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CONTESTS

LANCASHIRE WINNERS.

The final of the Hart aeropline landing content, which is a test for | pilots' skill in landing, took place at the Hanworth Aerodrome bo tween the Lancashire Aera Club and the Hanworth team. The Lanca shire team, which had flown down in the morning, were declared the

BOOKS and READERS

THE NAVY: TWO

NOVELS AND A

CAMPAIGN

FIGHTING ON THE TIGRIS eventually great, campaign which

Admiral Nunn has un vividly de- scribed. The book is illustrated with many fine photographs 'and charts which well illustrate the na

Tros GUNBOATH (RIFLE, shots through Pipeline). By Vice- Admiral Wilfred Nuna; C.D., C.S.I., C.M.C., D.S.O.. Andrewture of the campaign. Melrose. 19, net. "Tigris Gunboats," Vice, TWO NOVELS ABOUT THE

by Admiral Nunn, who was Sanior

NAVY Naval Officer in the Mesopotamian! River during most of the period "KERNEL" AND LK up to the capture of Baghdad in! 1917, is a book which will be enger- ly rend by those who took part in Six neroplanes on each side com-

this brilliant campaign, as well an peted. They had to shut off their by that large publie which the tale It appears there are several cases engines at 1,000lt., and without aid of strange amphibious campaigns Colonel Strange, who is a Direc-where seroplanes have been struck of air or wheel brakes had to olearean always command.

of the speeds now nitainable by search Committee, whose annual British light aeroplanes is given by Report, 1931-39, was issued last the air race round Thanet. One of month, discusses thunderstorms, the aircraft, flown by Mr. E. W. vertical gusts, spinning, air siek Percival, averaged 140 miles an hourness, and a number of developments for the course. The race was wou

in engine, aircraft and instrument by Lieut Colonel L. A. Strange in

design. 4 Spartan ligħi neroplane, |

tor of the Spartan aviation com. pany, is an aviation pioneer with a brilliant war record. Spartan light neroplanes have proved themselves

to be well adapted for Bying club three seater in particular offering many advantages far, this kind of work.

use and for passenger carrying; the |

by lightning during flight, "No 'serious consequences have occurred in any case, although the wireless sometimes completely destroyed. In apparatus has been affected, and occurrence the aileron was put

1.

out of action."

It is pointed out that the metal in an aeroplane is completely bond ed, and that this is satisfactory pro- tection.

Problems of stability.

winndra

Though recounting graphically

CYPHAN K. BY #TAFFRAIL,” (London: Hed- der and Stoughton),

The Navy is a subject that has always intrigued the British Pub- lic, despite the profound ignorance of the vast majority of that same public towards it; and one of the

fact that no really good book has

a tape like a high jump, and then- laud as near za possible to a table. the military and aerial operations reasons for this ignorance is the of this remarkable campaign, the attention on the activities of the Naval stories are usually unprint- author necessarily concentrates Lis been written about the Navy. Table and stories about the Navy tiny craft in the great River Tigris, unreadable.

were awarded for flying styles, for cloth placed on the ground. Marks the approach, and according to the distance from the bull's-eye. The issue was in doubt up to the last flight of the twelve neroplanes. One aeroplane went into a cloud at eight

hundred feet, but would not climb" to the required thousand. The pilot nevertheless managed with great

points of the bull's-eye.

The Hart Trophy was presented by the donor, Mr. Edgar Hart, to the winning Lancashire team, who

daily at a different town each day-thundery weather, sometimes reach then flew back to Manchester.

without which the major operations could not have been brought to Captain Marryatt wrote saveral, good books about the old Navy, but their brilliant conclusion.

they just missed being excellent And, of recent years, Taffrail wrote

The outbreak of

war found

For aerobatics, besides passenger) flying. British light aeroplanes, owing to their high lead factors and

H.M.S. Espiegle, one of the beauti-

Pincher Martin O.D.", the best ful little sloops mounting 413, gunk sensitive controls, are well suited. ¦

and fitted with masts and yards on book that has yet been written on The de Havilland Tiger Moth "

the subject. Bo one appreached that Sir Alan Cobham bas taken: Atmospheric turbulence is receiv.

