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Liverpool Model Aero Club (39, BROOK ROAD, BOOTLE). THE membership is increasing gradually, and at the meeting 011 Saturday lour new members were enrolled. Some very good exhibi tions were given by Mr. Ledward, his twin-screw model flying as though there was no such thing as wind. Mr. S. Malin's twin-screw monoplane also did very well. Some lengthy flights were also obtained with Mr. J. Malin's and Mr. J. Gavin's single-screw machines, but Mr. Pugh had hard luck with his "Cathedral," as it smashed up after two trials. There will be the usual flying to-day (Saturday), and it is proposed to hold the first discussion on Tuesday next. Mr. J. Hardman, of Blundell Sands, has been elected President. Manchester Model AeC (40, BIGNOR STREET, CHBETHAM). ON Saturday last the members of the Manchester Model Aero Club held their weekly flying meeting as usual. The weather was extremely adverse, there being a hurricane blowing across the aerodrome, with numerous showers of rain. Al chough there were many hands practically blue with cold, the enthusiasm was in no wise checked, for numerous excellent flights were made, the record distance for the club being raised to 1,330 ft., by Mr. Williamson's model. As the afternoons are drawing in and becoming colder, it was decided that next week's meeting would be the last for the season, also that the weekly flying meetings should again take place in the early spring. Numerous prizes have been offered, and this alone augurs well for the success of the next season's meetings. A series of debates and lectures are in course of preparation. Palmer's Green & District Model Ae.C (15, MOFFAT RD., N.). MEMBERS of the above club showed great keenness on Satur day by turning up and flying their models in a strong and gusty south-west wind. However, in spite of the adverse weather con ditions, good flights were made, the outstanding features of the meeting being the performances of Messrs. E. and B. Brown. Mr. E. Brown's work was done with his " off-the-ground " model, which flew long distances at very considerable altiLudes. His machine, it should be mentioned, on every occasion took off from the grass. Mr. B. Brown's flying was with a 4 ft. " tail-behind " model of his own construction. The behaviour of his machine was well worthy of note, as, in the teeth of a stiffish breeze, it flew 150 yards, and then fouled a tree. Moreover, it climbed well and was very stable. Messrs. Trollope and Lingard were also responsible for some good flying, although Mr. Lingard's Mann model was sadly handicapped by lack of power. At the meeting held on Nov. 3rd an annual subscription of 2s. was decided upon for the time being, and a committee of three were elected, namely, the Vice-Chairman, and two other members, Messrs. E. and B. Brown. Mr. R. L. Rogers was unanimously elected secretary and treasurer. St. Mary's Model Ae.C. (THEVICARAGE.KINGSTON, PORTSMOUTH). THE weather was grand for flying on Saturday, and the members took full advantage of it. Mr. Eburne distinguisned himself by creating new distance records with three flights of over J mile each. Unfortunately his machine could not be induced to keep straight all the time it was in the air, but each time after about 300 yards straight it circled to the right, and finally came to earth ® ^ An American Aero Show. ANNOUNCEMENT was made at a dinner given by the Aero Club of America the other day that the club proposed to organise an aeronautical exhibition to be held in the Grand Central Palace, New York, during next May. With a view to encouraging exhibits from Europe it has been decided to make no charge for space. A New American Record. AT the recent St. Louis meeting, on October 19th, Howard Gill, on one of the Wright biplanes, succeeded in beating the American endurance record. He was flying for 4h. 16m. 35s., a considerable advance on the late St. Croix Johnstone's record. The Wright Hydro-Aeroplane. VERY successful trials have been made with the Wright triplane, fitted with floats, with which Frank Coffyn has been experimenting over Lake Michigan. On the 19th ult., with Mr. Russell A. Alger, he flew across the lake a distance of 23 miles in 26J minutes. They returned to Detroit in the morning. On the previous day Coffyn flew with two passengers, Russell Alger and Fred Alger, the total weight being 5984 lbs. Several ladies have also been carried for trips over the lake. Moisant School to Shift to Florida. As it would be practically impossible to continue their school at Hempstead Plains, near New York, during the winter months, the Moisant firm are planning to open a winter school at Florida, and it is possible they may organise another in California. NOVEMBER II, 1911. £"mile in a straight line from starting place, so that the actual distance must have been considerably greater than