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l/HEl OIREIGN New World's Height Record. FOLLOWING his successful atiack upon the world's record height for pilot and passenger, refeired to in last week's issue, Linnekogel on Tuesday attacked the world's record for pilot alone, and reached a height said to be 6,350 metres (20,800 ft.), which beats the old record of 6,150 metres of Legagneux. As before, he used a Rumpler monoplane fitted with a vertical water-cooled Mercedes motor. New Passenger Record by Garaix. AT Chartres, on the 28th ult., on the Paul Schmitt biplane, fitted with 160 b.p. Gnome motor and Integral propeller, Garaix made a new world's record by taking eight passengers to a height of 1,550 metres in 44 mins. The passengers were MM. Labeille, Andre, Rene, Legros, Pelletier, Poulain, Renault, and Turon, and, in addition, the machine carried 150 litres of fuel and 40 litres of oil, so that the total load was 758 kilogs. The machine landed by a spiral vol pland lasting 10 mins. A further record, this time with nine passengers, was made by Garaix on Tuesday. The machine was exactly the same as for the preceding record and the passengers carried were MM. Brand, Dumez, Gamier, Laisne, Lebaille, Malnou, Peletier, Poulain, Renault. The machine attained a height of 1,580 metres (4,820 feet) in 59 minutes and came down by a spiral vol plane taking nine minutes. It also carried 150 litres of fuel and 40 litres of oil, the total load lifted beirg 833 kilcgs. A German Passenger Record. ON the 25th ult., Albert Puschmann tried to beat the world's record for duration with passenger, but after flying for 5J hours at a height of 2,000 metres, which is a record for Germany, he was compelled to come down owing to a mishap with the motor. He was using an Ago biplane, fitted with 130 h.p. Argus motor. E. Vedrlnes and Testolat Killed. WEDNESDAY was a black day for French aviation, for in the afternoon two well-known and experienced pilots, together with a passenger, lo:»t their lives. The first accident occurred at Rheims to Emile Vedrines, a brother of Jules Vedrines. He was testing a new monoplane when it side-slipped and capsized, falling to the ground from a height of about sixty feet, Vedrines being killed on the spot. He secured his certificate in July, 1911, and was placed second in last year's race for the Gordon-Bennett cup. The second accident occurred not far away, at Chalons Camp, about half an hour later. It appears that a machine piloted by Pierre Testulat was flying over the camp when it was caught in a remons and in diving, caught one of the pylons marking the flying course. The machine crashed to the ground and both pilot and passenger, M. Avigny, were killed instantaneously, the machine subsequently catching fire. Three New Loopers. ON Tuesday and Wednesday of last week E. Ehrmann looped the loop in France by way of preparation for an exhibition tour in his native country, Algeria. Pierron also looped the loop last week on a BleViot fitted with a 6-cylinder Anzani motor. On Sunday Bulimbasic, a pupil of the Bleriot School at Buc, made a loop. Anzanis for Looping. IT is interesting to observe that two of the most recent loopers have relied upon motors of the fixed type. In both cases Anzani motors were used, Goodden having a 45 h.p. Anzani on his Caudron, while Pierron also used a 6-cylinder Anzani on his Bleriot. A New Henry Fartnan. A DEPUTATION of French military officers visited Buc on the 26th inst. in order to witness tests with the latest military biplane of the Mindi type produced by Henry Farman. Piloted by Bill and carrying a load of 306 kilogs. it climbed 500 metres in 9 mins. Testing a New Morane. A NEW 8oh.p. Morane-Saulnier monoplane of the blinde type, built for the Russian Government, was tested by Pequet at Villa- coublay on the 26th ult. With a useful load of 160 kilogs., it climbed 500 metres in 2 mins. 30 sees. Subsequently a test was made with an 80 h.p. " Parasol," which took a load of 265 kilogs. up to 500 metres in 4 mins. 10 sees. Aerial Touring by Maurice Farmao. ON the 25th ult., accompanied by Senoucque, Maurice Farman paid a visit to Tillieres, while the Marquis de Larienty-Tholozan, with Derome, made a trip to Cbartres, passing by Chevreuse, Uampierre, Rambouillet and Gallardon. Late in the evening, Maurice Farman, with Derome, made a long flight at a good height on a machine fitted with Fallot headlights. On Monday Maurice Farman with M. Barbarou as passenger made a round trip to Dreux, Chartres, Orleans and back to Buc, a APRIL 4, 1914. stop being made en route at Etampes. Renaux, on the machine he will use for the Aerial Rally, made a trip to Nonancourt and back to Buc. Juvlsy-Rhelms in Fast Time. ON one of the light scouting Ponnier monoplanes fitted with a Rhone motor, Emile Vedrines, on the 30th ult., went from Juvisy to Rheims, covering the 160 kiloms. in 58 mins. Two Long Flights in Germany. ON Monday, two flights of about twelve hours duration were accomplished in Germany on monoplanes. Krumsiek left Dresden at 5.30 a.m., and made his first stop at 5.32 p.m. having been in the air for 12 hours 2 minutes, while Tersen, who started from Neumuenster at 7 a.m., concluded a flight of 11J hours at Johanni-.thal at 6.30 p.m. German Machines for Turkey. IT is stated that the Turkish Government has placed a large order for military aeroplanes with the Aviatik firm of Mulhausen, and as soon as the weather is more favourable, Ingold is to make an attempt, on one of the machines, to fly from Germany to Con stantinople. German Fatalities. AT Johannisthal, on the 26th ult., Lieut. Groener was struck on the head by a propeller, and received such injuries that be died the next day. On Monday, a military biplane fell near Kurve, and one of the occupants, Capt. Reinhardt, was killed, while his- companion sustained severe injuries to his leg and head. Quick Climbing in Russia. SOME remarkable flying in the order of quick rising was accomplished by Gaber-Vlinsky on a Farman biplane at St. Peters burg last week. Carrying Capt. Shabsky as passenger, the total weight carried being 327 kilogs., the machine in 2 mins. climbed 500 metres ; in 4! mins., i,coo metres ; in 7\ mins., 1,500 metres, while in 35 mins. the height was about 3,000 metres. A descent then had to be made owing to the carburettor freezing. The Indian Flying School. A MESSAGE from Allahabad states that the new flying school for the Indian Army at Sitapur was inspected by the new Com mander-in-Chief, General Sir Beauchamp Duff, on Friday of last week. Subsequently, the General was taken for a flight on a Farman biplane by the Commandant of the School, Captain Massy. Another American Event. A PROJECT is now being considered in the United States for a race for aeroplanes from New York to the Bermuda Islands, a distance of about 700 miles. It is expected that the prize fund will amount to at least ,£5,000. The Aero Club of America has also been considering the organisa tion of a race for waterplanes from the Statue of Liberty in,New York Harbour to the Boston Light and back, a distance of about 550 miles. Photo by Ca£t.\Hala ian. Rene Caudron in the pilot's seat of the new Caudron land and water biplane with, as passenger, the French naval pilot who will be flying this craft. 374
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