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1911
1911 - 0032.PDF
[fiiCrWj JANUARY 14, 1911. The biplane, with which Mr. Carter has been experimenting at Salisbury Plain during the last fortnight, as seen from in front. Saturday morning was fine and frosty and Tetard had the Gnome- engined Bristol out before breakfast for a trial run. Afterwards he had the machine at work again and made a good show, flying round Fargo Camp, and, passing at some distance away from the sheds, headed off to Porton and round Salisbury City before returning to the sheds. He landed by a fine vol plane after being in the air for some 47 mins., and covering a distance of between 30 to 35 miles, his average altitude being about 1,400 ieet. In the afternoon advantage was again taken of the calm weather, and M. Tetard took up one of his pupils and Mr. Manion, an elderly gentleman, who was very delighted with his trip. He was taken to a height of 500 ft., and covered two circles of five miles each. Afterwards one of the Bristol mechanics was taken for a trial run. Tuesday morning was fine but dull when M. Tetard brought out the Bristol biplane in order to give Mr. Gibson a trial flight, after which a group photograph was taken of the pilot and his pupils together with the machine. Mr. Cockburn had his old Farman out and, after overhauling the engine, made a good flight. Although this machine is one of the first made and has done a lot of real good service it still runs as well as ever. On landing Mr. Cockburn took up his pupil, Lieutenant Conner, R.F.A., for his first lesson. This was the first time the officer had been in the air, and was in fact his first acquaintance with actual flying machines. He was highly delighted with the experience, although he admitted that the journey was a little bit cold. It was interesting to note that the combined weight of the pilot and pupil was 28 stone. After another lesson in the afternoon Lieutenant Conner took charge of the machine himself and made several short flights in a straight line, rising sometimes to a height of 70 ft. Mr. Carter was also out with his biplane after having made a few alterations to the tail. The machine rises very rapidly, in one case getting off the ground in 15 ft. but no extended flignts were made owing to the fact that the engine was not running up to form. View from the rear cf Mr. Carter's novel biplane. 32
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