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[fijCHT the maximum stresses on the members in question and the aerofoil structure as a whole. The calculation of the aerofoil structure not only comprises the resolution of the main lifting-force distribution, as already discussed, but also entails the calculation of the longitudinal stresses due to line-of-flight, or "drift" forces. These may be quite moderate under normal flight conditions, but may become far more severe at JUNE 26, 1914. abnormally high speeds*. The treatment of this problem does inot offer any serious difficulty ; it is to-day generally considered the best practice to provide for the edgewise strength of the wing by its own internal diagonal bracing. * When a machine is diving head first downwards at or near its limiting velocity the drift load is considerably greater than half the weight of the machine. (To be continued.) ® ® ® ® FOREIGN AIRCRAFT New Duration Record. CIRCLING round and round above the Johannisthal aerodrome, Basser, ona 100 h.p. Mercedes-Rumpler monoplane, on Wednesday, beat the world's duration record, remaining in the air for 18 hrs. 12 mins. The previous record was Poulet's, 16 hrs. 28 mins. Landsmann, on an Albatros, also made a flight of more than 14 hours' duration. More Records by Sikorsky. ON his giant biplane, Sikorsky, on the 18th inst., succeeded in making two new world's records by taking ten passengers to a height of 2,000 metres and carrying six passengers for 6 h. 33 m. 16 s. With ten passengers on board, the machine flew for I h. 26m. 21 s., which beats Faller's record of one hour. Gnome and Rhone Join Forces. IT is announced from France that as the result of negotiations which have been in progress for some months, the makers of the Gnome motor and the Rhone motor firm have decided to amalgamate. A Ponnier " Tabloid." SOME good results have been obtained at Rheims with a tiny biplane which has been produced by the Ponnier firm. The span is 8 metres, the length 5'3 metres, while the weight is 250 kilogs. The fuselage is exactly the same as that used in the light scouting Ponnier monoplane. M. Deutsche Founds Another "Chair." To his many benefactions to the cause of aeronautics M. Deutsche de la Meurthe has added yet another by providing an endowment of 5,000 francs to provide for a professor of practical and popular aeronautics at the Conservatoire des Arts and Metiers. Aerial Touring by M. Farman. ON Sunday week Maurice Farman, with Mdlle. Andree Laise as passenger, flew from Buc to Evreux, and after lunch went on to Herqueville, landing in the park of M. Louis Renault. He subse quently returned to Buc along the Seine valley and by Andeleys, Louviers, Acquigny, Gaillon, Vernon, Hecourt, Rosay, and Garancieres. Later Mdlle. Laise was taken to Juvisy and back by Minie. A Surprise Visit. SOME consternation was caused at Cerquese in the commune of Craches on Tuesday of last week by the arrival during a storm of a strange machine, which made a bad landing. The two occupants suddenlydisappeared, and this gave rise to several rumours regarding spies, &c. It transpired, however, that the machine was the Demonge aeroplane which was taking part in the safety competi tion. A Monument to Gasnler. A MOVEMENT has been started at Angers with a view to erecting a monument commemorating the pioneer work of Rene Gasnier and also to record the first town to town flight—from Angers to Saumur—made by Martinet in the course of the Angers meeting in 1910. Testing the Dorand Biplanes. THE escadrille of six Anzani-Dorand machines returned from Dijon to Villacoublay on the 17th inst., thus completing the test flight of 1,465 kilometres which was commenced on the 8th inst. ® ® Mr. B. C. Hueks at Cardiff. ON Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of last week, Mr. Hucks flew at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, looping the loop many times, and making long upside-down flights. Among the passengers taken up on Friday was the Chief Constable of Cardiff, while during the afternoon Mr. Hucks took up a cinema operator in order to get some pictures of Cardiff from above. A feature of the evening demonstration was a height estimating competition. Six people estimated within 20 ft. of the exact figure, and the winner was decided by ballot at the Empire in the evening, Mr. Hucks pre senting the prize, incidentally seeing the film that had been taken during the afternoon. On Saturday, a special afternoon demonstration was given, among Mdme. de Laroche Training for the Femtna Cup. DETERMINED to defend her title to the Coupe Femina, Mdme. de Laroche is at present training at Rheims where she hopes shortly to improve on her last year's record of 323-5 kiloms., which was made on a H. Farman biplane. In Memory of Lillenthal. AT Lichterfeld on the 16th inst. a monument was unveiled to the memory of the German pioneer, Otto Lilienthal. A lecture on the work of Lilienthal and his contribution to the development of the aeroplane was delivered by Major Parseval. Two German Naval Officers Drowned. A GERMAN naval seaplane which had started from Wilhelms- haven, while flying in the neighbourhood of Heligoland on the 15th inst., suddenly dived to the sea. Although rescue parties were despatched to the scene at once, they were unable to find any trace of the machine or its two occupants. German Prince Injured. SERIOUS injuries, including two broken legs, were sustained by Prince Friedrich von Bentheim-Steinfurth in the fall of a machine in which he was a passenger near Siegburg. The pilot—Heller— escaped uninjured. Fatalities in Russia. ONE of the leading Russian pilots—G. Jankovsky—was killed close to Gatchina on the 19th inst.,when his machine fell from a height of 100 metres. On the following day Capt. Stoiakine was killed at Gatchina when testing a monoplane. Apparently the machine side slipped when making a turn at a very low altitude. On Monday last Lieut. Borislawsky, together with his passenger, were killed while flying at the St. Petersburg school. Mishap to the "Schuette Lanz." AFTER making a cruise over the outskirts of Berlin on the 17th inst. the German military dirigible " Schuette Lanz " made a sudden landing, resulting in considerable damage to the cars. The Vienna Aeroplane-Airship Disaster. THE catastrophe which occurred near the Austrian military centre at Fischamend, in the neighbourhood of Vienna was one of the most terrible yet recorded in the histoiy of aeronautics. It appears that on Saturday morning the Korting airship " M III " set out from Fischamend, and soon after a biplane piloted by Lieut. Flatz set off in pursuit. The aeroplane overtook the dirigible, when the latter was at a height of 400 metres. The aeroplane appeared to attempt to rise over the airship, but in some way the two aircraft collided. The aeroplane capsized and fell to the ground, while a great gash was made in the envelope of the airship and an explosion followed. The seven occupants of the car of the airship, Capt. Hanswirt, Lieuts. Hofstetter, Breuer and Hardinger, Corporal Hadima, Private Weber and civilian engineer Kammerer, were all killed and burnt to an unrecognisable extent. The aeroplane fell not far from the wreck of the airship, and both the pilot, Lieut. Flatz, and his passenger, Naval Lieut. Puchta, were killed instantly. The "M III," built in 1911, was 65 metres long, of 3,600 c. metres capacity, and was fitted with two 75 h.p. Korting motors. The funeral of the victims on Wednesday was attended by the Archduke Peter Ferdinand, while the Emperor was represented by- General Paar. During the ceremony a number of aviators taking part in the meeting at Aspern flew over and paid their last tribute by circling three times over the grave. ® ® those present being the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. On the 80 Bleriot Mr. Hucks flew to Penarth, where a regatta was in progress. Marcus Manton at Scunthorpe. ON Wednesday and Thursday last Mr. Manton indulged in much looping at the Scunthorpe Show. The ground had a ridge and furrow surface, and Mr. Manton had to make pancake landings on each occasion. Nine landings were made altogether, and not a wire was strained, which says something for his skill. The conditions were ideal on the first day, but a severe thunderstorm made things unpleasant on the second day. Four flights were however made, and many loops which roused much enthusiasm. 692
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