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1910 - 0751.PDF
SEPTEMBER 17, 1910. Riom, especially as by the time he reached the latter place—close upon 7 p.m.—the maximum time had been exceeded in which it was necessary for him to finish at the Puy de Dome and, moreover, he had learnt that the mountain itself was wrapped in fog. The total distance which he had actually flown to this point was 420 kilometres. [/JJGHT] Although he was thus some few miles from the final point, his achievement is one equalling anything that has hitherto been accomplished even in the rapid progress of aviation, and at least he has the gratification of knowing that !by his carrying a passenger with him, he has thereby secured for himself a world's record in this respect for distance. MR. LORAINE'S IRISH CHANNEL FLIGHT. MR. ROBERT LORAINE, after his attempted start for Dublin, which we recorded last week, followed by the accident to his machine, was not to be discouraged by so trifling a matter, and it is only in keeping that he should have almost immediately made another and practically successful attempt, so that he may literally be " the Man from the Sea " when he appears in that play, which is due to be produced'next week in London. His crossing may be said to have been accomplished, as he reached within about 200 ft. of the Irish shore. Starting at 11.5 from Holyhead on Sunday morning last, having found that his engine was in good working order, he reached the Irish coast close to the Bailey Lighthouse, Howth, when, the last of a series of engine stops brought his machine down in a gentle glide into the sea. Unfor tunately for Mr. Loraine, after the aeroplane struck the water she turned turtle, landing the pilot head first into the water ; but being a powerful swimmer he had no difficulty in striking away from his entanglement and swimming with ease to the adjacent lighthouse. The final failure of his engine was due to petrol supply. Immediately after his start for the journey he r«se to a consider able height, attaining an ultimate altitude oi fully 4,000 ft. Having travelled about a third of the distance he found his engine working badly, and soon after it stopped altogether, the machine descending at a great pace towards the sea. By good fortune, after a swift glide of about 2,500 ft., the engine re-started, and he was able once more to rise to his 4,000 ft. altitude. This single experience would have been bad enough, but practically the same thing occurred five times more before he reached the Irish end of his journey. It was with considerable relief, under the circum stances, that he ultimately discerned the Howth promontory through the bank of cloud and mist which hung over the Irish coast. His original intention of continuing his flight on to Phoenix Park, and there descending, was obviously out of the question in view of the intermittent working of his motor, and he therefore resolved to come down in any case on Howth Head. In facing the wind when nearing the coast he had further trouble by the snapping of a wire, several other wires having previously given out, and this more than ever determined him to shorten his journey, with the result as already noted, and thus ended the splendid flight of Sketch map of Mr. Loraine's flight across the Irish Channel. Mr. Loraine. Captain Kinch, of the steamship " Adela," luckily had followed what was happening, and made for the derelict aero plane in the sea, and by the time that Mr, Loraine had put off to the " Adela" in a boat from the lighthouse, his machine had already been practically salved, and he was able to have the satisfaction of personally ascertaining the amount of damage it had sustained. The same evening Mr. Loraine returned from Dublin to Holyhead. Mr. S. F. Cody, as we have recorded, is once more doing practical work with his new biplane, shows Mr. Cody in flight passing over the Basingstoke Canal. 749 Our photograph
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