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1914
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I70H3 f»ut up some astonishing evolutions consisting of perfectly formed oops and side dives. This latter is a kind of chute de cote, in which the machine falls some considerable distance sideways before nose diving. On Boxing Day the wind increased in violence, but some splendid flying was put up nevertheless and Chanteloup gave further demon strations. At noon Philippe Marty ascended on the Morane- Saulnier monoplane, and a litile later Louis Noel came out on the 70 h.p. Maurice Farman. Noel was literally lifted off the ground and was blown about in a re narkable manner; on one occasion the machine was forced down fully 200 it. At 12 30 p.m. Chanteloup ascended on his little Caudron; he also was lifted off the ground as soon as the machine was released. He climbed to about 1,000 ft., and then executed a corkscrew dive to some few hundred feet from the ground. After this he ascended again to about 1,500 ft., and then made two backward loops without any preliminary dive. These loops are very similar to a performing dog turning a somersault. His next evolution consisted of a vertical dive from about 2,000 ft., and this was followed by a chute de c&ti, which terminated his demonstration. Most of the spectators then retired for lunch, but those who remained " on the premises " were treated to another demonstration by Gustav Hamel on his 80 h.p. Gnome-Morane-Saulnier. Shortly after I o'clock Hamel ascended to about 2,000 ft. and then executed three semi-loops, that is, he dives, brings the nose sharply up turning the machine over on its back and then falls out of the loop sideways. After these semi-loops he made a complete loop and finished up with a nose dive. On landing a gust caught the tail of the machine and turned it over on its nose. It remained in this position swaying in the wind with Hamel, held in by his shoulder straps, hanging upside down. It was not very long before many willing hands helped him out of his awkward, but by now, customary inverted position. On righting the machine it was found that the propeller and engine- " Flight Mr. Whltehouse (lying the Handley PaRe biplane, with the removed, at Hendon. JANUARY 3, 1914. plate were smashed, but otherwise little damage was done and Hamel was unhurt, but angry. In the afternoon Noel and Marty again went up on the Maurice Farman and Morane-Saulnier respectively, Marty rising above the clouds, and being lost to view for some time. In the meanwhile the wind had increased to about 60 m.p.h. up aloft, evidence of which was forthcoming when Chanteloup ascended for the second time, the machine, which has a speed of 60 m.p.h. itself, at times remaining quite stationary, and even drifting backwards. On reaching a height of about 1,500 ft., Chanteloup made a nose dive to 600 ft. or thereabouts from the ground, and rising again he executed a number of banks and semi-loops, dropping the meanwhile to 500 ft. He then ascended once more to over 1,000 ft., where he made a " cart wheel," which he followed up with a backward loop, and then descended to earth with a steep spiral dive. He was accorded a splendid ovation on landing, after which the proceedings were brought to a close. Saturday was again very windy, but still fine, and a large number of visitors turned up at the aerodrome. Just before noon, G. L. Temple left for Uxbridge on his 50 h.p. Bleriot. When within four or five miles of his destination he was forced to land and in doing so he was blown between two trees, where the machine was firmly wedged and but slightly damaged. At noon, Philippe Marty ascended with a passenger on the 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier, and after making an excellent flight in the wind met with an exactly similar mishap to that which befel Hamel the day before. In this case the monoplane had come practically to a standstill, but a strong gust struck it, and the wheels catching in a rut, the machine turned completely over on its back emptying the pilot and passenger out on to the ground without serious injury. The machine itself only suffered a slightly cracked propeller and a bent tail. At 12.30, Chanteloup came out and quickly rose to 2,500 ft., from which height he made an inverted dive to about 1,000 ft., and then rising again he made a perfect backward loop, following this up with another loop, in which he turned over sideways when at the top of the loop. After this he made three cartwheels and then descended, having been aloft nearly 15 mins. In the afternoon the wind dropped somewhat, and a number of exhibition and passenger flights were made prior to Chanteloup's last demon stration. The first out was Claude Grahame- White, who made a 20-minute flight on the Maurice Farman. He was followed by R. H. Carr on the 50 h.p. G.-W. 'bus, Louis Noel on the Maurice Farman, and Marty on the 50 h.p. Morane-Saulnier. Next came some passenger flights by Carr and Noel, and a splendid display by Gustav Hamel on the 50 h.p. Morane-Saulnier. Hamel executed some wonderful banks, one time making a sharp spiral turn, rising steeply at the same time. Chanteloup then ascended slowly, his engine running somewhat poorly. When about 500 ft. up he made a steep chute de c6U, and then descended to see to his engine. After a few minutes he was up again, and climbing te 500 ft. he executed another chute de edte", followed by a right- and left-hand spiral side dive. He then climbed to about 1,000 ft., and made one of his back somersaults, after which he climbed to a height of from 3,000 to 4,000 ft., when he made an S dive to 2,000 ft., and then made another loop, finishing up with an amazing vertical corkscrew dive of 1,000 ft. On landing he was taken round the enclosures on the aerodrome car, and received an enthusiastic reception. After this the proceedings were brought to a close with a few exhibition and passenger flights. Asked to give his impressions of his visit to England, M. Chanteloup said he was more than pleased with the reception accorded him, especially from those at the aerodrome. As to the latter itself, he thought it was an excellent ground, and the air conditions round about very good. On the Sunday following, the weather was bright and frosty, and there was a good attendance of visitors. Gustav Hamel put up some of his old- fashioned stunt flying on the 80 h.p. Bleriot with Miss Trehawke Davies as passenger. E. Baumann made a 6,000 ft. flight on the 60 h.p. Caudron, and Claude Grahame-White was busy taking up passen gers on the Maurice Farman. Other pilots and machines up were Louis Noel on the Maurice Farman, R. H. Carr on the 50 h.p. G.-W. 'bus, and Philippe Marty on the Morane-Saulnier. Copyright. tail planes 16
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