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1911
1911 - 0547.PDF
JUNE 24, 1911. FROM THE BRITISH Royal Aero Club Flying Ground, Eastchurch. MOST of the machines at Eastchurch were out during the week, including the Dunne monoplane and the Baby Wright. On Thursday evening, Lieut. Samson started on the Short No. 38 for Brooklands, where he landed after making a break for the night at Salfords, near Horley. There was a rather choppy wind blowing when Lieut. Samson started, but being confident of his machine, he •hadno compunction about starting, and got away well at 5 p.m., heiDg soon lost to sight under a great bank of clouds lying to the south-west. Soon after Lieut. Samson had started, Mr. Ogilvie brought out the " Baby" Wright which was thus seen flying for the first time since its arrival here. After a flight of a few minutes only, Mr. Ogilvie descended on a rather rough patch of ground, and the landing gear, apparently not feeing able to stand the strain, collapsed with the result that the machine was considerably damaged. This mishap clearly shows the necessity of having a strong landing chassis, a point which is of -quite as much importance as that of manoeuvring whilst in the air. The interesting Dunne monoplane was also flying on Thursday •evening, and showed considerable speed, which, at a rough estimate, must have been some 65 m.p.h. Although only short flights were •made the machine appeared to have plenty of buoyancy, and could undoubtedly have made longer flights, and this with only a small "Green engine. No one, however, can blame the inventor for proceeding cautiously at first with a machine the design of which is entirely new. Mr. Jezzi was not flying during the week, possibly owing to his being fully occupied on a new machine which he has now in course •of construction. The advent of this machine, which is cleverly designed and of miniature proportions, will be watched with great interest at Eastchurch. Brooklands Aerodrome. DURING last "week very little flying was possible. Mr. Percival early one moming managed to get over a circuit on the Billings [pug FLYING GROUNDS. biplane at a height of about 100 feet. On Sunday, nth, Mr. Raynham was busy passenger carrying, while Lieut. Snowden-Smith and Mr. Pixton put in some good work. Mr. Roe has a new machine of the Curtiss type which is expected out shortly. The rhomboidal biplane is expected to be out during the course of the next few days, a Green engine having been fitted. Martin- Handasyde have also fitted a new engine, a 60-h.p. Antoinette, to the monoplane they built to the order of Mr. Sopwith. It is expected that this machine will be exceptionally fast. On Wednesday, Mr. Radley was out for the first time on the Antoinette. Unfortunately being used to the quick Bleriot control he landed rather heavily and broke a wing spar. On Thursday morning Lieuts. Barrington-lvennett and Reynolds, on a Bristol, flew over from Salisbury Plain, arriving at Brooklands at 6.15 a.m. As they took 2 J hours over the journey the Army Air Battalion is evidently not afraid of early rising. Mr. Pixton was out on the Bristol in the evening, in spite of a puffy wind. Mr. Radley was again trying the Antoinette, but only ventured on straight flights. Lieut. Barrington-Kennett brought out his machine, but evidently did not seem to fancy the Brooklands remous. On Friday morning Lieut. Samson, R.N., arrived on his Short biplane. He had started from Eastchurch the preceding evening, slept under his machine at Horley, and eventually arrivedat Brook lands at 11.30, after having lost his way, and landing at Hawthorn Hill to inquire his whereabouts. Brooklands habitat's were much impressed by the workmanlike appearance of the Short Bros.' machine. On Saturday morning Mr. Cody arrived at 6.30. A high wind was blowing all day and not much Hying was possible. Mr. Pixton made two good flights, winning the Aggregate Time Flight Com petition. Mr. Fisher had the Hanriot out for the first time since Jack Humphreys' accident, but owing to an unsuitable propeller, was only enabled to make straight flights, although the machine seemed remarkably steady in such a strong breeze. Lieut. Longmore went for a circuit or two on the Short biplane, and Mr. Cody made a short flight, as on previous occasions, carrying a passenger standing 10 ft. out on the plane, which apparently made no difference Lt. A. M. Longmore, R.N. lartette ipldly Lt. Reginald Gregory, R.N. Lt. Eugene L. Gerrard, R.M.L.I. " Flight" Copyright, Lt. C. R. Samson, R.N. The quartette of Naval Lieutenants, specially selected by the Admiralty, who qualified for their aviator-pilot's certificates so rapidly at the Royal Aero Club's Eastchurch flying grounds, under the masterful tuition of Mr. G. B, Cockburn. 549
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