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1911
1911 - 0461.PDF
The " A.B.C."-engined "car" which was at Brooklands recently, afur travelling by road from Southampton under its own power by means of the propeller seen behind. eventually running up against an oak tree, where she came to rest. The extraordinary part is that only the leading edges of the wing were damaged, although one would have expected them to have been torn off. Mr. Hubert Latham and Mr. Hamel were also amongst the aviators at Sutton. The latter, when making some evolutions around Lord Northcliffe's seat, had a little mishap, in which his machine had a difference with a ditch, in which the latter was victor. Fortunately, Mr. Hamel got nothing worse than a shaking. Harrogate and the Daily Mail Prize. THB Harrogate " control " in the circuit round Great Britain has been decided upon. The spot selected is on the South Stray, at a point between the Oatlands Drive and the road across the Stray to Wedderburn House. This is about half a mile square, and an uninterrupted run can be had from all four sides. A subscription has been opened by the Mayor to provide a prize for the best flight from Hendon to Harrogate, while a special prize will also be offered to the pilot member of the Yorkshire Club who first completes the flight from London to Harrogate. Subscriptions should be sent to either the Mayor or the Town Clerk at Harrogate. Eastbourne and the European Circuit. EASTBOURNE having t>een decided upon as one of the stopping places in connection with the European Circuit, the Local Committee has decided to hold a three days' meeting at Hampden Park, which will form the flying ground. The aviators will arrive on June 27th on their way to London, and will also land at Eastbourne on their way back to Paris on June 29th. It is proposed on these two days and the intervening day to give exhibition flights. An effort is being made to raise ,£400 locally to l>e utilised in presenting prizes to the first six aviators to arrive. Testing Propellers at Brooklands. ON a recent week-end a curious vehicle made its appearance at Brooklands. It consisted of a chassis on which was mounted, as shown in the accompanying photograph, an 80-h.p. 8-cyl. A.B.C. engine, built by the All-British Engine Co., driving a propeller designed by Mr. Lang, who is seen seated alongside the driver, Mr. Charteris. It had made its way up from Southampton in the early hours of the morning, and propeller tests are being made with it at Brooklands to ascertain the dynamic thrust, &c, under working &~VL?M Mr Collyns Pizey just about to start off from Salisbury Plain for Brighton with the Bristol biplane for Mr. O. C. Morlson, as described in our last issue. Mr. Fleming is in the foreground, and on the extreme right M. Vusepey. In the right- hand photograph are Mr. Hotchkiss, sitting at wheel of car, and Mr. Fleming, standing, who followed Mr. Pizey to Brighton by road. 463
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