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L/jJGHT SEPTEMBER 27, 1913. FOREIG Flying Across the Mediterranean. TUESDAY last saw Roland Garros achieve his ambition of flying across the Mediterranean from France to Africa. He arrived at St. Raphael on Monday, and in view of the favourable state of the weather at once set about completing the arrangements for making the attempt at the earliest possible moment. Owing to the distance which had to be traversed Garros intended to come down at Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, in order to fill up with petrol, but, as a matter of fact, he was going so well that he passed this point at a great height. Leaving the Frejus Aerodrome at St. Raphael at 5.45 a.m., and steering straight across the Mediter ranean, over Sardinia, he made a fafe landing in Bizerta, in Tunisia, TURIN MEDITERRANEAN SEA _^a BIZERTA MESSINA, JCONSTANTINE Sketch map showing the points of Garros' Cross-Sea Flight. at 1.45 p.m. The distance between the two points is about 460 miles, and after his eight hours flight there still remained in the tank 5 litres of petrol. So confident was Garros in his Morane-Saulnier machine, which had an 80 h.p. Gnome engine and Chauviere pro peller, that he did not deem it necessary to accept the Government's offer to be consorted by a cruiser, but the French naval authorities nevertheless took the precaution to have a number of torpedo boats cruising along the line of flight. One of the first telegrams of con gratulations received by Garros was from the Premier, M. Barthou. Later in the day on Tuesday Garros restarted from Bizerta to fly to Tunis, but owing to the darkness he was compelled to land at Protville some 15 miles short of his destination. The next morning he went on and reached the Kassar Said Aerodrome, where his machine was immediately dismantled for return to France. Revised Rules for French Superior Brevets. ACCORDING to an order just issued by the permanent Inspector- General of military aeronautics, the regulations governing the issue of military superior brevets in France will be more stringent after January 1st, 1914. The conditions require : 1, a flight of at least an hour at a height of 1,000 metres ; 2, a vol plant with motor stopped, from a height of at least 500 metres, the landing being effected not more than 200 metres from a predetermined spot without any switching on of the motor being required; 3, an examination in theory; 4, three cross-country flights, one a triangular voyage of 200 kiloms., the smallest side of the triangle to be not less than 20 kiloms. ; the course must be completed, without change of machine, within 48 hours and with two intermediate landings at points indicated in advance ; the second test will be a non-stop flight of at least 150 kiloms. in a straight line over a course pre viously announced, while the third flight will be 150 kiloms. in a straight line over a set course, with an optional landing, to be completed between sunrise and sunset. The first test, one hour at 1,000 metres, may be made during either of the three cross country flights. Flying at 260 k.p.b. ON the 100 h.p. Hanriot monoplane, now known as a Ponnier machine, which took part in last year's Gordon-Bennett race, Emile Vedrines attained the phenomenal speed of 260 k.p.h. over the ground on the 16th inst. Waiting until there was a strong south wind blowing, he started from Mourmelon and flew the 26 kiloms. to Rheims in 6 mins. An Italian Height Record. AT the Mirafiori aerodrome, near Turin, Sergeant-Major Petazzi beat the Italian passenger height record, taking up Engineer Pomilio on a 80 h.p. Gnome-Farman to a height of 2,200 metres. New Ae.C.F. Council. AT the meeting of the Committee of the Aero Club of France on the 18th inst., following the recent upset, a new Council was elected. M. Deutsch de la Meurthe was again elected president, while M.M. Barthou, Soreau and Balsan were voted to the vice- presidencies. M. G. Bescanson was elected secretary, and M. A. Granet treasurer. These, with M.M. Commandant Ferrus, P. Esnault Pelterie, Tissandier, Leblanc and Rousseau, make up the new Council. Pegoud Loops the Loop. ON Sunday, Pegoud continued his experiments in upside down flying at Buc, and after two successful demonstrations of the cork screw twist he succeeded in really looping the loop, his machine diving steeply for about 300 metres, and then by the force of its impetus alone carried him round in a circle of about a 100 metres diameter, until it was in a normal flying position again ready to return to the ground. The Corkscrew Twist on a Biplane. THAT Pegoud's marvellous flights on the Bleriot is not entirely due to the personal equation was demonstrated by the fact that Chanteloup on a Caudron biplane with 80 h.p. Gnome engine on Saturday and Sunday last carried out some similar tests at Douai. He turned the machine over on its side and let it side-slip for some distance, and then gradually got it upside down, and flew in that way for a few seconds before making another dive and regaining the normal flying position. Two Fine Flights by Gilbert. WISHING to practice at Rheims for the Gordon-Bennett meeting, Gilbert, on the iSth inst., flew on his Morane-Saulnier with 60 h.p. Rhone motor from Villacoublay to Rheims in I hour 15 mins. Two days later he made practically the same journey, but starting from Issy on a Deperdussin monoplane with 80 h.p. Rhone motor, and his time then for the 160 kiloms. was 55 mins. Henry Farman Has a Mishap. To all who have followed aviation from its early days it came as a great shock to hear that Mr. Henry Farman, who has so consistently tested and flown the various machines he has designed, had been injured. The first reports, however, grossly exaggerated the incident, but it appears that while flying with Mine Darcy at Etampes he was completing a spiral descent when a wing tip touched the ground, causing the machine to pull up abruptly. Mr. Farman had a leg bruised, while the passenger escaped with contusions on the arm. Seguin Returns to France. AFTER his splendid non-stop flight from Paris to Berlin, Seguin set out to fly back on his Farman machine on the 15th inst. He, however, was brought down by the wind at Gottingen, and had to stay overnight. On restarting the next morning, he got on to Coblentz, where another stop was necessary, and it was Sunday last before the weather had moderated sufficiently to allow of further progress to Rheims. A Farman for the West Indies. AT Etampes, on the 16th inst., Rougerie was testing the Farman machine which has been purchased by Mr. Madeley, who intends taking the machine to the West Indies. During the trials the owner occupied the passenger seat, and although it was loaded with sufficient fuel and supplies for four hours, the machine easily climbed 500 metres in 5 mins. Flying to the Manoeuvres. RECEIVING orders to join escadrille 5 at the manoeuvres, Lieut. Collard set off last week from Epinal, and after a flight of 600 kiloms. through rough weather, especially in the neighbourhood of Bordeaux, he reached his destination, Agen, without a hitch. Another Automatic Stability Machine. AT St. Martin d'Auxigny (Cher) a soldier named Duchereux has practically finished a monoplane which is fitted with a system which he claims gives automatic stability. The machine has a span of 7'°2 metres, and is 5 '06 metres in overall length. The planes are so arranged that the angle of incidence may be readily adjusted to suit any circumstances. IO78
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