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FROM THE BRITISH Brooklands Aerodrome. THE centre of interest, of Brooklands aviation, has shifted to the South-East Coast, where the leading Brooklands flying men are located preparatory to attempts to annex the De Forest ,£4,000 prize. Lieut. Watkins with his Howard Wright biplane at Shorn- cliffe, Mr. Sopwith with the same make of machine at Eastchurch, Mr. Greswell with a Bristol-Farman and Mr. Grahame-White with a Bristol biplane both at Dover. Altogether a very representative list of sound flyers who may be trusted to hold their own against any from other flying grounds. The odds are, of course, on Mr. Grahame- White with his varied experience and many cross-country flights. Several other airmen at Brooklands are intending to compete, if their machines are ready and "willing," notably Mr. Graham- Gilmour on the Martin-Handasyde. The 40-h.p. Jap on this machine has been replaced by Mr. Gilmour's 35-h.p. Jap from his Bleiiot " Big Bat." This particular engine, it will be remembered, sustained the "Bat" in flight for over an hour, so has been well tried and not found wanting. On Sunday Mr. Gilmour took this machine out, making straight flights; the engine appeared to give satisfaction. He had the ground to himself, with the exception of the Bristol-Gnome. With the leading lights away, and with samples of the worst weather we have had for the past year, there is practically no flying to record. ® ® FOREIGN AVI Legagneux Beats the Height Record. AT Pau, after a preliminary trial on the 8th inst., during which he rose to a height of i.ooo metres, Legagneux, on the following day, succeeded in handsomely beating the world's altitude record. Rising from the ground at half-past ten, he remained in the air for 1 hr. 34 mins., during which he rose to a height of 3,200 metres (10,746 ft.). This height was recorded by a barograph on the machine. The descent was made in 16 mins., and on landing the aviator said he found the intense cold very trying, although the sun was shining brightly. And Also Tries for the Michelin Cup. ON Tuesday morning Legagneux made a determined attempt on the world's duration record and also tried to secure the leading position in the competition for the Coupe Michelin. He started at half-past eight, but landed after only three turns to make a small adjustment. He restarted at five minutes to nine and kept on flying till half-past one, by which time he had covered 400 kiloms., and beaten Tabuteau's record for that distance. At this stage Legagneux found the increasing wind made his task too arduous and determined to come down. The new record is 4 hrs. 35 mins., as against 5 hrs. 38 mins. Cross-Country Trip by Captain Bellenger. LEAVING Vincennes at 20 minutes to 11 on the morning of the 9th inst., Captain Bellenger steered in the direction of Chalons, and arrived there at 10 minutes past 12. During this time a strong wind was blowing, and Captain Bellenger found it expedient to keep at a height of about 1,000 metres. The Lazare "Welller Prize. ON the 1st inst., Lieut. Fequant, accompanied by his brother, left the Chalons Camp with the intention of flying to Avesnes and back in an attempt to win the Lazare Weiller Prize. He, however, had not proceeded far when he was forced to land, and, on a restart being made, only got as far as Bray-en-Thierache. There he was forced to remain until the 8th inst., when he set out again, but only reached Rheims, where the chassis of the machine was considerably damaged by a sudden landing. The repairs were executed by the following morning, and then Lieut. Fequant decided to give up the present attempt and fly back to Chalons, which was accomplished safely. Another Royal Antoinette Pupil. ALTHOUGH Prince Alphonse of Orleans has completed his training at the Antoinette School at Mourmelon, that establishment is not without a royal pupil, as his cousin, Prince Antoine of Orleans, is now being taught by Gobe. Thomas has now fully recovered from his accident at Milan and is back at Mourmelon, and the other day carried Captain Burke, who has recently learnt to fly at the Farman School, for a trip on his machine. On the 7th inst., Naval Lieut. Lafon made a trip of an hour and a half on his Antoinette monoplane. DECEMBER 17, 1910. FLYING GROUNDS. M. Ducrocq, on Wednesday, made several circuits, at about 5° ft. y on his racing Farman. Mr. England, on the Hanriot, was indulging; in hops and short straight flights, whilst Mr. Law, on the Bristol- E.N.V., was also trying some straight trips, but the engine was pulling badly. M. Blondeau was carrying a passenger ; but his Gnome engine was obstinate, and he was unable to negotiate the turns, so we had the unusual sight of M. Blondeau making straight flights. ' • London Aerodrome. OWING to the weather, there is very little of interest to record of the past week's doings. On December 6th Mr. Clutter buck had out the Everett monoplane, but the engine was still working unsatisfactorily, and the machine did not rise, although most of the weight was clearly off the wheels. Next day, however, the engine did for a short time come to a sense of it* duty, with the result that the machine took a 40-yd. hop. Then the engine again failings it came to earth, and being caught by a gust of wind, went over on to one wing and damaged one landing wheel. The Papin moto- plane was outside tuning up, but retired again, as the engine was working somewhat erratically. In spite of the deluge of rain to which it has been subjected, the ground keeps tolerably hard and dry, the drainage system fortunately having exceeded the antici pations even of those who planned it. ® ® ATION NEWS. New Breguet Machines. A NEW biplane has been built by M. Breguet, specially with a view to speed, and some trials were carried out with it last week at Douai. Although a very stiff breeze was blowing the machine proved itself to be wonderfully stable, and a good speed was maintained during a quarter of an hour's trip, with M. Breguet at the helm. A new pupil of great promise at the Breguet School is Legrand, who, at his second trial, made a fine flight, circling over the outskirts of the aerodrome. A Caudron Biplane at Issy. A VERY interesting trial was made with a Caudron biplane at Issy on the 6th inst. This machine is fitted with a S-cyl- Anzani motor, and it circled round the aerodrome twenty times at a height of about 80 metres. The Sommer School at Douzy. LAST week Sommer and Lindpaintner were busy at Mouzon testing a new military biplane. On the 9th inst. Lindpaintner flew for an hour, carrying a load of 260 kilogs., his altitude varying- between 300 and 500 metres during the trip. Noel, who some time ago learnt to fly a Voisin machine, is now practising on a Sommer biplane, and last Saturday made the necessary tests to secure his pilot's eertificate. Direction Signs for Aviators. IN connection with the proposal of the Ligue Internationale Aerienne to lay down signs for aviators, in the form of large figures, a series of tests are to be made at Chalons by Capt. Marconnet. The numbeis will be secretly placed in close proximity to the various villages round the camp, and the various officers will endeavour to locate them and report upon their observation of them at different heights. At the same time tests will be carried out with a view to discovering the best combination of colours and the most efficient position for the signs. Weymann Changes His Mount. WEYMANN still has the intention of making another attempt to fly from Paris to Brussels and back, but it is not improbable that his next trial will be with a monoplane. He has just purchased a Nieuport machine fitted with a Gnome engine, and the preliminary tests have shown this combination to be a very fast one. He anticipates that he will be able to make the journey from Issy to Etterbeck in two hours and a half. A Military School for Peru. TAKING with him five new Voisin machines, and accompanied by Chailley, Bielovucic left France on Saturday on the s.s. " Normandie" for Peru, whither he is going in order to complete an arrangement with the Peruvian Government and establish a military school of aviation. IO38
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