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(/ycEI Gordon-Bennett Balloon Cup. THE official list of entries for the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Cup, the race for which will start from St. Louis on October 14th next, contains eleven names, only France and America having complete teams of three, while Italy and Switzerland have two each, and Denmark one. The New "Daily Graphic" Balloon. A HUGE new spherical balloon of a capacity of 163,866 cubic ft. (68 ft. diameter) has recently been built by the Daily Graphic with the object of again assailing the long-distance record. It is now on view at the Crystal Palace, where a favourable opportunity is being awaited for making a start in charge of Mr. Gaudron and Capt. Maitland. Amongst other features of this huge balloon are the employment of a special rubber-canvas for the envelope and of a double-deck car ; while its dead white appearance will render it a very striking object when aloft. The weights of the various parts and of the equipment are given as follows :— The envelope and net, 1,010 lbs.; the car, 246 lbs.; upper deck, 100 lbs. ; the padding, 61 lbs. ; two mattresses, 23 lbs. ; trail rope, 100 lbs. ; ladder, 9 lbs.; rigging, 30 lbs. ; food, 200 lbs. ; instruments, 20 lbs.; cinematograph, 60 lbs.; total, 1,859 l°s- About 3,400 lbs. of ballast is expected to be required, and the lifting capacity is assumed at 6,520 lbs. "Carbic" Airship over London. STARTING from the Wandsworth Gasworks, an attempt was made on Monday to sail the Spencer airship over London to Olympia and from there to St. Paul's, but unfortunately, soon after the start, motor trouble placed the airship at the mercy of the wind, and it drifted across London to Broadway Common, near Broxbourne. The demonstration was arranged by Messrs. C. D. Clayton, Ltd., with the object of bringing the name of Messrs. Wakefield's new acetylene generator before the public, and " Carbic " was painted on each side of the gas-bag, which is 80 feet long by 30 feet in diameter. Three passengers, Mr. Henry Spencer, Mr. F. W. Gooden and Mr. Ostler, were carried, and the highest altitude reached was 7,500 feet, as shown by the aneroid barometer. ® ® ® ® PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. How to Build an Aeroplane. By Robert Petit. London: Williams and Norgate, 14, Henrietta Street, W.C. Price 2s, 6d. net. Catalogues. Model Aeroplanes and Accessories. Norman and M'Knight, 145, Argyle Street, Glasgow. Motors* Chassis, Radiators, and Accessories for Aeroplanes. G. H. Smith and W. H. Dorey, Ltd., 14A, Great Marlborough Street, W. Accessories for Full-Size and Model Aeroplanes. Eyquem's Patents, 10, Dean Street, OxfoTd Street, W. Wolseley Marine and Aero Engines. The Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co., Ltd., Adderley Park, Birmingham, and Cowes, I. W. North British Aeroplane and Balloon Fabrics. The North British Rubber Co., Ltd., Castle Mills, Edinburgh. EASTER HOLIDAYS. In consequence of the Easter Holidays, FLIGHT will go to press earlier than usual. All editorial and adver tisement matter must therefore reach the office, 44, St. Martin's Lane, W.C., not later than the first post on Wednesday. MARCH 19, 1910. DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS. British Events. Exhibition 1010. Mar. u-19 Flight Olympia. July 11-17 Bournemouth Flight Meeting. 1910. Aug. 6-t Flight Meeting, place not fixed. Foreign Events. Biarritz. Cannes. Nice. Berlin. Lyons. Verona. Vichy. Budapest. St. Petersburg 10 Rheims. 1910. July 14-24 Rheims to Brussels, cross country event. July 24-Aug. 10 Belgium. Aug. 25-Sept. 4 Deauville. Sept. 8-18 Bordeaux. Sept. 24-Oct. 3 Milan. Oct. 18-25 America. Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race. Oct. 25-Nov. a America. Gordon- Bennett Aeroplane Race. Aeronautical Patents Published. Applied lor in 1009. Published March 17th, 1010. 3,965. S. H. HOLLANDS. Aeroplanes and starting gear. 19,874. H. A. SANDERS. Launching projectiles, &c, from aerial machines. 21,485. A. C. JUST. Orthoptic flying machines. 26,916. M. H. BAUER. Propellers. BACK NUMBERS OF "FLIGHT." SEVERAL back numbers are now very scarce, and have been raised in price as follows :— s. d. ... 1 6 No. 2, Jan. 3 •> 4 M 6, Feb. 9, containing Table of Propellers 10, Mar. 6 15, Apr. 10 16 „ 17 31. July 31 Engines Engines at Paris Salon .„ 3 '* How Men Fly" 1 Aeronautical Bibliography. Wright Bros.' Elevator Patents. Flying Ground at Fambridge 1 Illustrated Glossary. • Human Side of Flying ... 1 Aero Club Ground at Shellbeach. Military Aeronautics. Souvenir Supplement ... 1 Engines at Olympia ... ... 1 Prize List .„ 3 Models at Olympta. Bleriot Flyer 2 (Full page drawing.) Other back numbers, post free, i^d. each (including descriptions and scale drawings of the Voisin, Curtiss, Cody and Farman biplanes, the Santos Dumont, Antoinette, and Grade monoplanes, and of a full-size Wright glider. BINDING COVERS for Vol. I, price 2s. \d., post free. TITLE PAGE and INDEX for Vol. I, id., post free. Readers' own copies bound, price 4s. per part (in cluding cover, title page, and index, postage extra). VOLUME I, bound complete with all scarce numbers, 25$., post free; in two parts, 28*. 6d., complete. Prices of special binding on application. FLIGHT. 44, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic address; Truditur, London. Telephone: 1828 Gerrard. su BSCRI PTION URATES. FLIGHT will be forwarded, post pee, to any part of the world at the following rates:— UNITED KINGDOM. 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