the East Indies Station. After round Britain on his Nationaling increased attention. Flights at

rounding up as prizes some German these two books of Taffrail's in

Aviation Day Tour, has done 390

the Royal Aircraft Establishment skill to bring his 'plane within two merchantmen off Ceylon, she was the hope of finding one of them to be the book about the Navy one ordered to the Shatt al Arab,` where j hours' flying since the 12th April. and by the R.A.F. at stations over-

has so long awaited. the Turks were already creating o The programme selected by Flights are being carried out in aero-

ifhente situation. From this time! But, alas, they are tot such Lieut. Turner Hughes, who does the planes fitted with special instru

of books. "Kerrel" is the pointless aerobatics in this machine, involves ants to maure the structural

onward, until the capture four displays of inverted flying stresses due to encountering-ver-

Baghdad, the reader will be able story which ends up in dull fornica- tical gusts, which, especially in

to follow these strange adventures tion while "Cypher K" has all and ingenious make-shifts which be makings of a pleasant detec went to the making of this cam-tive novel, but both are so full of rank bad writing and the sickoning paign.

sentimentality of the class thas eats the right thing at the right time, We are afforded a striking ploture wearing tho right clothes and of the country in which men of thinking the right thoughta, that all arms-Navy, Army, and Air they are unreadablo at any time Force-atrove against a wily foe

except on a train journey. London, September 23.

among treacherous swamps and

One of the choicest phrases in Business firms are recognizing in desert wastes, Courage, humour,

either book comes on

p. 304 of increasing numbers the value of air and sometimes absurdity are to be

Kerrel":"I'll be all right in transport. Among the companies to found on the same page, while the It is not only in their ability to and interceptors; while in tome start an air service for delivery of description of battles and sieges his teeth, "Don't worry, Fearney'

A high velocity.

At every performance the "Tiger Math" is subjected to almost every aerobatic known, including inverted Problems of stability are an inex. loops, bunts, upward spins, fick haustible study, and the irrecover- rolls and flick loops. Yet during abic spin," the subject of cou the entire tour the Tiger Moth" tinued experiment. Each different was not out of action once through type has its own good or bad quali mechanical failure or trouble of ties. "Aeroplites with marked. any description. Altogether this dangerous spinning properties have machine has visited' 128 towns and been made aste to fly. Adequate given 200 flying displays.

Long Life.

perform difficult aerobatics and in speed that British light aeroplanes have shown themselves to be well designed and well built, but also in offering loog service and trust- worthiness. A very remarkable re-

stability and control at the stalling altitudo have been secured for most acroplanes by such devices as slots

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forms a considerable addition to

designs a good mehsure of both stability and control has been at goods recently is J. E. Fry & Sons, English war literature. tained without these devices." the chocolate manufacturers, AL

Admiral Nunn tells the remark.

The report contains a brief refer-Somerdale, Somerset, they inauguable story of the capture of Amara by a tiny gunboat flotilin, and of ence to the work which, preceded | rated a special delivery air service, the chase by the Tigris gunbonts

a minute "Toby hissed through

cord has been set up by the "Gipsy the recent British flight to a height Lord Apsley, performed the opening in 1917 which resulted in the dep'you mind shaking hands-old

1 Moth" light aeroplane belonging of 43,970ft., a world record. "The

to the Johannesburg Light Plane design to reach 50,000ft. should not ceremony, a "Puss Moth" being

Club.

This machine was presented to the Club by Lord Wakefield of Hythe, who has consistently supported aviation in all its forms and has generously aided the flying club movement both in Great Britain

be regarded merely as an amusing extravagance; we feel confident that successful attempt would lend to a general increase of scientify and technical knowledge which would It is amply justify the expense indicated that this effort is still in

Air sickness, noise, and vibration in aircraft are admitted evils, and much attention is being given to them.

and in the Dominions. The machine progress, was actually handed over to the Club at an official ceremony on the 19th October, 1020. It was christen ed the Sir Charles Wakefield."

The flying times of this machine are so remarkably consistent and the total for 33 months high that the figures repay study. They are as follows: ~~

January February

March

April May

June

July.

August

1020 1830 1931 1932.

THE PRINCE OF WALES: 'PLANE

used for the first journey. It took 4 cwt. of goods to a London cus

tomer.

struction of the enemy vessels. The battle of Ctesiphon, and the varying! fortunes at Kut, which ended in its surrender, are graphically recount- ed,

To studente of strategy the extra ordinary vulnerability of the pipe-

line from the Persian wells will not

As to the sentimentality, here is a pleasing extract from the death scene of the villain in "Cypher "Elliot Healey whispered "I've been-I've lived, a rotten sort of life, chucked out of the service.

man? He looked up with entreaty in his eyes. Foxy could not bring himself to refuse his request. 'Good-bye Headley,' he replied with a catch in his voice, squeezing the other's hand: You've done the

Don't worry right thing. more.""

any M.G.

