympia);52, T. G. W. Potts (Skylark 2); 53, A. W. Doughty and E. Westman (Kite 2); 56, T. G. Phillips, G. S. Neumann and G. R. Whitfield (Skylark 2); 58, Sir CharlesDorman, D. J. Corbett, J. M. Ibberson and A. J. Adair (T.42 Eagle); 61, P. C. Dirs and C. P. A. Jeffery (Olympia): 62. S. R. Dodd and J. Westhorpe (Skylark 2);63, F. W. L. Shepherd and E. Stark (Skylark 2); 65, Mrs. R. Harwood, B. Masters and H. Mettam (Skylark 3); 68, R. T. Wilbie and D. C. Snodgrass (Skylark 3b);69, O. C. Kerridge and A. N. Other (Olympia); 76, D. M. R. Riddell and M. Fairman (Meise); 78, A. O. Sutciiffe and J. D. Jones (Skylark 2); 80, J. E. G. Harwood andD. G. Goddard (Swallow); 84. O. W. Neumark and G. A. Thomson (Olympia); 87, E. T. Ware and W. Longley (Olympia): 93, R. Marshall (Olympia); 94, R. A.Hellewell and A. D. Hill (Swallow); 95, H. Docktor (T21b); 97. K. Aldridge (T.42 Eagle); 98, R. C. Pick and S. Morrison (Swallow); 102, K. O'Riley, R. P. Hubbleand R. Parkinson (Olympia); 103, G. T. Collins and B. O. Warmington (Olympia); 104, D. Cunningham, P. Berthelnn and L. Glover (T21b); 106, B. R. Wright,M. Randle and R. B. Swift (Olympia); 108, V. C. Carr (Oiympia); 120, P. G. Burgess (Skylark 2); 121. G. A. Coatssworth (Meise): MX B. Lattowski (Olympia). RETROSPECT From "Flight" of May 8, 1909 What the Wrights Think of the Aero Club's Flying Ground: Duringtheir visit to the Aero Club's flying ground at Sheppey on Tuesday, and also after their return to London that day, it was made abundantlyclear both by Mr. Wilbur Wright and his brother that they were agreeably surprised with what they had seen. "This is the best flyingground I have ever seen. It is much superior in every way to those which we have used elsewhere. Here we have ample room for a ten-mile flight without obstruction, as against our four or five hundred yards in the States, and even if the wind is apt to be stronger itsrelative steadiness is more than adequate compensation for its greater strength." As regards the nature of the surface, Mr. Wilbur Wrightwas also enthusiastic in his praise. "Our experiences in Italy showed that runners slide quite easily on smooth grassy ground if the surfaceis damp, so that here we could dispense with any starting-weight or rail." The primary object of the visit to Sheppey was to inspect theWright machines which are in course of construction in Messrs. Short's factory down there, but the opportunity was also seized upon by theAero Club for introducing the brothers to the new ground, and several members of the Committee escorted the party to Shellbeach by motor
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