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1909 - 0036.PDF
JANUARY 16, 1909. on the last day of October he won the French Aero Club prize for high flight by clearing an obstacle of 25 metres. Perhaps the flight for which his name is most likely to go down to history, however, is that which he made between Bouvy and Rheims on October 30th, for this was the first occasion on which man has ever flown from one town to another. The longest flight which Henry Farman has hitherto executed is one of just over 40 kiloms. in a duration of 44 mins. 32 sees., and was made on October 2nd. Farman Triplane Sold. HENRY FARMAN has sold his triplane to some purchasers who do not wish to have their names made known at the present moment. The sale was effected on Tuesday, January 5th, at Mourmelon-le-Grand after a demonstration trial. The machine, it is interesting to note, was sold as a triplane, although Farman repeatedly used it as a biplane. It is equipped with an Antoinette engine. Farman's New Machine. HAVING sold his triplane, Farman is putting in hand at Chalons two or three new machines ; the first will be a triplane built on lighter lines than that just sold, the second will be of a different type and lighter still; at present no information is available as to what the third will be like. The smaller of the two proposed machines will have an engine of not more than 25 to 30-h.p., and a feature of its arrangement will be such that it will operate with either one or two propellers running at 600 r.p.m. It is stated that Henry Farman is about to take out patents on these machines. Maurice Farman's Aeroplane. THE aeroplane which Maurice Farman, brother of the famous Henry Farman, is having built for himself, will be constructed by Maurice Mallet. It is a biplane with a 1 o-metre span, and carries the engine and the pilot's seat on a central frame. In front is an elevator and behind is a rudder; means are also provided for warping the planes. Two engines have been chosen with which trials are to be made, one a 40-h.p. R.E.P. and the other a 58-h.p. Renault. It is probable that the machine will be equipped with two propellers driven by chains. The machine is expected to weigh 250 kilogs. without the motor or propellers. Except for the rudder, there are no vertical surfaces on the machine. British Army Aeroplane " Flics " 20 Yards. PILOTED by Mr. Cody, the British Army aeroplane succeeded, on Saturday, January 9th, in "flying" a matter of 20 yards on the Farnborough Common. During the course of its brief flight it attained an altitude of about 10 feet, but at no time did the machine look very happy in the air, for it was obviously too heavy in the stern. This, according to Mr. Cody, was due to the arrangement of the condensers behind the pilot, and he anticipates that when they are shifted forward he will be able to make a more successful effort. We publish this week two very interesting photographs of the machine taken on the occasion of its trials on Saturday. One shows the aeroplane, which measures over 51 feet span, being drawn to the seat of operations, and the other shows it in the air at a very sharp angle to the ground. Robart Aeroplane. M. HENRI ROBART, of Amiens, has recommenced his flying experiments with a new aeroplane weighing 400 kilogs., and fitted with a 40-h.p. Antoinette engine. The surface is 50 sq. metres, and the engine drives two twin-bladed propellers through chains ; the propellers are 2 32 metres in diameter and 3 metres in width. De Caters' Aeroplane. BARON DE CATERS, who has entered for the kilometre prize instituted by the Belgian Aero Club, succeeded in accomplishing a few flights of about 100 metres in length at Brecht on December 20th. Foggy weather brought his trills to a conclusion. Delagrange on Heavy-weights. THERE is already the beginning ol much difference of opinion in aeronautical circles as to the ultimate use of light aviation motors, and M. Delagrange is taking the initiative on the side of the heavy-weights by making practical experiments with them. He has equipped his aeroplane with a 50-h.p. Chenu engine weighing 3 kilogs. per horse-power, and has already made some short flights with it. It only remains for him to accomplish a long flight successfully to turn everyone's attention in this new direction. BRITISH ARMY AEROPLANE.—Mr. Cody in flight on Saturday last at Farnborough on the new Army aeroplaneThis light was about 20 yards (by some it is stated to have been 50 yards) at a height of 10 feet. 38
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