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DECEMBER 31, 191c. [/iJCHT] THE BRITISH MICHELIN CUP. Mr. S. F. Cody Scores 115 Miles. A VERY fine effort was made by Mr. Cody on the 22nd inst. at Aldershot to win the British Michelin Cup for this year. For 2 hrs. and 50 mins. h*e steered his large biplane round a marked course over Laffan's Plain, being officially observed on behalf of the Royal Aero Club by Lieut. Fox, R.E. Although Mr. Cody did not beat Mr. Sopwith's duration record of 3 hrs. 12 mins., it is claimed that he covered a greater distance, about 115 miles. A 20-mile wind was blowing, and at the end of the Plain, opposite to that on which the hangar is erected, the wind was particularly gusty and uncertain, with a result that the turn there had to be made very carefully. On one side lay a clump of trees and on the other a flag-post, whilst between these were some iron railings. Time after time the machine escaped the trees by about eight feet, and frequently it was hurled to within six feet from the ground from a height of 30 to 35 ft. This really splendid flight was brought to an equally sensational climax. After being 2 hrs. 50 mins. in the air, the machine was hurled down to the ground with a crash, from a height of well over 35 It. In spite of this the machine was found to be quite undamaged, and Mr. Cody none the worse for what was probably the finest bit of airmanship he has ever dis played. The biplane was fitted with a Green engine, which ran perfectly throughout the trip. Mr. Alec Ogilvie Dois 140 Miles. JUST as we go to press, we learn that on Wednesday afternoon Mr. Alec Ogilvie, on his British-built Wright biplane, fitted with one of the new type N.E.C. engines described in our last issue, succeeded in completing nearly 56 laps of a 2^-mile course over the Camber Sands. The flight of 139! miles, which occupied 3 hrs, 55 mins., was observed on behalf of the Royal Aero Club by Mr. Joseph Cundell, and by it Mr. Ogilvie secures the leading place in the competition for the British Michelin Cup. Mr. Ogilvie Was only compelled to land by a leak in his water tank. AIRSHIP AND BALLOON NEWS. "City of Cardiff" Out Again. HAVING completed the repairs to his dirigible, Mr. Willows went for a short trip on the afternoon of the 23rd inst. Leaving the Clement-Bayard shed at Lamotte-Breuil, he cruised about the country for half an hour at the end of which he landed in order to pick up Mrs. Willows and take her for a short trip. A Long Trip by the "Ville de Bruxelles." ON the 22nd inst. the dirigible " Ville de Bruxelles" was taken out of its shed at Etterbeek, with four passengers on board, and sailed over to Namur, after which it returned to the Belgian capital. Before landing at Etterbeek the dirigible cruised over the Royal Palace. During the four hours the airship was aloft a distance of about 160 kiloms. was covered. The gas envelope has now been deflated, and will be overhauled and reinflated next April. "M III" Lands on a Roof. LEAVING Tegel on the 22nd inst., the German military airship " M III" sailed with eight passengers on board over Franicfort-on- Oder and Wellmitz ; then, following the course of the Meuse, she passed over Guben, Lieberose and Lubben, where a turn was made for home. Progress was very slow owing to the strong breeze, and it was therefore decided to make a halt at Rangsdorf, so that some of the passengers might land. During the evening the airship arrived at Spandau, and an attempt was made to anchor the balloon there in view of the gathering storm. Guided by the new lights on the airship garage, several attempts to carry out the landing were made, but without success, the airship finally landing on the roof of a house, where it was deflated and packed up for return to Tegel. The Derelict "America" Sighted. ACCORDING to a cable from New York, the British steamer " Horos " reports having seen the derelict Wellman airship 200 miles east of the coast of the Bahama Islands shortly before sundown on December 9th. It was floating on the top of the water, and the sailors at first took it to be a whale, but on cautiously approaching the object found it was a gas envelope. On learning this, Mr. Vaniman, the engineer of the expedition, said, although he had anticipated that when the airship was abandoned it would sink to the bottom of the Atlantic, and this would probably not occur if the ballonets remained inflated, he would like to get hold of the remnants for exhibition purposes, and has offered a reward of ,£200 for their recovery. Mr. S. F. Cody and Lieut. A. E. Fox, R.E., the official observer on behalf of the Royal Aero Club of Mr. Cody's fine flight for the British Michelin Cup last week. Mr. Cody's biplane is in the background. IO79
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