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1911
1911 - 0183.PDF
MARCH 4, 1911. [/Dcfif] Sommer biplane, took Lieut. Jacquet for a trip and the offi:er was thereby enabled to locate the position of the opposing force, while two subsequent trips were sufficient to enable all the movements to be ascertained and counteracted. Issy Not to be Closed. IT appears that the rumour that Issy was to be confined to military aviators had no foundation in fact, as the military authorities announce that they have no intention of refusing the use of the ground to civilian aviators. An A.C.F. Prize for Motor Tests. IN connection with the competition for aerial motors which is being organised by the Ligue Nationale Aerienne, a prize of 1,000 francs has been offered by the Technical Committee of the Automobile Club of France. This prize will be given for the motor which, having fulfilled all the conditions of the trial, shows the least consumption per horse power-hour of fuel and lubricant. A Novel Prize. A PRIZE has been given under novel conditions by M. Anzani. It consists of a gold " counter," which will be awarded to the pilot of a flying machine, fitted with an Anzani motor, which makes the journey from Issy to Orleans and back in less than 10 hours, a stop being made at Orleans. The winner of the " counter " will receive a daily allowance of 20 francs until his record is beaten. The fees of the time keeper and all other costs must be met by the aviator. M. Deutsch Orders a Flying Limousine. EVER to the front in endeavouring to forward the science of aeronautics, M. Deutsch de la Meurthe has ordered from M. Bleriot an aeroplane which will be practically a flying limousine. This aero bus will be fitted with four comfortable seats, while the carriage portion will be entirely enclosed, with side windows, &c. It will be remembered that when the dirigible was to the fore in France some years ago, M, Deutsch had the " Ville de Paris " built for himself, and made several journeys in it before presenting it to the Government after the catastrophe to the " Patrie." Police and Clerics in the Air. M. LEBLANC was busy at the Bleriot aerodrome at Pan on the 23rd ult. in giving rides to a number of passengers, among whom were several clergymen, while M. Duponnis, Police Commissioner for Paris, also made one or two trips, possibly with the idea of gaining experience in view of the possibility of his having to organise an aerial division of the police in the near future. Aix-Ia-Chapelle to Berlin. ARRANGEMENTS are progressing with re gard to the cross-country flying race from Aix-la-Chapelle . to , Berlin. The competitors will start from Aix-la-Chapelle on April 27th and will fly to Cologne, where they will stay until the following day to take part in the competitions to be organised there. On April 29th they will go on to Dusseldorf, while the remaining stages of the journey will be Essen, Dortsnmnd, Bielefeld, Hanover, Brunswick, Magdeburg, and Berlin. It is probable that at each of these places competitions will be organised on the days following the arrival of the competitors. The three first prizes will be of 100,000 marks, 40,000 marks, and 20,000 marks respectively. The event, it will be remembered, is only open to German aviators, flying German machines. A Hangar Blown Down at Tegel. A STORM which broke over Tegel on the 22nd ult. blew down a transportable hangar, which had been erected for the housing of a new Parseval dirigible. The structure was 150 metres long and 30 metres high, and sustained such severe damage that it was decided to have it completely demolished. The Tour of Belgium. THE organising committee of the aerial tour of Belgium, which is to take place next August, is finding it awkward to satisfy the demands of all the towns which wish 10 be made stopping places, and there will be some difficulty in deciding on the seven stages. In addition to these points, there are also to be fixed controls and flying controls en route. In the former the competitors will have to descend in order to make replenishments, while at the latter they will be required to circle round a church tower or some other prominent landmark. Curtiss Makes Further Progress. CONTINUING his experiments at San Diego, California, Curtiss last week succeeded in carrying a passenger during a flight in which he started from the land, came to rest on the sea, started up again, and flew back to his starting place. A Flying Meeting for Havana. ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the Aero Club of Cuba for a meeting which will open at Havana on the 18th inst. The prize list amounts to over ,£6,000. Flying Meeting in Mexico. ON Monday a flying meeting was opened at Mexico by the two French aviators, Garros and Barrier. The wind was very troublesome, but in spite of this the former went up to a height of 600 metres, while the latter flew 30 Idioms, in 20 mins. Russian Army and Aviation. ACCORDING to a telegram from St. Petersburg, the Com mittee of National Defence of the Russian Duma has approved of the expenditure of £ 1,000,000 on the develop ment of military aviation. THE CYRNOS PROPELLER.—The above illustrations show a new propeller in use on the Gaudron biplane. The design is due to M. Fillipi, and appears to be based on the assumption that the two blades may together be considered as analogous to one aeroplane. The generally accepted view, however, is that each blade separately should be considered in this light. 185
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