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JOGHT 78'2 Idioms., and at the end of the second hour this had been a little more than doubled, the figure being 157'5 kiloms., while 210 kiloms. were covered in the 2 hours and 35 mins. Lanser Flies for the A.C.F. Grand Prix. MOUNTED on his Henry Farman biplane and accompanied by M. Pannier, L^.iser left Issy on the morning of the 22nd with the intention of flying to Brussels and back. Almost immediately after he started, however, a thick mist came on and the aviator lost his way. After being in the air for 40 minutes, during which he was circling over Neuilly for some time, the aviator landed on the Rothschild Island at Puteaux. He has announced that he will make another attempt at the first opportunity. Tabuteau Again Tries for the Grand Prix. ACCOMPANIED by a photographer, M. Senouque, M. Tabuteau set out from Issy, on the morning of the 2lst, on a new attempt to fly to Brussels and back for the A.C. F. Grand Prix. He had not proceeded far, however, when he found the drizzling rain and mist too trying, so decided to turn back. Later in the day, accompanied by his wife, he flew back to Buc, with the intention of making an attempt to better Legagneaux's record for the Coupe Michelin. Wireless Telegraphy and Flight. EXPERIMENTS are being carried out at Buc, by Mr. Maurice Farman, with a wireless telegraphy apparatus fitted to one of his aeroplanes. It is stated that, on Monday week, Mr. Farman was successful in transmitting messages for over a distance of about 6£ miles, but he hopes to considerably exceed this distance very shortly. Doings at Issy. DURING last week, after a blank period due to the inclement weather, a good deal of flying was carried out at Issy. On the 19th inst., Buss on was testing the Deperdussin monoplane, which he proposes to use in his Paris to Brussels flight, and Parent was also trying the monoplane of his own design. A Zodiac biplane, piloted by Jacques Labouchere, made several rounds of the ground at a height of 20 metres, and in a later trial the machine carried a passenger besides the pilot. In addition to these machines several pupils of the Bonnet-Labranche, Thomann, Pivot, and C.I.N.A. schools were taking lessons. Prince de Nissole Flying on his Tellier. ON the 19th inst., the Prince de Nissole was at the Tellier School at Juvisy-Draveil with the intention of flying to the Tellier School at Etampes. He rose to a good height and flew over St. Georges and Soissy-sous-Etoiles. When at a height of 400 metres, however, he found the wind was unfavourable and therefore decided to come down and postpone his little trip. Distinguished Visitors at Etampes. ON the 13th inst., Mr. Henry Farman was visited at his Beauce aerodrome at Etampes by MM. Barthou and Archdeacon, both of DECEMBER 31, 1910. whom were taken for short trips in the air, after which Madame Archdeacon and her son were also taken for a brief aerial excursion by Mr. Farman. Sommer School at Mouzon. IN view of his proposed attempt to fly from Douzy to Mourmelon, via Rheims, Jules Noel was busily engaged last week in trial flights, and on the 21st inst., made one trip of an hour and a hall's duration. At the same time Bathiat was trying the Sommer monoplane, and made sevejal satisfactory short trips. Aviation in French Colonies. IN a note printed by the French Minister of War it is explained that the vote of ^16,000 asked for in connection with aviation in the Colonies is intended mainly for French West Africa, the Govern ment of which colony has offered to share the expenses of the experiments. General Brun states that the money asked for will be used in the purchase of aeroplanes, which should be on the spot at the end of January. It is proposed to start with seven aeroplanes, and to build the necessary sheds, &c, for them. Should this prove satisfactory the Government has the intention of making a similar proposal in regard to the French Colonies in the Far East. A Mayor and Mayoress in the Air. IN the course of a series of exhibition flights made by Kimmerling at Lyon, he carried several passengers for short flights, including M. Herriot, Mayor of Lyon, and his wife. During a 30 minutes' flight he flew over the villages of Genas, Chassieux, and Parilly. The Tour of Belgium. AT a meeting of the Sports Committee of the Belgian Aero Club on December 21st, it was decided to select the dates August 5th to 21 st for the Aerial Tour of Belgium. The aeroplanes will leave Brussels on August 6th and complete the tour in seven stages, there being a day's interval between each of the stages, so that they will arrive back at Brussels on August 20th. First Belgian Military Pilot. THE Belgian Army now boasts a fully-certificated military aviator, Lieut. Nelis having successfully passed the necessary tests at Kiewit-les-Hasselt aerodrome on the 22nd. Later on the same day Lieut. Nelis made another flight of 2J hrs. To Aid Night Experiments. IN order to enable experiments to be carried out at night both with aeroplanes and dirigibles, two great reflectors illuminated by 50 electric lamps had been fixed on the roof of the German military dirigible garage at Spandau. In each case the lens points towards the sky. One of the reflectors has a diameter of 187 '5 mm., and is visible over a distance of 15 kiloms., while the other, which is 300 mm. in diameter, can be seen for a distance of 30 kiloms. The first is fixed, but the second is so arranged that it can be moved in any direction, and used as a searchlight to aid in discovering attacking aerial craft at night. . Fu&iir X~«w jiBl MM BbS h \ Brunnhuber, the German aviator, on his "Albatross" biplane, with his four passengers, whom, on December 7th, he carried twice round the Johannisthal flying grounds. A New German Military Aeroplane. A NEW aeroplane, intended for military use, will shortly be tested at the Bornstedt military parade ground. This machine has been designed by two German engineers named Kormann, in con junction with Dr. Ewald. The machine weighs, without the pilot, 300 kilogs., the planes are 12 metres span, and the lifting surface is 24 square metres. The aeroplane, which has been named " Garuda," is fitted with a 50-h.p. motor. From Johannisthal to Teltow. LEAVING Johannisthal flying ground at half-past two on the 21st inst, and flying at a height of about 150 metres, Hanuschke landed half-an-hour later close to Teltow. Cross-Country Flying in Spain. USING his Sommer biplane, the aviator Mauvais flew from Guadalajara to the military aeronautic park at Madrid in 40 mins. Col. Vives, the aeronautic expert of the Spanish Army, followed the flight in his motor car. New Height Record. A CABLE from New York states that on Mon day last at Los Angeles, Hoxsey on his Wiight biplane succeeded in ascending to a height of 11,474 ft. We await confirmation. 1082
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