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NOVEMBER 19, 1910. Germany After Duration Record Honours. AT the flying ground attached to the factory of the Aviatic Society at Habsheim, close to Mulhouse, Amerigo is actively training in preparation for an attempt to beat the world's duration record on an Aviatic biplane, which, it will be remembered, is a German-built copy of the Henry Farman. On Saturday evening he took the General-Commandant of the district for a 20 minutes' trip, and afterwards he was flying for 2 hours at an altitude of between 300 and 400 metres. Aeroplanes for the Austrian Army. A NOTE from Vienna states that the Austrian Government have decided to order three home-built aeroplanes. Before being accepted the machines will be required to fly for two hours at an average speed of 44 miles an hour. They must also be capable of being taken to pieces and packed on a motor wagon within one hour and of being re-erected, in flying order, under two hours. An Austrian Officer Flies Across Country. A FINE flight was accomplished by an Austrian officer, Captain Petroczy, on the nth inst., when, mounted on a Pischoff monoplane, he flew over from Wiener-Neustadt to Ebergassing. The officer had intended to go to Fischemend, where the military dirigibles are installed, but was compelled to land 10 kilometres before reaching there owing to his motor stopping. Winnings at Baltimore. THE most successful pilot at the meeting held last week at Baltimore, where the weather was very bad, was Latham, who won altogether ^1,720, Drexel being next with £500, Jacques de Lesseps third with £250, and Hoxsey fourth with .£200. At the close of the meeting Latham left for California, while De Lesseps crossed over to Canada. The longest flight during the meeting was Latham's 34 mins. 34 sees., while the highest was Drexel's 850 ft. Another American Prize. AMONG the prizes recently offered in America for point-to-point flying is one of £1,000 put up by the Havana Post for an aeroplane flight between Havana and Key West. The distance is about 90 miles, and it is proposed to hold the event during the first week of December. Cattaneo in Argentina. THE daring Italian Bleriot pilot, Cattaneo, is being lionised in Argentina as a result of his great cross-country flights. On Saturday last he flew over from his flying ground at Villa Lugano to the race-course, where he descended just as the horses had passed the post in the Grand Prix. He was given a great reception by the 50,000 persons present, and the president of the Jockey Club pre- What is it? A wreck thrown up by the sea? A collapsed house, or what? Just the aeroplane "hangar" provided at the Baltimore (U.S.A.) aviation grounds after a night's "weather." Mr. R. J. H. Hooper, in sending us this unique photograph, writes: "The wreck of Radley's Bleriot at the Baltimore Aviation Meeting. I took this on November 4-th, the morning after a gale and snowstorm had brought down the large tent. Under neath the same tent were Drexel's Bleriot, De Lesseps' Bleriot, and Latham's Antoinette. We were first on the field, and cut away the tent before taking this photo. The other machines were still uncovered. The engine end of Latham's Antoinette is just visible beyond Radley's machine. Little wonder there is a reported loss of .£8,000 on the meeting." sented him with a special prize ot £80. Later in the day he started up his machine, and flew across Buenos Ayres. On the previous Monday he was up for two hours, and passed over the city at a height of 2,000 metres. Flying from a Cruiser. FOR some time Mr. McCurdy has been trying to make arrange ments to fly on his Curtiss machine from an outgoing steamer back to New York, but so far has not been able to carry out the project. A fellow pilot, however, Mr. Eugene Ely, on Monday made a short experiment in Chesapeake Bay by flying from the deck of the U.S. cruiser "Birmingham," and landing on Willoughby Spit. Mr. Ely was forced to land somewhat sooner than he intended, as his propeller was damaged soon after starting owing to its striking the water. Hoxsey, in his new type Wright biplane, travelling well in his start for the high altitude contest at Belmont Park (N.Y.). 959
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