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1912
1912 - 0895.PDF
OCTOBER 5, 1912. [/OCHT] FROM THE BRITISH FLYING GROUNDS. Brlghton-Shoreham Aerodrome. Avro School.—Owing to awful weather little flying lias been done during past week. Wednesday H. Simm put up half-hour night well out of aerodrome at a good height, testing ground for remous, and found wind much too high for pupils. Simm testing air Thursday, did half a dozen circuits, then handed machine over to pupils S. Gaskell and P. Home for rolling. Weather remainder of week too bad for air work. Tuesday last wind and rain all day till evening. Simm then did a circuit, and came down wondering what was the matter, as the machine was lifting badly. But it was only the awful weather that was to blame. Collyer-England School. — Wednesday last week G. N. Humphrey put in four circuits, doing exceptionally well on 40-h.p. Green-engined Collyer-England, and he appeared to be quite ready for his brevet. Then handing machine over to Newton Smith, who did one circuit as a finish before dark. Newton Smith Tuesday last in the Collyer-England biplane, in bad weather, was fighting against a strong disinclination of the air to lift his machine. He steered away a bit too far before having felt the quality of the air. Rising for a circuit he was out of the aero drome at once over the ploughed land, and striking a remous, he managed to finish his little trip with a very successful pancake, resulting in one broken strut and slight Other damage. Brooklands Aerodrome. EARLY Monday, last week, Mr. Sippe was on the Hanriot monoplane, whilst Mr. Ducrocq was flying the Farman with the new Rossel-Peugeot 50-h.p. engine, which is giving good results. Mr. Merriam was on the Bristol, also very early, but found it too bumpy for school work. In the evening he found it improved a little, therefore sent Capts. MacDonnell and Miller, Lieuts. Hanlon and Hope, and Mr. Payze all on straight lines. Mr. Merriam then took up in front Lieut. Loultcheff for couple of straights. Mr. Bendall finishing the evening work flying to the hangars. At the Spencer school Mr. Spencer giving tuition to Mr. Hitchcock and other pupils. On Tuesday, Messrs. Sippe and Sabelli out at 6.30 on Hanriot, and Mr. Ducrocq ascended on the Farman, flying for one hour to test the engine, which ran very well. Messrs. Merriam and Bendall, of the Bristol school, were trying conditions on two separate machines, then both up with pupils for tuition. Capt. Miller, Lieuts. Hanlon, Hope, and Mr. Payee were flying solos, whilst Capt. Gibbon was doing straights. Lieut. Loultcheff and Mr. Payze, all doing straights, being too gusty for circuits. Mr. Bendall up with Lieut. Ali, Mr. Merriam afterwards giving tuition to same pupil in front seat. In the evening Mr. Raynham on the Howard-Flanders monoplane started away for Hendon in rather a bad wind, making two circuits over the aerodrome and reaching an altitude of over 1,000 ft. Mr. Merriam soon after tried conditions, but found none too good for school work. The Bristols were out Friday morning with many pupils, and making good use of a fine morning by another pupil taking his certificate, namely, Capt. Miller. This makes the ninth certificate that the Bristol School have passed within the last three weeks, which speaks well for the quick and thorough tuition received through Mr. Merriam and Mr. Bendall, his able assistant. The Martin-1 landa- syde with the Antoinette engine was doing straights under the pilotage of" Petre the Painter." At the Hanriot School Mr. Sippe was carrying out many effective evolutions, finally landing with a clever spiral descent. Mr. Ducrocq ascended on the Farman, flying excellently, as usual. Mr. Sabelli went oft in the direction of Hendon, but had to come back owing to fog. "Petre the Painter" again doing straights, Saturday morning, on the Martin-Handasyde monoplane, and seemed to be flying very well indeed. Mr. Merriam took up for his first trip a new pupil, Capt. Pigot, but found the air too bad for pupils to fly alone. Saturday afternoon there were crowds of spectators to see the " cross country race," but unfortunately the weather conditions for flying were not good enough, the only one to venture out being Mr. Sabelli, on the Hanriot, who gave a really attractive exhibition, finishing up with a neat vol plani over sheds and people. Vickcrs School.