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APRIL 30, 1910 I/TIGHT] Birmingham Aero Club (165, HAMPTON STREET). THE Board of Trade has registered under the Act of 1909, the Exhibition which is to be held at the Edgbaston Botanical Gardens on May 20th and 21st, so that inventors will be fully protected ; further this protection will avail them for six months afterwards, provided a notification is sent to the Comptroller of Patents by the exhibitor. The last date for receiving entries outside of Birmingham has now been extended to May 14th in compliance with the wishes of several intending exhibitors, who could not be certain of completing their models in time. Bristol and West of England Ae.C. (STAR LIFE BLDGS., BRISTOL) THE committee of the Bristol and West of England Aero Club held their first meeting on the 25th inst, prior to which they were entertained to dinner at the Clifton Down Hotel by the kind in vitation of the vice-president, Samuel White, Esq., J.P. Amongst other business, it was decided that the headquarters of the club should be at the Clifton Down Hotel. The committee also hope to make arrangements whereby the club members and their friends will be able to attend the flying meetings at Huntingdon and Bournemouth. On behalf of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd., the chairman, Mr. Samuel White, said that his Company would be pleased to provide the club with a glider, and he hoped it would be ready for use in about three weeks' time. The club membership now numbers nearly 70, and it is expected that this will be considerably increased before the end of May, after which date an entrance fee will be made. The subscription to the club is two guineas, and all wishing to join are asked to communicate with the honorary secretary, Mr. A. Alan Jenkins. Hampshire Aero Club (48, PALMERSTON ROAD, SOUTHSEA). ON Saturday the 23rd inst., the H.Ae.C. had a field day at the aeronautical camp, Fort Grange. In the absence of the President, Mr. Patrick Alexander, the secretary, Capt. Marriott, superintended the operations, in which he was ably assisted by members of the club. Officers and men of the garrisons of Fort Grange and Fort Rowner gave very welcome assistance. In a breeze of about 20 miles an hour the large glider was very successfully manipulated. There was general improvement in the management, but some pilots were more skilful than others in keeping their balance. Alter half-a-dozen successful glides had been made, a spar broke, which prevented further experiments. Mr. Day's monoplane attracted a large concourse of spectators, and the skill evinced in its construction met with very favourable criticism from those able to judge. A limited company is in course of formation to exploit the machine at the Bournemouth Centenary and other meetings, and there is every reason to hope that Mr. Day will have a successful career as an aviator during the current season. THE WRIGHTS AND THE LAST week Mr. Cortlandt Field Bishop, the chairman of the American Aero Club, arrived in France with the object of clearing up any misunderstanding, in view o( the action in connection with the Wright patents, with regard to the entry into America of any flying machines for the Gordon-Bennett race. He brought a letter, dated April 8th, from the Wright Co., agreeing not to take any legal action against flyers which are imported into the United States solely for this competition, the text of which is as follows :— "We understand that Saturday, October 22nd, 1910, has been fixed as the date for the holding of the aeroplane contest for the ® ® ALTHOUGH Count Lambert's exploit in flying round the Eiffel Tower some months ago electrified Paris, the Gay City had a greater thrill on Saturday last when M. Dubonnet flew right across the city. Starting from his flying ground at Draveil, near Juvisy, at two minutes past three, M. Dubonnet followed the course of the Seine to Paris, then passed over the Place de la Concorde and the Avenue ® ® Record in Aerial Inventions. ACCORDING to the annual report of the Comptroller of Patents, 1909 will be remembered as a year in which inventions in connection with flying machines were plentiful, three times more patents on such matters being applied for than in the previous year. The majority of them related to the balance and control of aeroplanes. Kite and Model Aeroplane Assoc. (27, VICTORY RD. .WIMBLEDON) ENTRIES close on Wednesday next for the four competitions to be held on Wimbledon Common, next Saturday afternoon, com mencing at 2 o'clock. The first competition will be a longest flight competition, open to all models made in the British Empire, and the first prize will be a challenge trophy and gold medal, with silver and bronze medals for the second and third. A maximum of 100 marks each will be given under the headings of longest flight and general stability, and 50 marks for models starting solely under their own power. The rules are :— 1. Competitors may submit models of any kind. 2. Competitors roust be at the Judges' flag (near the Windmill) at 2 o'clock. Those not present at that time will be disqualified. 3. Stability, both longitudinal and lateral, will be noted by the Judges and taken into consideration in their award. 4. Models may be started by hand, or in any other manner. In no case may models be started at a greater vertical height than 5 ft. above the ground. 5. Each competitor is entitled to three trials. 6. The Judges in their discretion, and solely for the determination of the stability of the model, may order an additional trial. . There will also be contests for models driven by any power other than elastic, a steering competition, and a competition for youths for longest flight for prizes given by the Aerial League. In all competitions members pay no entrance fee, but in the first and second non-members pay 2s. 6d., and in the other two is. In the steering competition the flights embrace flights in a straight line, and circular flights to right and left ; the maximum award for each being 100 marks. Liverpool and District Ae. Soc. (I, EXCHANGE STREET WEST). OWING to the fact that he has now left Liverpool, Mr. J. R. Wright has resigned the secretaryship of the Liverpool and District Aeronautical Society, and Mr. C. J. Priest, solicitor, of South John Street, Liverpool, has been appointed to take over the position. Scottish Aeronautical Society (185, HOPE STREET, GLASGOW). THE first annual general meeting was held on Wednesday, April 27th, at 207, Bath Street, Glasgow, and the annual report showed that a great deal of useful work had been done. A large workshop has been rented at 46, Ashton Lane, Hillhead, and fitted up with the necessary machinery for the building of aeroplanes, and the construction of a glider is being actively pushed forward. Arrange ments have been made for the erection of a pavilion, given by one of the members, at the Scottish Exhibition next year, and this will be filled with aeronautic exhibits. There are now on the roll 59 ordinary members, 7 associate members, and 4 life members ; and arrangements are being made for suitable accommodation in the way of lecture and reading rooms. ® ® GORDON-BENNETT CUP. Bennett trophy, and appreciating the international spirit of the contest as well as the factor of success due to the pilot in charge of the aeroplane, this Company consents that representatives of all foreign countries may compete in such contest without regard to the character of the aeroplane used ; such consents however, to be given in such form as not to constitute waivers or admissions for or against this Company or the contestant. "THE WRIGHT COMPANY, "WILBUR WRIGHT, President." ® ® ACROSS PARIS. des Champs Elysees, and eventually landed with a gliding flight on the field at Bagatelle, where M. Santos Dumont carried out most of his early experiments. During the flight of seventeen miles Dubonnet flew mostly at a height of 60 metres, but once or twice he rose as high as 100 metres. As a result of hk experience he found several times the wind eddies above some of the buildings rather difficult to negotiate. ® ® An Aeroplane Factory for Beccles, AT a meeting of the Beccles Town Council last week, it was reported by the Mayor that a London aviator has leased 7 acres of land for an aeroplane factory, the construction of which had actually been commenced. A hope was expressed that Beccles might become a Government aeroplane station. DUBONNET'S FLIGHT 329
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