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AIRWAYS AND AVIATION.

ROUND EUROPE FLIGHT

'PLANES WITH BRITISH ENGINES TO THE FORE

WINNERS FINE ACHIEVEMENT

AEROPLANES

SEARCH FOR OIL

AERIAL SURVEY OF NORTH

AUSTRALIA,

Pilots of the Royal Australian Air Force have begun a task which may lead to the discovery of now sources of national wealth. Day by day for several months they will be fying over Northern Australia in an effort to losate, new sources of oil supply; later they will shift to similar prospecting activities there. & base in Western Australia for

| AUTOGIRO WITHOUT FIXED WINGS

FITS INTO GARAGE AND CRUISES AT 80 M.P.H.

MOTOR-CYCLE ENGINE

[BY MAJOR F. A. DE V.

ROBERTSON.]

rotor column. This will swing the

machine round in the desired direc- tion and it will take up its proper degree of bank as it turns. It will accordingly be possible to dispenso with the small fixed wings and the silerons, which have always tended to spoil the appearance of the machine as it flies.

London, Sept. 6. → The Third Round Competition for light aeroplanca proved one of the must interesting and closely een tested that have been held. Up to

The principle of the autogiro has the last moment, when the com. petitors were expected back in

future insomuch as the wings re- always promised great things in the

Berlin after the race from there to

Arranged in consultation between volve and so give lift when the Frankfurt-on-the-Oder and back, the Commonwealth Minister of De-machine has practically no forward the issue was in doubt. M. Zwirko, fence and the Government's geolo-speed. Hence its ability to land the Polish pilot, was lending with gical adviser the expedition is in without a run. Hitherto, however, 458 marks, the secon! competitor structed to determine is the first it has always been thought advis being only five marks behind him. place to what extent the technique able to fix a small pair of 'planes An extra point was awarded for

of Gerial every three kilometres an hour widely employed in Canada, the Interal control.

photography-already with ailerons on them to help in speed over 200 kilometres so that United States, Africa, India and there was a possibility that the South America--can be applied in with a new principle called direct Experiments are now being mado order might change.

Australia. A preliminary test over control, whereby the pilot will be M, Zwirko, however, maintained Queensland in January this yearable to tilt the whole head of the his dead, his Armstrong Siddeley proved satisfactory, and the present "Genet" engine running faultlessly more ambitious expedition is based throughout and taking him through on the results then obtained.. the 5,000 miles, which was the ap

On to Western Australis, proximate distance that had to be covered in the competition, without For the first few wocks the aero- the slightest hitch. Scenes of the planes will operate from Port Dar greatest enthusiasm greeted the win, the aerodrome which has seen arrival of the little two-scater the beginning and end of many monoplane at Berlin.

great flights between England and The competition is designed to Australia. From thence a thorough. The new type is to be a small encourage bis practical touring acro- nerial survey will be made of the resingle-seater only 15 feet long and plane and M. Zwirko's machino, Įgion within practical flying reach, I with rotor blades of a span of st which was designed and built by after which the expedition will shift | feet. This blades can be folded, the Aeronautical Section of the to Broome, in Western Australia, and so the machine will be able to Teclinical High School at Warsaw, Following reconnaissance of Ex-go inside an ordinary garage. A blud side-by-side scating, and an mouth Gulf the aeroplanes will small motor-cycle engine, giving enclosed cabin. It was partly for move to the vast Wooramel district about 50 horse-power, will drive the these reasons that it was able to south-east of the township of Car-propeller, and it will also start the gain full marks in the "equip. narvon. The work of the flyers will rotor blades whirling "before" the ment" section of the competition, concladd with observations north machine leaves the ground. It is which assessed the comfort of the and south of the railway track hoped that this machine will have across the desolate Nullabor plain a cruising speed of about 80 occupants. Beside M. Zwirko's there were boven aeroplanes in the and a careful examination of them.p.fi. and also that it will be first twenty-one fitted with British coastline, between Adelaide and cheap to buy. It is still, however, engines, competitors being about

in the experimenth] stage, and it¦ equally divided in their choice be- Equipped with mosaine" mads has not yet been decided whether Tween radial and in-line cylinder up from the thousands of photo the rotor hall have two or more

blades. arrangements. The first and tenth graphs taken with the serial camera machines had radial engines, both during the expedition the geological Every new type of aircraft when "UN AIR EMBAUME of them." Genet Majors," while the experts will decide on a programme first produced is expected to deve

filth, eleventh and twelfth had in. of digging for oil in those regions lop someteothing troubles,”*· no- line engines of the de Havilland where the ground configuration in it will cortainly be some time be- "Gipsy III" type."

dicates the likelihood of rich fore this new autogiro is ready to Matrikes." Thus the aeroplane will be placed on the market. The prove once again its value in the ideas which it embodies are 'none From the aerodynamic point, of development of little known terri-the less extremely interesting and view the most significant aspect of tory; getting the same amount of may lead to great developments in the contest was the amazingly wide information by ground survey the future, speed range of many of the com- methods would be the work, not of

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Secrets of Speed Range.

