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1909
1909 - 0066.PDF
JANUARY 30, 1909. remember that we drew attention last week to the enter- prising efforts of MM. Thezenas and Renaud in giving a demonstration consisting of dismantling the aeroplane for which they could not afford to buy an engine, and it would appear as if this new society of encouragement is a direct outcome of their efforts, for they are themselves concerned in it. M. Bollee thinks of Flying. M. BOLLEE, who had, it will be remembered, the distinction of being Wilbur Wright's heaviest passenger during his stay at Le Mans, naturally feels a little forsaken since the American flyer has departed from his native place; and it is said that he contemplates consoling himself by taking up aviation on his own account. A School for Flying. THE Trevor School of Motoring, under the control of Captain Trevor Wright, has proved itself capable of imparting knowledge in regard to motoring; and Captain Wright means to be well to the fore in imparting similar knowledge to prospective aeroplanists, as he is already laying all his plans for dealing effectively with this new problem, and hopes, we understand, to publish before long particulars of the new " Flying Department " which is to form a regular part of the Trevor School. Readers who are desirous, therefore, of becoming con- versant with the design and working of aeroplanes should keep in touch with the Trevor School. L.N. Assistance at Issy. As our readers are aware, the experimenters at Issy les Molineaux have to bear the expense of policing the ground, and as the Ligue National consider that this is an unfair tax upon pioneer work that body have decided to defray half the expenses from February 1st, and are approaching the French Commissioner of Police on the subject. U. S* A. Aeronautics. A MILITARY grant of 500,000 dollars which had been asked for to further aeronautics in the United States has been refused, to the great disap- pointment of all who are interested in the art. This lack of support will, it is antici- pated, delay pro- gress very con- siderably. "Selfridge Me-morial. A COMMITTEE has been formed in Washington by Lieut. Lahm, Mr. Graham Bell, and Mr. Curtis, with the object of erect- ing a monument to the memory of Lieut. Selfridge, who was killed on September 17th, 1908, in the Wright accident. Monaco Flight Competition.—Theappropriate advertisement poster which has been published to makeknown the contest for flyers at Monaco from January 24th toMarch 24th. Aviation in Belgium. ' THERE is, it appears, a little friction between the Aero Club of Belgium and the Automobile Club of Belgium, as to their respective official positions in the aeronautical world. The Aero Club demands exclusive right to control all contests for the ensuing year, but the Automobile Club also contemplates organising aeroplane trials. Morsang sur Orge Prize. M. DKSCKE, Mayor of Morsang sur Orge, has placed under the control of the Aero Club de France a prize for a flight in that district. The official rules have not yet been published, but the distance to be accomplished will be about 20 kiloms. across country. Chair of Airship Construction. THE distinction of having a Chair of Aeronautics, which has fallen to the lot of the Gottingen University, has roused the famous Charlottenburg Technical School to petition the Ministry of Education for funds where- with to establish a Chair of Airship Construction in con- nection with its faculty of marine engineering. The Kiteflying Association- AT Caxton Hall last week, forty kite-flyers constituted themselves into an association under the title of the Kite-Flying Association of the United Kingdom. A prize for the best flight made by the most scientifically constructed kite has been offered by Major Baden- Powell. Lectures on Flight. ANOTHER departure in the activity of the Ligue Nationale consists in the organisation of a course of frte lectures on aviation. Among those who have consented to deliver them are Colonel Renard, Captain FerberT M. Archdeacon, M. Breguet, M. Levavasseur, and M. Dizeroucky. Banquet at Pau. ON Thursday of last week, January 21st, the Mayor of Pau gave a banquet in the Winter Palace in honour of the Wrights and the Committee of the Beam Aero Club. The function was a great success, 500 invitations having been issued. R.E.P. Trials. M. ESNAULT PELTERIE has taken his monoplane, " Rep 1 bis," to his aerodrome at Buc. Wright's " Fortifications." IT was a wise precaution to erect a barrier around Wright's little homestead on the Pau Landes, for it ensures him breathing space in which to live adjacent but relatively detached from the horde of eager visitors and pressmen who crowd around. No one is admitted except the especially privileged, and in the meantime Wright himself carefully pursues his work of erecting his machine. Everything is now ready for the installation of the engine. Aeroplane Laws. OFFENDERS against the law, ivhen caught, should be taken up by the aero-police (to a convenient height) and dropped on to a Suffragette meeting or other riotous- concourse. This will explain what is really meant by " a bolt from the blue."—Punch. 68
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