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DECEMBER 1910. [/HI] steel tubes. Under the tail plane is a single landing wheel, sprung in the same manner as those on the carriage. < l>^The two seats are placed side by side, that on the right being Section through floor showing the special "cloche" control system in the Bleriot two-seater monoplane. BLERIOT TWO-SEATER MONOPLANE.-Detail view of the Gnome engine and propeller, and the method of mounting. *for the pilot, before whom is the control cloche. This consists of a column surmounted by a fixed wheel, serving the purpose of a handle. At the base of the column is a large bell-shaped member in aluminium surrounding the pivot on which the column is universally mounted. To this bell the control wires are attached. At the front and back are wires leading to the elevator; on the right is a bar leading to an arm below the body, which controls the warping of the wings. The two elevator wires are attached below the bell to a cross-shaped steel piece, from which run two wires direct to the elevators. Similarly from the flexing arm run wires to the rear spar of either wing. Reference to the accompanying sketch will explain such details as must ever remain complicated in any written description. The movemente of the column for the purpose of control are all natural in action. To elevate the aeroplane the column must be pulled backwards, and a movement in the •contrary direction brings the machine down again. Falling to the Legagneux's Try for the Coupe Michelin. WEDNESDAY of last week was a noteworthy day in French -aviation annals, for no less than four records were beaten. One of these was that of Legagneux, who, mounted on his Bleriot mono plane at Pau, flew for 5 hours 59 minutes, covering in that time 515-9 kiloms. (322 miles), his average speed working out to over 53 miles an hour. In the course of his flight Legagneux set up new records as follows:— One hour Two hours Three „ Four ,, Five ,, 84 kiloms. .. 1719 » •• 258-5 „ •• 345'5 ,, • • 432'2 ,, 100 kiloms. . 200 ,, 3°° ..-400 ,, 500 „ .. 1 hr. 10 mins .. 2 ,, 20 ,, .. 3 » 28 „ • • 4 „ 38 „ .. 5 .. 48 „ After his long performance Legagneux was not particularly tired, and, in fact, within a few minutes he was in the air again flying on his monoplane over the hangar of the " Ville de Pau " in order to -drop a message thanking his friends there for their congratulations. Legagneux, by his work, it will be specially noted, has not confined his attention to the biplane, on which he learned to fly and made his early successes. It was after the success of Leblanc and Aubrun in the Circuit de l'Est, when Legagneux was so pleased with the monoplane that he immediately started to practise with one, with the result that at the moment of writing both the world's altitude and distance records stand to his credit with this type of anachine. right is corrected by moving the column to the left, and vice versa. Directly below the hand wheel are placed the control levers of the Gnome motor. The 50-h.p. 7-cyl. air-cooled Gnome motor is mounted in a special pressed-steel frame fastened to the front of the fuselage. This frame is covered above and at the sides by a sheet aluminium casing. Behind the frame, inside and across the body, are placed the petrol and oil tanks. The make of propeller naturally varies according to the ideas 01 the purchaser, but as a rule the Chauviere Integrate is fitted. The price of the Bleriol two-seater complete with Gnome motor is 28,000 frs. In concluding we would acknowledge the courtesy of Messrs. L. D. Gibbs, Ltd., for the permission to photograph their Bkkiot two- seater for the purpose of illustrating this article. The machine in question is at Brooklands, where, piloted by Mr. Gilmour, it has made some of the finest flights yet performed above British soil. <3 ® Gross-Country and Passenger Duration Record Beaten. STARTING from Chalons Camp on the morning of the 21st inst., and accompanied, on his Henry Farman biplane, by Captain Hugoni, Lieut. Camerman flew to Montigny-sur-Aube and back again, the round distance of 232 kiloms. being covered in 4I1. 2m. 30s. This performance, besides being a world's record for cross-country flights, also completely puts in the shade previous passenger flights. It was made in connection with the Lazare Weiller prize for the best cross-country flight by a military officer in uniform. Other Competitors for the Lazare Weiller Prize, Two other competitors also tried for the Lazare Weiller prize on the 21st, Lieut. Letheux starting from Mourmelon, but only going for a short distance before alighting, while Lieut. Byasson set out from Buc to fly to Blois and back. He had only covered 100 kiloms. of the journey, however, when he was forced to land owing to faulty ignition. ' Leaving Mourmelon on his Henry Farman biplane, and accom panied by Lieut. Dedaux, Lieut. Letheux, 'on the 22nd, set out to fly to Cambrai and back, a distance of 260 Idioms. Between Nohain and Cambrai the aviators were forced to land, owing to a leak in the petrol tank, and at Vitry in Artois the aviators definitely abandoned their project from the same cause. The repairs were executed by some of M. Breguet's workmen, and after they were carried out Lieut. Letheux piloted his machine over to the La Brayelle Aerodrome. I071 D I
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