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I JANUARY I8, 1913. Prospecting by Aeroplane. THE Mayor of Rouen having asked the French Government to establish an aviation station at that town, Lieuts. Conney and Cesan were deputed to visit the available ground and report. They flew over on their biplanes on the loth inst., the journey of 110 kiloms. being made in 1 hr. 20 mins. Jurisdiction of F.A.I. Upheld. ON the 9th inst. a decision was given in the French Law Courts in the case brought against the Aero Club of France by the Aero- nautique Club of France, demanding the remission of the disquali fication which had been imposed because it did not submit for the approval of the F.A.I, the regulations of a certain competition. It was held by the court that by virtue of its affiliation to the F.A.I, the Aeronautique Club was aware of the regulations which it had transgressed, and therefore its appeal was dismissed, and it was condemned to pay all costs. A German Minister for Aeronautics. IT is announced from Berlin that the German Government are considering the question of appointing a new Under-Secretary of State, attached to the Ministry of the Interior, to deal with aeronautical matters. This is said to be necessary in consequence of the work which will be entailed when the legislation for regulating aerial traffic, which is now being prepared, is passed. A Cross-Country Flight in Germany. ON the 8th inst., Lieut. Veyer, accompanied by Com. Siegert, flew from Metz to Sarneburg, a distance of about 78 kiloms., in an hour and a half. How they do it in Germany. THE West German Aeronautic Society having finished the year with a deficit of ^7,500, it is announced that the municipal authorities of Heme have made a grant of ,£9,500 to the Society's funds. Stations for Aviators in Germany. AT a meeting held in Berlin last week, it was decided to proceed with the establishment of 18 stations in various parts of Germany at which aviators may be sure of finding supplies. The cost is to be defrayed out of the National Fund. Large Orders for Austrian Army. IT is announced from Vienna that the Austro-Hungarian War Office has ordered another large batch of aeroplanes, the majority of which are to be delivered by the end of next month. The full order is said to be for 70 machines, of which 20 will be of the Lohner-Arrow type, and 10 Etrich monoplanes. Aviation at Brussels Salon. IN the gallery of the Palais Cinquantenaire, where the Brussels Salon is now being held, there is a collection of aeronautic exhibits which include the Deperdussin, Hanriot, Clement-Bayard, Donnet- Leveque, Nieuport, d'Artois aeroplanes and Gnome motors. There are a number of Belgian-built machines, including the Bronckene, built under Deperdussin licence. A feature of the decorations was the Deperdussin monocoque on which Vedrines made his world's record of 171 k.p.h. New President for American Aero Club. ALTHOUGH Mr. Robert J. Collier hoped to be able to continue as President of the Aero Club of America for another year, and was duly re-elected, he has found the many calls upon his time so pressing that he has been forced to relinquish the post. His resignation has been accepted with regret, and Mr. Allan R. Hawley, well known as a balloon pilot, has been elected to succeed. The new President has announced that the Club will do everything in its power to popularise the sport of hydro-aeroplaning, and to this end a Special Committee has been appointed. Flying in South America. FLYING across the Rio de la Plata is now quite a common occurrence. On the nth, Labbe flew from Monte Video to Buenos Ayres in 2h. 40 min. on the Bleriot, with which George Newberry had made the outward journey four days previously. The passenger on the home trip was a Uruguayan officer. Aviation in India. WITH reference to the proposal to found an Indian flying school at Sitapur, Mr. H. S. Wildeblood has suggested that Rurki would be a much better situation, not only on account of the healthy climate but also because of the presence of the Engineering College and the workshops and foundry, which are shortly to be closed. These could very readily be utilised as an aircraft factory, while the College laboratory could undertake experimental and research work. A suitable ground 5 miles long by I mile wide could be arranged as an aerodrome without cutting a tree. A Chinese Fatality. . WHILE testing an aeroplane over the East Port at Pekm on December 24th, Fung-Zue, a Chinese officer, lost control of the machine which dived into a bamboo plantation. The pilot was thrown out and killed, but the machine was only slightly damaged and was quickly repaired. Lieut. Graetz's Latest Project. HAVING succeeded in his self-imposed tasks of crossing Africa by motor car and by motor boat, Lieut. Graetr is now think ing out the details of a new exploit—to cross New Guinea in an airship. It is proposed to interest both Germany and Great Britain in the scheme, and by way of a preliminary the airship may be piloted from Berlin to London. Should the scheme, which has been submitted to the German Emperor, go through, the airship will be built in Germany, given a British name and manned by a crew halt German half British. The expedition is to leave Europe in October and be away two years. ® ® ® & A "RECEIPT" FOR DELIVERY. THE accompanying wind chart is reproduced from a record of the instrument at the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough for December 12th, 1912, and it is of considerable interest as showing the state of the weather on the occasion of the delivery by air of one of the Maurice Farman biplanes ordered by the Government from the Aircraft Co. The period during which the flight from Hendon to Farnborough took place was between the hours of noon and 2 p.m. The chart is recorded by a pen which moves up and down, according to the velocity of the wind, and the scale showing the velocity can l>e seen against two of the curved lines on the chart. The hour of day is marked along the top and bottom edges of the chart. In steady winds the record is merely a horizontal line. A gust is indicated by a sudden rise in the line. When the gust is momentary the pen falls again to its original position, and if there is a succession of such gusts the pen jerks up and down, making a wide blurred mark on the record paper. If at intervals certain gusts are notably greater than others the pen shoots upwards, and draws a kind of isolated spire. Thus, in the above diagram, the wind is evidently gusty all the time, but frequently the gusts are much stronger than the average. In short, such a record as the above is very cleat evidence of severe weather. Some of the individual gusts between the hours of 12 and 2 p.m. attained a velocity of over 50 miles per hour. On an average there was an exceptionally violent gust, according to the chart, alxnit once in every three minutes. It needs a good and a steady machine to be flown safely in such weather. ® ® ® ® Edinburgh Aeronautical Society. FROM Mr. G. T. Cooper we have received the following particulars of a society which has been formed under the above title in Edinburgh. Mr. Cooper states that the Society aims at encouraging research in the study of aeronautics by giving help to its members in carrying out experiments. Ordinary members pay an annual subscription of one guinea. Junior members, whose age is under twenty-one, pay half-a-guinea. Any member who, however, makes use of the society's flying machines will be liable to a small extra fee. Members will have an opportunity of taking part in the construc tion of aeroplanes, and will have free use of the society's workshop, &c. Anyone wishing to join, or desiring further information, should apply to G. T. Cooper, 41, Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh.
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