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1910
1910 - 0015.PDF
JANUARY I, 1910. AVIAT] NEWS OF THE WEEK. Mr. Roe, at Wembley on Friday of last week, in full " Flight " Copyright Photo. flight immediately before the mishap. Mishap to Mr. A. V. Roe. AFTER making several good flights at Wembley Park Mr. A. V. Roe had a slight mishap on Christmas Eve, of which we are able to give a snapshot. Mr. Roe endeavoured to turn sharply, but as a result of some recent modifications in the steering arrangements, found it impossible to rectify the tilting movement quickly enough, and this caused the machine to fall, damaging one of the planes. Just previous to this Mr. Roe had made several very successful flights of 400 to 500 yards in length. The damage Mr. Roe hopes to have repaired shortly, when he will make further attempts. Liverpool to Manchester. ON Wednesday Mr. Cody made an attempt to win the ,£1,000 prize offered for a flight from Liverpool to Manchester. He made a good start from the Aintree Racecourse at 12.15, but he only reached Eccleston Park, about ten miles away, when he decided to abandon the attempt on account of the fog, which made it difficult for him to steer clear of telegraph wires, and other such obstructions. On reaching the Park, he suddenly came upon some overhead wires, and being unable to rise quickly enough to clear them, was obliged to come down, which he accomplished without difficulty. The arrangements were in the hands of the Livetpool Post. Mr. Cody did not steer a direct course, keeping somewhat to the north, and he covered about thirteen miles in twenty minutes. Practice at Issy. DURING the last week there has been little doing at Issy. Rougier has been making one or two modifications to his Voisin biplane and tuning it up, and M. Penteado has been practising on his diminutive monoplane. Only "Flight" Copyright Photo. Mr. A. V. Roe and his successful triplane flyer at Wembley.—On the left Mr. Roe is standing by the four-bladed propeller of his machine, and the picture oa the right shows the machine immediately after the accident on Friday of last week. II
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