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1910 - 0116.PDF
IpJGHT] FEBRUARY 12, 1910. ~Nl. Blenot at Pau. M. BLERIOT returned to Pau on the 4th inst, and the next day was making several experiments in landing by stopping the motor and gliding down. He also stopped the motor several times during a flight, and THE NEW BLERIOT MONOPLANE.—This is modified in several respects. The main body is 1 metre shorter, viz^ 6'6m., whilst the elevators, as will be seen from the above side view from behind, have been considerably altered. •skimming down to a short distance of the ground, started again and rose to a height of twenty metres. Lieut. Aquaviva, the military pupil, is making splendid progress, and will shortly make the necessary flights to qualify for the Ae.C.F. pilote-aviateur certificate. Ae.CF. Pilots. MM. ERNEST ZENS and Roger Sommer have been granted the pilote-aviateur's certificate of the Aero Club of France. M. Bleriot to go to Belgrade. IT is reported from France that M. Bleriot has signed 3. contract to a make a series of exhibition flights at Belgrade on April 17th and following days. Flying at Liege. M. ALLARD made several good flights up to 10 kiloms. in length on the Waleffe's flying ground near Liege, on the 6th inst., the performances being officially timed by the local Aero Club. Molon at Havre. ON the 3rd inst. Molon flew for 40 minutes over the country surrounding his aerodrome. He had intended flying to Octeville, but the heavy rains caused him to abandon this project. M. Sommer after Records. M.SOMMER has been making a good many flights recently varying up to 20 minutes in duration, and on the 4th inst. he set out to try and beat the duration record, but was obliged to land after four rounds of the course owing to the petrol sup ply-pipe breaking. The next day, in a high wind, M. Sommer made a short flight carrying a load of 20 kilogs. and 130 litres of petrol. He has just sold one of his machines to Amerigo, who has been experimenting at Leipzig for some time past. French Military Aeroplanes, ON the 6th inst. General Brun, the French Minister of War, made a visit to Viliacoublay, to inspect the four Wright machines which have been built for the French Government. Count Lambert explained the mechanism of them, and would have given a trial flight but for the very high wind. At the same time the Antoinette and Henry Farman machines for the army were inspected at Mourmelon by an artillery officer, Commandant Estienne. Van den Born was testing one of the Henry Farman machines on the 3rd inst., and flew for 35 mins., carrying THE NEW BLERIOT MONOPLANE.-View from behind. 112
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