Melbourne.

peting aircraft. One of the Ger. a few monthu, but of many years. man machines which did well had a

apeed range of one to four, the

low speed being 38, miles an hour giving more camber to the wing

DUNDEE AS AIR PÖRT.

and the top speed 152 miles.an and therefore higher efficiency at MAY BE FIRST SCOTS CITY

low speeds. The whole of the work.

hour. This is believed to be the greatest speed range over obtained ing of the slots and flapa`is auto-

matic. in a touring aeroplane. Indeed it is thought to have been behieved only once previously, in the Vickers

Supermarine Rolls-Royce seaplane with which Great Britain won the

A Benantional Demonstration.

WITH MUNICIPAL "DROME

Dundee will be the first city in Scotland to possess a municipal

Immediately after the round aerodrome, if the suggestions/con-

Europe competition three of the tained in a report issued by Lord German competitors came over to Provost Johnston and the Town Schneider Trophy and set up a

England in their machines and gave Clerk (Mr. W. H. Blyth Martin) are world's speed record last year.

a sensational, display of speed | carried out by the Town Council. Many of the other aircraft com-

range at Badlett aerodrome. With The proposed site, which extends peting in the round-Europe contest the aid of their wing slots and to 160 acres, in on the farms of had exceptionally wide speed ranges flaps they took off after a run of a Bestbark and West Pilmore, Long and the method of obtaining them few yards and then rocketted up-forgan, within seven miles of the was always the same; the employ wards at an astonishingly steep centre of the bity. ment of wing slots er wing Baps angle of climb.

It has been or both together. Wing slots and

surveyed by the in- flaps, which are covered by Hand The slots and flaps could be spector of the Air Ministry, who clearly seen from the ground giving has reported that it can be made ley Page patents throughout t

the

the extra camber at low speeds and into a suitable air port for all types world, are fitted extensively to Service aircraft on account of the neothing out the wing, as it were, of traffic, increased estety and increased fight at high speeds. With a competi ing efficiency which they confertion load of 440 lbs this aircraft It can be acquired for £9,750, and there would be additional neces can take off in less than 100 yards Wing slots are standardised in the Royal Air Force and they are also and clear an obstacle 28 feet high sary expenditure to make it suit

able, incorporated in nearly all the light while, in landing, heroplanes with aeroplanes used for club and school slote and fisps are able to clear an The proposal is not that the muni *** obstacle 28 feet high and come to cípality should at the outset manage flying in Great Britain -

Tout within 100 yards.

and run the aerodrome. All that is When lift slots are

In the round Europe competition suggested to that the Corporation are employed interconnected with flaps 'the effect the first sixteen of nineteen should make the site suitable for

and 2s comparable with that

aircraft to finish wer

7th actual use. Then they might lesso despair of the early aviation invenslots or daj

mder the the ground

five or seven years which business

bot

tors, the variable camber wins. Handler, Paga patent When the speed decreases the lift in all cases was as high

of

healt, to ona, of the

Bring

slot opens and draws down the fapfying foxibility with íta many

It is Bagested

at the trailing edge of the wing, and manifest advantages for private Council appoint a

(Continued en next. Column.) ówners and amateur Syers generally. A powers to acquire the

TO-DAY'S WIRELESS DID THE CHINESE DISCOVER

PROGRAMME..

BROADCAST BY Z.B.W.

ON 355 METRES. "

AUSTRALIA ?

(Continued from Page 1.)

Added to this is the question of the marked presence in certain is 11 to 11.30 am.—Stock quotations.

innds near to the Australian coast. 11.30 a.m.-Chinese programme, of Chinese words and place names, 12.30 p.m.-European programme of Early European navigator noted

Victor and H.M.V. records.

this, and commented on it. But 1 p.m.-Local time and weather

report. A relay of the Hongplanation, especially as there was they were unable to give any ex-

Kong Hotel Orchestra, conduct. ed by Mr. J. Futera, by courtesy the time. Then from

no presence of Chinese there at of the Management, (During what was known to Western tra that time the intervala recorded music

will be broadcast from the sellers later as the Spice Islands Studio.)

were noted in Chinese history. It is indeed remarkable that their existence becomes known just at this period.

7 to

7

to 7.53 p.m.

and H.M.V. records.

Instrumental.

The Chinese cartographer may possibly have been using bis imagination" very freely when he

1.30 pm-Rugby Prana news, etc 215 p.m. (approx.). Close down, 3 to 7p.-Chinese programme. 0 to 6.30 p.m.-Children's contert.

