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1912 - 0177.PDF
FEBRUARY 24, 1912. [/yGHTJ AVIATIO EWS. Another Prize for Human Flight. WHEN the Peugeot 10,000 franc prize for a ten-metre flight by a man without using mechanical power has been won, the honime oiseai/ will find another prize awaiting him, as a French contem porary, La Justice, has offered a sum of 100,000 francs for the aviator who by his own power flies from Paris to Versailles and back without landing. We are prepared to risk saying that this is indeed looking ahead. Seventy-nine Entries for Peugeot Prize, IF entries go for anything there should be no lack of competitors for the prize of 10,000 francs, as up to Tuesday last 79, who feel confident of being able to fly ten metres by their own power, had already sent in their names. Among the entrants may be noted Colliex, Reyrol, Cayla, Gabriel Voisin, Dupont, &c. A New Sight for Bomb Droppers. THE well-known scientific instrument firm Zeiss, of Gena, have patented an instrument by the aid of which, it is claimed, bombs may be dropped from aeroplanes or dirigibles with accuracy. It is arranged somewhat in the manner of an inverted theodolite, and with the aid of a chronometer, to time the machine, it is stated to be comparatively simple to direct the bomb-dropping tube so that the projectile will find its billet. The German North-West Circuit. THE German circuit, which it is proposed to hold in North- West Germany, from June 2nd to 15th, will touch at the following towns: Osnabruck, Munster, Oldenburg, Bremen, Hanover, Bruns wick, Lubeck, and Hamburg. The daily stages will be between 150 and 200 kilometres. Prizes to the value of 80,000 marks will be distributed, and the machine placed first and second will be bought by the German War Office at a price of 25,000 marks each. A Voisin Canard for Russia. ON the 15th inst., a party oi Russian gentlemen witnessed a number of tests on and over the Seine with a Voisin Canard, Maurice Colliex being at the wheel. Starting from Issy the machine was brought down on the Seine, just by the new Issy bridge, and then taking the direction of Auteuil it rose gradually, and, turning, went off in the direction of St. Cloud. Coming back it turned the Sevres Bridge, and passing over the Peupliers Bridge, came down in front of the Voisin Works, at Billancourt. A view of Bombay, showing Victoria Station and the Post Office, as seen from Spencer Brothers' captive passenger balloon, which was in active operation during December and January last in connection with the Bombay Exhibition. The balloon was in the charge of Mr, Henry Spencer, who has just returned from India. French Naval Aeroplanes. THE Voisin hydro-aeroplane has now been taken delivery of by the French Naval Authorities, and very shortly work will be commenced with it by Lieut. Cnyla and Commandant Davuley, on board the old warship " Foudre " at Salins d'Myeres. Long Flights by Gordon Bell. ON Monday, at Buc, Gordon Bel! was flying on one of the F.uroi>ean Circuit-type R.E.P. machines for forty minutes, and then changing over to another one, fitted with one of the new 7-cylinder motors, he was flying on it for an hour. Afterwards he took Luzzalo, an Italian aviator, for a trip on the machine. On the 13th inst., he was flying for an hour at a height of 800 metres, and after wards made two cross-country trips, one over Villacoublay to Issy, returning via St. Cyr ; and the other above Rambouillet. On the same day Amerigo was flying for three-quarters of an hour, at an altitude mostly in the neighlwurhood of 1,000 metres. A Thrae-Hour Flight at Pau. ON Monday at the Bleriot Military School at Pau, Lieut. Brule made a non-stop flight of three hours by way of qualifying for a superior certificate, and on the previous day Sergeant-Major Didier was flying for over an hour. An hour's flight was also put up by Lieut. Sevelle at the same school on the 13th inst. 120 Passengers in Two Days. SOMETHING of a record has been achieved by Liculs. Battini, Cheutin, Varcin, Leclercq, Goville, and Marzac at St. Cyr. On the 15th inst., 45 officers and 15 cadets from the Superior Military School visited the aerodrome, and each was taken for a trip by one or other of the above-named officers, and on the following day a similar number of officers were received, and again each were given an aerial experience. Thus 120 passenger flights were made in two days without the slightest accident. Laurens Wins a Cup. SEVERAL fine flights were made on the 15th inst. at Nice by Laurens on his Deperdussin monoplane, in most of which he was accompanied by passengers. In one flight he was over the sea at a height of 500 metres, in another, with a lady passenger, he flew over the Battle of Flowers, while another passenger was the jockey Tod Sloan. During the afternoon he won the Coupe Weber. On the following day he won another cup, while among his passengers was the American boxer, Kid MacCoy. Long Flight on Clement- Bayard. ON the 15th inst., at Compiegne, Guinard on his Clement-Bayard aeroplane was flying for an hour and ten minutes, during which time he circled round the Cathedral. In the evening he made several very good flights with pas sengers. Doings at Caudron School. ON Sunday afternoon Rene Caudron was flying over the Somme Bay and also Crotoy with M. Ternois, Deputy for the Somme Division. On the 15th inst. he made a cross country flight with Sapper de Mugeot and Madame Peralda, travelling to the Fort Mahon and back in fine style. During the same day Lieut. Peralda was flying for an hour on a Caudron biplane. A Tellier at St. Omer. AT the Bruyeres Aero drome at St. Omer, on the 15th inst., Marc Poupet was flying in his Chenu-enginecV Tellier for over an hour, during which time he passed over the town. 177
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