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1909 - 0132.PDF
MARCH 6, 1909. " Flight" Copyright Photo. AERO CLUB FLIGHT GROUNDS AT SHELLBEACH.—A stretch on the sea line, showing the large expanse of hard sand available for flying on or over. deal of attention, and it is stated that passages have already been booked. Four airships will be engaged in making these trips. Frankfort-Schveningen Prize, IN connection with the Exhibition at Frankfort, the city of Schveningen have offered a prize of 2,000 florins for the first aeronaut who shall fly from the grounds of the Exhibition to Schveningen. . Krupp's Aid Aeronautic Research. AN annual grant of 10,000 marks (^500) has been sanctioned by the directors of Krupp's works for the benefit of the chair of aeronautic research which has recently been founded at Gottingen University. Douai Municipal Prize. THE Municipal Council of Douai has voted 20,000 francs towards the organisation of a flying competition in their district. Flight Trials in Spain. ;-£-.; EXPERIMENTS are expected to be carried out near Valencia very shortly with a Spanish aeroplane designed by Messrs. Oliver and Delmas. " Bayard'Clement ** Airship Makes a Winter Trip. THE dirigible " Bayard-Clement," which M. Clement has placed in charge of the Societe Astra, made a trial! trip with M. Henry Kapferer as pilot last Sunday. Two Spanish officers, Colonel Vitch and Capt. Kindelan, were taken as passengers, and the airship remained aloft for about an hour, during which time visits were paid to- Saint Germain and Mesnil le Roi, a successful turning being effected above the latter place. Airship Competitions. THE Aero Club of France Airship Committee have decided in principle'upon three types of competition as a means of encouraging this section of aeronautics. The first is for the longest voyage (in duration) in a closed circuit without descent or replenishment, the second is for the longest journey accomplished from one town to another under the same conditions, and the third is for the longest journey in a closed circuit accomplished by a dirigible of less than 1,500 cubic metres capacity. A minimum speed of sokiloms. per hour must be maintained. Airship Refuges in Germany. THE attitude which the military authorities take towards dirigibles in Germany has led them to very " Flight " Copyright Photo. AERO CLUB FLIGHT GROUNDS.—A general view of one of the corners of the actual flight ground, showing the road•which can be used by motor cars. On the right on the other side of the bank is the sea, giving at low water a vast expanse of hard sand for flying over.
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