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i/ycHU passenger, started off for Eastchurch in the same machine. They only got as far ai 1'ark Royal, however, for the wind was so trying that they decided to return to Hendon, having been away for about 30 minutes. Other flights were made by Jules Nardini on his 50-h.p. Deperdusiin monoplane, and by J. L. Hall and R. Slack on 50-h.p. I'.leriot monoplanes. Sunday's flying more than made up for the previous day's slack ness, for over 40 flights were made from 3.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The wind had dropped considerably, and it was much warmer ; there was, in consequence, a good attendance, and quite a number of cars were to be seen in the paddock. The following is a log of the afternoon's flights :—R. Slack started off on the 5o-h.p. Bleriot monoplane early in the afternoon with the intention of flying to Eastbourne, but engine trouble brought him down at Kempton Park, so he went on to Brooklands, returning to Hendon shortly before 5 o'clock. 3.5, Louis Noel out on the G.-W.-Maurice larman biplane ; 3.15, Pierre Verrier with a passenger on the 70-h.p. Aircraft-Maurice Farman ; 3.25, Claude Grahame- White with a passenger on the G.-W.-Maurice Farman ; 3.30, M. Baumann on the 35-h.p. Anzani-Caudron biplane, flying high for 40 mins. ; 3.40, Gustav Hamel off to Brook- lands on the 50-h.p. BleViot monoplane ; followed by E. Cheese- man, who gave an exhibition flight on the 35-h.p. Bleriot ; 4, Lewis Turner with a passenger on the 6oh.p. Aniani-Caudron biplane, followed by E. Whitehouse on the 50-h.p. Handley Page monoplane; 4.5, Noei with a passenger on the G.-W.-M. Farman for 5 mins. ; 4.II, Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron for 8 mins. ; 4.16, Noel with a passenger on the G.-W.-M. Farman for 8 mins. ; 4.20, Whitchouse with a passenger on the Handley ® ® JU.NE 7, I913. Paee mono, for 6 mins. ; 4-25, Noel with a passenger on the G.-W - M Farman for 6 mins. ; 426. Turner with a passenger on the 6o.h p. Caudron for 6 min . ; 4-29. >• L- Hal1 on.h,_ls 5°"h-P- Gnome- Bleriot mono, for 6 mins. ; 4-37. Whitehouse with a passenger on the Handley Page mono, lor J[™™; 4-4°, Marcus D. Manton on the 50 h.p. Grahame-White biplane for 5 mins. ; 4 AI Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron for 4 mins.; 444 Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. Farman for 3 mins. ; I48! Manton on the 50-h.p. G.-W. biplane for 4 jnins. ; 4 54. Verrier with a passenger on ths Aircrafc-M. tarman for 4 rmn~. ; 4 54*, Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron ; 4.55, Whitehouse with Mrs. Whitehouse as passenger on the Handley Pace mono. ; 4.59, Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. Far'man for 4 mins. ; 5.4. Cheeseman with a passenger on the G -W biplane for io mins ; 5.5, Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. Farman for 4 mins. ; 5.6, Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron for 3 mins.; 5.10, Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. Farman for 4 mins. ; S.21, do. ; 5.22, Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron for 3 mins. ; 5I24', M. Baumann on the 35-h'P- Caudron for 16 mins.; 5.31, Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. Farman for 4 mins. ; 5.33, Turner with a passenger on the 60-h.p. Caudron for 5 mins.; 5^45, Manton on the 50-h.p. G.-W. biplane, stunting for 10 mins. ; 5-55. Verrier with a passenger on the Aircraft-M. F"arman for 11 mins. ; 6.9, Manton with a passenger on the 50-h.p. G.-W. biplane ; 6.17, Noel with a pas-enger on the 5oh.p. G.-W. biplane, after which Cheeseman took over the same machine, Grahame- White taking up a pa-senger shortly after. A few more flights were made on this machine by the above pilots before closing a busy day. THE D£ BOLOTOFF TRIPLANE. IT is more than four years since Serge de BolotofTs name appeared prominently in the aeronautical Press, but readers of the AUTO, prior to the foundation of FLIGHT may remember how a young Russian nobleman had a large triplane built for him at Voisin's, and entered therewith for the cross-Channel prize. Serge de Bolotoff has for some time past been in possession of a shed at Brooklands, where he is at work on a machine under the aegis of a syndicate, " De Bolotoff and Co.," of which the chairman is Lord Marcus Beresford, and which numbers other influential English gentlemen upon its board. Still enamoured of the triplane, M. de Bolotoff is not less enthusiastic for large size. His machine, which may be expected to emerge into the light any day now, is of Lord Marcus Beresford. 6l2 immense proportions. Standing in the passenger's cockpit, one feels as if on the bridge of a boat. The machine is of the tractor type, the air-screws being driven by a Panhard engine of about 100-h.p. The body forms a longitudinal girder to carry the tail, and is of great size. The wing structure is peculiar, for while there is virtually only one spar, a steel tube, the main ribs are rigidly attached thereto by brackets, and not flexibly connected as in the case of the Breguet. Travel of the centre of pressure naturally causes a couple about the spar, which is itself rigidly attached to large flat struts between the planes. A very small steel tube occupies the position ordinarily occupied by a rear spar, but it can hardly be regarded in this capacity on the de BolotofT machine. In the light of present knowledge as to the distribution of pressure on wing sections, it is apparent that equally as much stress may come on the rear spar in flight as on the front spar. When there is no rear spar, the ribs and their attach ments must be capable of safely transmitting the stress in the form of torsion on the front spar, which itself must be adequately constructed and arranged to with stand it. In view of the very great interest that attaches to the problem of the large machine, it will be recognised that the de Bolotoff triplane is an experiment in a particularly important field of research. ® ® ® ® Burton-on-Trent to have a Flying Week, ARRANGEMENTS are being made at Burton-on-Trent for a flying week commencing on August Bank Holiday. It will be remembered that a meeting was held at Burton in September 1910, when the participants were Mamet (Bl&iot), P. de Lessens (Blenot), Ladougne (Goupy), Beaud and Mdlle. Dutrieu (H. rarman). The Paris to the Sea Trip. T" 5Sjk*i* are now available regarding the event which the Aero Llub of France proposes to hold on. August 24th from Paris to Deauville. The contest will be open to two-seated machines, and _if the second seat is not occupied 70 kilogs. of ballast must be carried. It has not yet been definitely decided whether the start shall be from Maisons-Laffi;te or St. Germain, but the finish will ^ s\EnUli % he PriZ6S are = h £So0' 2> £«*> i 3, £240 ; 4> £ ibo. I he first entrant is Maurice Farman, with a biplane.
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