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IfigHT JANUARY 27, 1912. ^40,000 for French Naval Aviation. THE French Naval Authorities are including in their estimates for the current year the sum of ^40,000 for experiments with aeroplanes suitab le for naval work. It is proposed to acquire a flying ground on the coast, while further alteiations are to be made to the warship " Foudre," to fit her as a mother vessel for aeroplanes. 7*he Aero Club of France Grand Prix. THE Committee of the Aero Club of France have been con sidering the question of or ganising a big event for 1912, and has decided to hold a race over a cross-country circuit of between 100 to 150 kilometres, to be covered two or three times. Aero Club of France Presents Medals. IN addition to the various medals which have been presented by the Aero Club of France during the past year in connection with certain meritorious performances several medals have been awarded as a result of the year's work. Silver-gilt medals have been allotted to the world's record holders for 1911, including MM. Nieuport, (speed), Gobe (distance), Fourny (duration) and Garros (height). Silver-gilt medals go to Senator Reymond, M. Etienne Giraud, Capt. Bellenger, Naval-Lieut. Conneau, Lieuts. Princeteau, De Rose, de Malherbe, Lucca, Menard, and Mdlle. H. Dutrieu. Silver medals are given to Mdlle. Jane Herveu, and a number of gentlemen who rendered assistance to the Aero Club of France as •observers, &c. More Military Aeroplanes Wanted for France. ACCORDING to M. Millerand, the Minister of War in the new French Cabinet, a still larger sum than was put forward by the old Minister of War is to be asked for by the Government, in order that military aviation may be placed on a still more sound footing. It is suggested that the sum voted for Military Aeronautics should be between 22,000,000 and 23,000,000 francs (about ^900,000). The dirigible programme will remain unaltered, but more attention is to be given to the military aeroplane, or avians. Monoplanes at Nice. Two good flights were witnessed by the promenaders on the front at Nice on the 22nd inst. In the morning Morin on his Bleriot carried Dr. Bertrand along the Promenade des Anglais and then over the jetty, afterwards returning to the California aerodrome. Later Poumet on a Morane machine also flew over the same course. Several other aviators have taken up their quarters at the California ground for the winter. ^JRL.HHT A greeting to the Editor of FLIGHT per the first official South African Aerial Post. This comes to hand this week with " Aerial Greetings for 1912," and a round robin of signatures from Guy Livingstone, C. Compton Paterson, and E. F. Driver, under whose auspices this popular departure was carried out. Practising for Altitude Records. A DETERMINED assault was made on the altitude record by Brindejonc des Moulinais on the 16th inst. Soon after midday he started on his Morane-Saulnier monoplane and easily got up to a height of 2,500 metres. Then snow made the climbing very slow, and after reaching 3,250 metres the aviator was unable to continue, as the ice which had settled on his goggles made it impossible for him to see. Honours for Mdlle. Dutrieu. NOT only has the Aero Club of France decided to present Mdlle. Helene Dutrieu with a gold medal, but the Aero Club of her national country, Belgium, is to give her a special plaque, while she also visited Brussels last week in order to be presented to King Albert. Bielovucic Turns Monoplanist. AFTER remaining true to the biplane for a very long time, Bielovucic has now taken up the monoplane and is learning to fly a Deperdussin machine at Pau. At his second attempt on the 18th inst., he was flying at a good height over the country round the aerodrome in the direction of Angeles. Honouring a Pioneer. AT Versailles, the other day, there was a pleasant gathering whenM. C. Ader, the designer and builder of the historic "Avion," was entertained to dinner by Col. Hirschauer. General Roques presided ; among the large number of officiers aviateurs present were Capt. Felix and Lieut. Clavenad. Pau to Lourdes and Back. MR. CORBET-WILSON, the well-known Irish sportsman, a pilot at the Bleriot school at Pau, on Monday flew from Pau to Lourdes and back, turning above Pic-de-Fer at an altitude of 1,200 metres. An Improved Starting Arrangement. M. ETIENNE GIRAUD, who has made some very long excursions from Pau on his Bleriot machine, has invented an arrangement by which he is able to get away without any external aid, there being no further need to hang on to the machine at starting. He is giving the idea a thorough testing now. At the Ble'riot Military School at Pau. ON Monday, Lieut. Tretarre was flying for an hour at the Bleriot military school at Pau, practising for his superior certificate, and Lieut. Massol meantime flew from Pau to Orthez and back. A New French Superior Pilot. ON the 19th inst. Pierre Divetain, on a Goupy biplane, made his first test for his superior military certificate. His course was from Juvisy to Artenay and he covered the 150 kiloms. stipulated by the revised regulations in two hours. His average height was 900 metres. A Four-seated Astra-Wright. AT Villacoublay, on the 19th inst., Gambert was testing a new Wright bi plane, fitted with four seats, built by the Astra firm. With Colonel Bouttieaux as a passenger, it developed a speed of 90 k.p.h. during its first trial of 20 minutes, while a perfectly satisfactory landing was made at a speed of 30 k.p.h. A Baby Bleriot. ON Saturday, at Etampes, Perreyon was testing a new small monoplane, type XXVII, which has been specially built for use by Barrier during his American tour. The fuselage is entirely covered in, and with a 50-h.p. Gnome engine the monoplane can attain a speed of 130 k.p.h. A Long Flight at Pau. LEAVING Pau Aerodrome at half- past one on Saturday last, on his Bleriot monoplane, Etienne Giraud flew out to sea and along the coast to the Contes light house. On his return journey he struck bb
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