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1914
1914 - 0781.PDF
FLYING AT HENDON. THE meeting on Thursday of last week opened with exhibition and passenger flights by R. J. Lillywhite and N. Howarth on the 50 h.p. G.-W. bi-rudder 'bus, A. E. Barrs on the Bleriot, and Louis Noel on the G.-W.-Maurice Farman. Barrs had a passenger and flew high, and Noel had Capt. Upton (pupil) as passenger. W. L. Brock then made an altitude flight on his prize-winning 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier, after which Barrs, Lillywhite and Noel made passenger flights, the latter on the Maurice Farman, and the others on the 80 h.p. Bleriot. Pierre Verrier then came out on the 70 h.p. Aircraft-Maurice Farman, and made a cross-country flight with a lady passenger. He returned to the aerodrome at an altitude of about three or four thousand feet, from which height he descended with his engine stopped. R. H. Carr went up next on the 80 h.p. Bleriot with a lady passenger from South Africa, who thoroughly enjoyed her flight, and afterwards made a tour of the hangars. Lillywhite then gave a fine exhibition on the bi-rudder 'bus per forming " stunts " which, considering the type of machine he was flying, were quite remarkable. The work—school, exhibition, passenger and racing—this machine and the two other G.-W. 'buses have done seems to be something near a record, and it makes one wonder if they will ever be pensioned off. Fit as they are for still further work, we cannot help thinking that newer machines might well relieve them of some of the hard work to come. At about 4.30 p.m. J. L. Hall came out on his 50 h.p. Avro, and Lillywhite took up another passenger on the bi-rudder 'bus, after which Carr gave a looping demonstration on the G.-W. 50 h.p. tractor biplane " Lizzie," making two loops and a tail slide. The last flights of the evening were made by F. G. Dunn on the bi-rudder 'bus, Hall with a passenger on his Avro, Brock with a passenger on the Morane-Saulnier, an'd E. Baumann on the Wright biplane, after which school work started. Saturday last was rather "bumpy" from the aviator's point of view, but fine and sunny for the spectators. The first half of the afternoon was devoted to exhibition and passenger flights, mostly the latter. The pilots and the number of passengers taken were as follows :—Louis Noel on the 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier (3) and 70 h.p. Maurice Farman (1), A. E. Barrs on the 80 h.p. Bleriot (3), R. H. Garr on an 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier (3), P. Verrier on the 70 h.p. Aircraft-Maurice Farman (3), W. L. Brock on his 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier (I), and R. J. Lillywhite on the 50 h.p. G.-W. bi-rudder 'bus (1). Solo flights were made by Brock on the Morane, Lillywhite on the bi-rudder 'bus, and Rene Desoutter on the 60 h.p. Caudron. At 4.30 p.m. a start was made for the 16-mile cross-country handicap for the Hendon Cup iand ^20. As the wind was blowing from the south-west the machines were lined up in the middle of the aerodrome facing the enclosures, so that they could get off against the wind. There were eight starters as follows :—R. J. Lillywhite on the bi-rudder 'bus (9 mins. 17 sees.), Claude Grahame-White on the Maurice Farman (6 mins. 32 sees.), Ren6 Desoutter on the 60 h.p. Caudron (6 mins. 17 sees.), P. Verrier on the Aircraft-Maurice Farman 5 mins. 22 sees.), A. E. Barrs on the 80 h.p. Bleriot with a passenger (2 mins. 47 sees.), Louis Noel on the 80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier (12 sees.), R. H. Carr (2 sees.) and W. L. Brock (scratch) on similar machines. Throughout the race all interest was centred round the three Moranes, and their "get away" was extremely thrilling, as all three got off and rounded No. I pylon very close together. Carr got in front of Noel after completing two laps of the •circuit, which was to Bittacy Hill and back four times, whilst Brock flew high with the intention of diving at the finish. He was unable to do this, however, as he was too close to the other machines. After having completed two laps, Barrs disappeared from view, and no one noticed where he had come down. Both Lillywhite and Verrier retired on the third lap. The first to cross the line was Carr, Noel following 29 sees, after, with Brock ith of a second behind. Grahame-White came next, I7fth sees, after Brock and 1 min. 33 sees, in front of Desoutter. As soon as the race was over Grahame-White and Lillywhite went up to look for Barrs. After circling about just outside the aerodrome, Grahame- White was seen to land, and shortly after both he and Lillywhite returned with the news that pilot and passenger were safe but that the machine was smashed. We were no sooner relieved of anxiety on this matter when another incident occurred which caused some alarm. Desoutter had ascended with a passenger on the Caudron, and when over the railway his passenger, who was making his first flight, appeared to be taken with a desire to get out and walk. Desoutter was naturally somewhat alarmed, and wisely decided to descend at once, which he did, unfortunately in bad ground, with the result that the chassis gave way when an attempt was made to avoid some fencing. This caused a skid to dig into the ground, and so turn the machine over on its nose upside down. Neither pilot nor passenger were injured, and all the damage done to the machine was a broken skid, one or two struts and ribs. It was certainly an unpleasant experience for Desoutter, and we congratulate him on coming out of it as well as he did. After this little episode, Carr gave a looping display, making three loops and a tail slide on the 50 h.p. G.-W. tractor biplane "Lizzie." For the rest of the evening the various Hendon pilots made exhibition and passenger flights. Amongst the passengers taken up during the afternoon was one of the U.S.A. Navy officers visiting this country. Sunday was fine and showery at intervals, and there was a good attendance of visitors. Louis Noel and R. J. Lillywhite were busy with passengers on the Maurice Farman and the bi-rudder 'bus respectively. R. H. Carr and W. L. Brock both made altitude flights on 80 h.p. Morane-Saulniers, the former reaching an altitude of 8,500 ft., and the latter 9,700 ft. Later in the evening Brock made another altitude flight, climbing to 4,000 ft. Carr also gave a looping display on the 50 h.p. G.-W. tractor biplane " Lizzie," on which he made three loops and a tail slide. Other flyers out were F. G. Dunn, R. T. Gates, and M. Osipenko on the bi-rudder 'bus, and E. Baumann on the Wright biplane. Result of Cross-Country Handicap (16 Miles) for Hendon Cup and £20. TT ,. Handicap Handicap. „• v m. s. R. H. Carr (80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier mono.) o 2 Louis Noel (80 h.p. Morane-Saulnier mono.) o 12 W. L. Brock(8oh.p. Morane-Saulnier mono.) scratch C. Grahame-White(7oh.p. Maurice Farman biplane) Rene Desoutter (60 h.p. Caudron biplane) A. E. Barrs and passenger (80 h.p. Bleriot monoplane) P. Verrier (70 h.p. Maurice Farman biplane) R. J. Lillywhite (50 h.p. G.-W. biplane) ... 32 17 47 17 Time, m. s. 23 6 23 35 23 35J 23 53 25 26 ® ® ® ® A Picture for Sale. IT may be of interest to some of our readers to know that the painting, " A Caudron Amphibian being flown on the French Coast," by Mr. Roderic Hill, which has attracted a good deal of attention in the aviation section of the Anglo-American Exhibition, is for sale. The picture, which is painted in "Tempera" colours, measures 20 by 30 ins. • •^ ••'i-'>-j^ J Mr. Landry, the first French Canadian to take his F.A.I. brevet at Buc. 78 r
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