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It is doubtful whether the Inter
light aeroplane and has a top speed of over 100 m.p.h, and cruising speed of 00 m.p.h. The steel fuselage is exceptionally strong and rigid and requires the minimum of under-carringe is fitted which per maintenance. A very wide split axle mits the machine to be landed safely on uneven ground and to be taxied rapidly and, maneuvred in a high wind.
The Genet Major Avian with steel national Aero Exhibition at Olympia fuselage is the latest model of this could possibly have been held nt a more opportune time (says a London writer). London's ser- son is at its height an that there are numerous attractions to interest the large number of visitors from Overseas apart from the Show itself. Many of them, too, took the op portunity of seeing the magnificent! Aerial Pageant at Hendon where some of the aircraft to be examined at close quarters at Olympia were to be seen on their lawful occa siona.
A Fine Range of Engines. the same stock as the famous Arm
The Genet Major engine comes of strong Siddeley Lunx and Jaguar types and, together with the Jaguar Major and Lynx Major, is a new More than 70 aircraft are and embraces all the latest Arm. engine. It is a 5-cylinder of 100.h.p. view besides aero engines, acces strong Siddeley improvements in- Hories and components and apart British aircraft industry, France,
ders, Germany and Italy are staging col- lective exhibits white America, too, is represented.
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MOTOR NOTES
VINDICATION OF AN EX-ARMY OFFICER.
GRAVE MOTORING CHARGE DISMISSED.
STAR APPOINTMENT.
TWO FIRES AND ONE SMALL BRIGADE.
The Star Motor Co., Ltd., of Many a
man has lain awake with Messrs. John Burns & Co. Wolverhampton, have arranged pondering the problem of how to Ltd., af Auckland, New Zealand, be in two places simultaneously
to act One of the chief advantages of a
45 their agents for the Stat corporate body is that it is able to
Fiser
chassis for the whole of divide up its members, and thus to
New Zealand, and bath Captain Reginald Walter Se-overcome the difficulties of the in-
"Flyer
chassis have been shipped bright, aged forty-one, a retired offi- dividual. The only hampering con-
to them. cer of the Dragoon Guards, and sideration is in cases where some
The "Flyer" "has been well re- stated to be a brother of a former article, which, by force of cidenced by repeat orders being re- ceived in New Zealand, as is evi- equerry to the Prince of Wales, was cumstances, cannot be duplicated, ceived from users in that territory. acquitted at Derbyshire Quarter is needed to serve the requirements Sessions of a charge of being drunk of two or more sections at once. in charge of a motor-ear at Mat-
Guildford, who are known, the firm of Dennis Bros., Ltd., of lock.
world over, as fire engine manufac lurers par excellence.
The prosecution alleged that Cap tain Sebright, after driving in Mat- lock at from forty to fifty miles an hour, knocked down a boy eye- list, rendering him unconscious.
Captain Sebright came back to the boy, and insisted on driving him to an hotel and not to a hos pital,
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Take, for example, the case of a rural fire brigade, whose resources will not admit of the purchase of more than one fire engine. It fre
uently happens that a serious con- flagration has been subdued, but it would be the height of folly to shandon the hot debris for some hours without taking precautious against the outbreak re-occurring. At the same time, anyone can Police Allegations.
realise the disadvantage of having the brigade and engine indefinitely Captain Scbright's language, it delayed away from the fire station, was alleged, was such that he could if their presence is not actually re- companion remonstrated with him.sibility of a second call from an not be in a normal state, and his quired, as there is always the pos
He paid little attention to the other part of the district. suzded to let some one drive him to unconscious boy, and had to be per Smedley's Hydro, were he was stay
ing.
Sebright was drunk, and attempted Police evidence was that Captain to buy drinks for policemen.
Captain Sebright said it evidence that he lived at Gloucester-place, 1 London. He had five glasses of beer within a little over an hour on the afternoon of the accident, emphatically denied being drunk.
