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1911
1911 - 0318.PDF
BRITISH EEK. "Recent Progress in Aeronautics." AT the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Victoria Embankment, on Tuesday next at 7.30 p.m., in connection with the Junior Institution of Engineers, Major B. Baden- Powell will lecture on " Recent Progress in Aeronautics." Blackpool Aerodrome. UNDER the title of the Clifton Park (Blackpool) Race course Syndicate, Ltd., a company has been registered, with a capital of ^75,000, in £1 shares, to carry on the business of a racecourse company for horse-racing, and to acquire the club known as the Lancashire Sports Club, carried on by the Lancashire Aero Club (Limited). The first directors are Sir Peter C. Walker and Mr. A. H. Walker. A Busy Week-end for Bristols. LAST week-end was conspicuous for three very fine performances, made on Bristol military biplanes, all of which are dealt with at some length elsewhere. On Friday M. Maurice Tabuteau flew from Salisbury Plain to Bristol; on Saturday Mr. Graham-Gilmour flew from Brooklands and carried out some remarkable evolutions over the Boat-race course ; while on Sunday M. Tetard flew from Brooklands to Salisbury Plain. These three performances, all with the same type of machine, indicate not only the capabilities of the Bristol military biplanes, but the splendid qualities of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company's staff. A Memorial to the Late Hon. C. S. Rolls. MR. WALTER EMDEN, late Mayor of Dover, under whose regime the fund to place a memorial to the late Hon. C. S. Rolls at Dover was initiated, has asked us to draw attention to the fact that the subscription list will shortly be closed with a view to ascertain ing the amount subscribed and making arrangements for the erection of the memorial. The site for this will be on the sea-front, and the memorial will face towards Calais, to and from which the memorable flight of Mr. Rolls was made. A model of the proposed memorial, which has been designed by Lady Scott, wife of the Antarctic explorer, will be exhibited on and afier May 1st at the Oxford Street showrooms of Messrs. Selfridge and Co., Ltd. Subscriptions may be sent to the Secretary of the Aerial League, Carlton House, Regent Street, W. A Howard Wright in New Zealand. A DESPATCH from Auckland, New Zealand, tells of a successful flight made at Papakura with a Howard Wright biplane, which was sent out in parts and build in New Zealand by Mr. Leo Walsh and his brother. After a few mornings spent in rolling practice, a message was sent to the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, who on February 10th visited Papakura and christened the aeroplane " Manurewa," which stands for flying bird in the Maori language. After an inspection of the machine Mr. V. Walsh took the pilot's seat, and after a short run along the ground rose to a height ot 20 ft. and was in the air for about 300 to 400 yds., landing well at the end of it, although owing to the smallness of the ground some slight damage by contact with a fence has to be recorded. An Aeroplane for the Antarctic. ALTHOUGH when Captain Scott was making arrange ments for his expedition to the "Antarctic regions he felt that aeroplanes were not sufficiently advanced for him to make use of them, good progress has been made since then, and Dr. Douglas Mawson, in making active preparations to lead the Australian Antarctic Expedition at the end of this year, is seriously considering the question of including an aeroplane as part of his equipment. With this in his mind he spent some time at the recent Exhibition at Olympia examining the various machines, and was especially interested in the two-seater Bleriot of the military type. Eight Fly for an Hour and a Half. To his many extraordinary exploits in connection with passenger carrying, M. Sommer added another on the 30th ult., when accompanied by seven passengers on his biplane he flew at his aerodrome at Douzy for i-J hours. The biplane was fitted with a 70-h.p. Gnome engine, and the useful load carried was 454 kilogs. Wynmalen Flies from Chalons to Issy. ACCOMPANIED by his mechanic, Wynmalen on the 28th ult. set out from Chalons a few minutes before two on his Henry Farman biplane with the intention of going to Issy. On the way he was caught in a heavy rainstorm, which necessitated coming down at Cezanne : but as soon as the weather cleared they were off again, and safely landed at Issy at 5 p.m. It is interesting to note that Wynmalen carried no litres of petrol and 40 litres of oil on board the michine, besides a large quantity of spare parts, &c, which would have enabled him to repair his machine en route should it have been necessary. Prince de Nissole Has a Mishap. WHILE flying with a passenger, M. Sarrier, at Etampes on Saturday last, the Prince de Nissole met with a curious accident. He was at a height of some 24 metres when a piece of indiarubher fixing the barograph broke and flew into the passenger's face. The latter instinctively ducked, and in doing so overbalanced the aeroplane, which fell to the ground. The Prince de Nissole escaped with only slight injuries while M. Sarrier sustained a broken arm, but according to latest reports is making favourable progress. Doings at Issy. APART from the large number of pupils who have been seen at Issy lately, Wynmalen on his Farman machine was carrying several passengers on Saturday last, while Colliex has been giving instruc tion to Prince Bibesco on the Voisin " Canard " It will be remembered that the latter has ordered a machine of this type fitted with floats for flying over water, and it will soon be ready for delivery. On Saturday, too, Frey on bis Morane monoplane made a series of demonstration flights before General Roques, who also saw Obre make some very good trials on his new monoplane. Henry Farman at Buc. ON March 30th Mr. Henry Farman paid a visit to his brother's flying ground at Buc, and made several trial flights on a biplane of the Maurice Farman type which has been built to take part in the military competition. He demonstrated his perfect control of the machine by making several sharp turnings, and by rising to a good height and descending by a vol plant. On the following day he was up for some distance across country. From Juvisy to Douai. ON Sunday morning Bobba, accompanied by his friend Trotton, set out from Juvisy on his Goupy biplane with the intention of flying to Douai, making a stop at Senlis on the way. On arrival at the latter point, however, the thick mist then hanging over the ground determined the aviators to remain there until the following morning. Cross-Country Flying on a Hanriot. ON Sunday afternoon Lafargue, after flying over Monpont- sur-1'Ile on his Hanriot monoplane, steered across country to St. Medard de Guizieres, and after rounding the church spire there returned to his starting point. The flight, which was over a distance of about 36 kiloms., was ended by a very fine glide from a height of 300 metres. Practice at Douzy. MOLLA, one of M. Sommer's most brilliant assistants at Douzy, is following in his master's footsteps as regards passenger carrying, and on the 31st ult. carried five passengers for a short trip. Kim- merling, who has been meeting with increased success on the Sommer monoplane, was flying for three-quarters of an hour on the 30th ult., while on the following day he was up for an hour and three-quarters. More Cross Channel Ventures. SEVERAL French aviators have announced their intention of flying from Paris to London, among them being M. Legrand on a Breguet, while M. Pierre Marie Bornique still contemplates crossing on an R.E.P. The former left Douai on Friday, being accompanied by another pilot, M. Guedon. They landed at Bethune, 22 miles away, owing to motor troubles, and determined to stay the night there, instead of proceeding to Calais as originally intended. On Saturday they re-started on their way, but were compelled to land about 20 miles from Calais owing to motor trouble, and in the sudden landing one wing of the machine was broken, but the aviators escaped practically uninjured. M. Legrand has since announced his intention of abandoning his present attempt, and making a fresh start as soon as possible on a new machine. 320
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