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1910 - 0561.PDF
JULY 16, 1913. BRITISH NOTES Precautions at Lanark. IN view of the several accidents which have occurred lately -through machines passing too close to one another, we are officially advised by the managers of the coming aviation meeting at Lanark that the strictest possible rules will be laid down to competitors which will obviate any possibility of "air scorching," and so make it almost impassible for a repetition of such mishaps. A. V. Roe at Brooklands. MR. A. V. ROE has been making several good flights at Brooklands on his latest triplane, and has carried several passengers, including his mother, for short trips. One of his best " solo" trips lasted 14 mins. A Mishap at Duastall Park. ALTHOUGH, of course, most of the aviators left Dunstall Park •after the close of the Midland meeting, a few remained, including Preveuteau with a Humber, Mr. G. Bradshaw with the Star mono plane, and Mr. N. F. Holder with his Bleriot. The last-mentioned •was practising on Tuesday last, and was just finishing one of the best flights he has made up to the present, when his machine was caught by the wind, and capsized. Fortunately, Mr. Holder was unhurt, but the machine was somewhat damaged. To Encourage Flyers at Filey. WITH a view to encouraging experimenters to make use of Filey sands for their trial flights, Mr. J. W. Tranmer, of Scarborough, has suggested that subscriptions should be sought with the object of offering a prize for the first two miles flight over the sands by an aviator who has not previously won a prize. The local council have given their approval to the scheme. Mr. House, of Bradford, proposes to take his Bleriot to Filey and try for the prize. Mdlle. Frank to Fly at Bold on. ARRANGEMENTS are now completed for the visit of Mdlle. Frank and her Farman biplane to Boldon on July 30th and August 1st, and both on the Saturday and Monday, weather permitting, she will take up passengers. Flying from the Crystal Palace. AFTER his flights at the Crystal Palace last week, Mr. Claude Grahame-White announced his determination to fly to Bournemouth, and arranged to start on Thursday afternoon. At the first attempt the engine misfired a good deal, but later this was remedied, and Mr. White took his seat on the machine and got off successfully. He cleared the trees round the enclosure, but within a few seconds Mr. White was in trouble, and was forced to bring his machine down at Norwood. In making a sudden turn to avoid some trees, the machine landed rather violently, resulting in the propeller being smashed. It was then decided to dismantle the machine and send it on to Bournemouth by train. Mr. Coiy Flying Again. '"RAIDED no doubt by his robust constitution and plucky nature Mr. S. F. Cody made a very rapid recovery from his recent severe •accident, so much so that on Friday of last week he was able to once more mount his machine and make a satisfactory trial trip, about One of the Farman type oE machtnes in course of con struction by Messrs. A. V. Roe and Co., to be fitted with an Avro motor, for a Bolton gentleman. [/QGfif] OF THE WEEK. Mr. Sydney Spencer making a balloon ascent at Scarborough on the 4th inst. preparatory to making a parachute descent into the sea, from which he was picked up by a motor boat. Recently Mr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon's "No. 5M Short biplane, together with the "Daily Mail" and Michelln cups won on it, have3 been on exhibition at Scarborough Olympia, seen to the left of the photograph. three miles in length; before packing up the machine for transport to Bournemouth, where he was flying on Wednesday. Royalty at the United Services College. H. S. H. PRINCE ALEXANDER OF TECK presided at the Founders Day celebration at the United Services College, Windsor, on Thurs day of last week, and after the prizes had been distributed by Princess Alexander, a visit was paid to the aeronautical laboratory and workshop, which has been generously installed and equipped by Mr. Patrick Alexander. After inspecting the appliances pro vided for the use of students, the building was formally declared open by the Princess. London to Paris Aerial Service. IT would appear that the work of constructing an airship for the purpose of conveying passengers from London to Paris is to be taken in hand by Lady Abdy, although the amount to be spent upon the project varies between ,£15,000 and £50,000 according to different accounts. It is hoped to get together a committee of practical men who will advise as to the canying out of the scheme. The airship is to be built at Lady Abdy's seat at Newdigate, Surrey. Model Balloons and Flying Machines. HERE is a little book, by J. H. Alexander, that is in tended to help the model maker, and Chapter III thereof, which contains the first practical information, begins with a method of constructing a model fire balloon. The greater part of the book, however, is devoted to aeroplanes, and is illustrated very largely by photographs and diagrams from this journal, from which also many note? and dimensions have been taken with due acknowledgment. The important feature of the book is a set of working drawings on folded sheets, which immediately follow the reading matter. These are necessarily rather small, but otherwise should be of considerable assistance to any enthusiastic model maker who has sufficient originality to put a little individual thought into his work.— Crosby, Lockwood and Son. Price %s. 6d.) 559
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