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1911
1911 - 0073.PDF
JANUARY 28, 1911. I/yGHT PASSENGER CARRYING AT BROOKLANDS AERODROME.—Mr. Ducrocq, who is now, with his Henry Farman, one of the most energetic passenger-carrying pilots at Brooklands, in the pilot's seat before a start with Mrs. Keith Jones as passenger. Standing in front are, from left to right, Mrs. G. Phillips, Mr. Keith Jones, Mrs. Palmer, a Ducrocq pupil, and Mr. G. Phillips, both these gentlemen being associated as Directors of Messrs. Keith Prowse and Co. with the box office iust opened by that firm on the grounds and in direct commu nication with London for the booking of seats for flights, long and short. Salisbury Plain. FLYING continues actively in this district. M. Tetard on Wednesday last week was out on the Bristol machine taking a trip round Nitin Downs. In the afternoon he was up again, this time carrying Mr. H. J. Thomas as a passenger, flying at an altitude of about 850 ft. and making some fine vol-planh to earth. Lieut. Connor, R.F.A., using a Farman biplane, was executing some excellent straight flights of about i| miles each. Taking his turn also in the afternoon, Mr. Thomas on the Bristol biplane was flying steadily for some time. On Thursday Tetard was carrying passengers, including Mr. Thomas and Mr. Moran. On the next day the E.N.V.-engined Bristol biplane was at work in the hands of Tetard, whilst Mr. Thomas, who was flying with considerable skill, carried out the tests qualifying him for obtaining his certifi cate. During the day one of the Bristol biplanes, fitted with a Gnome engine, was despatched to Singapore, from whence it is hoped active work will soon be heard of. Tetard was flying again on Saturday on the Bristol machine, carrying passengers as before, and on Sunday he made an excursion on the Bristol, flying round Amesbury, Durringion, and Nitin Downs at a height of fully 1,000 ft. On Monday one of the Bristol machines was out, this time in the hands of Vusepuy, the Demoiselle pilot. Not being so well versed in this machine as the Demoiselle, when he came to earth, in landing he sustained a slight mishap, breaking some struts, the skids, and propellers. Fortunately repairs were speedily effected, and Tetard then taking charge of the machine flew back to the sheds. Five Passengers Carried by Henry Farman. PRACTICALLY always leading the way in all original achieve ments, Mr. Henry Farman on Wednesday of last week once more carried out an extremely novel performance. Although it was extremely cold at Bouy, Mr. Farman, whilst testing one of his new machines, carried five passengers with him, two of whom took up positions on the skids. The total useful load carried under these conditions was 420 kilogs. Advancing the Passenger Carrying Record. PROGRESS continues in practical work accomplished by aeroplanes. On the 19th inst., at Douai, Breguet on a military type Breguet aeroplane (R.E.P. motor), which has been acquired by the Russian Government, beat the world's record for passenger carrying by covering 50 kiloms. in 34 mins. 54! seas, and 100 kiloms. in ih. 9m. 28^s., giving an average of 86*368 k.p.h. Weymann Still Cross-Country Flying. DETERMINED to have ctijeuner at Rheims on Sunday last, Mr. Weymann, by way of improving upon his former performance, invited three passengers to accompany him upon the flight from Bouy, no doubt just by way of having company en route. His companions were MM. Neri, Boutmy and Van Gaver. Start ing from Bouy at 11.45, on his military type Henry Farman, he reached Betheny at 12 noon, where he and his companions promptly indulged in their meal at the Lion d'Or. The return journey was made at 3 o'clock, and within 25 minutes, having flown at a height of 150 metres, the Bouy flying ground was regained, although a descent was not then actually made. Continuing the flight they remained circling the Camp for a period of another 25 minutes before descending to their hangars. Herr Grade has a Chilly Experience. TAKING advantage of the calm weather, Herr Grade on Monday attempted to fly on his monoplane from his headquarters at Bork, near Berlin, to Magdeburg. When, however, he reached Belzig, about 30 miles from Berlin, he experienced trouble with the motor and decided to land, accomplishing this manoeuvre by slowly planing down from a height of 2,000 ft. An investigation showed that the oil had frozen in the pipes owing to the extreme cold. 75
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