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1909 - 0782.PDF
DECEMBER 4, 1909. A Meeting at Havre Next Year. A SCHEME is now under consideration for the organisation of a flying meeting in the Seine Estuary, during next summer. If the idea matures, a feature of the programme will be flights across the bay from Havre to Trouville and Deauville, the most important . prize being that for crossing the Seine, presented by M. Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe. U.S.A. Wright Flyer Damaged. ON the 5th ult. the Wright flyer, belonging to the United States Army, met with its first mishap. Lieut. Lahm was the pilot, and had with him Lieut. Humphreys as passenger. For some reason the motor was miss-firing badly, and in consequence the aeroplane sank towards the ground. Apparently the pilot failed to notice this, for in making a sharp turn the right wing tip touched the ground and brought the machine to earth with a crash. Neither of the officers was hurt, but the machine had to have a new wing tip and right skid fitted. On the previous Wednesday Lieut. Humphreys carried Lieut. Foulois for ih. lm. 45s., and only came down at the request of Wilbur Wright in view of the rising wind. Grade Flies High. Now that he is becoming more familiar with his machine, Herr Grade is venturing higher and higher. At Breslau, on the 23rd ult. he executed four flights, varying from two to five minutes each in duration, and in the course of one an altitude of 140 metres was attained. A New German Biplane. IN spite of their being inconvenienced by a heavy fall of snow, two German inventors, Herr Amerigo and Herr Thiele, succeeded in getting the biplane they have built at Leipzig to make several long jumps. They declare the results obtained are satisfactory, and as soon as the weather improves they will be able to make long flights. Russian Military Aeroplanes. IT is announced from St. Petersburg that the Estimates of the Ministry of War include a credit of ,£250,000 to be expended upon aviation. The first of the five aeroplanes, which are being built to the designs of Capt. Goluboff at Gatchina, is now nearly ready for trial at the Military Balloon Grounds there. In general ap- pearance it resembles the Wright flyer, and is fitted with a 30-h.p. motor. A Motor and Aero Salon at Geneva. UNDER the patronage of the Swiss A.C. arrangements are being made to hold an exhibition of motor cars and Model Aeroplane constructed by Messrs. Mortimer andVaughan to illustrate a ul'-sized flyer -which they are building. all that pertains to aviation during May next. If possible arrangements will be made for some trial flights to be carried out in connection with the exhibition, and already several good prizes have been offered. Flying in Algeria. ON Sunday last before a crowd of 25,000 people an exhibition of flying was given by MM. Metrot and Saurin, the former on a Voisin biplane and the latter on a Bleriot monoplane of the cross-Channel type. M. Metrot met with the greatest success, and his best flight was two kilometres in length. M. Saurin made one or two long jumps of about 200 metres. The Cairo Meeting. ACCORDING to the provisional programme just issued, it is proposed to offer about ^8,000 in prizes at the meeting wh ch the A.C. de France is arranging to hold in the neighbourhood of Cairo from February 6th to 13th next. The chief prize will be for the longest flight, which will secure ^2,000, while a further ^840 will be distributed among the next five best. The next best prize for height will also be of ^2,000, with two other prizes of ^400 and ^200 respectively. Three prizes of ^1,000 ,£400, and ^200 will also be given in the speed contest, and for the longest cumulative distance flown, while a prize of ^400 will go to the aviator who flies in the strongest wind. In the passenger competition there will be four prizes of ^400, ,£200, ^120, and ^80, respectively. In addition to these, three prizes of ^40 each will be given each day for the greatest height, longest distance, and best speed of the day. Curtiss Flyer for Cairo. A CABLEGRAM from New York announces that the Curtiss aeroplane which won the Gordon Bennett Trophy at Rheims is being sent to Cairo to take part in the meeting to be held there next February. Bleriot and Wright Schools at Pau. ON the 24th ult., M., accompanied by Mme. Bleriot, visited Pau with the object of arranging for the instruction of some of his pupils there, on an aerodrome about 6 kiloms. from that on which Tissandier will be instruct- ing several clients in the use of the Wright machines. Wishing to see M. Tissandier with reference to some business, M. Bleriot took the opportunity on the 26th ult. to pay the call by aeroplane, and both the outward and homeward journeys were made without any trouble. M. Bleriot also carried out several other short flights on various days, as well as MM. Leblanc and Balsan. M. Bleriot returned to Paris on Sunday, leaving M. Le- blanc in charge of the pupils Grapperon and Barretau. On Sunday M. Bleriot was busy tuning up the " White Eagle," a two-passenger monoplane which has been purchased by Mr. Grahame-White. Accompanied by its owner, M. Bleriot made two flights of about 5 kiloms. each, and in the afternoon he was aloft for 8 minutes. The following day M. Bleriot twice paid visits by aeroplane to M. Tissandkr, and in the afternoon, for the first time, gave an exhibition of gliding flight, stopping his motor when at.a height of 100 metres and gliding down. These manoeuvres were. all carried out on the cross-Channel type of machine, but he also continued the tuition of Mr. Grahame-White on the "White Eagle." Leblanc also made a short trip of 5 kiloms. On December 7th M. Blefiot is due at Constantinople to fulfil an engagement to give exhibition flights. 784
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