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1911
1911 - 0352.PDF
JJJGHT] Pupils were again debarred from participation in the sport on Easter Monday by reason of the wind, but the school pilot ascended four times, and made some sixteen circuits of the aerodrome very steadily, Buring the past week four more pupils have joined, and the Valkyrie School now claims to be the largest in the country. Salisbury Plain. ON Tuesday of last week the wind dropped and with the change in the weather conditions the Bristol School was soon actively at work again. Mr. Pizey was out and flying at a good height in the afternoon while M. Jullerot was busy instructing pupils. Messrs. Turner and Philpot took turns in the machine by themselves, and the former for the first time made some good straight flights while Mr. Philpot contented himself with rolling. On Wednesday morning the weather still further improved, and Mr. Turner was first out, making an excellent flight of about seven miles. Mr. Philpot then got into the machine and had some practice, while Mr. Pizey also made a flight. Mr. Graham- Gilmour, who had arrived on the previous evening, set out at half past seven to fly to Yeovil accompanied by Mr. Gordon England, and details of his trip are given elsewhere. Mr. Pizey took up a passenger for the first time and made a very fine flight, ending with a vol plant, both he and M. Jullerot continuing flying at intervals until the evening although the treacherous breeze in the afternoon caused work to be abandoned for some little time. Mr. Fleming, APRJL 22, igil. one of the pupils, was making straight runs while Mr. Turner went for a trip round Fargo Camp and Stonehenge. Thursday was also fine at first and M. Jullerot was at work early on the school machine, but a blustery breeze came up and stopped further flying until the afternoon, when Mr. Fleming made two circuits of the flying, ground. Using one of the Bristol biplanes, Mr. Eric England suc ceeded in making the necessary tests for his pilot's certificate, being, observed by Lieut. Conner. Friday morning was also fine, although misty, and this caused both M. Jullerot and Mr. Turner to lose their way while flying over the ground. In the afternoon the wind was very treacherous and the time was spent in erecting a new Bristol biplane. In the evening, however, Mr. Pizey and M. Jullerot were out flying with their pupils. Saturday was a fine frosty morning, and Mr. Pizey set the ball rolling by taking up Mr. Turner as passenger, M. Jullerot quickly following his example. It was well they took advantage of the early conditions, as after breakfast gusty winds prevented any further outdoor work until the evening, when M. Jullerot and Mr, Pizey were both up at heights of well over a thousand feet. AH the pupils availed themselves of the fine weather on Monday, and several of them showed what extra ordinary progress they had made in a very short period, Messrs. Fleming, Turner, and Philpot all making solo flights of from 20 to- 30 mins. in very good style. In the afternoon flying was out of the question, owing to the rising wind, but in the evening M. Jullerot put in a good flight, which was witnessed by Capt. Fulton. New Army Advisory Committee. THE following officers and experts have been selected by the War Office to constitute the Technical Reserve Advisory Committee on Aeronatics:— Chairman—Brigadier-Gen. F. Rainsford-Hannay, R.E., Director of Fortifications and Works. Representing the War Office : Brigadier-Gen. G. F. Ellison, C.B., Director of Organisation, and Brigadier-Gen. L. E. Kiggell, C.B., Director of Staff Duties. Representing the Air Battalion : Mai. Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bt., R.E. Representing the Army Aircraft Factory : Mr. Mervyn O'Gorman. Representing the Royal Aero Club : Messrs. A. Ogilvie, R. W. Wallace, and C. Grahame-White. Representing Lord Rayleigh's Research Committee : Mr. R. F. Glazebrook, C.B. Representing the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain : Colonel J. D. Fullerton (retired). The secretary of the committee is Mr. R. Lyon. King Manoel is interested in the aeroplanes at Brooklands. New Air Battalion in the Army List. LAST week for the first time the new Air Battalion, with head quarters at South Farnborough, appeared in the Army List. The- establishment of officers is :—In command, Brevet-Major Sir A. Bannerman, R.E., Acting Adjutant, Capt. Broke-Smith, R.E. ^ attached, Capt. Fulton, R.F.A. ; Capt. Burke, Royal Irish Regi ment; Capt. Maitland, Essex Regiment; and Capt. Carden, R.E. Lieut. R. T. Snowden-Smith, Army Service Corps, has also been, appointed to the corps. Fast Trip from Brooklands to Hendon. ON Friday of last week Mr. Gustav Hamel set out to fly from Brooklands to Hendon, and succeeded in doing the trip in 17 mins- as against 20 mins. 29 sees., which was the best time made in the recent competition. Shoreham to Eastbourne. ON Saturday afternoon strollers along the promenade at Eastbourne were somewhat surprised to see an aeroplane overhead. It proved to be Mr. O. C. Morison on his Bleriot monoplane, on which he had flown over from Shoreham. After circling once or twice above the sea-front at Eastbourne, the aviator decided to come down in Devonshire Park. He, however, failed to notice some electric light wires,, and these, catching the machine, caused it to capsize. The monoplane was very badly damaged in its fall, but beyond being very much shaken. Mr. Morison was not seriously hurt. Hendon to Brighton and Half-way Back. ABOUT the same time that M. Prier left Hendon. on his way to Paris, Mr. Gustav Hamel prepared his machine for a trip to Brighton and back. He succeeded in covering the 56 miles to London-by- the-Sea in 2 minutes under the hour, and after a short rest he started to return to London. When at West Grinstead, however, his supply of lubricating oil gave out, and darkness coming on before a further supply could be obtained, he was compelled to stop there for the night. Bristol Aeroplanes for Russia. Two biplanes of the Bristol military type, built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. for the Russian Government, were tested at Filton, near Bristol, on the 12th inst. Taking with him Capt. Dimitri Alexandroff, M. Tabuteau made one or two extensive crosscountry flights, landing each time with a fine vol plane. The machines were fitted with 70-h.p. Gnome engines, and succeeded in. rising to a height of 300 metres within 5 mins.,. 354
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