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1910
1910 - 0398.PDF
I/LIGHT] the morning M. Savary himself was up for some time over the country at a height of loo metres. An Aerial Circuit Prize. M. HENRI LANIEL, Depute of Calvados, has offered a prize of 5,000 frs. to the Ligue Nationale for the first aviator who, between sunrise and sunset, covers the following circuit, not making more than one landing. Starting from Lisieux, the aviator must pass between the clock towers at Orbec, Vimoutiers, Livarot, St. Pierre- sur-Dives, Mezidon and Lisieux, and another mark not more than two kiloms. away which will be selected later. The distance is about 88 kiloms., and the single landing allowed must be made on the Livarot racecourse. A New French Association. IN view of the rapid development of the sport and industry of flying, the Aero Club of France has decided to organise a new society, under the name of the Association Generale Aeronautique, with the object of banding together all French people who are interested in the subject. With this end in view the annual sub scription has been fixed at 5 francs. The headquarters of the new body will be at the home of the Aero Club of France, 35, Rue Francois I", Paris. •Chinese Mission at Issy. ON Monday, the Chinese Government Mission which is touring •the world, visited Issy, where they inspected the Bleriot and Astra works, and two military officers, Generals Ha Hang Chang and Li Anghi, went for a balloon trip. M. Leblanc made a flight of about 15 mins. on a Bleriot machine, in which the Oriental visitors were specially interested. Kougier to Give Up Flying. ACCORDING to a despatch from Marseilles, Rougier after he has fulfilled his engagements at Budapest, will give up flying and devote all his attention to his motor car business in Paris. Three on a Monoplane. ON the nth inst., at Rheims, Wagner, on a Hanriot mono plane, carried several passengers during short flights, and ended by carrying two, Marcel Hanriot and Georges Emile. JEfimofl Flying a Sommer Biplane. EFIMOFF, the young Russian, who performed so extraordinarily .on a Henry Farman biplane at Nice, is now turning his attention to MAY 21, 1910. the Sommer machine. He was at Mouzon on the nth, and made two splendid flights, ending one of them by planing down from a height of 200 metres. Doings at Pau. AT his fourth lesson on Saturday last, Krastel on his •Bleriot monoplane flew for 35 minutes, and later in the day made the necessary flight for his pilote-aviateur certificate. Kuller on the Antoinette, after a trip lasting fourteen minutes, made one circuit of the grounds, 47 kiloms., in 2 mins. 39 sees. Aeroplane Factory at Turin. TURIN has made itself famous as a city for manufacturing motor cars, and is now turning its attention to aeroplanes. A group of capitalists are arranging to start a factory for flying machines at Chivasso, in the vicinity of the town. The municipality have unanimously granted a large area of ground as a site for the factory. Exhibition on a Warship. THE Danish Aeronautic Society have hit on a novel idea for an exhibition which they are arranging to hold from June 15th to July 15th. It is proposed to have on view models and accessories of all kinds appertaining to aeroplanes, dirigibles and balloons, and these exhibits will be arranged in the old frigate " Izlland," which is at present moored at Langelinie. Enquiries should be addressed to 34, Amaliegade, Copenhagen, and entries will be received up to the 25th inst. Flying over Sedan. FLYING at an altitude varying between 400 and 500 feet, M. Sommer on Sunday last made a splendid cross-country trip, passing over Sedan, Torcy and Charleville, whence he turned home again, reaching his shed after dark. During this excursion a distance of about fifty miles was traversed, and the time occupied 1 hr. 10 mins. On Monday, Sommer flew for 35 minutes, while De Petrowski, one of the pupils, was flying for 10 minutes. Wright Brothers to Fly Across Country. ACCORDING to a telegram from Dayton, Ohio, the Wright Brothers feel a little jealous that Paulhan won the Daily Mail London to Manchester prize so easily. They are therefore arranging a little trip from their native city, Dayton, to Chicago, a distance of 250 miles. The date has not yet been fixed, but it is to be announced shortly. MM M. Clement on the u bridge" of his " Clement-Bayard No. 2," which it is hoped will shortly sail for London. 396
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