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JUNK 26, 1909. M. Gabriel Voisin, the joint recipient with M. Bleriot ofthe Osiris Award from the Institute of France, in recogni- tion of their aeroplane construction work. Note to Our Readers. ON the page devoted to the Official Notices of the Aero Club, our readers will find one or two items of general interest, notably some official information re- garding the balloon race for the Hedges Butler Cup. Cody Aeroplane Flies Again, ON Friday of last week Mr. F. S. Cody, in the much-despised Army flyer, succeeded in beating all previous British records by flying for a distance of something between i-J and 2 miles in a circle. After a run of about 100 yards along the ground, the machine rose into the air, and after flying for some distance at a- height of about 15 feet, rose to about 30 feet and pursued an undulating course. Three times Mr. Cody showed that he could steer the machine, and he eventually brought it down close to his starting point. It appeared that Mr. Cody had well mastered the principles of steering a flyer, and he should now be able to make some longer flights. He is proposing to instal a larger engine in place of the present one of 50-h.p. . Wright Brothers' Movements. ON Sunday last the Wright Brothers arrived at Fort Meyer, and are preparing to carry out the U.S. Govern- ment tests, for which they have been granted an extension of time up to July 28th. They, however, expect to make their flight a good deal before that date. The first Wright flyer to be constructed in Germany has just been completed by the German Wright Flying Machine Co. at the military aeronautic quarters at Tegel, near Berlin, and the eleven others are nearing com- pletion, so that they will be in readiness by the time the Wrights arrive, probably in August. Aeroplane Records* THE Commission Aerienne Mixte have now decided what performances with heavier-than-air flying machines they will recognise as constituting records. They are : (1) longest distance; (2) longest duration; (3) best speed over 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 750, 1,000 kiloms., progressing by 250 kiloms. above 1,000; (4) best speed in , \, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 hours, and every 12 hours beyond 24. These records can be of three kinds : (a) made by machine carrying aviator alone; b) machine carrying pilot and passenger; (c) according to number of passengers with pilot. They may be made over a closed circuit in an aerodrome, or outside an aerodrome in a straight line. Mr. Latham at Chalons. ir WINDS seem to have no terrors for Mr. Latham and his " Antoinette IV." Last Saturday he flew for about 34 minutes, and on the previous day he went up although there was a very high wind blowing. Mr. Latham had an exciting struggle with the elements, but he maintained his equilibrium, although in making one turn the wind caused him to make a wider sweep than he intended. In landing on Saturday he slightly damaged one of the wings, and when coming to earth after a shorter flight made earlier in the day he buckled one of the wheels, a small matter soon set right. M. Bleriot at Issy. HAVING mounted a new Anzani engine on his little monoplane, " No. XI," M. Bleriot had her out for a trial spin on Saturday and made a very good flight of 4 kiloms. M. Bleriot, the fortunate recipient, jointly with M. GabrielVoisin, of half the 100,000 francs Osiris Prize, which has been awarded to them by the French Institute in recogni-tion of the work which they have accomplished by their construction of flying machines, as announced in our last issue. 381
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