▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Mart ins y de ▁company ▁and ▁fle w ▁the ▁longest ▁duration ▁British ▁gl ider ▁flight ▁( 1 1 3 ▁minutes ) ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Gl ider ▁Compet ition ▁held ▁at ▁It ford ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁a ▁Hand asy de ▁gl ider ▁designed ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁Hand asy de ▁and ▁Sydney ▁C amm , ▁who ▁then ▁was ▁a ▁dra ug ht s man ▁at ▁Hand asy de ' s . ▁ ▁His ▁position ▁looked ▁strong , ▁but ▁events ▁unfold ed ▁in ▁an ▁echo ▁of ▁those ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Michel in ▁Tro phy , ▁his ▁time ▁better ed ▁almost ▁immediately ▁by ▁Alex is ▁M oney rol , ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁first ▁prize . ▁Ray n ham ▁did ▁receive ▁both ▁the ▁Og il vie ▁prize ▁of ▁£ 5 0 ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Brit t ann ia ▁Tro phy ▁for ▁his ▁flight . ▁He ▁competed ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁L ym p ne ▁light ▁aircraft ▁tri als ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Hand asy de ▁Mon op lane ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second , ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁a ▁Haw ker ▁C yg net . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁C yg net , ▁Ray n ham ▁looked ▁once ▁more ▁well ▁placed ▁to ▁win , ▁need ing ▁only ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁course , ▁but ▁engine ▁failure ▁interven ed . ▁He ▁had ▁joined ▁Haw ker ' s ▁as ▁their ▁test ▁pilot ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 .