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1912 - 0978.PDF
I/DGHT) A Clerget Rotary Motor. AT the Deperdussin School at Rheims, Janoir has been testing a monoplane fitted with the new 50-60-h.p. Clerget rotary motor. On the 16th he made a flight of an hour and a-half, and on the following day made a non-stop trip of two hours and a half. 7,000 Ktloms without Trouble. AKTKR a season of exhibitions in various parts of Spain, Gamier has ordered a new Bleriot, and in writing to the firm says that his first machine has flown a total distance of 7,000 kiloms. this year without the slightest trouble or mishap. Maurice Farman Visits Etampes. AFTER testing a machine built for the Italian Army, Maurice Farman, on Monday, decided to use it for one of his periodical visits to the branch school at Etampes. Accompanied by a lady pas senger, he flew from Buc to Etampes, via Orleans, and returned to Buc during the afternoon. A Deperdussin for Chile. AT Issy, on Monday, after testing another Deperdussin for the Servian Army, Janoir put an 80-h.p. two-seater, built for the Chilian Government, through its trials in the presence of Col. Dartnell and Capt. Avalos. Lieut. Michele Mittieff, of the Bulgarian cavalry, together with Lieut. Stoyanoff, of the Bulgarian infantry, in the seat of their specially-built and armoured Sommer biplane, with which they last week left Mourmelon for the purpose of getting to the front and taking part in the present war. A Gold Medal for M. Deperdussin. THE Committee of the Aero Club of France has decided to present a gold medal to M. Armand Deperdussin, constructor of the machine with which Jules Vedrines was able to win the Gordon- Bennett Trophy for France. Bouvier a Superior Pilot. On his Goupy biplane with ioo-h.p. Gnome motor, Bouvier, on the 17th inst., made his second test for his superior brevet, flying from Juvisy to Chalons Camp and back. A New Three'Seater. THE latest monoplane turned out of the Train works at Mour melon is a three-seater with 70-h.p. Gnome motor, and with its full complement of passengers it has made several long flights. With Train in charge, it made a trial of over an hour's duration on Sunday last. Cross-Country on a R.E.P. HAVING arranged to give some exhibition flights at Prouais, Amerigo, on a 90-h.p. R.E.P. two-seater, with his mechanic and a useful load of 300 kilogs., flew over from Buc on the 17th inst., and after fulfilling his engagement returned to Buc. At the Voisln School. THE pupils of various nationalities at the Voisin School at Mourmelon are making good progress, and on the 17th inst. their instructor, De Ridder, accompanied by another well-known "Voisin pilot, Colliex, flew over Rheims, Chalons, and Vitry-le-Francois, and after a brief halt at the last-mentioned place, returned to Mourraelon. Two Hours on a Hanriot. PONNIER made a two-hour trial on the Hanriot monoplane with Rossel-Peugeot motor, on the 18th inst., and Bielovucic took OCTOBER 26, 1912. up 160 kilogs. of ballast on a 50-h.p. military machine, 1,101 metres in 11 mins. "Bielo" and Frey afterwards tested four machines before handing them over to the French Army. Four more were delivered on Sunday. At the Ble'riot School at Etampes. LIEUT. CAZES and Sergt. Caron finished their training at the Bleriot school at Etampei, on Saturday, by the usual flight of one hour. The former mostly flew at a height of just under 200 metres, while the latter went up to 725 metres. Biarritz to Pau and Back. ACCOMPANIED by two friends, Bernard on his Maurice Farman machine with 80-h.p. Salmson motor, on Sunday flew from Biarritz to Pau, covering the 115 kilometres in 1 hour 5 mins. He returned to Biarritz with his friends on Monday. The Forezien Circuit. ON Sunday last a cross-country race of 400 kilometres was held over four laps of the 80-kilometre circuit, Boutheon-Balbigny-Boen- Boutheon. Molla, on his R.E.P. with Gnome engine, secured the lead on the first lap and kept it to the end, with Guillaux on the Clement-Bayard monoplane a very close second. For the first three rounds Vidart, on his Deperdussin, kept the first place, but then slight delay allowed Obre on his Anzani-engined Caudron biplane to get past, and he was not caught again. Molla's time for the 400 kilometres was 3 hrs. 55 mins. 59 sees., Guillaux's time being 4 hrs. 18 mins. 4 sees. The two other starters—Burel, on a Bleriot, and Bobba, on a Goupy—had trouble with their motors. Touring on the "Rhone" Sommer. ON the Sommer monoplane with new Rhone rotary motor Gilbert has made several good cross-country flights lately, including Mourmelon to Valenciennes, from there to Amiens and back and then on to Issy and from there to St. Etienne. He was to have taken part in the Forezien Circuit, but was delayed on the way and could not reach the starting place in time. He, however, took part in the other competitions and won the altitude prize, going up to 2,800 metres. The South German Circuit. SOME splendid flying was seen in connection with the South German circuit last week, but unfortunately the success of the competition was marred by the double fatality on the third day, to which we have referred elsewhere. A dozen competitors started for the first stage from Mannheim to Frankfort, and with one exception they covered the distance without any trouble. After a day's rest, the second stage, the longest, being from Frankfort to Nuremburg was accomplished, but the mist did not permit of a start being made until the afternoon, when Hirth and Lieut. Joli both completed the course, while Lindpaintner and Lieuts. Beissbarth, Buttler and Vierling were en panne at Aschaffenburg with motor trouble. They were, however, able to get on to Nuremburg after some delay. The third stage on Saturday last was to Ulm, and the first to complete the 140 kiloms. was Hirth, followed by Baierlein, Lieut. Joli and Lieut. Vierling. The circuit finished at Munich on Sunday, and Hirth having led from the start, was the first to arrive. The others to complete the course were Lieut. Hailer and Lieut. Vierling. A Long Flight in Germany. ON Saturday last, Lieut, von Mirbach accompanied by Lieut. Beers, left Darmstadt and flew to Kaiserlauter. After a short rest the two aviators went on to Metz where they arrived safely, their net flying time between the two points being 2 hours 50 mins. Aviator's Greetings for the German Empress. ON the anniversary of the birthday of the German Empress, the pilot Januschke flew over the Royal Palace at Potsdam, and dropped a laurel wreath to which was attached a loyal address to Her Majesty. Double Fatality in Bavaria. WHILE competing in the South German circuit the Euler biplane of Lieuts. Beissbarth and Lange when at a considerable height was caught by the wind and capsized at Giengen am Brenz. Both men were so seriously injured that they died immediately. Testing Italian Military Aeroplanes. AN Italian Commission attended at the Mirafiori aerodrome on Monday to take formal delivery of three Bleriot monoplanes built by the Italian Transaerea Co. of Turin. The machines were put through their paces by M. Perreyon, the well-known Bleriot pilot, and the trials were watched by M. Bleriot. The machines, with a load of 156 kilogs., climbed 1,150 metres in 14 minutes and also performed the duration test by making a non-stop flight of 3 hours. 978
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