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1911
1911 - 0763.PDF
SEPTEMKER 2, 1911. (/jTWHf) ^^••IflflBBBHi J""™*^ IL I fPBP W 1 .1 ilii 1 t, 1. iff • The latest Voisln biplane built for military use, with extensions on the upper plane. It is fitted with an 8-cyl. 60-h.p. Renault engine. In order that the pilot may see the ground in front of him, a large mica window is fitted in the bottom of the fuselage. More Competitors for the Michelin Cup. THE competition for the Michelin Cup is getting very keen, and Wynmalen is practising steadily at Etampes on his Anzani- engined Deperdussin, in view of his forthcoming attempt for the prize. On Monday, also at Etampes, Pascal on a Gnome-engined Deperdussin made an attempt for the Cup, but, unfortunately, he had to give up through a fauhy landing, after covering 812'2 Idioms. He will, however, make another attempt shortly, when it is hoped he will have better fortune. Civilians Gain the French Military Certificate. ON the 22nd ult., Tabuteau on his Morane monoplane made the three tests for the French military superior certificate over a •course from Chantilly to Soissons and back, and last Sunday, Maurice Prevost, chief pilot at the Deperdussin School, also qualified for this coveted distinction, his speed during the three tests being no k.p.h. Latham, Vedrines and Gaston Caudron have also qualified for and been granted similar certificates. More.R.E.P.'s. for French Army. THREE new R.E.P. monoplanes, fitted with 60-h.p. R.E.P. motors, were put through their paces at Buc on the 23rd ult. by Amerigo and Bobba. Each of them easily succeeded in getting up 300 metres in less than five minutes, while the descent was made en vol plane with motors stopped. The Three-Seated Military Bleriot. AT Etampes, on the 24th ult., Leblanc was testing a new military Bleriot monoplane fitted with three seats, and with Lieuts. Lantheaume and Massol occupying the passenger seats, two rounds of the ground were made. The machine has been built in view of the military trials, and is fitted with a 100-h.p. Gnome engine. Four on the Voisin-Canard. WHILE testing one of the Voisin-Canards at Issy on the 23rd ult., Colliex piloted it for six rounds of the ground, carrying three passengers beside himself. He was also flying with a similar load on the 25th ult. Vedrines Fogbound at Issy. VEDRINES was unable to make his weekly postal trip from Issy to Trouville on the 23rd ult., owing to a very heavy fog, and on the 25th ult. he flew his machine back to the Morane-Borel School at La Vidamee. The Astra Company have just produced a biplane in which the monoplane type of body is the principal characteristic. The above side view, taken at Villacoublay, gives a very good idea of the arrangement of the new machine. 765
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