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1911
1911 - 0036.PDF
(/UGHT R.E.P. MONOPLANE.—Rudder, tail and back tkid of the new mcdd. first attempt made a very good flight on one of the Goupy biplanes. Vedrine also has met with con siderable success, and on the same day was flying for one hour, mostly at a height of about 400 metres. Ladougne was using one of these machines before some Russian military delegate?, and concluded one trial by gliding down for a distance of 3 kilcms. Bobba, a new pilot of the Goupy School, was also up, and flew with a passenger over the country Tound Viry and Juvisy. Bathiat Prefers a Monoplane. AFTER making extended trials both on mono planes and biplanes of the Sommer type, Bathiat has decided that his preference is for a single-seater ot the former type. On one of these machines he was flying for an hour on the 3rd inst., at a height of about 400 metres, and at the first favourable oppor tunity he intends to fly from Mouzon to Mourmelon and Rheims and then probably go on to Issy. Four-seated Bleriot Arrives at Pau. THE four-seated machine which we mentioned in FLIGHT some time ago as having been designed by M. Bleriot has now been completed. It arrived at Pau on the 6th inst., and will shortly undergo its trials, probably with M. Bleriot himself in the pilot's seat. Trials with the Morane Monoplane. ON the 6th inst. Aubrun had the Morane mono plane out at Pau, and was flying on it for over an JANUARY 14, 1911. hour, concluding with a spiral glide from a height of 600 metres. He afterwards made a cross-country flight, and then the young Cambridge graduate, Hamel, made the three tests to obtain his pilot's certificate and afterwards flew for some time at a height of 500 metres. A Lucky Escape. WHILE practising on a Farman machine at Nice on Tuesday of last week, Florencic fell from a height of 300 metres. His machine was smashed beyond recog nition, but fortunately the aviator escaped with only slight injuries to his legs. Kaiser to Review Aviators. So far from the recent rumours being correct of disapproval by the Kaiser of aviation, according to an advice from Berlin it seems probable that the German Emperor will shortly hold a review of those officers who have qualified as aviators. Influenced no doubt by the trials made by his broiher, Prince Henry, and also by the reports rendered at his request by General Herringen and Baron Lyncker, two of his military advisers, the Kaiser is taking a very active interest in the progress of aviation. It is probable R.E.P. MONOPLANE.—Chassis and landing skid of latest model. NIEUPORT MONOPLANE.—The rudder and tail of the latest model. 36
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