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(fycsg APRIL 9, 1910. The Lanark Meeting. AT a meeting, held in Glasgow on Monday, of the Organising Committee of the Lanark Flying Week, from August 6th to 13th, the Duke of Argyll was unanimously elected hon. president of the meeting, while the Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Kintore, Lord Inverclyde, Lord Elphinstone, Lord New- lands, Lord Lamington and Lord Colebrooke were elected hon. vice-presidents. Mr. W. H. Knight and Mr. \V. G. Duncan, secretary of the Scottish Aeronautical Society, were appointed joint managers. It was reported that the guarantee fund amounted to ,£10,800, and it was decided to make a further appeal for funds. A Bleriot at Brooklands. SEVERAL very good short flights were made by Mr. Lionel Mander, one of Mr. Claude Grahame-White's pupils, on a Bleriot monoplane, at Brooklands, on Saturday. The machine has a three- cylinder Anzani engine, and previous to the flights was fitted with a new Chauviere propeller. The last trial of the day consisted of an almost complete circuit of the flying ground, and in landing the chassis was slightly damaged, owing to one of the wheels sinking in some soft sand. This did not prevent Mr. Mander flying back to his shed, however. An Aviator Wanted. THE hon. secretary of the Scottish Aeronautical Society, Mr. Walter G. Duncan, has several inquiries for an aviator who would give one-day exhibition flights at the larger sports meetings in various parts of Scotland. The meetings will probably not take place before July or August. We shall be pleased to forward on any applications. Model Competition at Eastbourne. IN connection with the annual sports of the Eastbourne Rovers C. and A.C., at Devonshire Park, on Whit Monday, it has been suggested that some competitions for model aeroplanes should be organised for prizes offered by the club. The secretary, Mr. J. H. Bartoft, 20, Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, will be glad to hear from any model clubs or flyers who would care to take parti Bleriot Flies 1 Hour 15 Mins. ON his new machine, fitted with a Gnome engine, M. Bleriot flew for an hour and a quarter at Pau, on the 2nd inst. ; while, on the previous day, although there was a strong wind blowing, he completed three rounds of the course without difficulty. Wright Pupils at Pau. AT the Wright aerodrome at Pau, Rene Gasnier made a flight of 23 kiloms. on the 29th ult. After a shorter flight in the evening, he left Pau for ten days; but his place was taken by M. Gustave Gasnier, who made his first solo flight on his Wright machine on the 2nd inst. This flight was ended by gliding down, with motor stopped, from a height of 25 metres. Sixty-eight Miles Across Country. IT is not often that a new machine has so propitious a start to its career as that secured by the Tellier monoplane. It is less than a month ago since M. Dubonnet commenced experimenting with the machine, and yet on Sunday last he succeeded in carrying off the prize of 10,000 francs (^400) offered by La Nature for the first cross-country flight of 100 kiloms. in a straight line. M. Dubonnet started from a field at Draveil, near Juvisy, where he has been trying the machine, and rising to a height of between 300 and 400 ft. he headed for Orleans, following the railway line. Passing over Arpajon he kept to the left of Etampes and Toury, went over Artenay, and passed Orleans to the right, eventually landing at La Ferte-St. Aubin, no kiloms. away from the starting point, after a flight lasting I hr. 50 mins. About 200 people, including the officials of the French Aero Club, assembled at the landing place to welcome the aviator, who, although only a tyro, had won a prize which many prominent aviators have unsuccessfully tried for. It will be remembered that two photographs of this machine, which is fitted with a Panhard motor, appeared in our issue of the 26th ult. Farman and Paulhan at Etampes. ON the 1st inst., although there was a very strong wind blowing, Mr. Henry Farman made a couple of flights with passengers at his new aerodrome near Etampes. Paulhan arrived the same day, and arrangements were made for him to attempt to win the La Nature prize on Tuesday, but in the meantime Dubonnet had secured the stakes, as mentioned above. One Hour Flight by M. Sommer. ON Monday, at Mouzon, M. Sommer made a very fine per formance, by flying across country for 1 hour 5 mins. on his new biplane, and passing over in the course of the trip Douzy, Bazeilles, Remilly, Autrecourt, Villiers and Mouzon. Subsequently M. Sommer carried the Princess of Croy in his machine for a short distance, and his sister, Mme. Thiebaut, was favoured with a similar experience, while later Bouvier, one of the pupils, flew for 35 mins. On the 29th, M. Sommer flew with Legagneux for 50 mins., at an average altitude of about 150 metres. Effimoff at Chalons. EFFIMOFF, having obtained delivery of his new Henry Farman machine, was trying it on Saturday, and carried out some splendid flights over the country surrounding Chalons, and the following day he flew with two lady passengers, Mmes. Bird and Frank. Kinet Flies for an Hour with Passenger. LAST Saturday, at Chalons, Daniel Kinet, on his Henry Farman machine, carried a passenger for ih. 2m, 30s. A Railway Station at Betheny. IN connection with the forthcoming aviation week at Rheims, the Eastern Railway of France are arranging for the erection of a In Lieut. Dunn's Blair Athol Aeroplane, " No. 5," at Eastchurcb, the Royal Aero Club's Flying Grounds.—View from the front. At first glance the above photograph conveys the impression that the machine has the planes set at an inverted" dihedral angle, but this elfect is only due to the fact that the planes on either side of the body slope backwards. The Dunn biplane is the most remarkable and interesting machine yet constructed, for it is tailless and without an elevator, being designed to have natural stability. Steering is effected by hinged flaps behind the extremities of the main planes. 278
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