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1911
1911 - 0052.PDF
JOGHT] JANUARY 21, 1911. Bathiat on a Sommer Monoplane. AFTER a fifty minute flight on a Sommer monoplane on Saturday last, Bathiat determined to try a cross-country flight at the first opportunity, and in fact later in the day, although a strong wind was blowing, started off in the direction of Rheims. He landed eventually at Betheny, having covered the no Idioms, in 52 minutes, his average altitude being about 400 metres. On the following day he was off again in the direction of Chalons Camp, and landed at Mourmelon after a flight of 22 minutes. was overtaken by fog and landed there after a flight of 1 hr. 25 mins. On the 15th inst. he resumed his journey, arriving at Mourmelon after a flight of half an hour. Cross-country Flight on a Deperdussin. ACCOMPANIED by M. Galliard, on the two-seated Deperdussin monoplane on which he was successful in beating the passenger speed record for 40 kiloms. the other day, Vidart left Mourmelon on the nth inst. and flew over to Rheims, where he intends to LATEST VOISIN DESIGN.—Front view of the two-seater, showing the overhanging upper plane and the light- ness of the framework generally, which is built up of steel tubes. This machine, with double control gear is specially intended for the Army. Two New Sommers for the French Army. ON the 10th inst., at Douzy, Jules Noel carried out the specified tests with two new Sommer biplanes of the military type constructed for the French Army. He rose to a height of 400 metres in 10 minutes, and afterwards made a flight of 2 hours, and then took various members of the Military Commission present for cross-country trips round Douzy. From Vincennes to Mourmelon. USING his monoplane Lieut. Vence, on the nth inst., started off from Vincennes with the intention of flying to Chalons Camp On reaching St. Martin d'Ablois, however, not far from Epernay, he attack the ioo kiloms. passenger speed record at present held by Laurens. French Military Bleriots. AT Pau, on Saturday, some delegates arrived from the French War Office in order to witness special tests made with two-seated Bleriots ordered by the French Government. The tests were made by Lemartin, and three machines were passed on that day. Two other machines were tested on the following day, while on Monday three more were passed, thus making a total of eight accepted by the French Army in three days. The officers who are to fly them are now busy learning at Pau. LATEST VOISIN DESIGN.—View showing the bracing of the overhung portion of the upper plane. 54
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