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1913 - 0162.PDF
l/OCHT] FEBRUARY 8, 1913. FOREIGN Buc to Douai on a Farman. OBEYING an order by General Hirschauer, the Marquis de Lareinty Tholozan started on his M. Farman, with a passenger from Buc on Monday at II a.m. and flying against a very gusty wind made his way to Douai where he landed at 1.10 p.m. The average height maintained was 1,000 metres. 2 hrs. 40 mins. Through the Rain. DESPITE the strong wind and beating rain, Corporal Foulquier and Sapper Treille made a splendid trip on Monday on a 80-h.p. Henry Farman biplane from Rheims to Toul, the journey taking 2 hrs. 40 mins., which was very good considering the bad weather. A Depzrdussis Hydro at Nice. FLIGHTS are made practically every day by Laurens on the Deperdussin hydro-monoplane which he has at Beaulieu-sur-Mer. On the 1st he took a lady passenger over to Nice, so that she might take part in the battle of flowers from above. Passenger flights are in great demand, and on Monday ten persons were taken up in the afternoon. More Hanriots for French Army. FOUR more Hanriot monoplanes have been bought for the French Army by the National Fund. They are to be called Le Veteran, Le Vent6se, Le Drapeau, and Le Jeanne d'Arc III. Long Flights on New Clement-Bayard. ON the latest Clement-Bayard monoplane with 50-h.p. motor, Guillaux, on the 31st ult., made a flight of over an hour at Issy. Two days previously he made a Similar flight at a height of 1,000 metres. Touring on Bleriots. ACCOMPANIED by Mme. Giraud, M. Etienne Giraud, on the 30th ult., flew from Buc to Etampes via Rambouillet and Beauce, and later in the day returned to Buc over the same route. He was using the same Bleriot monoplane on which he has made so many long trips lately. Activity at Morane School- ON Saturday last, the Russian pilot EfRmof was at Villacoublay, testing one of the height-record Morane monoplanes. Subsequently Audemars took delivery of and was flying one of these machines. Legagneux was testing a new 80-h.p. single-seater Morane which later was tried by Leon Morane and Brindejonc des Moulinais. Caudrons for China, A DOZEN Caudron biplanes of the latest type have been ordered by the Chinese Government, some to be fitted with 50 h.p. and some with 80-h.p. engines. Obre has gone to China, where he will assist Lieut. Bon, of the French colonial forces, in organising an aviation centre at Pekin. At the Hanriot School. ON Monday, Favre and Raulet each made a flight of an hour's duration on their Hanriot machines over the Betheny aerodrome, and later Favre took Lacomblez and Boyer for an excursion on the 100-h.p, three-seater to just by Bazancourt. "Bielo," returned from his Alpine trip, was testing several machines. Testing a Farman Transport. THE M. Farman biplane built for the Italian Government for carrying supplies was tested by Fourny at Buc on the 28th ult. With a load of 400 kilogs. it flew for over an hour at a height of 200 metres and made satisfactory landings on stubble, grass and ploughed land. With the same load it landed in a distance of 50 metres and got off in less than 75 metres. Cross-Country on Farmans. ON the 29th ult., Lieut. Combette left Etampes on his Henry Farman and flew over to Ablis, circled above the town and returned to Etampes. Marc went to Chartres where he had to wait until the rain gave over before returning, and Capt. de St. Quentin went over to Buc. Van Steyn made a flight of an hour and a half at an altitude of 900 metres. Three Hours Across Country. A FINE flight was made by Sapper Irat, who started from Villa coublay on a biplane at 11 a.m. on the 28th ult., and flying by way of Etampes, Pithiriers and Montargis landed just by the station at Auxerres at 2 p.m. Vedrines Goes to Bulgaria- ON the 29th ult., Jules Vedrines left Paris for Bulgaria in order to deliver some Deperdussin-Gnome monoplanes. He expected to be away for three weeks. Good Work on Borels. LIEUTS. VERGNETTE and Ronin, on the 28th ult., each made a trial of over an hour's duration, at Buc, on their Borel machines. The next day Lieuts. Ronin and Personne flew from Buc to Epinal, in order to rejoin their escadriile, making a stop on the way at Mailly. One of the pupils at the school made a flight of over an hour. Testing the Caudron Hydro. RENE CAUDRON, at Crotoy, on the 28th ult., was busy testing a 70-h.p. hydro-aeroplane fitted with wheels as well as floats. With a passenger and full load it climbed 500 metres in ten minutes and landed on the sand. It subsequently went through tests of alighting on and rising from the sea in excellent styl e. The latest Caudron Biplane, twelve of which have been ordered by the Chinese Government. It will be noticed that a cowl is now fitted over the engine, while the rudders are slightly different in shape. With 50-h.p. Gnome and 4-J hours' supply of fuel and oil, the machine climbs 500 metres in 5 mins., and a speed of 100 k.p.h. is guaranteed. The dimensions are: Span, top plane, 9*80 metres; bottom plane, 5*70 metres; length, 6*90 metres. 162
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