Trailer Fire Pump.
therefore adopted, is the acquisi- A plan which many brigades have tion of a trailer fire pump. This siderably less than a self-propelled piece of apparatus, costing con- machine of equal quality and out. put, is within the financial abilities of most fre-ighting organisations, and virtually constitutes a second fire engine. action, it is towed behind the prin- For travelling to the scene of
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in-
In the Colonies, The Dennis Trailer Pump is being used as po auxiliary to their feet of larger engines by many of the principal fire brigades oversca
London. Car owners welcomed, Company, with as well as in England, amongst the the important decision of Iudge Sainsbury's motor-vans are former being the brigades of Cairo, Moore in Southwark Calcutta, Christchurch,
County sured. Colombo, Johore, Karachi, Madras, position
N.Z Court, S.E., relating to their under Ohakume, N.Z., Selangor, Shang-knock system. Under this insur
the knock-for- hai, Sierra Tokio, Wellington, N.Z., Zanzibar, payment of claims regardless of
Leone, Singapore,
ance companies go halves in the etc., etc. It is also being adopted which side is to blame for an ae by the smaller towns and villages cident. who are unable to afford the luxury of a self-propelled vehicle, and yet replaced by up-to-date fire-fighting realise that obsolete plant must be appliances.
and
machine is also employed for pro This highly efficient and mobile tecting from fire His Majesty's dockyards and aerodromes, large works like those of the Im- perial Chemical Industries, Ltd.,
Co, Ltd., Nobel's. Ltd., etc., as more & Co., Ltd., Peek Frean & Avon Babber Co., William Beard
of England.
For example, an owner of a me-i torear, A, bits a ear belonging to it was. If A and B are both in- B. It does not matter whose fault
split the claim on a 50-50 basis. sured the two companies concerned,
It was admitted that Sainsbury's. but the Bell Assurance Com- van damaged the plaintiff's car,
plaintiff disclosed the name of the pany refused to pay unless the company with whom his cars were insured. He declined to do so.
He said that it was no business of the defendants whether he was or was pot insured, or with whom he was insured. His car had been damaged, and he had been put to great inconvenience.
ance companies as it enables them This is convenient for the insur-
Iniquity Long Tølt. in many cases to avoid the expense As already stated, Judge Mcare satisfactory for the car owner who When applied to cases where people of litigation. But it is by no means gaye judgment for the plaintiff.
he is in no way to blame. He reasonable. But the iniquity of is involved in an accident for which are equally to blame, the knock- for-knock principle is no doubt. not only put to unnecessary trouble
the no-claim bonus to which his policy entitles him.
from the wide representation of the cluding the new streamlined cylin- but that had no effect on him. Hipal engine, or any other vehicle, well as many of the stately homes and delay, but he may also lose applying it to cases where one party
Some Historie Machines, ·
in under 40 hours.
he reached the hotel some one gave The accident upset him, and when him two strong whiskies and
Messrs. Dennis Bros. trailer has
is not in any way to blame has long been felt by motorists.
Car owners should think very Haed Hot Be Divulged.
enrefully before divulging the namo If, however, he refuses to disclose of their insurance companies, and when making a claim for damages, knowing that there is no need for the name of his insurance company they now have, the satisfaction of it is obvious that the knock-for them to do so unless they are will- knock principle cannot be operating to furnish the information.
An official of the Royal Automo- It has now been made perfectly bile Club said. clear in a court of law that a car owner when making a claim for damages need not divulge the name of his insurance company unless he! desires to do so.
It was a wild night, and he could for. it may be hauled by hand, and, not see the eyelist until within on arrival can be immediately pat seven or eight feet. He applied the to work, augmenting the output an output of 200 gallons per minute brakes so firmly that the car skid- When, later, the fire has been sub at the very useful working pressure ded. The eyelist was riding so dued, the majority of the brigade of 138 lb. per sq. in.; light and slowly that he could not keep a
can return to the station leaving easily maneuvred by band, if neces straight course.
ruins-which must always be re- one or two of their members, withsary, it can readily be put to work the trailer to make sure that the
in a position that would be in- agarded as potential fael-do not It is this last qualificationed.
accessible to a full-sized appliance. again burst into flame, negativ-coupled, of course, with its absolute ing all the work hitherto accom- dependability-that has made it so plished.
i popular with brigades When a safe period has elapsed, whose jurisdiction covers native the fire engine-or, indeed any quarters where the narrow streets that have been left on guard. available vehicle can be sent out and alley-ways, the delight of the in retrieve both men and appliances artist, are anathema to the fire
trailer pump of the English form.
chief who bas business of r ferred to, is made by the
repeculiarly urgent nature to per
soda.