this. Other flyers did not do more than 200 to 300 yards, owing to circling. The best duration trial was made by Mr. Johnson with 30 sees., Mr. Restall being second with 15 sees., and Mr. Eburne third with 12 sees. Mr. Eburne undoubtedly had hard luck in the duration contest, for, after the first trial, which was cut short by a heavy gust turning the machine up into the wind, causing it to lose way, the propeller spindle broke when winding up for a second try. As novelties, Mr. Murray's O. P. 1.1, machine, and a monoplane of modified Dunn type are worth recording, although it was their first time out, and they require tuning up. The alternoon's sport was brought to a close by some " illumi nated " flights by Messrs. Johnson and Restall. During these, Mr. Johnson had the misfortune to have his machine rather badly burned. Owing to a wire stay breaking and catching one of the rubber motors, the model came down, and the " sparkler " damaged the main plane. Scottish Ae.S. (Model Aero Club) (6, MCLBLLAN ST., GOV AN). MISERABLE weather attended the meeting of members at Winton Drive last Saturday. Notwithstanding the elements several good flights were witnessed, particularly by Mr. Balden's model, which on one occasion flew 802 ft., which is now the official club record. Mr. Mills' biplane also flew well, but managed to get smashed up near the close of the meeting. Mr. Balden had the misfortune to lose his model on the roof of a dwelling-house near by. Vigorous but futile were the efforts made by the servant to dislodge it. A flying meeting will be held to-day (Saturday) at the public park (Renfrew) when several new and somewhat original machines will make their first appearance. Should the weather be favourable, some fire balloons will be set off. A large attendance of members and friends is requested. There will be another flying meeting next Saturday, the 18th, at Barrhead, for more attempts on the duration record. Yorkshire Ae.C. (Model Section) (SA, HULLAND ST., LEEDS). CARLTON HILL ground is not altogether suitable for model flying, owing to its being surrounded on all sides with buildings, and the condition of the surface. Last Saturday's competition was therefore postponed till to-day, Saturday, November nth, when it will be held in Becketts Park, Headingley, \§d. car stage on Headingley car from town. Will all members please make an effort and meet not later than 3.30, as the afternoons are getting short ? Bristol Model Flying. A MODEL-FLYING meeting was held on the Downs (Sea Walls) on Saturday last. In spite of a strong and unusually gusty wind, models made by Messrs. Smallcombe, Edgar, Smith, Pearce and Others did very good flights. Several Smallcombe-rype models flew very well, and one of the original Smallcombes reached a height of 60-70 ft. The wind, however, was much too strong for com petition, so this had a^ain to be postponed. Next meeting will be held at same place to-day (Saturday), at 3.30 p.m. There should by now be enough model fliers in Bristol to form quite a useful club, so competitors are asked to come ready-armed with suggestions. * ® ® Two Years Before the Wrights. IN view of the remarkable results being obtained by the Wright Brothers with their glider at the present time, an article in our French contemporary, PAero, referring to some experiments carried out by M. Raymond Hekking, at Larcouet, near Havre, in September, 1909, is of considerable interest. Quoting from the Petit Havrais of September 7th, 1909, M. Hekking's machine is described as a biplane of 7 metres span with 25 square metres of surface, and it states that M. Hekking on this machine, without a motor, rose to a height of 25 metres and remained stationary for five minutes. This with a wind blowing from 30 to 32 kilometres an hour. The stability of the machine was maintained by the dis position of the body somewhat as in the Lilienthal glider. Trans-American Flight Completed. ON Monday afternoon, C. P. Rodgers completed his trip across America by flying down to the beach by Pasadena, California, and wetting the wheels of his Wright machine in the waters of the Pacific. He had arrived at Pasadena on the previous afternoon, and virtually finished the long journey ot 4,321 miles, which began at New York on September 17th. He set out with the intention of trying to win the Hearst prize of ,£10,000, but as the regulations stipulated that the flight should be completed in thirty days, in this respect he is not qualified. By a series of exhibition flights, performed at his various stopping places en route, he has, however, secured a good deal of cash. His actual flying time for trie distance was 82 hrs. 4 mins. On arriving at Pasadena, he was flying at a height of 5,000 ft., and his vol plant into the Tournament Park was witnessed by a crowd of about 30,000 persons. 984
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