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JANUARY 25, 1913. Resignation of Weymann. IT is reported that Weymann, the winner of the Gordon- Bennett » ion and also the winner of the first place in the French SSCTp as resigned from the ***of oSr°f A Clement-Bayard Superior Pilot n™Vhe T*?*, tCSt f0T, his military brevt*> Gastinger on a Clement-Bayard steel monoplane, flew over a course from Issy to Chartres, Blois, and Orleans on Saturday last. Issy to Mourtnelon en a Voisin. .. VRF?E??',on Saturday flew over from Issy to Mourmelon on his Voism biplane m good time. Testing a Rhone-Bleriot. ON a single-seater military Bleriot, fitted with a 60-h.p. Rhone motor, Perreyon, at Buc on Saturday, climbed 700 metres in 7 mins and at a subsequent test rose 2,000 metres in 35 mins. Good Work at Hanriot School. PONNIER made a flight of an hour on a 50-h.p. Hanriot at Rheims on Saturday while Favre went over the town on a 100-h p three seater. On Monday, Favre and Raulet each made a trip of half-an-hour on a Hanriot with Rossel-Peugeot motor. For the Latham Memorial. CONTINUING her series of lectures, Mdlle. Marvingt visited Calais on Monday week, but instead of being given, as usual, to the fund for the purchase of military aeroplanes, the proceeds are to be devoted to the Latham Memorial Fund at Calais. Flying on Farmans at Rheims. SOME fine flying on Farman biplanes was seen at Rheims on Saturday. On a 80-h.p. machine Lieut. Vigne made a trip of over an hour's duration, Sapper Foulquier was up at 1,200 metres tor some time, and Lieuts. Germain and Menard made long reconnoitring flights over the surrounding country. Chevlllard Flies in a Squall. WITH a very squally wind blowing over 25 m.p.h. at times, Chevillard on Monday went over from Buc to Etampes in 32 mins. on one of the small Henry Farman biplanes. The Proposed Trans-Alpine Flight. AT the time of writing Bielovucic is still at Brigne waiting for calm weather so that he can make his trip through the Simplon Pass. The slight damage sustained by the Hanriot monoplane when landing after a trial flight on the 14th inst., has been repaired and the machine is already. Bielovucic has declared that he will not start unless the weather is exceptionally good, which is a lot to hope for at this time of the year. Two Frenchmen Honoured. MM. EMILE DUBONNET and Rene Gasnier, both of whom have accomplished noteworthy performances on aeroplanes and balloons and have been very active in connection with aeronautics in France, have been decorated by the Minister of Public Works with the Legion of Honour. Rheims to Verviers and Back. ON the 14th, Vedrines and Janoir, both on Deperdussins, flew in company from Rheims to Verviers, and after partaking of refresh ments returned to the Deperdussin headquarters at Betheny, near Rheims. Aeroplanes Over Presidential Election. WHILE the ceremonies in connection with the election of the new French President were proceeding at Versailles on the 17th inst., a Farman biplane and Bleriot and Deperdussin monoplanes flew over the palace, the Bleriot being piloted by Perreyor. The Upper Rhine Circuit. FOLLOWING the example of Wiesbaden, the town oi Lassel has offered £500 towards the prize fund of the Upper Rhine Circuit and in consequence the route has been revised to take in Cassel. Donnet-Leveques in Austria. FOUR Austrian officers, Lieuts. Klobuchar.Woffencek, Penneld and Ingfried, each on a Donnet-Leveque flying boat, flew in com pany from the military station at Pola to Fiume, a distance of 130 kiloms. Two machines had 50- h. p. Gnome motors and the other two 80-h.p. Gnomes, and ihe latter machines carried passengers. New Italian Height Record. . ON the 17th inst., at Aniano, Lieut, de Carohs improved on the Italian height record, taking it up to 2,500 metres. He was using a 70-h.p. Gnome-Bleriot. Flying Over the Adriatic. T „ ON a Bleriot with 8o-h.p. Gnome motor, Capt Lu«1 Bon- giovanni, on Saturday, flew fom Aviano to Venice and back at a [/QGHT] Hand-launched Off ground ... height of 2,000 metres. Deperdussins in Morocco. HALF a dozen Deperdussin monoplanes—two two-seaters and four single-seaters—have now arrived at the French military station at Oudjda, and Lieuts. Magnien, Janner.id, Bruncher, and Soulsia land have been nominated to pilot them. Paris to Morocco Flight. Helen, the Nieuport pilot, is making a tour over the route he proposes to follow in his projected flight from Paris to Casablanca. His present scheme is to complete the trip in three stages : the first from Paris by Lyon and Montpellier to Perpigram ; the second by Barcelona, Torto-sa, Valence to Alicante ; and the final by way of Malaga and Algeciras, then across the straits of Gibraltar to Tangier, and so on to Casablanca. The total distance is about 2,800 kiloms. A Fatality In Argentina. WHILE taking part in a race from Buenos Ayres to Mar del Plata, Lieut. Origone's monoplane fell from a height of 1,000 metres near Brandzen and the pilot was killed. The other two competitors, Corporal Fels and Lubbe, each completed the course, but the latter had to stop en route. The winner was Corporal Fels, on a Bleriot, while Lubbe is said to have been using a Rumpler monoplane. ® ® ® ® KITE AND MODEL AEROPLANE ASSOCIATION. (Official Notices. Briti h Model Record*, f Distance ... A. E. Woollard ... 