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[/LIGHT] APRIL 16, 191a FLIGHTS TO DATE OF ONE HOU.R AND OVER. AN interesting list given below of flights extending over an hour or more has been compiled by a French contemporary, and although these are not in all cases official records, only in a few cases is there any doubt of the duration of the flights. The name of the Hon. C. S. Rolls is included, but it will be remembered that the longest flight on December 31st was of 55 minutes' duration. Maurice Farman's flight on October 22nd was also five minutes under the hour, whilst the flights of Capt. Burgeat and Gasnier is the first mention we have so far heard. Orville Wright (Sept. 9, 1908, Fort Meyer) Orville Wright (Sept. 10, 1908, Fort Meyer) Orville Wright (Sept. 11, 1908, Fort Meyer) Orville Wright (Sept. 12, 1908, Fort Meyer) Wilbur Wright (Sept. 21, 1908, Auvours) Wilbur Wright (Sept. 28, 1908, Auvours) Wilbur Wright (Oct. 6, 1908, Auvours) •Wilbur Wright (Oct. 10, 1908, Auvours) Wilbur Wright (Dec. 18, 1908, Auvours) Wilbur Wright (I )ec. 31, 1908, Auvours) Paul Tissandier (Wright, May 20, 1909, Pau) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, June 5, 1909, Chalons) ... Henry Farman (July 20, 1909, Chalons) Roger Sommer (Farman, July 22, 1909, Chalons) Roger Sommer (Farman, July 27, 1909, Chalons) *Orville Wright (July 27, 1909, Fort Meyer) Roger Sommer (Farman, Aug. I, 1909, Chalons) Roger Sommer (Farman, Aug. 4, 1909, Chalons) Roger Sommer (Farman, Aug. 7, 1909, Chalons) Louis Paulhan (Voisin, Aug. 7, 1909, Malo-les-Bains)... Louis Paulhan (Voisin, Aug. 25, 1909, Rheims) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Aug. 26, 1909, Rheims) ... Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Aug. 26, 1909, Rheims) ... Comte de Lambert (Wright, Aug. 26, 1909, Rheims) ... Henry Farman (Aug. 27, 1909, Rheims) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Aug. 27, 1909, Rheims) ... Paul Tissandier (Wright, Aug. 27, 1909, Rheims) Roger Sommer (Farman, Aug. 27, 1909, Rheims) E. Buneau-Varilla (Voisin, Aug. 29, 1909, Rheims) ... Cody (Sept. 8, 1909, London) Orville Wright (Sept. 10, 1909, Berlin) Henri Rougier (Voisin, Sept. 12, 1909, Brescia) Lieut. Calderara (Wright, Sept. 12, 1909, Brescia) Louis Paulhan (Voisin, Sept. 13, 1909, Tournai) *Orville Wright (Sept. 18, 1909, Berlin) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Sept. 24, 1909, Berlin) ... Henri Rougier (Voisin, Sept. 28, 1909, Johannisthal) ... Henry Farman (Sept. 28, 1909, Johannisthal) ... Rougier (Voisin, Sept. 29, 1909, Johannisthal) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Sept. 29,1909, Johannisthal) Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Sept. 30, 1909) Henry Farman (Oct. I, 1909, Johannisthal) Rougier (Voisin, Oct. 1, 1909, Johannisthal) Louis Bleriot (Oct. 1, 1909, Cologne) Henry Farman (Oct. 3, 1909, Johannisthal) Louis Bleriot (Oct. 10, 1909, Frankfort) Baron de Caters (Voisin, Oct. 10, 1909, Frankfort) Henry Farman (Oct. 20, 1909, Blackpool) Maurice Farman (Oct. 22, 1909, Buc) ... Rougier (Voisin, Oct. 28, 1909, Antwerp) Capt. Engelhardt (Oct. 29, 1909, Bornstadt) Louis Paulhan (Farman, Oct. 30, 1909, Brooklands) ... H. I I I I I I I I 1 2 I I I I I I I 2 2 I 2 2 I I 3 1 1 M. 2 5 10 15 3i 7 4 s. 30 52 0 20 25! »4* 26 9 45! 54 53! 20 2 m 0 7 37 23 5 23 12 3* 30 30 40 50 30 10 27 37 43 iS 1 52 4 45 0 r5 0 4* 9t SH 0 sH 0 46 52 60 kiloms. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 56 3 2 9 3 25 0 0 38 0 0 0 35 47 2 20 56 0 80 kiloms. 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 37 10 21 3i 3& 4 40 12 27 32 3 6 49 211 m 0 24 18 56 0 0 0 16J 8 3° 20 *Henry Farman (Nov. I, 1909, Chalons) I 17 o Henry Farman (Nov. 3, 1909, Chalons) 4 17 53 Capt. Engelhardt (Wright, Nov..5, 1909) 1 50 o Chateau (Voisin, Dec. 12, 1909, Chalons) ... ... 1 1 53 J. de Lesseps (Bleriot, Dec. 16, 1909, Issy) 1 30,28 Mortimer-Singer (Farman, Dec. 20, 1909, Chalons) ... I 1 23 Jacques Balsan (Bleriot, Dec. 27, 1909, Pau) ... ... 1 11 o Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Dec. 30, 1909, Chalons)... I 20 o Leon Delagrange (Bteriot, Dec. 30, 1909, Juvisy) ... 2 32 o Hubert Latham (Antoinette, Dec. 31, J909, Chalons)... I 22 o C. S. Rolls (Wright, Dec. 31, 1909, London) ... ... 140 Henry Farman (Dec. 31, 1909, Chalons) I 10 o Van den Born (Henry Farman, Jan. 5, 1910, Bourg) ... 