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attempt for the Prix dcs Amendcs, but owing to the violent wind gave up at 20 kiloms. Work at Issy. GRANDSEIGNE is amongst those aviators in France who favour the somewhat acute vol plane. On Tuesday last week, at 200 metres up on his 50-h.p. Anzani-engined biplane, he made a descent in 1 min. 20 sees. Cei, on a similarly-engined machine, in rising to an altitude of 900 metres, steered his course over the Trocadero and the Place de l'Etoile, returning to Issy after a journey of about 25 mins., much to the relief of those on the ground, as he had started away quite happily with something under a dozen litres of fuel in his tanks. On Thursday, J. Labouchere secured the first of the " Amendes" prizes. More Military Aeroplanes being Acquired. IN addition to the Tellier machine taken over for Russia, ready mentioned, at Mourmelon last week, the Military Commission took over three Henry Farmans under Series I specification, one of which without the smallest difficulty gained the 2,000 francs bonus provided for under the contract. Another machine under Class II successfully accomplished s requirements during a 30 mins. flight. Doings at Mourmelon. AT the Antoinette School, Gobe and Pierre Hospitalier were trying a military aeroplane with a superb flight of 40 mins. at 300 metres altitude, later on, flying a second military machine with a flight of 50 mins., followed by a fine vol plane, from 350 metres in 7 mins. Madame Marthe Niel on Thursday was at the Antoinette School up for 30 mins., at a height of 100 metres with a new Labor-engined mono plane. Mr. Henry Farman, on the same day, was at work with one of the 50-h.p. Gnome-engined small type machines, both flying by himself and with a passenger, and being timed at varying speeds of 102, 103 and 104 k.p.h. Lieut. Mailfert took charge of one of the Henry Farman military machines, rising to 300 metres in 5 mins., afterwards flying for 30 mins. with a passenger. On the same day Lieut. Remy made a magnificent vol plane from 1,000 ft. in the air, with the motor stopped. At the Nieuport School, with a 50-h.p. Gnome-engined machine, some good speeds have been made, the 100 k.p.h. with a passenger having been passed. Some Henry Farman Points. MR. HENRY FARMAN has in contemplation the founding of one of his schools at Pau. The Coupe Archdeacon has been awarded for holding ® ® AEROPLANE SCOUTING WHAT no doubt must be regarded as the first time of using an aeroplane in actual warfare, is reported in connection with the Mexican rebellion now in progress. Mr. Harry Harkness, on his Antoinette, under an arrangement with a patrol of American cavalry, which is watching the Mexican boundary to prevent any of the insurgents crossing into the United States, flew from San Diego, California, to Juana, a distance of about 40 miles, carrying with him a message to the patrol. In connection with this work the American War Department have granted £5,000 in order that Lieut. Foulois, U. S. Army, may carry out some practical tests with the Government aero planes of scouting in the neighbourhood. Mr. Glenn Curtiss, who is at San Diego, where he has established an aviation school, has once more offered his services, with three of his machines, to the War Department for scouting experiments. Mr. Charles Hamilton on his aeroplane is, however, the ® ® German Airships. A CONTRACT has been concluded for the purchase by the German War Office of another Zeppelin airship, subject to certain very onerous conditions of speed being carried out. As for some time it has been thought that this form of rigid airship was not favoured by the Government, it is a distinct score on the part of the Zeppelin Company to have overcome the difficulties which have been put in its way. " Zeppelin I," which was taken over by the Government in November, 1908, FEBRUARY IS, 191 I. during 1911 to Mr. Henry Farman, by the Aero Club of France, for his flight of 350 kiloms. on December 31st, 1910. From Berlin we learn that the military commission has at Johannisthal purchased two H^nry Farman biplanes, be longing to Frey. They are to be transferred at once to Doeberitz Camp. Peeters Out of the Hospital. ' THE Belgian aviator Peeters is now making satisfactory progress and at the beginning of this week was able to leave the hospital at Mouscorn. He hopes in the course of several weeks to be quite fit again and able to recommence flying. Progress in Italy. CAGNO has, at Pordenone, been making some good cross country flights with his light Henry Farman, at the aviation school in that district, prior to his giving a series of exhibition flights at Venice. At the same school, already seven pilots have qualified, the last being Alberto Lettis, on a Bleriot. Competitions in Italy. Two big competitions are being organised in Italy to take place next year. One is the cross-country flight from Turin to Rome, with stops at Bologna and Florence, for prizes of £6,000. The second is an ambitious competition across the Tyrrhenian Sea from Sardinia to Rome. It is proposed that the starting point should be Sassari, which would make the total distance to be covered 250 kiloms. Another Injured Aviator Convalescent. CAPT. M. DE BASKINE, of the Russian Army, who on July 8th last met with a somewhat serious accident at Etampes, has now sufficiently recovered to journey to Nice where he hopes to entirely re-establish his health. He has every intention of taking steps to qualify for his pilot certi ficate. He then proposes to resume his aviation work again more keenly than ever. More Good Work by McCurdy. LAST week Mr. J. D. McCurdy, the hero of the Key West-Havana cross-seas trip, made another successful essay. Rising from Camp Columbia near Havana, he flew twice round Morro Castle, 12 miles distant, in an attempt to secure the Havana City Council prize, which has been offered for this flight and which is open until February 28th for the best performance. Mr. McCurdy, in view of his very plucky attempt at the Key West-Havana flight, does not lose the prize money which was offered by the Havana Post for the attempt. It is announced that he has been paid the money last week, the presentation being made by the Cuban Vice- President, Senor Zayes. ® ® IN ACTUAL WARFARE, first man to have actually flown over a town whilst under siege, he having on Friday of last week passed twice round Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, which is under siege by the Mexican insurgents, and then returned across the American frontier with a graphic account of the conditions of the city which he had observed. Although it was arranged with the attack ing Mexican force that the aeroplane was not to be fired upon, there was nothing known as to what would be the behaviour of the besieged Mexicans. Probably had they not been so unexpectedly scared by the sight of Hamilton's biplane, " Black Demon," suddenly appearing over their heads, giving visions of bomb-dropping, he might possibly have had a different tale to tell than the successful return across the border, as with extraordinary but almost foolhardy enthusiasm, he descended quite low over the besieged town, certainly to within 400 ft. of the troops. ® ® is now stationed at Metz, whilst " Zeppelin II," which was acquired in August, 1909, was, it will be remembered, com pletely destroyed at Weilburg last year. " Parseval VI " made a successful trip on Saturday last. Starting from Johannisthal about mid-day, with eleven passengers, she passed over Berlin and followed the course of the River Havel, arriving at Potsdam at 1.11 p.m. After cruising around over the town and several of the palaces she returned to Johannisthal at 2.30 p.m. 148
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