477 yard*. '" X Duration ... A. F. Houlberg ... 89 sees. f Distance ... G. Rowlands *yi yards. '"(.Duration ... A. F. Houlberg ... 51 sees. Hydro, off ground ... Duration ... O. P. Bragg-Smith ... 25 sees. Single-tractor screw, (Distance ... F. G. H indsley ... 173 yards, hand-launched ...'(Duration ... F. G. Hindsley ... 36 sees. Do., off ground ... Duration ... H.R.Weston ... at sees. Official Trials. —(hi Saturday, January 18th, the official observers attended the ground of the Aero Models (Northern Branch), at East Finchley, for the purpose of observing flights for distance and duration for registration and establishing records. The observers were Messrs. C. Davies, M. B. Ross, and W. H. Akehurst. The results were :— Duration, hand-launched : T. McBirnie, 30 sees. . J, E. Louch, 35 sees. Single tractor screw, hand-launched, duration : F. G. Hindsley, 36 fees.; H. Weston, 30 sees. Single tractor screw, hand-launched, distance : F. (>. Hindsley, 173 yards. Single tractor screw, off-ground, duration : H. R. Weston, si sees. Distance, off-ground : A. F. Houlberg, 176 yards. As will be seen, both the tractor recoids have been beaten by Mr. Hindsley^of the Aero Models Association, also a new record was set up by Mr. Weston with his tractor off ground. He is a member of both the parent body and the Aero Models Association. It is pleasing to see that as the observers visit the various clubs the records are beaten by members of that club. The next trials will be held in March, there being no February trials on account of the Aero Exhibition. Any club wishing for next trials to take place on their ground should apply at once. Affiliation.—The application of the Bristol and We«t of England Aero Club to be affiliated was accepted by the Council on Thursday, 16thInst. O ficial Observers.—For the Bristol and West of England district Messrs. R. M. Haines, P. A. Thompson, A.M.I.C.E., R. V. Tivy and K. Vessey liave been appointed official observers. Ground for Flying Tests in Connection with Aero Exhibition, Olymrit. —A sub-committee was appointed to inspect grounds and water round London, and to decide upon the most suitable, and fix date; the committee appointed being Messrs. R. M. Balston and H. Perrin on behalf of The Royal Aero Club, and Messrs. G. P. Bragg-Smith and W. H. Akehurst on behalf of the Associa tion. The date and place will be published in next issue. New Members.—Among the members elected on the 16th were, Maj.-Gen. Ruck, R.E., Commander P. Garrett, R.N., Messrs. D. Stanger, N. R. Gordon, C. Desoutter, H. H. (Jroves, and N. V. Brasnett. _ • »• Ae o Exhibition. Olvmpia.—Members and friends are not sending in their applications for space as requested. They are requested to do so at once If suitable space is to be reserved. 27, Victory Road, Wimbledon, S.W. W. H. AKEHURST, Hon. Sec. ® ® ® ® MODEL CLUB DIARY AND REPORTS. CLUB reports of chief work done will be published monthly for the future. Secretaries' reports, to be included, must reach the Editor on the last Monday in each month. Aero-Models Assoc (N. Branch) (15, IIIGHGATE AVENUE, N.). JANUARV 25TH. Flying as usual at Finchley, 3 p.m. All members entering models on the Club Stand at Olympia are requested to forward full particulars of their machines to the secretary, not later than Thursday next, 30th inst. Cards, official numbers to be displayed with machines, and free passes for the Exhibition will be issued in due course. Paddingtoa and Districts (77. SWINDERBY ROAD, WEMBLEY). JANUARV 25TH. Members visit to the South Kensington Museum (Aero nautical Section). Meet at Westbourne Park Station, 4 p.m. Anyone interested is invited to join the party. Sheffield Model Aero Club (35, PENRHYN ROAD, SHEFFIELD). JANUARY 25TH. Weather permitting, all members are requested to be at Standhoue aerodrome, 3 p.m. prompt. Flying will continue every Saturd ay at the above aerodrome until further notice. S. Eastern Model Ae.C. (1, RAILWAY APPROACH, BROCK LEY). TANUARV 25th-26th. Members will meet during the week-end at Kidbrooke, Blackheath, Lee, and on the Cricket Ground, Chislehurst. Times as published in FLIGHT last week. 103
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