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SEPTEMBER 21, 1912. The Gordon-Bennett Cup. IN our last issue we were able to give the result of the Gordon- Bennett Competition at Chicago, but no details were then to hand regarding Prevost's performance. He and Vedrines were the only competitors, Frey on the Hanriot not finishing, while the two Americans did not start. The final result was: 1. Vedrines (Deperdussin) in, 10m. 56s. 2. Prevost (Deperdussin) ... ... ih. 15m. 25s. The distance of the race was 200 kiloms (125 miles), and the speeds worked out to 169 7 k.p.h. (105 miles per hour) and 167 k.p.h. (103*8 miles per hour) respectively. And a World's Record. INCIDENTALLY during his race for the Gordon-Bennett Cup, Vedrines beat the world's speed record for 20 kiloms, covering the distance in 6 m. 56 sees, at a speed of 173 k.p.h. [/•QgBfj Legagneux. Legagneux gets the Height Record. IN a flight which started from Issy and finished at Villacoublay, on Tuesday, Legagneux, on a Morane monoplane, substantially added to the heigh', .record recently made by Garros, getting up to 5,720 metres (18,750 ft.). The altitude of over 3i miles was reached in 45 minutes, while the descent only occupied round about 10 minutes. During the last 1,000 metres of the climb the pilot had recourse to oxygen. Garros's record was 5,000 metres. Fourny's New Records. IN our last issue we were just able to briefly note Fourny's magnificent flight of 1,017 kiloms. in 13 hrs. 22 mins. for the Ae.C.F. Criterium. He used a Maurice Farman military type biplane of 15*5 metre span fitted with a Renault motor and Chauviere " Integral" propeller. Foumy, who is 28 years of age, is the chief instructor of the Maurice Farman school at Buc and has held the world's duration record since September 1st last year, [our. 7 i " 10 ! 1 12 13 Distance. 524 kiloms. 592*800 kiloms. 668*800 kiloms. 752*400 kiloms. 828*400 kiloms. 912 kiloms. 988 kiloms. when he covered 722*9 kiloms. in 11 hrs. 1 min. 29 sees. Starting at Etampes at seven minutes to sis on the morning of Wednesday week his machine at once got into its stride of 76 k.p.h. and the laps were reeled off with clock-like regularity, in spite of the wind which, according to the anemometer, ranged up to 35 miles an hour. Some rain also fell, hut still the pilot went on with his monotonous task, and at half-past four in the afternoon he had covered 800 kilometres and beaten the world's distance record of Gobe, which had stood at 740*299 kilometres. At a quarter past six 900 kilometres had been covered, and although it was rapidly becoming dark Fourny kept on for another hour, eventually coming down at a quarter past seven. From eight hours onward he had beaten the time records and had set up new figures for twelve and thirteen hours, the new records being as follows, with the old one* shown in brackets :— Old record. (Tabuteau, 522 kiloms.) (Fourny, 510 kiloms.) (Kourny, 580 kiloms.) (Fourny, 650 kiloms.) (Fourny, 710 kiloms.) Turks Capture an Italian Airman. THE distinction to be the first airman to be raptured in actual war has fallen to the Italian Capt. Moizo, who, having landed near Zanzur in order to adjust the engine of his Nieuport monoplane, was captured by a party of Arabs and taken to the Turkish head quarters at Azizia. Two American Fatalities. THE International Aviation Meeting at Chicago which followed the Gordon-Bennett race was marred by two fatal accidents. The first occurred on the evening of the 1 ith inst. when, while making a steep vol filani, the Columbia biplane of Paul Peck fell to the ground from a considerable height, the pilot being killed instantly. The second accident was on Sunday evening, when a collision occurred between a Wright biplane, piloted by Howard Gill, and a Borel monoplane driven by Mestach. The two machines were racing in the twilight and apparently Gill tried to pass too close under the monoplane. In the resulting smash he was so seriously injured that he died while being taken to the hospital. ® ® ® © AIRSHIP NEWS. Parseval to Build Rigid Airship. IT is announced that the Parseval firm which has hitherto built airship of the semi-rigid type is now adopting the rigid system. The first of the new airships is to be ready in from six to seven months' time. While they follow somewhat on the Zeppelin lines the new Parseval dirigibles will not have an aluminium framework, but one made of wood as in the case of the Schutte-Lanz. Wireless Tests with " Adjudant Vlncenot/' THE Astra dirigible " Adjudant Vincenot" left Issy on Monday morning, and made a cruise of 2 J hours over St. Denis, Chantilly, Aubervilliers, &c. Throughout the time communication was kept up with Paris by means ofwireless telegraphy. Several modifications were apparent in the Henry Farman biplanes seen at the Aajou meeting some time ago. The rear plane was quite flat and on a level with the top main plane. The lifting area amounted to 40 sq. metres. 861
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