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1910 - 0907.PDF
IKe ROVCLI &ero Clu of the UixitecL Kii\gddi OFFICIAL NOTICES TO ME.MBER5 Committee Meeting. A MEETING of the Committee was held on Tuesday, the ist inst., when there were present:—Mr. Tohn Dunville (in the Chair), Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. Ernest C. Bucknall, Mr. Cecil S. Grace, Mr. F. K. McCiean, and Harold E. Perrin, Secretary. New Member.—The following new member was elected :— Lord Lucas. The Late Prince Francis of Teck. —The following letter was read from the Royal Automobile Club :— " To the Secretary, Royal Aero Club. " DEAR SIR,—Please convey to the Committee of the Royal Aero Club the sincere thanks of the Committee of the Royal Auto mobile Club for its kind expression of regret and sympathy in connection with the less which the Club has sustained in the death of its beloved Chairman. " I beg to remain, " Yours faithfully, (Signed) "J. W. ORDE, Secretary." Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup.—The following resolution was ' The Committee of the Royal Aero Club heartily congratulates Mr. Claude Grahame-White on his splendid achievement in winning the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup for Great Britain." Aviators' Certificates.—The following aviator's certificate was granted :— No. 23. Maurice Ducrocq. The request of the Aero Club de France to grant an aviator's certificate to Mr. E. A. Paul was sanctioned. Paris Conference.—A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the delegates who attended the Conference in Paris. ** Daily Mail" Cross-Country Prize.—The figures of the total mileage accomplished by M. Louis Paulhan and Mr. Claude Grahame-White, competitors for the Daily Mail Cross-country Prize, were considered and passed. The certified totals were as follows :— M. Eaulhan ... 1,290*9kiloms. = approximately802miles. Mr. Grahame-White I,l32,9ii „ = 703J miles. M. Paulhan therefore wins the ^1,000 prize. Federation Aeronautique Internationale. The annual meeting of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale took place in Paris, on the 27th, 28th and 29th October. The following countries were represented :—Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States. The following were delegates from the Royal Aero Club:— Mr. Griffith Brewer. Mr. T. T. C. Moore-Brabazon. Mr. C. G. Grunhold. Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman. Mr. V. Ker-Seymer. Mr. G. Stanley White. Mr. F. K. McCiean. Mr. H. E. Perrin (Secretary). The chief question down for consideration was the standardisation of certificates for aeroplanes, dirigibles and balloons. With regard to aeroplanes, it was resolved that the tests should, in future, com prise flights of 5 kilometres with figures of 8 and that a height of at least 150 ft. must be attained. The new rules will come into force on February 15th, 1911. Full particulars of the Conference will be published at a later date. On Saturday, the 29th, the delegates attended the Paris Aero Show and were received by M. Robert Esnault-Pelterie. In the afternoon they visited the aviation schools of Maurice Farman and Robert Esnault-Pelterie at Buc, and a large number of flights were witnessed. In the evening the Aero Club de France gave a banquet to the delegates, at which Count Henry de La Vaulx presided. During the proceedings the result of the competition for the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Cup was reported, and the Chairman warmly congratulated the Royal Aero Club on the success of its nominee. Rolls Memorial Fund. Members who have not yet sent in their contributions to the above Fund are requested to do so as early as possible. By limiting individual subscriptions to the sum of 101. the Committee hope they will receive the support of all members. A list of subscriptions received up to October 26th, 1910, was published in the last issue, and the following have since contributed up to the 2nd November, 1910 :— Capt. C. J. Burke, F. R. Simms. HAROLD E. PERRIN, 166, Piccadilly. Secretary. Meeting of the "Federation Aeronautique Internationale" at the Aero Club of France, Paris, on October 27tb.—On the left will be noticed some of the representatives of the Royal Aero Club, includingMr. J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon, Mr. V. Ker-Seymer, Mr. Frank McCiean, Mr. Griffith Brewer, Mr. G. Stanley White, Mr. Harold E. Perrin (Secretary), and his assistant. Other clubs represented were Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States. 90S
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