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f/TiGHT two circuits on the Deperdussin, and landed with a fine voi plane. He then made two figures of eight, and as the wind was getting up he landed. On Sunday, Ware was on the new Bleriot making some good flights. Apcar was also flying well, while Lawford, the James brothers and Gist were doing good straight rolls. Warren flew the new Bleriot and Mr. Ewen was giving instructions. Mr. Ewen returned to the aerodrome on Saturday, with his 60 two-seater Caudron biplane, which is being cleaned and reassembled. Salisbury Plain. Bristol School.—On account of the school having been trans ferred to Brooklands, during the Military Trials, together with most of the machines, there has been very little flying. Nothing was done Monday morning, but Busteed was out in the evening, making a splendid flight on the Bristol monoplane. Both Gordon England and Pixton were also out on a Bristol tractor biplane. Tuesday morning Busteed was carrying out a good flight. In the evening, some really fine flying was seen, Messrs. Busteed, Pixton and Gordon England being in the air, the first on a Bristol monoplane, and the others on tractor biplanes. The wind was much too bad for flying Wednesday. Mr. Pixton was first out Thursday morning, ascending in one of the Bristol monoplanes with a mechanic as passenger, and carrying out a good flight. Bustced was on a Bristol monoplane, completing a couple of circuits, Busteed being again out in the evening, making a test of one of the school monoplanes, which had been slightly altered at the hangars. Wind bad Friday, Busteed out in the morning. Mr. Bettington passed the necessary tests for his certificate in good style on one of the Bristol monoplanes (two-seater). Busteed again out later, followed by Pixton and Gordon England. Exceptionally good flying was seen on Sunday, Busteed and Pixton both flying monoplanes, the latter also ascending in a tractor biplane. Gordon England during some good flights carried Mr Barnwell as passenger. Royal Flying Corps.—Tuesday of last week was ideal for out door work, and the officers' corps put in a lot of fine scouting practice. There were three visitors from Upavon—Col. Cook on the Avro biplane, Capt. Gerrard on a Short-Wright biplane with a passenger, Capt. Gordon, and Lieut. Longmore, R.N., on a Short- BRUTE: Progress of the Bristol Co. SPEAKING at the Annual General Meeting of the Bristol and West of England Aero Club, Sir George White, Bart., said as they looked upon aviation largely from the Bristol point of view it might interest the members to know that the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co. had received orders for the building of aeroplanes from no fewer than eight Governments. At the present time the industry was in such a flourishing condition that between 200 and 300 men were employed in the work of constructing aeroplanes, and that, after only about 18 months, was a very good commence ment, and it looked as if the industry were going to be a very large one in the city of Bristol before very long. Mr. Slack's Tour of Great Britain. MR. ROBERT B. SLACK, who is touring the country on a 50-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot, is having some exciting experiences, and a rteumtSXa hand of his work since the start is as follows :—He left Hendon on June 16th and arrived at Bedford in 38 mins. Two JULY 27, 1912. Wright biplane. Before returning, Lieut. Longmore, R.N., took up Lieut. Connor as passenger for a good flight. Capt. Hamilton, on the Deperdussin, made one or two flights, during which he sent some messages by means of a Klaxon horn. He afterwards took up a passenger. Sergt. Ridd was on biplane F 8, making two useful flights, and Sapper McCudden put up a good trial on F 8. Sapper Strugnell did well in the tests for his brevet. Capt. Carden was on the Dunne biplane, but had the misfortune on landing to damage the back skid, fuselage, and propeller. On Wednesday a pupil was out rolling when the wind caught the right side of the machine, turning it over and breaking the left plane. Capt. Hamilton, on the Deperdussin monoplane, was doing plenty of scouting practice around the camps at a good height, and made some pretty landings. He was followed by Major Brooke-Popham on the Avro. On taking off the wind caught his machine, but the pilot had no difficulty in righting it in his usual skilful manner. On Thursday Major Brooke-Popham was on the Avro biplane making several good flights—flying around the camps, taking up passengers. He was followed by Capt. Hamilton on the Deper dussin. Major Brooke-Popham was also out for 15 minutes on the Avro on Friday, putting in some scouting practice. Lieut. De Havilland arrived at 6.10 a.m. from Farnborough on BE. 2 biplane, flying at a good height with Major Sykes as passenger. Major Brooke-Popham and De Havilland were out again in the evening when the weather was very dull with a strong wind blowing. Both made good flights, although there was a lot of drift on covering circuits over the Central Flying School at Upavon. On Saturday morning early Lieut. De Havilland, climbing very quickly to a good height, left for Farnborough on BE. 2 biplane. No further outdoor work was done, owing to rain, and no flying was put in on Sunday. Lieut, Lawrence has joined the R.F.C. at Lark Hill. Major Biooke-Popham was on the Avro on Monday morning, and in one flight took up Lieut. Lawrence as passenger, and the latter did some signalling with coloured balls. Lieut. Fox and Lieut. Connor were also taken up for trips around the Central Flying School at Upavon, Tidworth and Bulford Camp. Capt. Hamilton was out on the Deperdussin doing useful scouting work around the plains, taking up several passengers, although having trouble with his engine. ® ® days later he started for Leicester, but was brought down at Foxtown near Market Harborough, by the wind, and did not continue to Thurmaston, near Leicester, until the 26th ult. Then on the following day he went on to Nottingham, from whence he started again on the 28th for Birmingham. Engine trouble, however, necessitated a landing in a hayfield at Ravenstone, a few miles south-east of Ashby- de-la-Zouch, and the machine had to be pegged down in the field for the night. At noon the next day, immediately after a thunderstorm, Slack started for Birmingham, but he had been in the air only a quarter of an hour, and was passing over Atherstone, when he ran into another thunderstorm, which caused him to stop at Arley. He started again at 4 p.m., and after a few minutes' flying ran into the worst thunderstorm of the day, but was eventually able to reach his destination at Castle Bromwich on Saturday after noon. A fresh start was made from there on July 4th for Stafford, and when crossing Cannock Chase on the way he was considerably buffeted, but reached Stone Flat near Stratford Common Station safely, having taken 24^ mins. for the trip of 26J miles. On July The latest 3-seater Hanriot monoplane. 684
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