FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1910
1910 - 0066.PDF
JANUARY 22, 1910. Hon. C. S. Rolls at Eastchurch. ON Saturday last the Hon. C. S. Rolls flew alone for ten minutes at Eastchurch, and afterwards flew for six miles, taking as a passenger Mr. L. R. Peterkin, a prominent New York banker, and organiser of the American Wright Co. Later in the day, in spite of the rain, he carried Mr. Alec Ogilvie, who weighs round about 12 stone, for some three or four miles. Flying into London. WHILE at Pau recently Mr. Grahame-White made a wager that he would fly from a point down the River Thames to within a mile of the heart of London. Mr. Grahame-White has one of his Bleriot monoplanes at Brooklands, and on Thursday of last week made several short flights for the purpose of tuning up the engine of his flyer, but the wind was against making any attempt at cross-country flying at the beginning of this week. The actual starting and landing places will not be made known until just before the start, as it would obviously be undesirable to have a large crowd at either place. In order that Mr. White may fly as little as possible- over houses, the route chosen will be directly over the river. The Nationality of the Farmans. THERE are still some people who entertain lingering doubts that the Farman Brothers cannot be really claimed as of British nationality, but such doubts should now be completely set at rest by the award of the Prix de Voyage by the Aero Club of France. This, as we announced last week, was given to M. L. Bleriot, although Mr. Maurice Farman had made better performances. The latter, however, was disqualified because he was an Englishman. Recording the * Race to Westminster." •' • OUR contemporary, the Evening Standard, is right up to date in its idea for graphically recording the progress day by day of the General Election ; the rival parties, the Unionists and the Coalition, being represented each by an aeroplane in full flight, showing on the wings the number of seats secured, and steering a, direct course for "Big Ben." ~ Activity at Issy. PERHAPS the most noteworthy arrival at Issy last week was a new BleViot monoplane, built to the order of M. Jacques Balsan, specially with a view to speed. The angle of incidence of the wings is very small. A Gnome motor is fitted, and in a series of trials last Monday the machine proved to be very fast, although M. Balsan did not attempt any turning movements. Late at night the machine was packed up for despatch to Egypt, where it is expected to make a bold bid for the speed prizes. On the 15th inst. M. Maurice Clement was trying the first of the " Demoiselles" to be turned out from the Clement-Bayard works. His best effort was a long jump of 500 metres. The same day M. J. de Lesseps flew several times round the parade ground on his BleViot machine. Practice at Pau. DURING the past week one day has been much like another, there being always several of the Bleriot pupils practising on their machines. On the 15th M. Zens wbn the Prix Duscrepet by flying four rounds of the course in two trials. Each day M. Leblanc has tested a new machine by flying for two rounds of the ground. Comte de Vogue has left the BleYiot school for a month. At the Wright school M. Tissandier has made many flights, and it is interesting to note the regularity with which he makes them all of about twenty minutes' duration. The New Sommer Biplane. ON the 15th inst. M. Roger Sommer made a flight of twelve minutes on his new biplane, during which he flew across country and over the river Meuse. This first machine has been sold to M. Viateaux, who proposes to use it in France. Doings at Chalons. VAN DEN BORN has been making several lengthy flights on his Henry Farman machine during the last few days, and on Saturday flew for thirty minutes. The same day a new pupil of Henry Farman, M. Effimof, made a flight of forty minutes, during which he rose to a height of thirty metres. "-Observers" at Chalons. GENERAL JOURNE, the commanding officer at Chalons Camp, who has done so much to assist the aviators there, has now notified the Aero Club of France .» —, . _ , ,__ " Flight" Copyright. Mr. Claude Grahame-whhe bringing back his Bleriot to its dock at Brooklands after some short flights last Saturday. Mr. Grahame-Whlte is seen in front helping to pull by the chassis. 62
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
