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1911
1911 - 0486.PDF
[/UGHT The Czar of Russia inspecting the Bristol military biplane of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. at the St. Petersburg Aero Exhibition. Mr. H. White Smith, the special representative of the Company, is seen explaining the machine to His Imperial Majesty. This biplane, it will be remembered, net only secured the gold medal for excellence of work manship, but was purchased by the Russian War Office for the Engineer Corps of the Russian Army. Mr. Grahame-White Preparing Maps for Daily Mail Race. IN conjunction with the Geographia Publishing and Designing Co., Ltd., Mr. Claude Grahame-White has in hand the preparation •I ;i series of maps for the use of competitors in the European circuit and other important races. An Echo of the Hendon Demonstration. ON Tuesday Mr. Grahame-White and the other aviators who took part in the demonstration at Hendon before Ministers and ex-Ministers, &&, were entertained at dinner at the House of < imimons. JUNE 3, 1911. N.E.C. Engine Acquired by Messrs. Denny. WE learn that one of the latest New Engine Company's aviation engines have been recently supplied to Messrs. Denny and Sons, the great Dumbarton shipbuilding firm. Aviators at Lord Northcliffe's Garden Party. LOCAL correspondents are apt at times to err in details. We learn from Mr. Hubert Latham, who writes from Paris, that he was not one of those present at Sutton Place on the 21st May. Mr. Hewitt, we learn on the contrary, was one of the aviators who made a flying visit upon this occasion. Mr. Radley at Huntingdon. ON Thursday of last week Mr. Radley made several short flights on his monoplane at Hunting don. The new machine he is building, which embodies several details of his own design, should be ready very shortly now. A Valkyrie at Newcastle. MR. NYBORG has now transferred his Green- engined Valkyrie monoplane to the Boldon Flying Ground of the Northumberland and Durham Aero Club, and on Sunday week made several short flights. Mr. Sopwith at Philadelphia. ON May 17th and the three following days Mr. T. Sopwith gave a series of exhibition flights, starting from Point Breeze Race Track, Philadelphia. He was using his Howard Wright biplane, the 60-h.p. E.N.V. engine of which ran without a falter. On one occasion Mr. Sopwith flew over the business portion of the city and circled the City Hall at a height of 1,200 ft., and then coining down to 500 ft. circled round the statue of William Penn. This was the first time this feat had been accomplished, although last year it was contemplated by Mr. Armstrong Drexel, and in 1907 Mr. Beachy passed over the city in a small dirigible. The feats crealed an immense amount of enthusiasm in the district, and large crowds gathered each day at the racecourse to see Mr. Sopwith fly. Mr. Gustav Hamel to Visit Warwick. ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the Universal Aviation Co., Ltd., 166, Piccadilly, for Mr. Gustav Hamel to visit Warwick on Whit Monday, and, weather permitting, he will fly round the Castle from the Yeomanry Camp. ROYAL AERO CLUB BALLOON CONTEST AT HURLINGHAM.-General view nt .u u .. * for the start on Saturday last W °f the baIIoons »» readiness 488
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