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1911
1911 - 0353.PDF
APRIL 22, 1911. just half the time stipulated in the contract. Capt. Alexandroff accepted formal delivery of the two machines, while six others, also for the Russian Array, were tested on the following days. Any old Aeroplanes far Sale? IT does not strike one that it is over dignified for the British Army authorities to be picking up aeroplanes second-hand—yet that would appear to be what is going on, judging by Col. Seely's state ment in Parliament last week in reply to a question from the Marquis of Tullibardine, as to whether a second-hand Howard Wright had been bought at the recent Aero Show. Col. Seely denied the purchase as having been effected at the Show, but confessed that one had been purchased second-hand. Possibly this machine may be quite the latest, but for many obvious reasons it would help things forward a good deal more if the most up-to-date new machines were looked for first-hand from the makers. Aviation at the Douglas Celebrations. IN connection with the Douglas Jubilee Celebrations, the Com mittee has definitely decided to substitute an aviation display for the abandoned motor car race, and engagements have been entered into with Mr. Geo. Barnes, who will use Humber machines, and Mr. Maurice Ducrocq, who will take his Farman racing biplane to the Isle of Man, and also a Nieuport monoplane. Both of the aviators are to attempt to race the steamer " Ben-my-Chree" round the Island. A Flying Race to Brighton. AN extraordinary commentary on the strides made in aviation is the flying race from Brooklands to Brighton which is announced to take place this (Saturday) afternoon, the first and second prizes being £&o and £50 respectively. The prizes will be awarded for the fastest flights, and the competition opens at 2 p.m. Grahame-White, Ble'riot, and Maxim Co. ALTHOUGH a large number of shares were applied for by 800 of the public, the minimum number of shares specified for sub- t/HH scription in the prospectus, we understand, fell short by a few shares. Under these circumstances the directors have determined not to go to allotment but to return subscriptions. We are glad to learn, however, that another prospectus is shortly to be issued, and " Flight" Copyright. Sketch illustrating the manner of adjusting the attitude of the leading plane on the Valkyrie racer. we hope that provided the terms are still of a sound character, this will be supported still more generously. There is plenty of scope in the rapidly-developing industry for several good construction com panies run upon sound commercial lines. LEBLANC BEATS SPEED RECORDS. USING a 100-h.p. Gnome-engined Bleriot, M. Leblanc, at Pau, on the 12th inst., succeeded in improving on his own speed records for several distances. The figures, as well as the old ones, are given in the table below ; and it will be seen that, although the world's record for 5 and 10 kiloms. was bettered, Leblanc was out side record at the 20th and 30th kilom., but was inside again at the 40-kilom. mark. All the old figures weic to the credit of Leblanc, except that for 100 kiloms. which was made by Nieuport. New figures. Old figures. New figures. Old figures, kils. m. s. m. s. kils. m. s. m. s. 5 in 2 41 ... 2 4478 40 in 22 12J ... 22 12-58 10 ,, 5 30* ... 5 3°"92 5° » 27 41J ... 27 4870 20 ,, 11 8£ ... 11 478 100 ,, 54 553 ••• 59 16 30 „ 16 41! ... 16 38-31 In the first quarter of an hour 26-199 kiloms. were covered, in half an hour 53-424 kiloms., and in one hour 108-424 kiloms. AIRSHIP NEWS. " Deutschland II" reaches Dusseldorf and has a Mishap. LEAVING OOS on the 10th inst., the Zeppelin liner " Deutsch land II" passed over Carlsruhe, Heidelberg, and Darmstadt, and eventually reached Frankfort, where it was anchored for the night. On the following morning it started off with thirteen passengers on board, and going by way of Mayence, Bingen, Cobleniz, Bonn, Cologne, Mullheim, and Neuss, it arrived at Dusseldorf, after being in the air for six and a half hours. It was piloted during the trip by Dr. Eckener. When the airship was being taken out of its shed ou the 14th inst., an unfortunate accident occurred, the propeller and steering-gear on the starboard side of the ship being considerably damaged through coining in contact with the side of the building. "Parseval VI" in Commission Again. HAVING been completely repaired, the dirigible " Parseval VI" by way of a trial trip sailed over from Bitteifeld to Johannisthal on the 10th inst. The voyage lasted three hours, and there were thirteen passengers on board the airship. p&t : ARTILLERY EQUIPMENT AGAINST AIRCRAFT.—The latest quickfiring gun for the German Army mounted on a motor chassis. 355
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