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FLIGHT International, IB June 1964 1035 Mr j. 6. Emmott (left) presents the Lockheed Trophy to Juraj Souc. Right, Souc's Zlin Akrobat Special SHORN of the racing and air-pageant distractions whichaccompanied the previous nine contests at Baginton, thisyear's international aerobatic competition for the British Lockheed Trophy at Sywell last week proved a classic and satisfying meeting. Overall quality of flying was higher than ever before; from a closely-matched entry list of 18 the Czech team proved triumphant, with Juraj Souc (pronounced "Shouts") the winner and all four of the Czech men pilots among the top five. Preliminary heats were held in cold, blustery weather on Thursday, June Jl. The strong wind proved a basic handicap to all pilots, particularly the eight who flew during the morning. For an international contest, the positioning of many of the pilots was not good. Some were just not on form; others departed from their planned sequence to ad lib as best they could. Their best, needless to say, was very good. First to perform was the Czech pilot Stoklasa, boring in con- fidently at near-minimum height to begin a full and varied display. Notable among his successors that morning were Phillips, demon- strating the world-class style which British pilots have achieved by hard work over the past ten years; Eva Kaprasova, once again aerobatting fluently, twenty to the dozen, as befits a woman; Reine Lacour, aerobatting fluently, twenty to the dozen and with chic as befits a Frenchwoman; Charollais, with showmanship and the morning's best biplane sequence; and Souc, in a rolling, flowing crescendo of a performance. The afternoon began with Bezak and Trebaticky continuing the Czech pattern of precise manoeuvres knitted into a complex sequence, punctuated by the incredible stalled wringings-out that represented this year's new-style, king-size, value-for-money super-lomcevaks. After the Akrobat Specials, constant-speed propellers and all, came the lowly Tiger Moth, flown by Barry Tempest in a far-from-lowly display which was to win him the Pearl Hyde Trophy for the best performance by a British pilot. Of the other competitors, twice-champion d'Orgeix seemed off-form; Verette included a six-sided loop in a highly accurate piece of flying; and Albert Ruesch flew his Biicker with all the exuberance he had displayed at the bar the previous night. As the E-Type Jaguars began to pull up outside Northampton- shire Aero Club's clubhouse that evening, we studied the list of the Souc Wins Lockheed Trophy ILLUSTRATED WITH "FLIGHT International" PHOTOGRAPHS seven finalists—Bezak, Stoklasa, Souc and Trebaticky; Charollais and Verette; Ruesch the elder. Aircraftwise, it was five Zlins, one Stampe and one Biicker. None of the British pilots had qualified, but Tempest had given us a new respect for the Tiger Moth. The wind had changed and the sun was hot for the finals on Friday morning. The "box" of airspace which represented the pilots' stage in front of the judges' table now lay crosswind: some pilots stuck to their Thursday routines; others adjusted to the changed wind: others produced brand-new manoeuvres out of the blue. Bezak was first on-stage, beginning his five-minute performance with a relaxed, beautiful loop. From then on it was near-perfection all the way, with much to remember: Bezak's reversed upward roll; 1 23 45 6 7 Juraj Souc Albert RueschLadislav Bezak Jin StoklasaLadislav Trebaticky Marcel Charollais Gerard Verette FINAL PLACINGS Czechoslovakia SwitzerlandCzechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia France France Zlin Akrobat Special Biicker R-170 Zlin Akrobat Special Zlin Akrobat SpecialZlin Akrobat Special Stampe SV4A Zlin 226 Trener OK-KMA HB-UTH OK-KMB OK-MFS OK-MFS F-BDGI F-BKRX Other Competitors Britain Charles Boddington, Stampe SV4 G-ASHS; Neville Browning, Zlin 326 Trener Master G-ASIM: James Gilbert, Stampe SV4 G-ASHS; Peter Phillips Stampe SV4B G-AROZ; Barry Tempest, Tiger Moth G-ANZZ; Neil Williams, Stampe SV4B G-AROZ; Robert Winter, Stampe SV4B G-AROZ. Czechoslovakia Mrs Eva Kaprasova, Zlin Akrobat OK-KMD. France Miss Reine Lacour, Stampe SV4 F-BCLQ; Jean d'Orgeix, Stampe SV4 Switzerland Hans Rudi Ruesch, Biicker R-170 HB-UTH. The Pearl Hyde Trophy for the best British performance went to Barry Tempest, whose Tiger Moth display was highly praised by the judges Ruesch's brilliant positioning in his classic-yellow Biicker; Souc's spirited consistency; Charoilais' vicious flick; Stoklasa's originality. Results were announced by Mr J. B. Emmott of the Automotive Products Group, sponsors of the competition. The Lockheed Trophy for 1964 had been won by Juraj Souc, the short, fair-haired young flying instructor with the near-permanent grin. Second was Albert Ruesch, veteran airline training captain for whom the Lockheed contest is a family affair (in 1963 his son Hans-Rudi came fourth; this year he failed to reach the final). Other placings are as listed above. A full appraisal of the flying in this year's Lockheed contest, written for Flight Internationa/ by Peter Phillips, will appear in an early issue. Organization of this year's event, in the hands of the Royal Aero Club, was good: it seems highly likely that next year's Lockheed competition will also be at Sywell. Best organization of all, however, was that of the Czechoslovak Embassy in London, who sent out invitations io a post-Sywell reception in honour of their pilots some two weeks before the competition. There's confidence for you. KENNETH OWEN
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