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1912 - 0976.PDF
l/USHf] OCTOBER 26, 1912. WEEK-END FLYING AT HENDON. HENDON was again favoured with fine weather last Saturday, and the whole programme was got through without a hitch. At 3 p.m., punctually, Sydney Pickles brought out the 35-h.p. Anzani-Caudron biplane, and made a flight of about 5 mins. As he landed, Louis Noel went up on the 80-h.p. Gnome-Henry Farman, and remained aloft for 15 mins. Marcel Desoutter then got in a short flight on the 50-h.p. Bleriot, after which J. L. Travers went up for a 6-min. flight on the 70-h.p. "Wake Up England" Farman. He was followed by B. C. Hucks, who, on his 70-h. p. Bleriot, made a trial flight lasting about 11 mins., and at a height of well over 1,000 ft. Just before he landed he made a splendid spiral vol plard. At about four o'clock, J. L. Travers Started for the altitude contest on the 7o-h.p. Farman. He seemed to climb very slowly, and at times appeared to drop some appreciable distance. While Travers was soaring heavenwards, Noel was "stunting" on the 80-h.p. Farman, and provided several thrills for his audience. He handles his mount in a masterly fashion. When he came down and there was some room in the air, B. C. Hucks ascended on his 70-h.p. Bleriot to try for the altitude prize, and it was not long before the machine was completely lost to view, partly owing to the height attained and also owing to the machine being nearly all white, so that, even under ordinary circumstances, it is very difficult to locate it once you lose sight of it. Sydney Pickles again went up on the 35-h.p. Caudron a few minutes after Hucks, and got through about 12 mins. high flying, after which Noel took up a passenger on the 80-h.p. P'arman, J. L. Travers landing about a minute after Noel had started, having reached an altitude of 2,850 ft. Hucks came down shortly after, his height being 6,850 ft., a record for Hendon competition flying. At 4.22 p.m. Lieut. Gordon Bell made a trial flight on a two- seater Deperdussin monoplane with a 14-cyI. 100-h.p. Gnome engine, while R. T. Gates gave a fine exhibition flight on the " Wake Up England " 'bus. Subsequently Noel took up another passenger, and Lewis Turner made a trial flight on the Grahame-White biplane. The third heat of the Grand Speed Handicap, postponed from Saturday the 12th inst., was then held. The course was over four laps of the aerodrome, and the starters were : J. L. Travers on the 50-h.p. Gnome Grahame-White biplane, R. T. Gates on the 70-h.p. Henry Farman biplane, and Lieut. Spencer Grey on the 60-h.p. Anzani-Deperdussin monoplane. Travers, who had I min. 42 sees, start from Lieut. Grey (scratch), came in first 11 sees, in front of the latter, and Gates (36 sees, start) came in third 1 sec. behind Lieut. Grey. The final heat of six laps produced five starters, viz., Lewis Turner, 50-h.p. Grahame-White biplane (3 mins. 42 sees, start); Lieut. Spencer Grey, 60-h.p. Anzani-Deperdussin mono. (1 min. 52sees, start); Louis Noel, 80-h.p. Farman (1 min. 43 sees, start); Marcel Desoutter, 50-h.p. Bleriot mono. (1 min. 22 sees, start), and B. C. Huckf, 70-h.p. Bleriot (scratch). All machines got well away, but engine trouble caused Lieut. Grey to retiie after having covered four or five laps. As the last lap drew near excitement became more intense. Hucks, who had been rapidly overhauling his opponents, was just half-way through his last lap when he accidentally shut off his petrol supply, thereby having to give up at the last moment. Noel, by hugging close to the pylons, obtained first place, Desoutter coming in second, and Turner third. On the whole it was a very fine race. Below we give the results. On Sunday afternoon, although it threatened rain and was very windy, a number of people visited the aerodrome on the chance of seeing some airwork, and they were well rewarded, for Gustav Hamel gave two of his daring and masterly exhibitions on his 50-h. p. Bleriot. Louis Noel was also making some fine flights on the 80-h.p. Henry Farman biplane. Altitude Contest. Height. 1. B. C. Hucks (70-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot monoplane)... 6,850 ft. 2. J. L. Travers (70-h.p. Gnome-H. Farman biplane) 2,850 ,, Grand Speed Contest (6 laps). Prizes and Trophy presented by the International Correspondence Schools. Start. HiEdicaP 1. Louis Noel (Henry Farman) 2. Marcel Desoutter (Bleriot) 3. Lewis Turner (Grahame-White) m. S. 1 43 1 20 3 42 Time, m. s. 12 n 12 29 12 50 Net Time, m. s. 10 12 10 9 12 50 ••> Mr. B. C. Hucks, on his Ble"rlot, landing after making an altitude record for this year of 6,850 ft. at Hendon Aerodrome. 976
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