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1911
1911 - 1005.PDF
NOVEMBER I8, 1911. FOREIGN AVIATION EWS. New World's Passenger Records. THE Austrian aeronautic authorities have now passed 4he records made by Lieut. Bier on his Etrich monoplane, •and Warchalowski on his biplane at Weiner Neustadt in •October last. The new records, as well as the figures they •replace, are as follows :— 5 kiloms. 200 ,, 250 „ $ hour 4 .. 2 hours Pilot Lieut, Bier) ana one passenger. New record. Old record 2m. 58s. 2h. 5m. 49s. 2h. 39m. 37s. 24'805 kiloms. 49""7 ., 190858 „ 3m. 15s. (Busson). 2h. 38m. 265. (Level). 23-540 kiloms. (Busson). 46-51 „ ( „ )• 151 „ (Level). Pilot ( Warchaolowski) and tiiree passengers. Duration ... 45m. 46s. 31m. 231s. (Busson). French Officers Decorated. AT a special parade of the Aviation Corps at Versailles •on the 8th inst., Colonel Hirschauer presented the Cross of the Legion of Honour to Captains Eteve, Bares, Berrier and Lieut. Lucca. The latter.it will be remembered, was seriously injured by a fall at Hyeres while competing, by command •of the military authorities, in the race from Paris to Rome. A Naval Aerodrome at Toulon. THE French Naval Minister has decided upon the establishment of an aerodrome for naval purposes on the Frejust Plain, just by Toulon. The ground is 500 metres wide, and can be made 1,200 metres long, but if the expense -is considered too great the length will be cut down to 900 metres. Rheims to Issy on a Deperdussln. HAVING to go back to Paris at the end of last week, Vedrines, on the 9th inst., mounted his Deperdussin mono- T>lane at Rheims and left the ground there at a quarter past •seven. Two hours later he landed at Issy and reported •having had an excellent trip, although the cold and rain had forced him to land at Meaux, where at the dirigible shed, however, he was able to find some comfort for the inner man. His actual flying time was 1 hr. 20 mins. Molla Takes a 'Bus Load on a Somcner. ON the Sommer biplane built for the military competition, Molla, on the 13th inst., took four passengers, including Baronness Schenck, MM. Delhaye and Puysegur, and the mechanician, Lanotte, from Rheims to the Sommer headquarters at Mouzon, the no kiloms. beiog traversed in 1 hr. 12 mins. Such a performance makes it regrettable that this machine was unable to be seen taking ,part officially in the actual competition. The Bleriot Military School at Etampes. ON the 8th inst., at Etampes, Lieut. Chabert passed the third test for his superior brevet, while Lieut. Do Hu was flying for over two hours, and hour flights were made by Capt. De Goys and Lieuts. Bellemois, De Montjou, L&ntheaume, and Boucher. On Sunday last Lieut. Lantheaume was flying for two hours over the surround ing country, during which he had to land twice in order to discover his whereabouts. Lieut. Lucca Flies to a Dinner. HAVING completely recove-ed from the effects of his severe -accident at Hyeres during his Paris to Rome race, Lieut. Lucca wis entertained by a number of his friends to dinner on the 9th inst. By way of making a fresh start at flying, he made his way from St. Cyr to the party, with Lieut. Cheutin, on the latter's Farman biplane. Another Maurice Farman Military Pilot. ON the 19th, at Biic, Capt. Cassing successfully completed his •test for a superior brevet on a Maurice Farman machine. Five Deperdussins Flying; in Company. ON the IOth inst. five Deperdussin monoplanes flying in close order over the country round about Rheims, made a very fine -spectacle. Three of the machines were part of an order from the •French Military Authorities, and were being tested by Vidart, Prevost and Vedrines, while the other two had Lieuts. Tretarre and Briey at their helms. Starting from the Deperdussin Aerodrome at •Courcy Betheny, the flyers made a wide circuit over Rheims, Mourmelon, Chalons, Vervins, Epernay, and Laon. Colonial Models of Sommer Machines. AT Douzy, on the 9th inst., after taking his munopla/.e up to a height of 500 metres in six minutes and indulging in trick flying for about an hour, Bathiat, in the presence of some Colonial officers, carried out a series of landing tests in a ploughed field, and also on marsh land which is at present under water. The object of these tests, in which Molla, on a biplane, also took part, was to obtain data for the designing of suitable chassis for use in the Far East. During the afternoon Crombez made a forty minutes flight on a monoplane. The French Military School at St. Cyr. THE French military authorities have decided to make St. Cyr one of their chief centres for aeronautical work, and have added to the ground the aerodrome recently purchased from the Zodiac Co. Versailles from an Aeroplane. DURING a trip on Tuesday which lasted over a couple of hours, Lieut. Humbert, from a Farman biplane piloted by Lieut. Nicaud, at a height of 800 metres, secured a number of photographs of Versailles as seen from above. At the Hanriot School at Rheims. ON Sunday last, Marcel Hanriot on the small racing monoplane flew to Rethel and back, a distance of 84 kiloms,, and his father meantime was flyiDg for half an hour in the neighbourhood of Betheny. Paul Lenfant, who had only had four days' training, showed his aptitude for flying by making a fine cross-country trip. Testing a Military Farman. ON Monday some Russian military officers were at Mourmelon, in order to take over a new Farman biplane, and Beaud was testing one of the latest 1911-type military Henry Farman machines. He carried a useful load of 250 kilogs., ana mounted 300 metres in 6 mins., afterwards descending by a fine vol plane. The French Aeronautic Industry. SOME interesting figures regarding the French industry are given in the Budget report of the French Minister of Public Works. It is estimated that during last year 550 aeroplanes were built in France ; and among these, 30 machines were constructed for the Russian Government, 5 for Great Britain, 5 for Germany, and 10 for Italy. How They Do It In France. IN addition to the thirty-seven officers who were recently nominated by the French Minister of War to undergo training in military aeronautics, 39 non-commissioned officers have now been selected to undergo training in the different military aeronautic schools. These are drawn from the various branches of the service as follows :—Seventeen from infantry, fourteen from artillery, five from cavalry, two from engineers, and one from Colonial troops. Mahieu Tries for a Superior Brevet. TAKING a passenger on his steel tube Voisin biplane and flying over a course from Issy to Etampes, Mahieu on the 10th inst. successfully made the first test for his superior military brevet. His time for the round trip was a hour and a half. Klmmerling at Lyon. IN anticipation of seeing Legagneux and several others fly, a large crowd of persons gathered at Lyon on the 12 th inst. Legagneux and Ruchonnet decided that the wind was much too high, and would not venture out, and, in order to please the crowd, Kimmerling brought out his Sommer monoplane and made a most impressive flight lasting a quarter of an hour. During this time his machine was tossed about a great deal and made some very stiff turnings, which won for the aviator general applause when he landed. An Aerial Prince Henry Trophy. PRINCE HENRY OF PRUSSIA has offered to the Association of Aero Clubs in south-west Germany a trophy, which, it is proposed, shall be competed for over a course from Strasburg to Friburg, either at the end of May or beginning of June next year. German Military Cross-Country Flying. ON Tuesday morning Lieut. Canter, on a Pigeon monoplane, left the Dceberitz Camp with a fellow-officer as passenger and went over to Frankfort on-Oder, landing at Johannisthal and Coeptnick on the way. Lieut. Braun, on a similar machine, also with a passenger, flew from Dceberi'z to Stettin. IC07
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