The other engines shown dre the 700 h.p.14-cylinder Leopard, the 460 h.p. 14-cylinder Jaguar, the 218 h.p. 7-cylinder Lynx, the, 150 h.p. 5-cylinder Mongoose and the 80 h.p. It is certainly the first time that cylinder Genet. All these are of the general public have been able feature being that the cylinders, the aircooled radial type, a useful to examine nt close quarters machines of whose exploits they pistons, and many other parts of the have read with enthusiasm in their Jaguar, Lynx and Mongoose ats daily papers. Over the Fairey identical, the difference in power stand is the netual monoplane which being obtained by varying the num- flew non-stop from England to India ber of cylinders used. This is ob- viously an important point because Over 1,000
Making Conversation Easy. gallons of petrol can be stored to theit is possible for any organisation wings from which the fuel feeds to for a number of different purposes navigation and such like is staged A very instructive exhibit demon- requiring full and varied equipment strating instruments a tank in the floor of the fuselage. to specialise in Armstrong Siddeley by Kelvin Bottomley & Baird, Ltd., for gerial whence it is pumped to the engine.
engines and thus economise in the of Glasgow. As its name implies Another historical machine en number of spare parts carried and this firm carries on the traditions" view is the Short Singapore"
in the outlay and experience recf ite founder, Lord Kelvin, and its flying-boat on which
Sir Alan quired for the eare and maintenance assoction Cobham made his 20,000 mile Round of these engines.
with aviation dates Africa Survey Flight. It has been
back to the early days of Cody, slightly modified since that fight der Lynx engine is used on two of K.B.B. aero compasses
It is noteworthy that the 7-cylin. Hamel, Latham and others who used as the hull has been lengthened the most important Swiss Air lines, primitive machines. Alcock and on their while Rolls-Royce H. 10 engines are one new French Air line and on the Brown in the first successful trans- now fitted in place of the original Dutch East Indics postal service.
Condora,"
Atlantic flight navigated by means of special compasses supplied by this firm.
The Schneider Trophy winner of 1027 in naturally attracting a great deal of attention and for sheer grace of line it is doubtful whether it can ever be excelled.
33,000 miles.
A 1,000 H.P. Power Unit.
powerful types of aero engine ever One of the largest and most
An efficient means of communica- built
tion between the pilot and his ob is the Sunbeam-Coatalen
server or passenger, permitting con- Sikh Series 111.
versation to be carried on without The Vickers Victoria has earned twelve cylinder. Vee type water-
This is disturbance from extraneous noises, public recognition as the type of cooled engine with a rated power
is displayed on this stand in the machine most used to rescue some at normal speed of 1,000 b.h... The
form of the new "Brown" aero 600 people from Afghanistan and 12 cylinders are separate units, the megaphone. The sound waves are transport them safely into India barrels turned from carbon steel transmitted to the inner ear through during last winter's disturbances, billets with cast steel hends screwed above the listener's ears, and the the thin bony structure of the skull During these operations 83 flights and welded to the barrels, and each were made representating a total of cylinder has two inlet and 3 exhaust real loud speaking telephone for use instrument solves the problem of a valves operated by push rods, the under the most adverse conditions. Well-known on the Airways.
camshaft being located in the crank- case. The steel water jackets are
Another ingenious instrument The English version of the welded to the cylinder barrels, and shown in the K.B.B. vibrometer, for. famous Fokker. F7 monoplane, the special feature is the separate investigating vibration problems in Avro 10, constructed under licenco jacket welded to each barrel below
connection with high speed rotary at Manchester, is an outstanding the joint face flange, the cylinders
engines. production. It is a type which is being deeply registered into the Information for the Owner Pilot. used by the Dutch, Swiss, Italian crankcase to reduce vibration. and Canadian air lines and has more
It is a sign of the times that the It is interesting to recall that 10 world's largest motorists' organisa- recently been selected for passenger years ago the British airship R34 tion the Automobile Association. and freight traffic by Australian accomplished the outward and re- boasting over 400,000 members, has National Airways, Ltd., who have turn flights across the Atlantic, a opened a department which will ordered four Avro 10's for the total distance of some 7,000 miles cater for the aeroplane private new service between Brisbane and in 183 flying hours. Sydney.
