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1909
1909 - 0555.PDF
SEPTEMBER II, 1909. Mr. Cody Flies for Over an Hour. ON Wednesday last Mr. S. F. Cody was successful in placing himself among the few aviators who have flown for more than one hour. Going up soon after 6 a.m., he continued flying until his petrol supply was exhausted, when he had traversed about forty miles, the time occupied being 1 hr. 3 mins. At first Mr. Cody flew over Laffan's Plain, but after covering about six miles he left in a northerly direction, and reaching the barracks, he circled over them and the camp before round- ing the spire of St. George's Church. Then Mr. Cody again went off, this time in the direction of Fleet, over which he passed, and then over Farnborough. One round of Laffan's Plain was next completed before making, still without a descent, an excursion to Cove Common, and then on to Caesar's Camp, at which time Mr. Cody reached an altitude of about 600 ft. The petrol supply getting rather low, Mr. Cody deemed it prudent to make for home, and he had just got over the Plain again when the engine stopped. The aeroplane glided sharply down from a height of about 150 ft., and the little petrol left in the tank was sufficient to start the engine for a few turns, and so ease the shock of the contact with the ground. £1,000 for an Edinburgh-Glasgow Flight. ANOTHER handsome prize has just been created in Scotland, the value this time being ^1,000, and the task set, a cross-country journey from Edinburgh to Glasgow, a distance of a little over 40 miles. The prize has been offered by the Glasgow Daily Record and Mail for the encouragement of flight in Scotland, and it is stipulated in the conditions that the successful aviator must be a Scotchman riding a Scotch-built machine. The Flying Week at Blackpool. PREPARATIONS for the flying week at Blackpool are proceeding apace. On Saturday morning a visit was made to the various proposed sites by a deputation of the Blackpool Corporation, accompanied by the Secretary of the Aero Club, when it was decided that the most suitable ground was a portion of the golf links on the South Shore about two miles south of Blackpool, and just by St. Annes-on-Sea. Here a racing track, 250 yards wide and 5 kilometres (about i\ miles) round will be laid out regardless of expense, all obstructions in the way of mounds, trees, and telephone poles, &c, being removed and ditches filled up, so that the result will be an ideal flying ground. The soil is of a light sandy nature, covered with grass, and possesses very rapid drying qualities, so that the troubles some aviators had in rising from the heavy mud at Rheims will not be experienced here. The prevailing wind is westerly, but the ground is to a large extent protected by sand dunes and the railway bank, which is about 40 ft. high. The wind does not promise to be a great obstacle, for even on the most gusty days the conditions from 4 to 7.30 p.m. could hardly be bettered for flying tests, whilst October is about the calmest month in the year at this favourite seaside resort. The ground is served by Corporation trams, and quite 150,000 of the public would be able to witness the flying at the same time. With regard to the Prize Fund, a " salary " of ^£3,000 has been voted by the Council to the Mayor, which will be spent partly on expenses and partly on prizes, while sums of ^500 have been offered by Lord Northcliffe, Sir Thos. Lipton, Councillor Parkinson, and Mr. Hulton, the last-mentioned guaranteeing a further ^500 if required. Many smaller sums of ^Tioo to ^250 have been subscribed, and there is little doubt the total avail- able will be over ^13,000. On Friday, the 3rd inst., a deputation from the Black- pool Corporation, consisting of Messrs. Bickerstaffe and Parkinson, met the Aero Club Committee, and it was decided that October 18th should be the commencing date, and the next day the deputation was entrusted by the Corporation with the work of visiting France in order to make final arrangements with some of the prominent Continental aviators to come over. FIRST FLIGHT IN BERLIN.—Orville Wright, on his flyer, making his first flight at the Tcmpcihof Field midst the intense enthusiasm of the crowd. 559
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