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1911
1911 - 0055.PDF
JANUARY 21, 1911. men and machines in practically all quarters of the Empire. Our correspondent points out that it is not improbable that the principal reason for this is that the climate in England during the winter is not so suitable for flying, whereas from October to May is quite the best time for flying in India. In June the monsoons start, and then flying is quite out of the question. Capt. Dawes, who was the first officer in the regular army to obtain a British pilot certificate, was the first flying man to go out to India from Great Britain, but he is entirely confining himself to the military side of aviation. At Calcutta, Baron de Caters and Jules Tyck have been flying on Farman and Bleriot machines respectively, while at Allahabad, Pecquet and Keith Davis, on Humber biplane and monoplane respectively, have been making exhibition flights. Messrs. Thurston and Jullerot are also touring India with their Bristol biplanes, and giving demonstration flights. At the present time only one of the native princes shows the slightest interest in aviation. This is the Maharajah of Patiala, who is a member of the Royal Aero Club, and has purchased a Voisin biplanj as well as a Bleriot monoplane, [frlGHT] with which it is expected that Mr. Boyes will shortly be making trials. The question of the transport of aeroplanes in India is a big one, as many find to their cost who have not considered it before going out. The people of India are keeping themselves well informed as to the progress in aviation, and the Government departments aje also kept au fait with developments from a military point of view. At present, however, the Government do not intend either to start a flying school or to train men, but should they ever be requiring machines there is no doubt that they will be bought in Europe and not in India, as some people incline to think. Bristol Biplanes in India. A DISTINGUISHED company assembled at Aurangabad on Monday, including no less than nine British Generals, to see Jullerot make a flight of 15 miles. On the following day he was temporarily attached to the Western Army during some manoeuvres, and in the course of a reconnoitring flight in the direction of Jelma successfully located the Eastern force. LATEST OFFICIAL WORLD'S RECORDS. Speed Records (by Distance). With Pilot only. Aviator and Machine. Place. A. Leblanc (Bleriot) ... New York C. Grahame-White (Bleriot) E. Aubrun (Bleriot) ... Bordeaux * Pierre Marie (R.E.P.) .. Buc Note.—The next record recognised by the F.A.I, is 700 kiloms. * On December 30th, 1910, Thomas (Antoinette), at Chalons, covered 250 kiloms. in 3I1. 7m. 30s. t On December 30th, 1910, Tabuteau (M. Farman), at Buc, covered 500 kiloms. in 6h. 41m. 13s. With Pilot and One Passenger. I . I kits. Date. Oct., 19 ,, ,, „ ,, ,, ,, Sept., 9, ,, Dec. 31, ,, ,, ,, ., ,, 10 'ic '10 kils. 5 10 20 30 40 50 100 •5° 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Time, h. in. s. 0 2 45-63 0 5 30-92 on 4-87 0 16 38-31 0 22 12-58 0 27 51*2 1 1 4-74 1 43 I9f 2 18 30I 3 4 28i 3 40 55£ 4 17 26J 4 54 H 5 3o 35S 6 7 71 Laurens (R.E.P.) -rVidard (Deperdussin) Laurens (R.E.P.) Buc ...Dec. 21,'10 10 3° Time. h. m. s. o 7 3it o 15 Hi o 22 56f Mourmelon; Dec. 3l,'io 401 o 29 40 Buc ... Dec. 21,'10 50 o 38 19* ! ,, •• ,, *6o o 41; 51* 1 ,. ... ., *7° o 53 39-I *oo IOO 6* 8 371 16 51 With Pilot and Tzvo Passengers. Mamet (Bleriot) Rheims ... July 3, 1910 10 lo 10 18* ,, ... ,, 20 o 21 14 .. 3o o 31 53A ,, ... „ 40 o 42 32i >, ••• ., ; 50 o 52 561 ,, ... ,, *6o 1 3 2oi; lt ,, ... ,, 1*70* x4 3*Hr „ „ ... „ *8011 25 33 „ : ,, ••• „ i*90iI 36 4 * These distances are not recognised by the F.A.I, t Laurens' time for 40 kiloms. was 30m. 39|s. Speed Records (by Time). C. Grahame-White (Bleriot) New York Oct. 1910 E. Aubrun (Bleriot) .Bordeaux Sept. 9, '10 Dec. 31,'10 Pierre Marie (R.E.P.) ... Buc M. Tabuteau (M. Farman) ,, ...Dec. 30,'id Henry Farman (H. Farman) Etampes ' Dec. 18, '10 u : = 1 2 3 4 s 6 7 : 8 Distance. Kiloms. 97 167-5 252-5 325-905 407-675 490 522-936 451 Distance Records. Pilot only. M. Tabuteau (M. FarmanJiBuc ...(Dec. 30,'io[584-745kilom. With One Passenger. Amerigo (Aviatik) ...[ Mulhouse ...[Dec. 11, 'io|228-3 ,, With Two Passengers. Mamet (Bleriot) ... ...|Rheims ... [July 3, 1910J 92-75 ,, Duration Records. Pilot only. H. Farman (H. Farman ) Etampes ...iDec. i8,'io|8h. 12m. 47'js. With One Passenger. Amerigo (Aviatik) ...! Mulhouse ...|Dac. l8,'iol3h. 19m. 39s. With Two Passengers. Mamet (Bleriot) ! Rheims ...July 3, l9ioih. 38m. 40s. Greatest Speed. A. Leblanc (Bleriot) ...| New York...lOct., 1910 ]U5'3 k- P- h- This was made during the Gordon-Bennett race, the tenth lap (5 kiloms.) being covered in 2m. 36s. It does not, however, rank as the world's record for 5 kiloms. Height. A. Hoxsey (Wright) ...I Los AngelesDec. 26,'ioj 3,497 m. I (11,474 feet) Gordon-Bennett Cup. It is interesting in connection with the above records to notice the official times of Mr. Grahame-White and M. A. Leblanc, made in the course of their flights for the Gordon-Bennett Aviation Trophy. kils. h. m. s. 5 Grahame-White 0 3 15-64 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 IOO , 0 6 2478 , 0 9 32-85 , O 17. 44-96 ,, 0 15 46-2 , O l8 49 78 , 0 22 2-86 0 25 8-86 , 0 28 16-52 0 31 19-48 0 34 25-47 0 37 25-23 , 0 40 21-57 0 43 17-34 , 0 46 15-22 0 49 11-94 , 0 52 9-48 0 55 8-34 0 58 4'38 1 1 4-74 Leblanc 2 45-63 5 30-92 8 17-67 11 4-87 13 50-52 16 38-31 19 25-20 22 12-58 25 15 27 51-2 30 35-80 33 23-80 36 9'32 38 55-80 41 41-40 44 29-50 47 15'Go- So 4-38 52 49-70 57
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