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(/ycHg 3ie flew round the flying ground three times at a height of about 200 ft., and came down to repair a couple of stays which had given way. Fixing a board to accommodate a passenger behind his seat, Mr. Grahame-White then took Lord Wodehouse for a trip twice round the track. On his descent he had the machine put in order and started off for Ranelagh. There was practically no wind, and he rose steadily to a height of 1,000 ft., and then headed for town. Still rising until he got up to 1,500 ft., he bore to the left towards Thames Ditton, and then over Kingston and Richmond Park, landing at Ranelagh at ten minutes to eight, having covered the fifteen miles in twenty minutes. As a final effort Mr. Grahame- White went up again, and made a wide circle over the neighbour hood of Ranelagh. Unfortunately on Saturday afternoon the wind was against flying, JUNE 4, 1910, and although many prospective passengers made tempting offers to Mr. Grahame-White to take them for an aerial excursion, he had to ask them to wait awhile. Arrangements had been made for flying to take place between 3 and 6 p.m., but it was not till after 6 p.m. that Mr. Grahame-White deemed it prudent to start. Then the flying was cut short by a sharp shower, which sent the crowd of spectators hurrying home. Shortly after 8, however, Mr. Grahame- White started again, and flew for about a quarter of an hour, flying at a height of about 600 ft. over Putney and Barnes Common. Arrangements were made to take a number of people for five minute trips at £ 10 10s. each. Mr. Grahame-White has arranged to give a series of exhibition flights at the Crystal Palace on Tuesday, June 7th, from 5.30 to 8 p.m. LIEUTENANT DUNNE'S "AUTOMATIC STABILITY" MACHINE. ON Friday of last week Lieut. J. W. Dunne made a highly •successful trip on his cleverly designed biplane. Starting from Eastchurch, and rising to a height of 20 ft., Lieut. Dunne flew for two miles in a bee-line for Leysdown, and during this part of the flight the machine was left to take care of itself. This it did in masterly style, the aviator not requiring to make any adjustment of the elevating levers until Capel Hill was reached. It was then decided to pass over this, but Lieut. Dunne misjudged the distance and could not rise high enough in time. He therefore flew in a THE VERONA MEETING. circular direction for about a third of a mile, and landed on the top of the hill. The skids were slightly damaged in landing. Photos of the machine in flight appeared in our issues of April 9th and 30th, and our readers will remember that the planes are in the form of an arrow, sloping backwards slightly. They have an area of 560 sq. ft., and during the above flight a load of 1,700 lbs. was carried. The speed over the ground was 29 miles an hour, and as this was against a ten-mile wind, the speed of the machine was estimated at 39 miles an hour. The engine is a 50-h.p. Green. PAULHAN was the chief attraction at the Verona meeting last week, but with Efimoff, Chavez, Duray, Kuller, and the local Cattaneo in the bill there should have been a splendid lot of flying. It was unfortunate, therefore, that during the first three days the weather should have prevented any flights of a greater duration than ten minutes. On the 25th the conditions moderated, and Paulhan made a trip of 44 kiloms. with a passenger, and during the day flew a total of 90 kiloms., while Efimoff totalled 78 kiloms., and Cattaneo 24 kiloms. Duray won the daily speed prize, his time for the 4 kiloms. being 3 mins. 26? sees. The best day's flying was seen on the 26th ult., when both Paulhan and Efimoff were flying for some time over a kilometre above the earth. The daily height prize was won by Paulhan, who reached 1,163 metres, while Efimoff was second with 1,096 metres, and Chavez third, 786 metres, all three being mounted on Henry Farman machines. The daily speed prize was won by Cattaneo, whose time for 4 kiloms. was 3 mins. 7 sees., while the passenger prize went to Paulhan, who covered 20 kiloms. On the 27th, the distance prize was the chief event in the programme, it being won by Paulhan with 70 kiloms. in 1 hr. 20 mins. 39 sees., Efimoff being second with 38 kiloms. in 44 mins. 9 sees. On Saturday, only Paulhan, Efimoff and Cattaneo were out, and they shared the prizes, Paulhan taking the height prize with 384 metres, Efimoff the distance prize with 40 kiloms., and Cattaneo the speed prize, his time being 3 mins. 36! sees. During the day Paulhan flew to Solferino, as we report elsewhere. Unfortunately, the last day was marred by a serious accident to Duray. His machine was damaged on the 26th, and having the repairs completed he decided to try the machine on Sunday. While running along the ground, however, it was upset, and the aviator thrown out. The machine passed over him and the propeller struck him in the chest. It was at first feared that he would not recover, but later despatches report that he is making good progress. Paulhan, Cattaneo, and Efimoff again shared the prizes as on the previous day, their performances being : Paulhan, 315 metres for the altitude prize; Efimoff, 66 kiloms. for the distance prize; and Cattaneo, 3 mins. 38-i sees, for the speed prize. HON.C.S. ROLLS AT DOVER. As we mentioned in our last issue, the Hon. C. S. Rolls, although forestalled in the winning of the Ruinart Prize, decided to stay on at Dover with the object of flying across to France at the first opportunity. Unfortunately, up to the time of going to press on Wednesday, the weather was against flying, and Mr. Rolls therefore deemed it prudent to postpone the attempt. On the 26th ult., everything was in readiness, and a trial trip was decided on. The machine .rose from the rail in a meadow on the East Cliff with perfect •ease, and rising to a height of about 200 ft., flew out towards the Channel. Turning at the edge of the cliff, Mr. Rolls •continued flying in a series of circles for about 20 minutes. On the following afternoon, Friday, the conditions were again right, and Mr. Rolls decided to make another trial, and if everything was working perfectly, to start on the cross-Channel trip. Unfortunately, motor trouble supervened, and in a sudden descent from a height of 120 ft., the runners were damaged, and so caused another (postponement. The Hon. C. S. Rolls has his lifebelt adjusted prior to his attempt Channel on his Wright machine, 434 to fly
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