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Sammy. R. CROW
- Machines and Materials - on Exhibition : A Beautifully Constructed Nonscale Model
By M. R. KNIGHT
On Show
THE Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers was responsible for a most effective display at The Model Engineer Exhibition, recently held at the Horticultural Hall, Westminster. The centre piece was a superb example of the flying scale-model, a tapered-wing Hornet Moth constructed to a scale of 1in. to 1f t. by Mr. H. J. Towner (Brighton D.M.F.C.). Beautifully constructed, attractively- finished in cream and
white, and, possessing fine flying qualities, it perfectly demonstrates what a flying scale-model should be like, and all too frequently is not. There was also an excellent Leopard Moth to the same scale by
Mr. S. R. Crow (Blackheath M.F.C.). This model has recently captured the hand-launched and rise-off-ground records in its class with flights of 62 . 1 8sec. and 98.35 sec. respectively.
Duration types included the very fine shoulder-wing model with which Mr. R. N. Bullock (Blackheath) secured for Great Britain second place in the 1937 Wakefield contest, a similar
type with which Mr. E. Chasteneuf (Blackheath) obtained the leading place in the British Wakefield trials, and a successful
"Wakefield" class of monocoque model by Mr. R. Copland (Northern Heights M .F. C.).
Marine activities were represented by Mr. H. E. White's twin-motored flying-boat Goose, sister (or, more accurately, daughter) ship of
Ganda, which was recently described and illustrated on this page. Mr. A. E.
Brook's high-wing Skyrocket, with inverted 18 c.c. Comet motor, spread its 7ft. bin. wing-span protectively over the smaller exhibits.
Elsewhere in the exhibition were Air. R. J. Trevithick's
3ft. span parasol with 1.75 c.c. two-stroke, which it is hoped to describe in a future issue, and the beautiful shoulder-wing monocoque model by Mr. E. W. Evans
(Luton D.M.A.S.), which won the prize offered by Mr. D. A. Russell for the best flying model in the show; it is described and illustrated on this page.
['Flight' magazine - pg.458, 4th Nov 1937]
- Gala in a Gale
The sixth annual gala meeting held at Fairey's Great Western
Aerodrome on June 19 [1938] might be described in the
words of a spectator, as the Northern Heights Club's gale
day. Nevertheless, models, modellists and cars turned up in
large numbers, and over 300 competitors participated in the
nine contests which were successfully concluded. Only the
contest for the Coronation Cup was postponed, ......
The Flight challenge Trophy for
flying scale models with wings in the true scale position
was won by Mr. S.R. Crow (Blackheath M.F.C.). His fine
Leopard Moth holds the hand launched and rise-off ground
type records of 61.5 and 109.39 sec. The scale is 1in. to
1ft., and the only variations from the prototype ara a
slightly larger airscrew and 10 per cent. increase in tail
area. A single skein of rubber is employed, and the total
weight of the model is only 3 1/2 oz. A photograph appears
on this page.
['Flight' magazine - pg.49, 14th Jul 1938]
- Runner up - Seventh annual gala of the Northern Heights
Model Flying Club, Fairey's Great West Aerodrome, 18th Jun
1939. Runner up in the 'Flight Trophy' with a Leopard Moth.
['Flight' magazine - pg.46, 13th Jul 1939]
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