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1910 - 0416.PDF
fOGHf] FOREIGN AVIATION AND MAY 28, 1910. JRSHI: MR. H. H. PIFFARLYS ALL-BRITISH BIPLANE ON THE SHOREHAM FLYING GROUND.—Driven by an 8-cyl. 40-h.p. E.N.V. engine and 7-ft. propeller, the span is 31 ft. The Shoreham grounds are controlled by Aviators' Finance, Ltd. Maurice Farman Visits his Brother Henry. ON the occasion of the opening ceremony at the new Henry Farman aerodrome at Beauce on Saturday last, Mr. Maurice Farman decided to visit his brother by aeroplane, and not only so, but to take a friend with him. Rising from his aerodrome at Buc, with his companion M. Tabutean by his side, Mr. M. Farman flew over Rambouillet. Ablis, Anthon and Merobert to Etampes, landing on his brother's flying ground, the distance traversed being 8okiloms. Marcel Hanriot Flies over Rheims. A SERIES of splendid flights were carried out on the 20th inst. by Marcel Hanriot, using a monoplane designed and built by his father, the one-time famous racing-car driver. He first flew over the country alone for fifteen minutes, and then carried a passenger for seven minutes, and after one or two similar trips he finished with an excursion from the Hanriot flying ground in the plains of Betheney Mr. C. C. Paterson in the pilot's seat of his British-built which he made some short flights at Liverpool recently, as FLIGHT last week. (See also p. 407.) to the city of Rheims, flying there over the docks and station. He returned to the aerodrome along the railway line and landed in front of his shed. During this flight he was mostly at a height of between 100 and 120 metres. Count Lambert in an Onion Field. ACCOMPANIED by Lieut. Chevreau, a military pupil, Count Lambert started off from Vincennes on the 19th for an aerial trip, but they were suddenly overtaken by a storm. Forced to land at once, Count Lambert brought his Wright machine safely to earth in an onion field in the outskirts of the town, from where it was rescued later in the day by a motor lurry. M. Nau has a Smash. WHILE experimenting at Juvisy on the 18th inst. with the monoplane which he has designed and built himself, M. Robert Nau was seriously injured. He was flying at a height of about 10 metres when something went wrong, and the machine suddenly shot down to the ground. M. Nau was thrown out and picked up unconscious, and was found to have sustained severe contusions on his head and all over his body. He is, however, re covering very rapidly, and already has given orders for the repairs to his machine. Mark-Posts for Flying Contests. FOLLOWING on the accident to M. Hauvette Michelin, the Ligue Nationale are arranging to lay before the International Federation a proposal to substitute discs or large white rings on the ground of the aerodrome in place of the usual mark-posts, which are said to be dangerous in view of the possi bility of collision. Osmont at Bucharest. ON Saturday, Osmont made several good flights on his Henry Farman machine at Bucharest, and carried several passengers, including Mme. Jean Camarashesco, daughter of the French Minister, and the Prince of Schoenburg-Hartenstein, the Austro - Hungarian Minister to Roumania. The following Tuesday Osmont took Prince Carol of Roumania for a trip over the country, starting from and returning to the Cotroceni Camp. Souvenirs of St. Petersburg Meeting. ALL the aviators who took part in the St. Petersburg meeting, including MM. Christiaens, Morane, Popoff, Edmond and Wiencziers and Mme. ie la Roche, have been decorated with the Imperial Order of St. Anne, while each one has also received either a pin, watch, or cigarette case with the Imperial crown set in brilliants. bip'ane, on recorded in 414
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