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1910 - 0995.PDF
DECEMBER 3, 191a FROM THE Royal Aero Club Ground, Eastchurch. MR. MCCLEAN was out on Wednesday, the 23rd ult., in the forenoon on his new " Short" biplane, and flew in circles and figure eights for 35 minutes, finishing with a good vol plane from about 200 ft. At 2.30 he brought the machine out again, and rising to about 400 ft. he flew around the ground in wide circles, the while giving a good exposition of gliding. This flight was of half an hour's duration. Upon landing he immediately took a passenger aboard, with whom he new for 10 nuuutes around the grounds. On Friday Mr. McClean was again out for just over half an hour, and was flying well. About noon on Saturday Mr. McClean brought his machine out and gave a sound exhibition flight of about half an hour, turning and planing in excellent style. In the afternoon Mr. McClean and Mr. Grace started away together, both on "Short" biplanes. Upon leaving the grounds they headed for Sheerness, over which town they passed, Mr. Grace continuing on over the water a consider able distance towards Southend before turning in the direc tion of "home." Upon their return to the vicinity of the grounds, both aviators gave a brilliant exhibition, in the course of which Mr. Grace passed over Eastchurch village. He was then some 1,500 to 2,000 ft. up, and from this height he finished a really pretty flight with a brilliant vol plane. Mr. McClean also landed well from a good plane. Mr. Jezzi was flying well during Saturday after noon, keeping a nice angle and showing a good turn of speed. Brooklands Aerodrome. BROOKLANDS has again distinguished itself. When Mr. Cody, flying his Cody biplane on Laffan's Plain, recently captured the all-British record for distance and duration—94 miles in 2 hrs. 24 mins.—the British airmen here determined to go one better. There were several aspirants to the honour, Mr. Sopwith, on the Howard Wright biplane, and Mr. Pixton, on the Avroplane, being warm favourites. The odds, however, were slightly against Mr. Pixton, as the magnetism of the sewage farm had to be discounted. To Mr. Sopwith, the aviator, and to Messrs. Howard Wright, the builders, we have to extend our hearty congratulations on having put up on Saturday last a new all-British distance record of 107 miles, and at the same time established a British duration record of 3 hrs. 12 mins. for any type of machine, British or foreign, flown in this country. Mr. Sopwith has also by the same flight achieved the best performance to date for the British Empire Michelin Cup. The Howard Wright machine on which these records were made is a biplane fitted with a 60-h.p. E.N.V. engine and Spiral tube radiator. It has a Farman type wheel-base, monoplane tail and elevator, with a central rudder above and below the tail plane. Mr. Sopwith first flew a Howard Wright monoplane—this was only some few weeks ago—and we drew attention in a previous issue to [/LIGHT] BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Mr. Thomas Sopwith in the pilot's seat of his Howard Wright biplane, fitted with tE.N.V. engine, after creating a new British record for distance and duration by his flight at Brooklands Aerodrome on Saturday of 107,,' miles in 3h. 12m. 55s. the rapid progress he made. He has only had delivery of the biplane a few days, which speaks well for the ease of control of this make of machine. This flight and triple record breaking naturally by comparison overshadows the smaller events of the week, although much good work has been put in by the other tenants. Mr. Graham-Gilmour on Thursday last week piloted the Martin- Handasyde for straight flights at about 20 feet high. Mr. Collier rolled the Otazell, as did Mr. Oxley the Avroplane and Mr. Macfie his biplane. The Bristol-Gnome, piloted by a pupil, made short flights, and Mr. Sopwith was out carrying passengeis. On Friday Mr. Low took up a passenger on the Bristol-Gnome, and Mr. Snowden- Smith made several circuits, at a good height, on M. Blondeau's Farman. Mr. Sopwith, on the Howard-Wright, remained in the air for half an hour, and Mr. Pixton was flying the Avroplane. The Macfie and Otazell were seen rolling. On Saturday all minor essays were eclipsed by Mr. Sopwith's Mr. Sopwith, on his E.N.V. engined Howard Wright biphne, after his record flight. 993
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