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seater Deperdussin that used to be at Brooklands, who discharged signals and blasts on an electric horn while in flight. Barrington- Kennett and Conner also made good flights on military Nieuports, the former unfortunately breaking a rather tired spring on landing. Busteed on the monoplane, Cody, Sopwith on the Coventry Ordnance, and England on the Bristol biplane next took the air. Meanwhile Perreyon was steadily continuing on his three hours' test, finally coming down after three hours and two minutes. He had reached an altitude of 5>S°° ft-> complaining of the cold and describing part of his journey as being " chaotique." Next morning being Saturday, Cody started proceedings at about 4 o'clock by going for his three hours' test with Lieut. Parke as passenger. They found that the air was very bad at low altitudes, but very nearly perfect " up aloft." The two Hanriots followed him, the pilots being Sippe and Bielovucie. The former successfully accomplished the three hours' test, flying very well indeed. The latter had a piece of very bad luck, being compelled to alight 18 mins. before the elapse of 3 hours through a broken inlet-valve spring. Verrier made an attempt on the Renault-engined Maurice Farman but afterwards alighted. He then went up again and passed with success, consuming 20 out of 33 gals, of petrol and 2 out of 3 gals. 1 of oil. Perreyon started off on the side-by-side Bleriot at about 7.30, but consumed 4 out of 5 gals, of oil. The Vickers, under the pilotage McDonald was out early up at 1,000 ft. testing gliding powers. Prevost also took out the French Deper dussin, and passed with flying colours. Sopwith took out the Coventry Ordnance, but alighted soon owing to the engine not pulling sufficiently well. When Sippe alighted it was found that he had easily passed the climbing test, as he had reached 1,000 ft. in 3 mins., the next 1,000 in 3\ mins., the next in 4 mins. and the next in 7 mins. 5,000 ft. he reached in 21 mins. Cody was found not to have climbed sufficiently, as he did not know that the climbing test was during the duration test. He incidently was nearly frost bitten at high altitudes. The weather, by the way, is rainy, and very cold at night and in the early morning. To-day a notice was posted up to the effect that the 3 hours' test would in future be round the sheds, the Central Flying School, and the north end of Fargo Wood. Another was to state that the speed test would start from the flagstaff on Knighton Down, and that competitors would be able to start at 6 p.m. if they so desired. Wind and rain, however, prevented any more work in the air being done, except for a trial by a non-competitor, Capt. Hamilton, on the army Deperdussin. ® ® In the above picture the single-seater Bleriot appears to be standing on the ground. As a fact, It is Mr. Gustav Hamel on his new single-seater flying quite low at a speed of between 60 and 60 miles an hour past No. 1 pylone at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. 727 Lieut. T. C. Porte, R.N., in the seat of the British-built Deperdussin monoplane. Sunday was a most objectionable day, wind and rain being largely in evidence. WW V •jj It would be as well here to mention the arrangements made by the authorities for people concerned in the competition. Pilots and designers have meals together in a large tent at the camp, while mechanics have a separate mess. Sleeping accommodation in furnished tents is provided. ® ® i
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