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j/jrjGHTj APRIL 20, 1912. FOREIGN AVIATION NEWS. Col. Hlrschauer Succeeds General Rcques. AJ we foreshadowed in a recent issue Col. Hirschauer, in com mand (jf the laptWl aerosticrs at Versailles, has now been officially appointed i" succeed Cnml Koques, as Inspector General of Military Aeronautics. The appointment appears to have given faction in military and flying circles, where the splendid qualifi cations of (Jul. llirschauer for the position are recognised. The Entente Cordiale Celebrations at Nice. As was only natural, the aeroplane played a part in the entente cordiale celebrations at Nice at the end of last week, and during the manoeuvres of the fleet at least half a dozen machines were seen flying over the warships. Fatal Accident to Lieut. Boncour. THE fatal accident which overtook Lieut. Boncour at Bar le 1 )uc on Saturday emphasizes the need for aviators to be free from physical defects. Finding the chilly temperature at a height of 100 metres too trying, the officer commenced to plane down, but being short-sighted he only observed when too late that he was very close to the tops of some trees. He then attempted to make the machine rise again, but the engine not restarting the machine crashed to the ground, the pilot suffering instant death. Flying Through a Gale. SOME idea of the recent progress in aviation in France can be gathered from the splendid flight made by Bedel on a Morane monoplane between Nancy and Bar le Due on the 10th inst. Fighting his way through a cold wind and rain the aviator took 2 hrs. 25 mins. to cover the 88 kiloms. (55 miles) between the two points, a distance which in the ordinary way would have been traversed in something under an hour. During the same gale, Lieut. Battini with his mechanic on a M. Farman machine made a flight of an hour over Bar le Due, Behonne, and Vavinc'ourt during which the machine was buffeted by the strong wind, and Lieut. Kiitiui wits cvvMiially brought down by a squall of snow. Flying to Mallly Camp. < >N the 13th inst., Bedel on his Morane monoplane flew over from liar le 1 )uc to Mailly Camp, while Tabuteau, also on a Morane, arrived from Paris. During the evening these two pilots gave thrilling exhibitions, while other flights were made by the military aviators, Capts. Bares and Michaud, and Lieut. Bordage, Vaudein, and liattini on their Farman machines. Flying from Rheims to Douai. 1.LAVING Rheims on his Farman biplane on the 9th inst., Lieut Plena started for Douai, and was brought down at the Buse Camp, with a broken petrol pipe. Two days latter he arrived at La Brayelle aerodrome being escorted in by Lieuts. Sensever and Vanduick ol the Douai Flying Centre. Flying in Mixed Company. ON the 15th inst. Lieut. Gourlez on a Deperdussin, Lieut. Pierra on a Farman, and Bachet on a Breguet, flew from Douai to Ronchin Camp, near Lille, in order to see the infantry manoeuvres. In the evening they returned to Douai. More Frontier Reconnoitring by Aeroplane. DURING last week a number of flights were made by the Farman pilots at Nancy along the frontier. On the nth inst., lor instance, Lieuts. Cheutin, Nicaud, and Varein flew to MonceL where they carried out a number of flights, and on Sunday Lieuts. Cheutm and Menard went on by aeroplane to Toul, where they will carry out further experiments in reconnoitring. Long Flight at Ble'riot Military School at Pau. On the 9th inst., at the Bleiiot Military School at Pau, Lieut, de Vergnette made a flight of two hours' duration at a height of 1,000 metres, and Lieut. Loubignac was flying for 2hrs. iomins. at a height of 1,500 metres. Both these trials were for superior certificates. A New R.E.P. Machine. GORDON BELL was testing a new R.E.P. machine, known as model " F.1912," on the 10th inst., at Buc. Although the wind was blowing about 15 metres a second, the machine rose easily and gracefully to a height of 2,000 metres. Lieut. Campagne on another machine, was in the air for an hour and a half. On the 13th inst., M. Granel was up to 1,200 metres during a 55-minute flight, and Gordon Bell carried two friends on the two-seater for a trip over Versailles. The New Tellier Monoplane. ON the nth inst., at St. Omer, Marc Pourpe was testing a new racing monoplane built by the Tellier firm. He made a couple of cross-country trips during which the machine attained a speed of about 120 k.p.h. When coming down for the third time the machine hit an obstruction on the ground. The chassis and one wing were considerably damaged while the pilot sustained a broken leg and was badly bruised. Blelovucle Flies to Toul. ON the 13th inst., Bielovucie on his Deperdussin flew from the Betheny Aerodrome, near Rheims, to Toul, having to fight against a strong wind, and taking three hours for the trip. Three-Kilometre Flight with an Aviette. ONE of the entrants for the Peugeot prize, M. Alexandre Flament, has, it is reported, succeeded in making a flight of 3 kiloms. The propelling power is provided by the aviator's arms with which it is said he can operate the propeller at a speed of 1,200 r.p.m. and obtain a tractive force of 149 kilos. On the 14th inst., he is said to have started from his training ground at Massy Palaiseau and rising to a height of 5 metres flew for 3 kiloms. being then brought down at Igny owing to a warping wire catching in one of the pulleys. Confirmation and further news of this interesting machine will be awaited with more than usual interest. Cross-Ccuntry Flying In Germany. CONTINUING his tour round Germany by aeroplane Vollmuller on the 9th inst., flew from Bremen to Hanover covering the 125 kiloms in 45 mins. • Two days later he started to fly to Schnever- dingen, but was brought down by a hailstorm at Schwarmstedt. General views of the Berlin Aeronautical Exhibition. 356
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