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1911 - 0490.PDF
t/ncHTi Madame Ntel has a Fail. WHILE flying on her monoplane in the neighbourhood of Gaillac-sur-Tare, on the 20th ult., Mme. Marthe Niel failed to negotiate a gust of wind, with the result that the machine fell to the ground. Mme. Niel sustained some bruises and had her face somewhat cut, Inn she made light of these injuries, which fortunately are not serious. Flying by Compass at Nice. Hv way of testing a compass which he has arranged and fitted to his machine, Lieut. Hague on the 23rd ult., left Nice and flew for twenty minutes straight out to sea. Turning, he made his way back by the aid of the compass, and landed safely at the Brague aerodrome. A Long Trip on a Savary. ON' a Savary biplane, fitted with a Labor motor, Level was (lying for one hour at Chartres on the 24th ult., and also travelled from Chartres to Voves and back at a height of about 1,100 metres. The Six-bladed Deperdussin. CONTINUING his tests with the Deperdussin monoplane, fitted with a six-bladed propeller, Vidart, on the 25th ult., flew from Courcy to Mourmelon and back in 37 minutes, attaining a speed of over 100 k.p.h. International Map Commission at Work. ON the 26th ult. a conference representative of the nineteen countries belonging to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, mcl ;u Brussels to consider the question of a map for aeronautical purpose*. Prince Roland Bonaparte presided, and Great Britain was represented by Mr. Griffith Brewer. It was decided to adopt a uniform scale of 1 in 200,000 for aeronautical maps, and to divide the map sheets, degree by degree, according to the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude. From Paris to Luneville. LEAVING Vincennes at half past three on Sunday morning, Lieut. De Ruse landed on the Luneville Parade Ground at ten minutes past ten. A stop of twenty minutes was made at Chalons- sur-Marne, and during the first part of the journey the pilot, in view of a troublesome wind, kept his machine at a height of about 1,200 JUNE 3, 1911. metres, but in the second part he was rarely above 500 metres. He passed over Luneville at a height of about 100 metres. Two Further Fatal Accidents. THE end of last week saw two further fatal accidents to aviators, one at St. Petersburg and the other in Italy. The first occurred on Saturday, the opening day of the St. Petersburg meeting. After a forty minutes flight, Vladimir Smith, a British subject, was descend ing, when the aeroplane, a Sommer biplane built at the Russo-Baltic Works at Riga, fell from a height of 150 ft. The aviator died while being conveyed to the hospital. It is said that he was descending at full speed, when the machine apparently got out of control. It has also been stated that the accident was due to the inexperience of the aviator. The Italian fatality happened to Cirro Cirri, who fell from a height of 600 ft., while giving an exhibition flight at Voghera. Olieslaegers and the Dutch Height Record. ON the 25th ult. Olieslaegers, at Winschoten, succeeded in beating the Dutch height record by rising to 1,150 metres. While at that height he also flew over the town. Two days previously he made an excursion of 40 miles to the German frontier and back. New German Height Record, USING a Grade monoplane, Schall, on Sunday last, at Johan- nisthal, succeeded in rising to 2,150 metres, thereby beating the German height record. A Friend in Need. WHILE flying his Breguet biplane at Douai on the 25th ult. Debussy lost his propeller, but fortunately was able to glide down from a height of 200 metres and land on the open ground. Hearing of his predicament, M. Breguet himself flew over with a new pro peller, and after fitting it the two returned in company to La Brayelle Aerodrome. Tests with a Breguet. DURING a series of demonstration flights at Douai before a French military commission, M. Breguet succeeded in attaining a speed of 100 k.p.h. while flying with four passengers on his machine. Blanchet, on a similar aeroplane, flew over the town of Douai. POINT-TO-POINT BALLOON RACE. THE first point-to-point balloon race of the season was held by the Royal Aero Club on Saturday last from Hurlingham, when eight balloons started off to try and reach Challow Station on the G.W. Railway near Wantage, which it had been decided just previous to the start should be the objective. A few minutes before four the first balloon was officially started away by Messrs. Mervyn O'Gorman and Roger W. Wallace, this being the " Pompa dour," piloted by Captain E. M. Maitland and carrying Miss Maitland and Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle as passengers. At brief intervals seven other balloons were timed away in the following order : " Hanover," Herr C. Stollwerck, with Dr. Glanz, Herr K. Schmidt and Ilerr L. Frese ; "Banshee II," Mr. John Dunville, with Capt. B. Corbet, Capt. B. Chester, Mr. Philip Gardner, and Mr. Armstrong Drexel ; " Dunlop I," Major Sir A. Bannermui, R. K., with Captains Ellington, 11. Wake and Massy ; " North Star," Mrs. Assheton Harbord, piloted by Mr. C. F. Pollock, with the Hon. E. Brabuoa and Mr. L. M. McKinnon ; "Uranus,'' Mr. A. P. Ilohler, who was accom panied by Mrs. Holder; "Mercury," Capt. the JI on. Claude BnbuOB) with Capt. L. R. V. Colby ; and " Corona," Capt. E. F. F. Sartorious, with Messrs. W. S. Pilcher and E. D. Ridley as pas sengers. At the start there was an easterly breeze, but this dropped later, and none of the competitors got very close to the finishing point, the nearest being the Hon. Mrs. Assheton Harbord's " North Star," which came down at Upton, near Andover, 22j miles from Challow, and this performance secured the Llangaftock Cup. The second place went to Capt. Sartorious, who brought down the "Corona" at Home Farm, Micheldever, near Winchester, 34J miles from Challow. The contest for third place was a very close one between " Mercury "and " Banshee II," both landing near Winchester, the former three-quarters of a mile further on than the " Corona," while the latter was only a quarter of a mile further away. Of the other competitors, the " Hanover" landed at Northington, 36J miles from Challow ; "Pompadour," near Bisley, 39 miles; the "Uranus" at Bin- sted, 41J miles ; and the " Dunlop I " near Godalming, 44! miles. ROYAL AERO CLUB BALLOON CONTEST AT HURLINGHAM.— Mr. Danville's "Banshee II" pulling well for the start. 492
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