The airshipowner in the same comprehensive was equipped with five Sunbeam-way that it has in the past assisted Fitted with three Armstrong Sid-Coatalen deley Lynx engines this machine has of 275 h.p. and their behaviour
Maori engines, each the motor owner. accommodation for eight passengers throughout the flight evoked a
in a comfortably equipped cabin. special message of appreciation from The wing is of cantelever construc- the Admiralty.
tion and is built in one unit. It is entirely of wood, covered with ply- wood and there is no internal or external bracing.
The petrol tanks are carried in side the wing.
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Famous Products From Derby. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., commenced the production of aero engines during the war including the Hawk, "Falcon," and "Eagle" and these
Special route maps for flying are available while maps for any journey can be prepared to order with information concerning the best routes, aerodromes and their facilities. A.A. message bags have ped at approved roadside' telephone been authorised which enn be'drop- boxes in the country. This enables the pilot, without landing, to have mesangen telephosed to that road
The undercarriage is in two proved so successful that at the transport, fuel or other requirements Indves, each consisting of two steel Armistice, the Rolls-Royce engines may be awaiting him at any land- tubes hinged to the side of the in the possession of the Royal Airing ground. It also enables urgent fuselage, and a long vertical buffer Force totalled over 1,000,000 h.p. notinention of change of plans to
strut," the upper extremity of which After the War
the company be wired or telephoned.
is attached to the outboard engine steadily. developed the Condor " bearer. There is no transverse axle series of water-cooled engines cul- and the wheels have a very widemianting in the intest types known track. The shock absorbing medium as the F" and "H." The latter is rubber whose resilience can be is an enlarged version of the "F". increased or reduced by removing or type with, a normal output of 825 adding rubber rings.
h.p. compared with the other's 490 h.p. Otherwise it in almost identical Some of the Smaller "Try."
in appearance and construction. Designed for service use with sub-,, The object of the design of the marines and actually able to fold ita" type was to produce an engine wings and be stored in a special having a fow fuel consumption, to compartment on board a submarine gether with a reduced frontal area, is the Parnall Peto." This is a the latter feature enabling the two-neater recommaissance biplane streamlining of the fuselage to be with a full speed performance of 113 carried out more effectively and m.ph. at sea level and a range of consequently reducing the air resist 260 miles. Provision is made for it ance of the machine and enabling a to be catapulted and, it can be greater speed to be obtained for a launched from, or stored in, its given power. It is believed that the base in an exceedingly short space fuel consumption figures are lower of time. Ashort-wave wireless than for any other standard hero transmitting and receiving set is engine of equal power. -carried.
(Continued on next Golumn.)
66 MILES ON 1 GALLON OF GAS.
Walter Critchlow, 1800 B St.. Wheaton, IL, U.S.A., has patented a Vapor Moisture Gas Saver and Carbon Eliminator for all."Autos and Engines that beats any ever got out,
Old Fords report as high as 66 miles on 1 gallon. New Fords 55.
Other makes report amazing in- creases of tomore.
Mr. Critchlow offers to send 1 to introduce. He also wants County and State Agencies everywhere to make $250 to $1,000 per month.
Write him in English to-day. W. Critchlow, 1809 B St., Wheaton, Ill., U.B:A.
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Överseas
This decision was given in the case against Meksta. J. Bainsbury, but actually contested by a firm trading as the Bell" Assurance
I am glad someone has brought the matter to court. We are being it is necessary for them to divulge asked continually by motorists if the names of insurance "companies when they are making a claim for damages. We have always advised them not to do so if they are satis- fied they are not to blame.
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