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1911
1911 - 0442.PDF
IftJGHT] Ffley School (Blackburn Aeroplane Co.) MR. HUCKS on Tuesday afternoon of last week took the air on a Mercury type machine, making several flights, amounting in all to 22j miles, While in the air he made many figures of 8. Mr. I fucks flew 40 miles altogether that day. On Saturday and Sunday Mr. R. T. Weiss took out his Bleriot type machine, manufactured for him by the Blackburn Aeroplane Co. He made several trial runs along the sands, until the wind at length caught one of the planes and threw the machine on to its head. Mr. Weiss was unhurt. On Wednesday Mr. Uucks succeeded in flying from Filey to the Scarborough Racecourse, a distance of J> miles. Lanark's School Opened. ON Saturday last Mr. W. II. Ewen formally opened the school which he is carrying on at the aerodrome used for the Lanark meeting last year, and on Monday and Tuesday he made several flights on his Bleriot machine. Already a number of pupils have joined the school, which promises to be very successful. Liverpool Aviation School, Sandheys Avenue, Waterloo. ON Saturday, the 6th inst., Mr. Dukinfield Jones was out rolling for the first time for an hour before breakfast, and daily up to the nth inst. he put in an hour's rolling early, but was prevented from further practice owing to the winds prevailing. On the nth Mr. 11. G. Melly, the principal, had the Bleriot two-seater out for the first time, making three circular flights out to sea of about 2 miles each, in the first case by himself, in the other two taking Mr. Jones with him as passenger, at a height of between 300 and 400 it., and terminating in each case with a fine vol plan,'-. On the 12th inst. Mr. Jones succeeded in hopping repeatedly, and Mr. II. G. Melly again had the two-seater out with Mr. Jones as passenger. On the 13th inst. Mr. Jones put in some good work early, accomplishing two low straight flights over 100 yards each; the wind afterwards rising precluding further flying for the day. MAY 20, 1911. London Aerodrome, Collindale Avenue, Hendon. Bteriot School.—Wednesday and Thursday of last week were spent in preparing three new machines for the Parliamentary demonstration which took place with so much success on Friday. The new 50-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot, as shown at the Olympia Exhibi tion, was tried by Messrs. Hamel and Radley, who were both delighted with the results, the monoplane proving exceedingly fast and handy. Saturday was another busy day, Messrs. Salmet and Henderson were circling the ground and making figures of 8, whilst Messrs. Abercromby, Seaman, Dyott, and Gordon Jones were indulging in some straight flights. Monday all the pupils were out, and without doubt several certificates will be gained very shortly by some of the most advanced pupils. A new monoplane has just been added to the school machines for the trial flights for the Royal Aero Club certificate, and Mr. G. Hamel will be definitely attached to the school to fly the passenger machine for the benefit of the pupils, &c. The Grahame-White School.—The pupils and instructors were very busy on Wednesday, the 10th. Throughout the early morning all the pupils were given several lessons on the school Farman, while Iliggins and Davis had a good deal of practice, flying laps of the aerodrome with regularity. During the afternoon Mr. Grahame-White arrived at the aero drome, and made several flights on the new Farman for the purpose of experimenting with weight dropping from different altitudes. Quite an exciting episode happened in the evening. Capt. Higgins was flying right outside the aerodrome, when the machine was seen to plunge suddenly towards the ground. Mr. Grahame-White immediately mounted his Farman and flew to the rescue—finding Higgins and the machine practically intact in the grounds of the neighbouring hospital. Higgins had merely descended on account of hearing a rather suspicious noise emanating from the back of the machine. It was afterwards discovered that Miss Edith Meeze, a promising pupil at the Valkyrie Aviation Schcol at Hendon, in the nilot'. *„,• „t .u L , » iu uie pnot s seat ot the school machine* 444
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