1 16 o Curtiss (Jan. n, 1910, Los Angeles) ... ... ... 1 — Olieslaegers (Bleriot, Jan. 16, 1910, Oran) I 5 12* Louis Paulhan (Henry Farman, Jan. 18, 1910, Los Angeles) 1 57 27 Louis Paulhan (Henry Farman, Jan. 21, 1910, Los Angeles) 49 40 *Van den Born (Henry Farman, Jan. 31, 1910, Chalons) I 48 50 65 kiloms. . 85 kiloms. . 48 kiloms. 47 o (?) 5 o 2 25 "Effimoff (Henry Farman, Jan. 31, 1910, Chalons) Rougier (Voisin, Feb. 6, 1910, Heliopolis) Metrot (Voisin, Feb. 9, 1910, Heliopolis) Rougier (Voisin, Feb. 11. 1910, Heliopolis) Geo. Chavez (Henry Farman, Feb. 28, 1910, Chalons) Capt. Burgeat (Antoinette, Pau) ... Lieut. Camermann (Henry Farman, Mar. 2, Chalons)... Maurice Farman (Mar. 2, 1910, Buc) Crochon (Henry Farman, Mar. 6, 1910, Chalons) +Henry Farman (Mar. 5, 1910, Chalons) Gaudart (Voisin, Mar. 6, 1910, Juvisy) Molon (Bleriot, Mar. 11, 1910, Le Havre) Molon (Bleriot, Mar. 17, 1910, Le Havre) PopofF (Wright, Mar. 21, 1910, Cannes) Gasnier (Wright, Mar. 24, 1910, Pau)... Grahame-White (Farman, March 27, 1910, Mourfnelon) Crochon (Farman, March 27, 1910, Cannes) Frey (Farman, March 27, 1910, Cannes) Bleriot (April 2, 1910, Pau) ... *D. Kinet (Farman, April 2, 1910, Mourmelon) Gibbs (Farman, April 3, 1910, Mourmelon) Dubonnet (Tellier, April 3, 1910, Juvisy-Orleans) Frey (Farman, April 3, 1910, Cannes) ... Sommer (April 4, 1910, Mouzon)... Capt. Dickson (Farman, April 5, 1910, Mourmelon) ... Capt. Marconnet (Farman, April 6, 1910, Mourmelon) tD. Kinet (Farman, April 8, 1910, Chalons) Jeannin (Farman, April 11, 1910, Johannisthal) * With passenger. t With 2 passengers. The following is the chronological order of the respective aviators reaching the full hour's flight:— 1, Orville Wright; 2, Wilbur Wright; 3, Paul Tissandier; 4, Hubert Latham ; 5, Henry Farman ; 6, Roger Sommer ; 7, Louis Paulhan ; 8, Comte de Lambert; 9, Buneau-Varilla ; 10, Cody ; II, Henri Rougier; 12, Lieut. Calderara; 13, Louis Bleriot; 14, Baron de Caters; 15, Maurice Farman; 16, Capt. Engelhardt; 17, Chateau; 18, J. de Lesseps ; 19, Mortimer-Singer ; 20, Jacques Balsan; 21, Leon Delagrange; 22, Van den Born; 23, Curtiss; 24, Olieslaegers; 25, Effimoff; 26, Metrot; 27, Geo. Chavez; 28, Capt. Burgeat; 29, Lieut. Camermann; 30, Crochon; 31, Gaudart; 32, Molon; 33, Popoff; 34, Gasnier; 35, Grahame- White ; 36, Crochon ; 37, Frey ; 38, D. Kinet ; 39, Gibbs ; 40, Dubonnet; 41, Dickson ; 42, Jeannin. I 24 1 4 1 33 1 (?) 1 5 1 9 1 9 1 15 1 2 1 12 1 50 1 2 1 6 1 33 1 10 2 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 39 2# 0 30 0 0 5* 0 0 0 155 55 British Army Airship out Again. IN spite of most unfavourable weather the new Army " Dirigible No. 2" made, on Friday of last week, her best voyage so far. A light rain was drizzling in the afternoon when the airship was brought out of her shed and Col. J. E. Capper, Lieut. Waterlow and Mr. Green climbed into the hull, but they determined to go on with the trial. After carrying out a series of turning movements over Farnborough Common, Col. Capper headed his craft into a north-west breeze and kept on at a speed of just under 20 miles an hour until he had left Bagshot behind. Then the vessel was turned round and the return journey was made at a speed of very nearly 40 miles an hour. Farnborough Common was again reached without mishap, and after a few more experiments with the steering gear, the airship was safely housed after a trip lasting 70 mins. M. Bleriot in England. As was announced in our last issue, M. Louis Bleriot, accom panied by Madame Bleriot, was present at the ceremony of unveiling the Royal Aero Club memorial at Dover, which marks the spot where M. Bl^riot landed after his histori: cross-Channel flight. In performing the ceremony, Lord Brassey, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, said they were met to commemorate a great deed of heroism and a feat of consummate skill. They congratulated M. Bleriot on his glorious success. His splendid feat had given an impetus to the art of aviation. M. Bleriot replied briefly in French, thanking Lord Brassey, and took the opportunity of presenting Mr. Harold Perrin, Secretary of the Royal Aero Club, with a silver cigar-case, as a memento of the cross-Channel flight, and in recognition of the helpful assistance given to M. Bleriot on his various visits to this country. 290
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