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1911
1911 - 0439.PDF
ff'-y-'j'i ,155 MAY 20, igu. Ante-Breakfast Trial Trips. FURTHER details are now to hand regarding the cross-country flights made by Mr. G. Higginbotham, of Macclesfield, at Freshfield on Saturday week. At 7.30 a.m. Mr. Higginbotham, on his British-built biplane, set out from Freshfield and flew to Southport and back. After a few minutes rest he was in the air again and was away again over to Waterloo in order to pay a visit to Mr. Melly at his school there. Mr. Melly was out, however, so after leaving a card Mr. Higginbotham returned to Freshfield and then once more made the round trip to Southport and bick. Each of the three trips was of about 16 miles round, and so the total distance flown was roughly 48 miles. In the afternoon Mr. Higginbotham again went over to Southport and back, and then made several short flights of about six or seven minutes with figures of eight. He finished up by taking Mr. Fenwick for a trip of about 10 miles, going out over the sea for about a mile. Folkestone and Cross-Channel Prize. IN connection with the proposed cross-Channel competition between Folkestone and Boulogne, a sum of ^563 has been obtained in Folkestone towards the £1,000 which was asked for to be offered in prizes, &c, and the Aerial League has been asked if this sum will be accepted by the Council. Mr. Prier Joins the " Bristol." MR. PIERRE FRIER, the hero 01 the London to Paris flight, has joined the staff of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co., of Bristol, and will in future fly their machines exclusively. Mr. Sopwith has a Mishap. WHILE flying wiih a passenger on his Bleriot monoplane at Mineola, Florida, on the nth inst., Mr. T. Sopwith is reported as having met with a mishap, falling from a height of about 50 ft. Fortunately Mr. Sopwith escaped with nothing worse than a few cuts and bruises, but the machine was seriously damaged. Earlier in the day he had made several half-hour flights with passengers. The Southfields Balloon Adventure. CAPT. B. H. BARRINGTON KENNETT writes us that the gas- valve was not to blame for the sudden descent, as recorded last week. The balloonists were forced to come down owing to their ballast having run out, and as there was practically no wind at all a descent into the streets was unavoidable. Capt. Barrington Kennett was piloting the balloon, and after trying various altitudes eventually obtained an equilibrium at 7,500 ft. for 50 minutes, a fact which proves conclusively that the valve was not in a defective condition. Testing an E.N.V. Engine. IF there is one thing that brings joy to the heart of the engineer it is, that having designed and budi an engine it should at its first turn start off and run without a falter. Such an experience was obtained the other day at the E.N.V. Motor Works at Willesden, when the first of the new 8-cyl. 100-h.p. engines was placed upon the test bench. After being fitted with a fan dynamometer, one of f/UGHTl the mechanics pulled the engine round in orthodox style, and the engine started off at once and ran for a considerable time at full power, her smooth and steady work being very impressive to the watchers. A noticeable feature of the test was that not the slightest vibration was perceptible. Both for dirigible and for hydroplane work, this engine should have a good future before it, and we under stand that inquiries are being received from all parts of the world. ® ® ® ® MORE FRENCH PILOTS. A FURTHER batch of certificated pilots by the Aero Club of France are given below, bringing the numbers up to 439. Name. Balencie, Henri Bon, Paul Celestin Boutmy, Etienne de .. Kraun, Robert.. Bruit1, Leon Camine, Victor Alex .. Carabelli, Charles Louis Casse, Gilbert Castmes, Jacques de Caudron, Gaston Chemise, Ernest Copin, Georges Derome, Marie Alpb. P 1 lubreuil, Gaston Fileux, Albert .. Koin, Andre Fourry, Alex. .. Foye, Fernand.. Francezon, Era. Andre Gamier, Gustave Lafargue, de Laigros Soartacus Landron, Pierre Laparre de St. Serni'i, J. Lecointe, Sadi Legrand, Aristide Lhourmean, F Andre Mallard, Arcnand Mathien, Louis L. K. Meunier, Picre M. . Olivier, Henri .. Parent, Hippolyte Pchanovsky, Basile . . Peralda, Joseph Leon Key, Leon Schneider, Jacques .. Tretarre, Roger Woodward, George E. J Wyes, Paul .. Country — Brit. = Switzerland. Machine.—Ant. = Coun-j Da'e of try. Birth. _ .. Kr. 123 Ap., 76 .. ,, 10 No., 76 .. Ru. '3oDe,86 . Fr. 8 Ke., 74 • • „ 3" Jv.. 8a • >, 2'Jy-, 79 .. ,, at Se., 86 Where Born. Machine Lahitte iM. Far. Toupiere Paris jCaud. Geneva Ant. Paris Bl. Atnand H. Far. Tallend*; Vis les Bains Ant. Neufchateau Vois. . .1 „ 31 Ma„ 70 Buenos Ayres ••; „ '29 Jy., 68 'UNorville .. „ 18 la., 82 IFavieres .. ,, 29 Jy., 79 Nantes .. „ 12 De., 8:- Puteaux .. ,, 3 My., 77. Paris ..! ,, 13 Fe., 85 Paris ... ,, 25 Se., 83 [Garchio . „ 27 No., 8"j Paris .. „ 23 Ju., 84 Chauny .. ,, .9 My., 90.Paris .. ,, 1 7Aug.,7SiGenoUiac .. „ ii Fe„ 77 Paris .. ,, 17 Au., 8o:Marsan ,, 16 De , 74 LaNeuveLyre .3 D-., 86 Paris EC). ,, .14 Ot, 87 Toulouse • , i'Jy-.9i ,, 23 No., 80 .. „ 9Fe., 93 . „ 3 Ma., 8, .. „ a Ju.,87 Germain-s.- Breslcs Paris Clussais Kouqucbrunc H. Far. Han. C.md. Han. Copin M. Far. Han. m. Bl. H. Far. Bl. Vois. Bree II. Fat. — Pis. II. Far. til. Breg. — H. Far. Paris II Far. .. „ 11 Au., 88 iKlers M. Far. .. „ 8 Ju., 85 iNeuilly Han. ..: „ !t3 De., 85 lOullins Han. .. Ru. r Ja., 82 Odessa .. Fr. 21 Ja , 79 [Port Villez .. ,, ja7 No., 79 ;Annonay Bl. Breg. Han. „ 2s Ja., 7Q Paris ..! „ ;*9 Au., 82 jlllois Vois. . ..Brit. ii4 Oct., 80'I'ruro |H. Far. ..Sw. 1 1 Ma., 8a'Geneva W. Oualit'.cd 3 Ma., 1 Z „ 433 „ |4°3 |4°7 „ 43« U»7 ,, 406 4>5 432 M 434 ,. i4a'' 1 1? 1435 |4»3 J4»9 U«° 4>S >. 14" |4'° ,, ,, ,, „ " ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, „ „ „ 424 V? m ,.„ 4'» 01 t'4 •)-'• 4'3 t m «o| it.. 422 toi 4.« n« tot fat 4»4 ,, 4oa Great Britain ; Fr. • Fiance ; Ru. - Russia ; Sw. m Antoinette; Bl. = Bleriot; Breg. - Breguet; Caud. = Caudron ; Han. = Hanriot; H. Far. = Hetuv Farman ; Pis. = PischofT: Vois. m Voisin. " Flight "iCopyright. 'ION LAST WEEK, SHOWING ALL THE MACHINES IN LINE IN^ FRONT OF THE HANGARS. t had come to grief owing to a mechanic having wrongly crossed the wires of the elevating plane. 441
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