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1909
1909 - 0246.PDF
MAY I, 1909. "La Demoiselle." M. SANTOS-DUMONT last week shifted his baby flyer from St. Cyr to Issy in order that he might effect some modifications which he deems desirable. At Issy. ROUGIER continues to practise on a Voisin biplane at Issy, and is making steady progress. Quite a number of new sheds are being erected to shelter fresh aspirants for flying honours; one of these is M. Theroul with his 14 metre biplane, constructed by MM. Regy Freres at Javel, and fitted with a 50-h.p. Farcot motor; a second, built by the same firm, but fitted with a 30-h.p. Turcat- Mery motor, and of 10 metres span, belongs to M. Odier; a third is a 12 metre span Jougey biplane, weighing com- plete 400 kilogs., fitted with a Mors motor ; a fourth is a two-seated biplane by Piquerez, _with a plane surface of 78 metres, 45-h.p. engine by Dutheil and Chalmers, two propellers. In addition there is M. Dumont's shed, and another for the Soci^te Astra, . ' At Juvisy. ACTIVITY is also been shown at Juvisy, where a new Pischoff biplane has arrived. Several sheds are being erected, which are, it is stated, to house some Wright machines when delivered. v Professor Reissner's Aeroplane. EXPERIMENTING last week at Aix-la-Chappelle with his new aeroplane, Professor Reissner, after rising to a height of 5 metres for about 40 metres, came to earth too hastily, resulting in the machine being somewhat bent. Witzig-Liore-Dutelleul Aeroplane. THE constructors of this machine, which is fitted with a 50-h.p. Renault motor, have modified their design by doing away with one of three planes, only now using two main planes. A Hurricane at Douai. ^:- . THE Brayelle aerodrome at Douai was severely dealt with by a hurricane which visited there last week, and among other damage done, was the destruction of the hangar housing the Breguet gyroplane. In consequence, the Commission Aerienne Mixte have postponed their visit which was to have been made to-morrow, Sunday, with the object of opening the flying grounds. Rules for British Prizes. THE attention of our readers is directed to page 246, where, among the official notices of the Aero Club of the United Kingdom, will be found the regulations governing the competition for the British Empire Michelin Cup, the Sir David Salomons Cup for aviators, and the Aero Club's prizes for short flights. "Daily Mail" Cross-Channel Prize. ~ LATEST entries announced by our contemporary for this contest are Mr. Edgar Wilson, Mr. Huntley Walker (who has booked a Wright flyer), and M. Leon Delagrange, who hopes to make his attempt next August. A London to Manchester 'Bus. THE latest entrant for the Daily Mail London to Manchester prize is Mr. G. L. O. Davidson, who, readers of The Automotor Journal will remember, conducted a number of experiments in California in 1906 with a he"licoptere machine. Although no definite particulars regarding the type of the machine Mr. Davidson proposes to use have been published, except that forward motion will be obtained from wing-like surfaces instead of propellers, it is stated that twelve passengers will be carried, the machine will weigh four tons, the motors will be of over 100-h.p., and the trip will take three hours. A New Army Dirigible. ; ." ^ ^^ A SMALL dirigible balloon has been constructed at the military balloon factory at Aldershot, and experi- mental flights will be made with it as soon as the weather is more favourable. The motive power of the new airship is obtained from a 12-h.p. 5-cyl. air-cooled Buchet engine. -.-.... The Army Flyer Discarded. As far as one can understand, Mr. S. F. Cody now has a proprietary interest in the erstwhile British Army aeroplane, for it appears to have been presented to him by the War Office. Assisted by a staff of two labourers and with a friendly tow from a mineral-water cart, Mr. S. F. Cody took the machine on to Laffan's Plain on Monday for the purpose of testing a new rudder he had fitted to it. It did not prove to be successful, however, and at twilight the aeroplane was taken back to its shed. M. Jacques Faure's Dirigible. VERY disappointing have been the attempts of M. Faure to carry out his scheme for a long flight by dirigible in the Mediterranean. Last week he sailed above the Bay at Monte Carlo for about half-an-hour, the trip being concluded by the airship falling into the sea, and being towed back to the harbour. *' Gross II * Adds One to German Airship Fleet. ANOTHER addition to the German aerial navy is to be recorded in the new semi-rigid dirigible " Gross II," which on Monday last was entirely successful, with and against the wind, in its trial trip above the Tegel rifle- range. Major Sperling was in charge, and for fully three- quarters of an hour the airship manoeuvred around the rifle-butts and the city of Berlin, at a height of about 700 ft. She is equipped with two 75-h.p. motors, the gas-bag being on the same lines as " Gross I," but rather more of the squat cigar shape, thicker forward and more pointed aft. First American Aviation Company. UPON the initiative of Mr. Cortland F. Bishop, President of the American Aero Club, and one or two other wealthy men of New York, a company has been formed, with a capital of 360,000 dollars, for the purpose of building aeroplanes and airships. The services have been secured of Messrs. A. M. Herring and Glenn H. Curtiss, two well-known inventors of aeroplanes, the latter having been one of the original members of the Aerial Experiment Association. Dirigible balloons will be built under the supervision of Capt. Thos. S. Baldwin, who built the U.S. Army*dirigible and several other small airships. The works are to be at Hammondsport, New York. American Flying Grounds. DURING an interview in Paris, Mr. Cortland Bishop, President of the Aero Club of America, announces arrangements entered into by the Ae.C.A. for flying grounds on the Long Island Motor Parkway at Hicksville. 248
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