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[#H3 the transverse tube which connects the front chassis struts and being sprung at the rear by means of the usual shock absorbers. This arrangement has, of course, the advantage of lessening the shock of alighting very considerably, and has in the preliminary tests proved very successful. The machine can be converted into a land machine by substituting wheels for the floats, an operation which, we understand, can be carried out in less than an hour. The tail is supported on the water by means of a ® ® A NEW MAURICE SINCE Maurice Farman first brought out his now famous biplane very few alterations have been made until quite recently. Some time ago it will be remembered we pub lished illustrations of a new M. Farman biplane, whbh was then flying at Hendon, and which had no front elevator. In other respects, however, this machine was NOVEMBER 29, 1913. float which forms an extension of the rudder and by means of which the machine can be steered on the waiter At the trials an 80 h.p. Le Rhone engine was fitted, and, in the hands of the late M. Perreyon, the machine rose in less than a hundred yards, and flew at a speed of about 100 kilometres an hour. The span of the machine is 11 metres, and she weighs, empty, about 700 lbs. With pilot and passenger and 4 hours' fuel on board, the weight is about 1,400 lbs. ® ® FARMAN BIPLANE. are placed wholly on top of the tail plane. Two swivel ling skids protect the tail planes against contact with the ground. The nacelle has been raised considerably, so that the centre of thrust is now approximately half way between the upper and lower main planes. The skids H.FARMAN similar to the standard type. Now a new machine has made its appearance in France ; in this not only is there no front elevator, but several new features have been introduced. It will be noticed from our sketch that the tail outrigger is of an altogether different form to that of the standard M. Farman type. The tail plane of this machine is of the monoplane type, and the two rudders FOREIG ® ® The Paris Salon. IN another week the doors of the Grand Palais will again be opened to reveal the Paris Aero Show. As a matter of fact, the opening ceremony will be performed by the French President at 10 a.m. on Friday next, and the Show will remain open until Christmas Day. Under the superintendence of M. Granet, the Cammissair, CiHih-al of the Salon, whose splendid organisation has done so much to further the success of the Aero Shows, the Grand Palais is being transformed into a French garden, with statues and vases of flowers, so that the aeroplanes, &<;., will this year be seen in a beautiful setting. Vedrlnes Flies from Nancy to Prague. AFTER the little contretemps which occurred at Nancy about a month ago. little has been heard of Jules Vedrines, but on Thursday of last week he left Nancy on his Bieriot machine, accompanied by his mechanic. His destination was kept secret until the last moment, although it was known that he had been endeavouring to secure permission to fly across Germany. This had been refused, but it eventually proved that, entirely undaunted, Vedrines had flown right across Germany without a stop and landed at Wysotschau, .:lose to Prague in Bohemia, having covered a distance of 650 kiloms. in 6 hrs. 20 rains. On the following day he flew on to Vienna, t iking 3i hrs. for the distance of 300 kiloms. Vedrines has slated 1 hat he intends to fly on to Constantinople and from there continue have been shortened, but still carry at their rear extremities the steel springs which act as very effective brakes when the machine is landing. The two pairs of wheels are sprung from the skids by means of rubber shock absorbers in the usual way. An 80 h.p. air-cooled Renault engine, driving the propeller at half engine speed, gives the machine a speed of about 65 m.p.h. his journey either down to Ceylon or to Lake Chad in the Soudan. Vedrines' two-seater Bieriot has an 80 h.p. Gnome motor and Integral propeller. An Aerial Postage Stamp Wanted. FOR the aerial mail service which the French Government proposes to start between Paris and Nice before very long, it is proposed, as we recently anticipated, to have a special stamp printed. The design is to be the subject of a competition, but M. Masse, the Minister of Commerce, has suggested that the main portion of the design should show an aeroplane flyine round the Eiffel Tower. Paris to Bordeaux and Back. IN an attempt to beat Seguin's record for the Ae. C. F. Criterium, Gilbert, on his Morane-Saulnier monoplane, left Villacoublay on the 20th inst. He had to land at Pauillac, after flying round and round in the fog for nearly an hour. Later, he went on to Bordeaux, and the following day he succeeded in flying the 500 kiloms. back to Pans in 3 hrs. 35 mins., including a 20 min. stop at Poitiers. Other Attempts for the Criterium. ALSO in an attempt for the Ae.C.F. Criterium, Letort, on a H. Farman, set out from Buc early on the morning of the 19th. He was, however, obliged to give up at Blois on account of maeneto trouble. 6 1308
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