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1911
1911 - 0143.PDF
FEBRUARY 18, 191 I. [/OGHT Flying at Rheims. ON Wednesday of last week, Chassagne, on one of the big Hanriot monoplanes, carrying Captain Morel as passenger, was flying for 2 hrs. 5 mins., when, for want of fuel, he had to stop. Lenfant was up testing a Libellule taxi over a carrying out excellent flights on the Wednesday. With a passenger and 140 kilogs. of ballast he attained a height of 360 metres in 7 mins. on a Sommer military biplane. Then, after flying over Carrignan, he returned once more to earth after a 35 minutes' flight. On Thursday an exciting incident The new 4-seated Bl^riot monoplane as seen from the side, showing the biplane elevator, the first to be fitted to a Bleriot. distance of about 50 kiloms. The next day Vidart, on a Gnome-engined Deperdussin monoplane, was in the air for 1 hr. at 200 metres, passing away over Vitry, Pongivard and adjoining villages. Lenfant, on the 10th, was carrying a passenger for 38 kiloms., when a radiator leakage com pelled him to shut down. Vidart was up for three-quarters of an hour, flying out beyond the aerodrome boundaries at a good height, and Durafour was also around the district over Betheny and Vitry. On Sunday Vidart took a trip at 400 metres high round Rheims Cathedral. Making Entry by Aeroplane. VEDRiNES.last Thursday, finding that he had lost the train by which he intended to travel for the purpose of making entry with the Aero Club for the Prix des Amendes, so as to be in time, determined to fly on his Goupy machine to effect his object. Immediately rising from Juvisy, within 12 mins. he was landing at Issy, where he arrived by 7 minutes past 8. Having made his entry at the Aero Club he returned to Issy, and once more taking the wheel of his Goupy he was back at Juvisy by 10.40, and was then able to take part in the com petition, securing one of the five prizes offered. Noel's Work During the Week. AT Douzy, previous to the fatal accident, Noel was occurred, a passenger-carrying machine catching fire and the petrol reservoir exploding; the apparatus was practically consumed. Sommer Tries a New Machine. LAST week M. Sommer was trying a new racing biplane which is reported to have given remarkable speed. The Puy de Dome Prizz. A GOOD suggestion has been made by M. A. Michelin in connection with the prize offered by his firm for a flight from Paris to the summit of the Puy de Dome. He says it has been suggested that some daring aviator will fly to the top and then at considerable risk to himself bring down the machine suddenly without regard to the consequences to it. In writing to the Aero Club of France, M. Michelin says his firm do not wish their prize to encourage folly, however heroic, and he therefore suggests that the regulations should be modified so that the prize should only be awarded if the machine after landing is certified by a Committee to be appointed by the Club, as being in a condition of being able to repeat its feat. Paris-Puy de Dome Michelin Prize. WHILST the suggestion from M. Michelin, as mentioned above, that the rules should be modified in regard to the "- -irt %jK • ^i View from bzhind of the new 4-seated Bleriot monoplane. 145
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