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JULY 19, 1913. [/ygHf] >TES The "Hermes" at Yarmouth. FROM the time of its arrival in Yarmouth roads at the beginning of last week until its departure on Tuesday last the aeroplane parent ship " Hermes " excited no small amount uf interest among inhabi tants and visitors at the popular resort. Crowds waited patiently on the promenade in the hope of seeing some flying, but it was not until Wednesday morning that one of the hydro-aeroplanes was in the air for half an hour. A second machine was launched, but a sudden change in the weather caused both machines to be speedily hoisted back on board. On the subsequent days flights were made from the ship, and on Monday Lieut. Bowhill had an exciting experience when his machine sids-slipped into the sea. Fortunately the pilot was little the worse for his adventure, and the aeroplane was subsequently recovered. The Handley Page Monoplane at Hull. IN very unpropitious weather Mr. Whitehouse opened a four days' exhibition of flying at Hull on Thursday of last week. His first flight was of about a quarter of an hour's duration and included the circling of Beverley Minster. Subsequently he made another trip, during which he carried out some fancy flying, while he finished up by transporting on his Handley Page aeroplane a special edition of a local paper. He also made some flights on Friday, the last one being made after dark, rockets and flares being used to guide the pilot in landing. The flying on Saturday was suddenly ended by a mishap. The engine failed as Whitehouse was leaving the ground and he had to make a forced landing in a cornfield. The machine rolled into a dyke and stood on its head with its tail in the air. Fortunately the skid, which stuck in the mud, bore the brunt of the shock and only the propeller was damaged. This was at 6.30 p.m., and four hours later the machine was at the flying ground, and by working all night it was got ready for the next day, which was the most exciting day of all. Whitehouse had been warned that if he ventured in the air he would be liable to proceedings under the Sunday Observance Act of Charles I. He, however, made a flight, and his name and address was duly taken by the police, and not only so but six constables worked for some four hours in securing the names and addresses of, according to one statement, about 3,000 spectators (although the figure was probably nearer 250), who, it was hinted, might be charged with "assembling on the Lords Day outside their own parish for the purpose of sports or pastimes," an offence which may entail a fine of y. 40?. or imprisonment. On Wednesday, the magistrate refused to grant summonses against Mr. Whitehouse and his friends, on the ground that the Act did not apply to aviation. Testing a Short Machine. DURING the week-end, Mr. Sydney Pickles was testing one ot the 38-type Short machines, similar in general construction to that described in FLIGHT a week or so back. The biplane has a 50 h.p. Gnome engine, and has the propeller behind the main planes. With a passenger and full load on board, the machine climbed 200 feet a minute, attaining a height of 3,000 ft. in barely 15 mins. During an hour's flight, the machine was piloted over Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey. The greatest altitude attained was over 4,000 fi. At a height of 3,500 ft. the engine stopped, but Mr. Pickles brought the machine down safely by a series of left and right spirals. Somerset to Present Hydro-Aeroplane. MRS. DE BEAUVOIR STOCKS, of West Combe, Evercreech, one of the few British lady pilots, is endeavouring to raise a fund in Somerset for the purpose of presenting a hydro-aeroplane to the British Navy. Word has been received from the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty that they will receive with pleasure such evidence of the patriotism of the county. The New Cody Biplane. LAST week-end Col. Cody was testing the new biplane, which he has built with the intention of competing in the Daily Afail race round Britain. In general design the biplane is similar to that which won the military competition, but it is larger, and has only one cruciform tail. The 100 h.p. engine drives a four-bladed Garuda propeller. A central skid with an upturned tusk in front is fitted, and skids are arranged under the outward sections of the main planes to take the place of the wheels which were formerly mounted at the wing tips. When the machine ha-, been thoroughly tested it will be fitted with three floats with which Col. Cody has been conducting trials on the Basingstoke Canal. An Accident at Hendon. AN accident, which fortunately just missed being rather serious, occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning last at the Hendon aerodrome. A former pupil of the (irahame-White school, Mr. Cyril Lan-Davis, was making some trial flights on a Valkyrie monoplane (which he had purchased some little time back). After some success in the aerodrome, he started off on a cross country flight, and ap peared to be flying rather unsteadily, when seemingly a gust struck the machine as a turn was being attempted, for the monoplane banked over very steeply, first to one side then to the other, and finally dived into a tree just outside the aerodrome. M. D. Manton, seeing the machine fall, started off on the 50 h.p. Grahame-White 'bus to see what had happened. He caught sight of the monoplane hanging smashed in a tree with the unfortunate pilot lying on the ground surrounded by a few people. Immediately he flew back to the aerodrome, and at once dispatched assistance, when it was found that Mr. Davis was rather badly cut about the face, Messrs. Smith and Son's New Premises. MESSRS. S. SMITH AND SON, of No. 9, Strand, famous for motor accessories, and who are now turning their attention to instruments and fittings for aeroplanes and airships, are now installed ID their new premises at 179-185, Great Portland Street, and Mr. W. J. Harvey has been appointed London manager. The new Smith headquarters are self-contained, the top half being given up to manufacturing, the lower floors to stores and offices, and the ground floor to showrooms. MEMORIAL TO CAPT. LORAINE AND STAFF-SERGEANT WILSON.—Scene at the unveiling of the Memorial, by General Smlth-Dorrlen on July 5th, in memory of the fatal accident to these two members of the Royal Flying Corps who were killed whilst flying on July 5th, 1912, exactly one year ago. 801
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