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AUGUST 14, 1909. M. Lefevre soared over the highest trees, and had his machine in perfect control all the time he was in the air. He came down within a few yards of the shed, and he and the aeroplane were immediately surrounded by an admiring and enthusiastic crowd. On Thursday, as a last performance before leaving for Rheims, he was again in the air for 25 mins., flying at a speed of about 50 k.p.h. M. Lefevre's success is one more testimony to the rapidity and ease with which flight can be achieved by novices, as he only learned to fly after the arrival of the Wright machine at The Hague. His first actual flight was barely a week previous to the performances recorded above, when he came down in a dyke with what, it is hardly surprising to hear, a correspondent describes as a sort of " dont-know-where-he-are " expression. Prior to his departure for Rheims he was accorded a dinner of honour by the Aero Club of Holland at Scheveningen. Flying in Sweden. ON the 6th inst., MM. Hansen and Legagneux, at Stockholm, made altogether eight flights, including two of five kiloms., on their Voisin machine. During one flight of about a kilometre in length, Legagneux carried Erik Pallin as a passenger. A Curtiss Pupil Flies. ON Monday Mr. Willard, one of the pupils selected by the Aeronautic Society to be taught the art of manipulating the Curtiss flyer purchased by them, succeeded in making several flights, one of the best being about two miles in length. The trials are being carried out at Mineola, Long Island, U.S.A. An Italian Prize. WITH the view of stimulating aviation in Italy, the Corriere della Sera, of Milan, has offered a prize of JQ200, which will be awarded to the Italian aviator who, on an Italian machine, makes the best performance up to September 2nd. The distance flown must be at least 20 kiloms., the distance of the Gordon-Bennett race. Impromptu Model Flying Contest. COMMENCING last night (Friday) the Secretary of the Aeroplane Club notifies us the club is holding every Friday, at Wembley Park, a meeting to which members are invited to bring their models and engage in impromptu flying contests. Proceedings commence each week at 5 p.m., and after, an informal discussion will take place in the Club rooms. Arrangements have been made for storing members' models. " Parseval III" Makes a False Start. LAST Saturday morning " Parseval III " made its first ascent at the Frankfort Exhibition, but a mishap with the machinery caused an immediate return to its moorings. In the afternoon, however, a successful trial was carried out, and on Sunday the airship was to have made the first of the series of aerial excursions. Apparently, however, the fare of ^10 asked for a trip of two hours has not proved very popular, for there does not appear to have been a great rush to book seats. " Zeppelin II" Reaches Cologne. ON Thursday, 5th inst. "Zeppelin II " was success- fully piloted from Frankfort to Cologne, a slight detour being made to Diiren so as to manoeuvre over that town in order to please a wealthy resident who had promised! to contribute ^5,000 to the Zeppelin Fund if the airship- would visit Diiren on its way to Cologne. A start was- made from Frankfort at 4.30 a.m., and the destination was reached just before 11 a.m. A Sixteen Hour Flight by "Gross II." ' • LAST week the German Army airship " Gross II" put up a fine performance by making a voyage lasting for over sixteen hours. Leaving the Tegel Parade Ground at 11.20 p.m. on August 4th, the dirigible sailed1 over Halle-on-Sa'ale and Weissenfels to a point about 95 miles from Berlin, and returning over the same route landed at Tegel again about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of August 5th. Halle-on-Saale was passed at 2.30 a.m. on the outward journey and Weissenfels an hour later, while on the homeward journey Weissenfels was passed at 7.30 a.m. " Republique " Flies Over Paris. : ON Sunday last Parisians had a splendid oppor- tunity of seeing the latest French dirigible, "Republique," in its element, when Capt. Bois manoeuvred his vessel over the French capital for about an hour and a half. Leaving the shed at Chalais Meudon at 7.30 a.m., the airship was over the city half an hour later, and cruised about in various directions as far as the Place de la Bastille, returning to its shed at 10 a.m. ® ® ® ® NOTICE.—In consequence of the great pressure on our space it has been necessary to hold over Correspondence, Inventors' Ideas, &c.—ED. ® ® ® @ Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied (or In IQO8. Published August 12th, 1909. 20,822. E. SCHMID AND H. BAUER. Motor vehicle adapted for use as flyingmachine, motor boat and sledge. Applied for in 1009. Published August I2t/tt 1909. 205. G. A. METCALF. Aeronautic apparatus. • »6,305. H. SPRANGER. Toy aeronautical apparatus. 9,609. J. MEANS. Apparatus for launching flying machines.11,934. Dr. J. SCHILLING. Balloons, airships. BACK NUMBERS OF FLIGHT." THE publishers have pleasure in announcing that they have secured a few of the back issues of FLIGHT, and any of our new readers who may wish to complete their sets may obtain the first thirty-one numbers for4J. od. (abroad 6s. 2d.) post free, from the Publishers, 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE. LONDON, W.C. • Telegraphic address : Truditur, London. Telephone : 1828 Gerrard. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. FLIGHT will be forwarded, post free, to any part of the world at the following rates: — UNITED KINGDOM. ABROAD. 36 12 Months, «• Post 11 11 Free s.... 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