NOGAKU, JAPANESE NO PLAYS

(Lon-

By Beatrice Lane Suzuki.

don: John Murray' 3/6d.) The Wisdom of the East Sories,

At present only one machine is used; but if the experiment proves successful a fleet of machines will escape notice. Thus on February 5, be ordered and will operate from 1015, a few nomadic Arabs shat holes the company's own aerodrome at in the pipeline, and set the oil on fire at Girana, with the result Somerdalo. It is intended to use

that on February oil ceased to the "Puss Moth" on any route for reach Abadan for a considerable the delivery of emergency orders period.

At the end of April General Gor) and not exclusively between Bomer-

ringe was instructed to take such dale and London. Thus it will 80 military measures as might be in which this little volume is pub- to Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle, necessary for the early repair of lished, has, with books such as Mr. Plymouth, Belfast or any other the pipe-line. These operations are Binyon's essay on Chinese Art, 26~,

excellent repullation place where quick delivery has been not, however, described as they were quired an demanded. Lord Apsley flow over entirely military By May 29 the among people interested in the to Somerdale in his own light aero-Anglo-Persian pipe-line. was repair. spiritual side of the Far East. plans in order to open the new nered and pumping rebegun: leakages, however, caused a cessation, but by June 15 the oil was again received at Abadan.

72.86 01.20 62.13 The Prince of Wales, when, mak 81.30 101.30 40.00 ing his arrangements for travelling 4.45 83.00 70.55 to Copenhagen for the exhibition, 63.20 6.20 42.10 selected the new Armstrong Whit 38.16 101.2004.03 | worth "Atalanta" monoplane as vice. 36.20 81.25 59.50 his mode of transport.

It is the 70.23 63.45 41.15 first one of the fleet of these machines ordered by Imperial Air- ways and it has a cruising speed of 190 miles an hour so that the; jour- noy between London and Copen hagen should be done in about hours.

79.05 82.20:

September 36.33 60,30 October 28.10 81.30 30.10 November 63.10 0.50. 87;40 December 80.35 64.00 25.10

Total: 171.40 704.30 001.30 302.30

RECORD PARACHUTE

DESCENT

G

Will-o'-the-Wiep."

But "Nogaku " will lower this reputation. It is confusingly and confusedly written by a woman who obviously thinks it is useless to write about such a subjectins only cultured Japanese can fully at

"We had come to Mesopotamia," preciate the No Plays and Euro- Admiral Nunn writes,to safe peans, even if they can derive somir Berlin, September 20-What is guard the head of the Persian Gulf little benefit from them, can only. believed to be the world's record and the oilfields. I had then been do so by watching them.

The booklet is strewn with mean- for a parachute descent was made found necessary to hold Boara, to to-day. near Kiel by the German protect which we were led to cap ingless Japaness names, the notes airwoman, Frau Lola Schröter. ture. Kurna and to occupy Ahwaz. are entirely inadquate. (for exam 1920 (2) months only) 171.40 hrs. 189,300 miles. But oven that does Rising in a seaplane to a height of Now, in order to ensure the securple the note di passage: In 1030 12 months

not fairly represent the magnitude 300 metres [nently five miles),ty of these holdings, the little China, Sakoku the poet gave him -of-its-achievement for, during a Schröter threw herself with force was led further into the self-up-to-the love of flowers,! great part of the flying time, the the parachute from the aeroplane, hostile country, to Amara and reads: "Sakoku: A poet. He "Moth" has been handled by and landed 28 minutes later at Nasiriya. The will-o'-the-wisp was loved flowers and kept his garden initio Bring pupils and Mr. S. S.

Habenberg, about 15 miles from to lead us s still farther." | Halse, 'Captain' of the Johannesburg

Kiel. Club, states that it has been tined

1031.12.

1032 7

794.30

90130

392.30

Total for 33 months 9,200.10 hrs.

Average Per Month 68 Hours.

If the average speed tuker at for giving lights to almost every 50 miles an hour, therefore, this class of people from pigmies.in "*. Moth "

must have flown some perambulator to peers, parsons and (Continued at foot of nest column pathologiste

filled with them.") and the

Anyone disposed to pooh-pooh translations and summaries of Previous records were held by the the extraordinary vulnerability of typical plays are utterly inelegant tetres) the Navy's fuel supply could do In short, it is-p-usoless-book for Rumanian, Brascu (6,000-

worse than study carefully the trus! the enquirer (or reviewer!) and the German, Georg. Resch, of

'this strange, and "Continued on Pr Würzburg (5,100 metres).