—Knight was out early Wednesday last week with Capt. Stott on the Farman for instruction and then took No. 2 for a couple of straights before handing the machine over to Lieut. Joubert de la Ferte, who has just joined the school, who put in some useful practice. On Thursday, Knight on the Farman early taking up pupils, and Capt. Wood also out for several circuits. Knight and Barnwell both up on No. 5 for about quarter of an hour each. Later in the morning MacDonald brought out No. 6 machine and flew a couple of circuits in his usual style. Lieut. Joubert de la Ferte on No. 5 was unlucky enough to turn her over on her nose while taxying, fortunately with no greater damage than a broken propeller. Next day Lieut. Joubert de la Ferte was doing straight lines on No. 2 handling the machine quite well. He will evidently have no difficulty in picking up the monoplane. Saturday, Knight was on the Farman with passenger* and then took No. 5 for a couple of circuits before handing it over to Barn well who put in some good flying in a pufTy wind. Monday, Capt. Stott on No. a was showing decided improvement. MacDonald was also out for a short time on No. 6. Capt. Stott again out Tuesday on No. 2 flying straight lines very steadily and showing considerable improvement. Farnborough (R.F.C) ONE of the most active flyers during the past week has been Lieut. Longcroft. On Wednesday he was up on Biplane 204 for 45 mins., Thursday he went over to Borden to visit his old regiment, Friday he took Lieut. James to Chatham and returned with him on Saturday. Verrier arrived on Thursday week from Hendon on a new Maurice Farman, while during the past few days Mr. de Havil- land has been busy testing some of the latest BE 2 machines, and a new 70-h.p. Breguet has been tuned-up by Montalent. Good flying has also been done by Majors Burke, Brooke-Popham and Moss, Capt. Darbyshire and Lieut. James. Liverpool Aviation School, Waterloo (near Liverpool). WEDNESDAY, last week, Melly took out the two-seater, but one cylinder was missing so badly that no attempt was made to go up. On Monday, Hardman took out the " V -engined machine in perfect weather, and after one flight up and down the beach did his brevet test, unfortunately in the absence of official observation. 1 lis turns and banking were exceedingly well made, and he finished the circuit switching off at a height of 80 ft. London Aerodrome, Colllndale Avenue, Hendon. Grahame-White School.—Monday last week school out at 6.30 a.m. under instruction of Mr. Noel. Major Maddocks and Mr. Clarke rolling, Messrs. Wilson and Fuller straight flights on No. 7 biplane. In the evening Capt. Kunhardt, Lieut. Allen and Mr. Wilson straights on No. 7, and Mr. Hoelscher circuits on same machine. Capt. Kunhardt and Mr. Wilson got in half-an-hour's good practice at straight flights Tuesday evening. School opened at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Capt. Halahan, Messrs. Wilson and Clark, Capt. Kunhardt and Mr. Hoelscher out in order named, making good straight flights on No. 7 biplane under Instructor Noel. Then Mr. Roupell doing straights on B2 mono plane. Mr. Fowler in same machine, first rolling, afterwards making good straight flights. Messrs. Wilson and Lieut. Allen finished the morning's school work putting in good straights on No. 7 biplane under the instruction of Mr. Blackburn. Thursday, at 6 a.m., in calm weather, Mr. Wilson, Lieut. Small, Major Maddocks, Messrs. Clark and Hoelscher, and Capt. Kunhardt all making straights on No. 7 biplane. Next morning straights on same by Messrs. Wilson, Clark, Wynne, Fuller, Capt. Kunhardt, Major Maddocks, and Lieut. Small. At 3.45 p.m. Sunday, Mr. Lewis Turner gave a fine exhibition on Grahame-White biplane in a 25-30 m.p.h. wind. Mr. Noel, 5.15, on Henry Farman 8oh.p. biplane for 10 mins. flight. Mr. An old 23-ft. ship's boat was a little time ago installed with a slow-running two-stroke motor by Messrs. W. White and Co., of Putnam, for Messrs. Short Brothers, of Eastcburcb, Sheppey, to be used In connection with the hydro-aeroplane trials which are taking place on the river Swale, Whit- stable Bay. This boat, which was selected by Messrs. Markham and Prance, the consulting engineers of South* ampton Street, was delivered under Its own power from Chatham to Harty Ferry. 895
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