10.30 p.m.-European pro-

to 9 p.m.-A programme of Victor compiled his map, but if so then he

gramme,

wos making a 'splendid guess, and every student of Chinese annals. must have noted one thing more .. than any, other in the Chinese Piano Solo Polonaise" (E. treatment of both history and Flat Minor) (Chopin). Ignace geography-a consistent adherence Jan Paderewski.-7301.

to fact. And, if Wen Li in A.D. Violin Bolos (a) "La Cancion 100 could lead an army of 1,000,000.

del Olvido "

(Serrano-Per-men noross the Gobi to the Euro- singer); (b)"Rondo" (Spohr-pean border, if Chinese ships could Persinger).

negotiate the sens as far as Africa Violin Solo-Chant D'Espagne" on regular business trips, then it (Song of Spain) (Samareuilh). is not outside the range of possibi- -Master Yehudi Menubin.lities that these vagrant wat sloops

¦

7327,

sailéd round Australia, and that Fledermaus-Chinese marines actually stood on

Piano Solo" Die

Paraphrase "

(The (Strauss - Clodowsky). Moissivitch.-7257.

Bat) the soil of this continent conturies Benno before its existence was known to

Europe.

'Collo Solo" Song Without Words, in D" (Mendelssohn).

Pablo Casala-7190. 'Cello Belos- (n) "Songs My Mother Taught Me" (vorak), (b) "Flight of the Bumble Beo " (Rimsky-Korsakow). — Pablo Casals. 7183, Piano Solo Rococo" (Palm-

gren).

ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENT.

has been

Mr. A. L. Anderson appointed, deputy civil engineer- in-chief, Admiralty, as from Sep- tember, Mr. Anderson was eduent. ed at Cheltenham College. He has served at various naval establish- Blano" (Ibert)-Benca Moienta including Rosyth, Hong #oivitch,--E492.

Kong and Simons town... In 1929 hệ. Violin Solo-"Gypsy Caprice"

appointed superintending civil engineer at the Admiralty. (Kreisler).

Piano

Solo-"Le Petit ano

Violin Solo Shepherd's, Mad-

rigal" (Kreisler).—Fritz Kreis- ler.-6712.-

p.m-Local time and weather

report.

7.53 to 8.20 p.m. -

Orchestral,

"Finlandia.? (Tone Poem) (Sibelius)-Leopold Stokowski. and the Philadelphia Orches tra-7412.

"The Child from Alsace

(Lohar)

"O Maiden, My Maiden" (Lebar)-Marek Weber and his Orchestra.-B3333. Hansel and Gretel Overture (Humperdinck).-Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Willem Mengelberg-7436.

8.20 to 2 p.m.

Variety.

"Negro Spiritual Medley".

Paul Robeson and Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.-C226; Song--"Oh↑ That Mitzi !”- Maurice Chevalier (Baritone). -B4173 Saxophone Solo-“In the Orient”.

-Rudy' Wiedoeft-20086, - Song "The Garden Where the Praties Grow."--John McCor? mack (Tenor)—1633, Accordion Solo--"Danube Waves"

-Pietro.V-77.. Humorous Song-" Taught. Mo How to Play the Second Fid- dia"Frank Crumit-B4102. Bong- What Would You D61”. Maurios Chevalier (Baritone) -B4178.

Saxophone Bolo Serenade --Badine Rudy · Wisdosft, —

20090. Song" The Harp That Once-

Thro Tara's Halls-John. McCormack (Tenor) 1630 Accordion Solo Over the Waves."-Pietro-V77,98 Humorous Song I'm a Special * Ufumit-14102.-7 to 9:00 p

Selections by the Melody Team

programme of

ön rest Colúmin,)

WEB"

Victor records.

0.30 to 10.20 p.m.-

Fox Trot

Dance Music.

Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa ?" Waltz With Summer Coming On"-Waring's Pennsylvanians. -24016.

Fox Trot" If It Ain't Love." Fox Trot Night Shall be Fille ed With Music"-Leo Reisman. and his Orchestra~24011.

Fax Trot" You Fascinate Mo". Fox Trot Hello Georgeous."—

Buddy Rogers and his Orchce- tra-24001

Fox Trot-" All of a sudden.", Fox Trot If I Were Only Sure of You."-Lew Conrad and his Musketeers-24090,

Fox Trot" Way Down Between Dem Rows" Wayne King and his Orchestra

Fox Trot-"On Revival Day.”~ Coon - Banders-Orchestra, 22979.

Fox Trot-By.

Stream.

Rippling

Fox Trot Cabin in the Cot- ton." --Johnny Hamp - and his Orchestra, 22000,

Fox Trot Happy Go Lucky You and Broken-Hearted Me." Fox Trot In My Hide-Away." Buddy Rogers and his Cali- fornia Cavaliers-94019. Fox Trot" Loola in Love." Fox Trot I Love to See the. Evenin Sun Go Down."-Lew Conrad and his Musketeers- 24014,

10.90 to 10.28 p.

"Me Mers L'Oya'

Goose)(Lavel),

(Mother)

phony Orchestra under direction of Serge Koussevitzky. 87870/737,

10.28 p.m

mid-day Press.

10.30-pim, (approx). Close down- All records the above Euro- pean programme are supplied by Mondra, Mountri