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OCTOBER 23, 1909. Maurice Farman Flies Across Country for 55 mins. AFTER a week's rest, Maurice Farman again improved his own record on Wednesday last by a splendid cross-country flight, during which he four times traversed his usual 12 mile circuit over the country round Buc, which involves passing over undulating country intersected by rivers, &c. He remained aloft for 55 mins., and maintained a fairly even altitude between 100 and 150 ft. "Aerial Automobilism." SUCH was the subject chosen by Dr. H. S. Hele- Shaw for his Presidential Address to the Institution of Automobile Engineers, on Wednesday of last week. In the course of his address, Dr. Hele-Shaw drew attention to the very great differences in dimensions of wing area, &c, of the various flying machines with which almost exactly similar results had been obtained. The pressure on our space this week renders it necessary to hold over our report of the meeting, but we hope to give it in full shortly. Models for Manchester. MR. J. EDMOND LEIGH, a member of the committee of the Manchester Aero Club, has been appointed to arrange the Model Aeroplane Show which the Club propose holding in Manchester in a short time. Should any of the readers of FLIGHT be interested in this show, they should at mce communicate with Mr. Leigh, at 94, Market Street, Manchester, who will supply full particulars of the arrangements. N.E.C. Flight Engines. •• :: SOME extremely satisfactory results have been ob- tained by the New Engine Company from some recent bench-tests carried out by them at their Acton Hill works, where their novel form of two-stroke motor for flyers has proved itself to exceed all expectations as regards its output of power at high speeds. The 4-cyl. model, which is nominally of 25-30-h.p., and has a bore of 3 in. by a stroke of 4^ in., has been found to give no less than 40 b.h.p. at 2,000 revs, per min., and to show an almost absolutely equal torque between that speed and 1,000 revs, per min. This engine weighs 140 lbs., and it is hoped that a couple of them may take part in this week's programme at Blackpool. Bleriot XI at its Last Home. WITH a deal of elaborate ceremony, the historic Bleriot monoplane on which M. Bleriot succeeded in cross- ing the Channel was taken from its bed of roses at the Salon and placed in the Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Metiers, to which it has been presented by the proprietors of Le Matin. The flyer, which had its wings folded up, was taken through the streets in a procession, to which the scarlet robes of the Mayor of Dover, accompanied by the Recorder and Town Clerk with regalia, gave quite a touch of colour. A stop was made at the offices of Le Matin, where Mr. Eniden was presented with an enamel reproduction of the gold medal given to Bleriot. The ceremony of handing the flyer over to the museum authorities was performed in the quadrangle, and speeches were given by M. Madeline, of Le Matin, Mr. Emden (Mayor of Dover), M. Bleriot, and M. Bouquet, the director of the museum, who thanked the donors for their gift. In the evening the Paris Municipal Council gave a reception at the Town Hall in honour of the occasion, and on the following day M. Millerand, Minister of Public Works, was the host at a banquet in honour of the British visitors. Bleriot.at Buda-Pesth. DESPITE a fairly high wind which blew across the Rakosfelde at Buda-Pesth on Sunday last, Bleriot suc- ceeded in making three flights on his monoplane, thereby delighting the huge crowd which had assembled to watch him. The second attempt was the longest, when M. Bleriot was able to keep aloft for 26 mins. 38 sees., while in the other two he came down before ten minutes had expired. At the conclusion of the long flight the cross-Channel hero was warmly praised by the Archduke Joseph, who led him to the Royal box and presented him to the Archduchess. .. ,. Orville Wright Leaves Germany. ON Saturday last Orville Wright and his sister left Berlin for Paris, where a week was to be spent before coming back to England. The day before he left Germany, Orville Wright had the honour of making what might be called a spectacular flight before the Kaiser, who was accompanied by the Kaiserin and Princess Victoria Louise. The flight lasted about 20 mins., and during that time the Kaiser saw the flyer carry out a number of operations. First it soared at a height of 300 ft., then it swooped down and skimmed so close to the heads of the Royal party that the Kaiserin instinc- tively pulled the Kaiser away. The turning movements especially interested the Kaiser, and when Orville Wright came down he spent nearly an hour in explaining the working of the machine to his Imperial visitor. Before leaving the ground the Kaiser handed to Miss Katherine Wright a large authographed photograph of himself as a souvenir. The Wrights expect to arrive in London on Monday, and it is probable that Orville will go down to Shellbeach, and test some of the Wright machines which have been built there by Messrs. Short Brothers. Wright Flyer Accident at Berlin. ON Monday an accident occurred to the Wright biplane which Orville Wright had been using. It was being used for practice by Capt. Engelhardt's assistant, Keidel, and by some means it suddenly tumbled to earth from a height of about 35 ft. Fortunately, the aviator escaped without serious hurt, but the machine was badly damaged. New Ae.CF. Pilots. AT the last meeting of the Committee of the Aero Club de France, it was decided to grant certificates as pilot-aviators to Count de Lambert, M. Jean Gobron, and Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss. " Flight" Copyright. PARIS FLIGHT SHOW.-Sketch illustrating the use ofwire for the trailing edge, and showing how the surface fabric can be stretched over the wing frame by lacing, M. 676
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