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JANUARY 8, 1910. 35, Rue Francois I (Champs Elysees), where they will be able to deal more effectively with the rapidly growing work of the club as a society of encouragement, and where there is ample accommodation for the many com mittee meetings which now have to be held. During the past two or three days delegates have been inspect ing the various aerodromes on which it is proposed to hold meetings next year. M. Chauviere has been to Lausanne and Evian-les-Bains, M. Godard to Deauville, and M. Paul Rosseau to Biarritz, Pau, and Rheims. Flying in Switzerland. OWING to the accident which befell M. Dufaux's machine a day or two ago, it has been decided to postpone the public demonstrations at the Viry aerodrome to the 9th, 10th, and nth inst. It is hoped that several other Swiss sportsmen who have recently acquired aeroplanes will be ready to take part then. With a view to encouraging local talent, the journal A.B. C has offered a prize of 1,000 francs for the first Swiss aviator to fly 100 metres, and 2,000 francs for the first flight of 2 kilometres. All the local authorities are displaying great keenness to promote the success of the meeting. A Mishap to Herr Grade. WHILE practising on the Bork flying ground on the 1st inst. Herr Grade met with an accident which will render it impossible for him to pay his promised visit to Dresden just yet. In endeavouring to make a very sharp turn the left wing touched the ground and brought the machine down with a crash, and Herr Grade sustained some injury to his legs, although it is not very serious. Copenhagen Flight Meeting. AFTER having to be postponed for several days on account of bad weather, the Copenhagen flying meeting opened on the istinst, when Christiansen, on a Voisin biplane, made three short flights, the longest being for two and a half circuits of the course. Afterwards Svendsen, on another Voisin, flew round the ground twice, but Thory was unable to get the engine on his Bleriot to work properly, and so abandoned his trials. On the' 3rd inst., in greatly improved weather, much greater success was obtained. Thory covered six circuits of the aerodrome, and easily won the Binet prize of 1,500 francs. Svendsen covered five laps in n minutes, and Christiansen also made a short flight. Flying in Bohemia. ON January 2nd, M. Gaubert commenced a series of exhibition flights on the racecourse at Prague. They attracted a very large number of spectators, but owing to a derangement of the motor, M. Gaubert was not able to get very satisfactory results from his Wright flyer. His best attempt only extended over 400 metres at a height of about 15 metres. Cairo Flight Meeting. THE Aero Club of Egypt have decided that it will be necessary for all aviators who take part in the meeting from February 6th to the 13th to have obtained pilote- aviatturs' certificates of the Aero Club of France. Entries will be received from those not so qualified on the con dition that they comply with this regulation before the opening date. So far the entries are announced to include Latham, Rougier, Le Blon, Balsan, Mortimer Singer, de Lesseps, and Michelin. Mr. Neale, who recently made one or two short flights at Brooklands on a Bleriot monoplane, may possibly be seen on one of Mr. Ballin Hinde's Coventry-built Ble'riots. Mr. Hayden Sands is also practising on his Antoinette at Cairo. [/JJGHT] Flying in Canada. MR. MCCURDY has again commenced active prac tice on the " Baddeck No. 2 " at Baddeck, and a few days ago flew for about eight miles at an altitude varying between 30 and 250 feet. The weather was extremely cold, and it was this which eventually caused the termina tion of the flight. Further experiments are to be made over the frozen lakes. Prof. Graham Bell has stated that the machine is now fitted with a motor which should enable it to be run for a whole day, and Messrs. McCurdy and Baldwin are now endeavouring to bring their flying machine to a stage at which it would be of commercial use. ® ® ® ® AIRSHIP AID BALLOON NEWS. European Aerial Fleets in 1910. ACCORDING to some statistics published in Germany, the strength of the aerial fleets of the different European Governments during the present year will be : Germany, 14 dirigibles and 5 aeroplanes ; England, 2 dirigibles and 2 aeroplanes ; France, 7 dirigibles and 29 aeroplanes; Austria, 2 dirigibles and 4 aeroplanes ; Russia, 3 dirigibles and 6 aeroplanes ; Spain, 1 dirigible and 3 aeroplanes ; Italy, 3 dirigibles and 7 aeroplanes. It is understood that the Belgian Government has ordered the construction of a fourth airship which will be capable of manoeuvring for very long periods. " Gross III * Very Fast. THE trials of the new German military dirigible, "Gross III," which were carried out on Friday of last week, proved that that vessel is a great improvement upon former German airships as regards speed. During the hour and a half the airship sailed over and around Berlin the speed reached a maximum of 37^ miles an hour. The new vessel is driven by four four-bladed propellers, each actuated by a separate motor. Eight persons were carried during the trip, but it is possible to carry fifteen. Among the improvements is a new design of elevation apparatus in which steering is effected by displacement of water in the rigid frame. "Zodiac III" Wins a Prize. ON the 30th ult. "Zodiac III" was successfully piloted over a 150-kilometre course by Count de la Vaulx, and so qualified for the General Meunier prize for the greatest town to town flight accomplished before the end of the year. Starting from its shed at St. Cyr a few minutes after 10, the airship sailed over St. Germain, Pontoise, Meaux, Paris, and Versailles, and reached St. Cyr again at 2.15, having covered the 150 kilometres in 4 hrs. 4 mins. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. OWING to the fact that a good deal of criticism has been directed to them in consequence of their action in disqualifying the French balloon, "He de France," the Swiss Aero Club have issued a statement on the subject. In this it is stated that from the evidence it appears that M. Leblanc and his companion did not make a veritable landing, but jumped from their balloon, judging their lives to be in danger. When the balloon was found it contained enough ballast, in the opinion of the committee, to enable the aeronauts to continue their journey and choose a landing place. Furthermore, the record book was blank, and that was contrary to regulations.
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