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1912
1912 - 0543.PDF
JUNE 15, 1912. [/JJGHT) FOREIGN French Navy Testing Hydro-Aeroplanes. AT St. Raphael on Monday, Colliex on the French Navy Voisin hydro-aeroplane, rose from the sea, and after flying for three hours alighted on the aeroplane mother ship, Foudre. He had as passenger, Naval Lieut. Charvet. He afterwards carried out three official tests. In the first, he was up for 22 minutes at a height of 180 metres ; in the second, a speed test, he was timed to do 70 k.p.h. for 55 minute?, while in the last he made several starts from the surface of the sea. German Officer over French Frontier. ON Monday, Lieut. Braun started from Metz, and flew over the frontier for half an hour, landing at the Frescarty Aerodrome. Vedrines' Appeal Fails. THE petition of Vedrines to unseat his oppo nent, M. Bonnail, in the recent election at Limoux has failed, the committee deciding that M. Bonnail's election was quite in order. A Caudron 'Bus. WITH five pasengers including a lady, besides himself, Allen on a six-seated Caudron biplane built for the Ae.C.F. Grand Prix flew from Crotoy to Paris-Plage and back, the party stopping at Paris-Plage for lunch. A distance of 40 kiloms. •was covered in 25 minutes. Henry Farman Tests Hydro - biplane for British Navy. OVER the " Trou Sale," at Buc, Henry Farman, on Monday, was testing the hydro- biplane built to the order of the British Govern ment. It rose from the water easily, and after a long trial over the country, alighted on the water and pulled up in a distance of ten metres. Henry Farman was also testing the machine built for the Ae.C.F. Grand Prix. Testing New R.E.P. Machines. ON Monday, at Buc, Amerigo was testing a new three-seated R.E.P. monoplane, built for the Ae.C.F. Grand Prix. It is fitted with a 100-h.p. R.E.P. motor, and with its full complement of passen gers attained a speed of no kilometres per hour. Granel was testing a " Circuit European " type machine, on which several modifications have been made, and was up for an hour and a-half. Lieut. Precardin also made an hour's flight. A.C.F. Hydro-Aeroplane Competition. THE hydro-aeroplane competition, which is being organised for the middle of August by the Automobile Club of France is to take place in the Bay of St. Malo, the course for the speed trials being to IATION NEWS. Jersey and back. The awards will be based on speed, and bonuses will be given according to the number of passengers carried. The start and finish will take place on the water, ft is expected that the prize list will amount to at least 38,000 francs. Entries close on July 17th, and at least six entries must be received to ensure the competition being held. The maximum number of entrants has been fixed at 25. The Bleriot under test.on'the railway. The Bleriot under test, siien from in front. Tests With Poulain Monoplane. ON his all-metal monoplane, Poulain, accompanied by his mechanic, flew from luvisy to Buc on Monday in ten minutes, and after spending about half an hour with his friend Amerigo at the R.E.P. school, returned to Juvisy. Resistance Tests with Ble'riot Machines. IN our last issue we briefly referred to some tests made by the French Military authorities with a view to ascertaining the strength required for various aeroplane parts, and in this issue we are able to give a couple of photographs illustrating the method of carrying out the tests. A special train was fitted up by the Compagnie du Nord, and on this a Bleriot monoplane was mounted in such a manner that while the train was in motion the machine could take all possible positions which are taken in ordinary " flight. By this method no risk of accident to the pilot was entailed. With Capt. Charet and Lieut. Maillot alternately taking the pilot's seat, the monoplane was made to assume the different positions of ascent, descent, and warping as quickly and roughly as it could possibly be done in an endeavour to realise the very worst conditions under which the machine might have to fight its way through a gale. During these tests, which were carried out during the early morning of three days, the train was driven at a speed of 72 miles (115 kiloms.) an hour over a five kilom. ftretch of railway in the vicinity of Survilliers, near Chantilly. It will be observed that the speed of 72 miles (115 kiloms.) is 12 miles in excess of the calculated speed of the aeroplane, and of course the pressure increases very considerably under such conditions. The tests were carried out under the supervision of Lieut. Col. Estienne, of the Technical Depart ment of the Vincennes Military Aviation Establish ment, and they were witnessed by Col. Hirschauer, Permanent Inspector of Military Aeronautics, Col. Bouttieaux, Director of Military Aeronautics at Chalais Meudon and many other military officers and aviators. AH parts of the Bleriot machine stood the test perfectly, as was afterwards testified by the military officers present. 543
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