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" Flight " Copyright. Three men of importance at the opening of the Bl6riot Aviation School at Hendon on Saturday.—Left to right: M. Chereau, the Manager for L. Bleriot; Mr. Frank Hedges Butler, the first pupil of the school; and M. Pierre Prier, the chief pilot instructor. to affect the popularity of a place, it is the question of accessibility from Town, and on this score the Hendon ground is unquestionably unique. If the company owning it are sufficiently enterprising, we should not be in the least surprised to see the place made quite a centre of attraction, for there is a great deal that can be done on a ground of this sort during the periods when flying is impossible that will attract the public to resort there in large numbers. In any case, we will certainly express a devout hope that fairly comfortable accommodation is provided for those who do go to watch flying and find as usual that they have to wait an hour or two. Whether the Hendon ground has merits may be judged from the mere fact that BleYiot selected it as a site for his school, and it may be taken for granted that every effort is going to be made to establish •----. " Flight" Copyrinht. M. Pierre Prier, the Bleriot instructor, makes his first flight on the Bleriot School opening day at Hendon Aero drome last Saturday.—His start, and, inset, well up In the air. this school on the soundest possible lines. The function on Saturday was, of course, only of a preliminary nature, but it attracted quite a crowd nevertheless. M. Prier, who has been an instructor for M. Bleriot in France, took out a new machine and executed a few simple flights under the handicap of an indifferently running engine. He also gave his first lesson to a pupil, who was none other than that veteran aeronaut Mr. Frank Hedges Butler. The lesson was not exactly exciting either for the pupil or the public, for it merely consisted of an explanation of the movements of the control- lever, the pupil being seated in the pilot's seat and the machine at rest. At any rate, however, we congratulate Mr. Butler in his determination to thus take an active part in the movement that he has always done his best to encourage. THE HEIGHT RECORD HANDSOMELY BEATENI. ALTHOUGH one cannot see how any useful purpose can be served by ascending to any greater heights in an aeroplane, the competition for the world's altitude record still continues very keen. On Saturday it was once more placed to the credit of the Henry Farman machine, Wynmalen, a young Dutch pupil at the Farman school at Mourmelon, succeeding in taking his biplane up to a height of 2,780 metres (9,174 ft.). He left the ground at 6.28 a.m., and attained the above-mentioned height at 8.26. His motor then stopped owing to the petrol giving out, but Wynmalen without the slightest hitch successfully brought his machine down to earth by a gliding flight, the time occupied in the landing being only 13 mins. It is extremely important to note that the biplane was of the ordinary heavy type as supplied to the French Army, and it had not been lightened in any way. By way of practice for this exploit, on the 29th ult. Wynmalen went up to a height of 2,425 metres, while on the previous day he went up to 1,500 metres in 23 mins. AVIATION AT THE NORTHAMPTON INSTITUTE. Now that dark evenings are approaching and the winter sessions of the various technical colleges commencing, it is important to draw attention to the fare provided for those who seek to take up more seriously the study of the theoretical side of aeronautics. At the Northampton Polytechnic Institute, where the Principal, R. Mullineux Walmsley, D.Sc., is ever to the fore in encouraging enterprise, a special series of lectures on aeronautical engineering has been incorporated in the mechanical engineering department, which is under the charge of Mr. C. E. Larard. The lecturer specially engaged for this purpose is Mr. F. Handley Page, who is already well known to our readers as an aeroplane constructor. Lectures will be given on Fridays at 7.15p.m..aeronautical drawing will form the subject on Thursday evenings, while laboratory and workshop practice will take place on Mondays. Mathematics applicable to the subject of aeronautics will be taught on Fridays after the lecture. Any subject can be taken separately by a student, and the fees are extremely moderate, as they range from 5*. per session for non-members. In addition to these courses another series of special lectures has been arranged to be given at the Northampton Institute under the auspices of the Aeronautical Society of G.B., and the dates and subjects are as follows. Those wishing to attend should apply to the Secretary of the Aeronautical Society, 53, Victoria Street, S.W. Nov. 2 ... "The Study of Dynamic Flight," by J. H. Ledeboer. Nov. 16... " Mathematics of the Aeroplane," by A. E. Berriman. Nov. 30... "Propellers," by T. W. K. Clarke. 11... " The Construction and Design of Aeroplane Surfaces and Controls," by H. F. Lloyd. 18... "Motive Power in Aeroplanes," by Capt. A. D. Carden, R.E. 25... " Some Lines of Aeronautical Research," by P. G. Cooper. Jan. Jan. Jan. 819
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