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1914
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AP*IL 4, 1914. Dr. Leakey observed that he believed the attitude of pilots towards the use of safety belts was to a large extent influenced by the school in which they had received their training, and he thought they should leave the matter in the hands of the pilots themselves as to whether they would use them or not. As regards preventive measures, the results of accidents could be greatly minimised by the adequate use of padding, and he had noted at the exhibition at Olympia that the hard framing on one machine could be distinctly felt beneath the padding, whilst in another the padding was quite four feet above the pilot's seat and in that position was of no service whatever. He considered that much could be done to mitigate suffering and damage in the event of serious injury to the pilot or pas senger by controlling the action of the crowd that always assembled after an accident and prevent them from endeavouring to extricate the man from the wreckage—unle»s fire or other immediate danger to human life appeared imminent—until some person or persons tkilled in handling injured persons arrived, as he knew of cases where much harm had been done thereby. He did not believe that a medical •examination of so severe a character as that required for the Army and the Navy was necessary in the case of pilots. Dr. Thurston considered that non-fatal as well as fatal accidents should be investigated by the Accidents Committee, because, from the fact that the principal actor in the accident was alive, so much more could be learned as to its cause. Any alteration in the •existing direction of operation of controls, he thought, would be undesirable, because the present method necessitated a movement of 9) ® A New Zeppelin on Trial. THE new military Zeppelin " Z8 " on Tuesday made a trial cruise of nearly five hours duration over Switzerland to the south of Lake Constance. To pass over Mont Sentis, in the Appenzell Alps, the airship rose to a height of 3,065 metres. A Zeppelin Trans-Atlantic Flyer. IT is announced from Berlin that the Zeppelin Co. are busy at their Friedrichschafen works with the construction of a hydro aeroplane, with which it is intended to make an attempt for the Daily Mail Trans Atlantic Prize. French Airship Adrift. AFTER a cruise lasting over four hours on the 27th ult., the French military dirigible " Eugene Montgolfier" returned to her station at Maubeuge, and signalled that owing to a mishap to the 1/ycFiT] the lever in the direction indicated by nature. He mentioned that some j ears back he had developed a system in which it would be impossible to dive at a greater speed than 30 per cent, above the normal flying speed. Mr. Griffith Brewer recalled an incident in the tour of Messrs. Ogilvie and McClean in Egypt, as illustrating the value of an air speed indicator. On one occasion, when their engine was working badly, the only way in which they were able to proceed was by reducing their speed until they were on the point of stalling the machine, and this was rendered possible by the reliance they were able to place upon the air-speed indicator. The author (Col. Holden), in the course of his reply, said that he agreed with Mr. O'Gorman's remarks concerning the need of funds, and the only source from whence these could be obtained was the pockets of the public. He thought that he had covered the suggestion as to the inclusion of wear and tear, but would make a note regarding it. He did not intend the medical examination of pilots to be similar in character to that which candidates for the Aimy and the Navy were subjected, but that such examination " should be a special and thorough one." As regards padding, they were now in possession of a substance that tests had shown to be in every way suitable for the purpose. In reply to Dr. Thurston, he mentioned that they had already investigated a number of non-fatal accidents. The meeting concluded by a vote of thanks to the author, pro posed by the Chairman (General Ruck), for his interesting paper. ® ® machinery a descent could not be made. Subsequently trouble was experienced with the starboard propeller, and the dirigible drifted along the Belgian frontier, her progress being followed by a party of 25 aerosliers in motor cars. An Aerial Fleet for Russia. IT is announced from St. Petersburg that the Russian Govern ment has drawn up a scheme which calls for the provision of no less than 330 aeroplanes and three airships, all to be delivered before the end of this year. Of the aeroplanes 10 are to be of the Sikorsky "Grand" type and 90 other1, Sikorsky biplanes and monoplanes of ordinary size. The orders for the bulk of the remainder will be distributed among the Farman, Morane, Deperdussin and Voisin firms in France, but two Rumplers will be ordered in Germany and two Sopwiths in England. The airships will include one Clement- Bayard, one Astra, and one by the Igor works in Russia. *he Albessard monoplane, which was illustrated in FLIGHT the week before last, in the air. 371
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