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SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. . It may grow through the coming years until it assume* colossal proportioES. Then—perhaps 15'years the other way—some body will suddenly realise that it ought to be set on are, and tilings will resume the normal again. Wonderful. OWLS are the latest to join the ranks of animals that object to Zepp. raids. A pair of tawny boys of that ilk, a correspondent to a London newspaper Bay*, :ire in a tree near his house, and when Zcpps. arc about they use language like that of a skipper chased by a Hun submarine. Wonder •what it is like ? TEN YEARS AGO. Excerpts from the " Auto." (" FLIGHT'S " precursor and sister Journal) of September 22nd. 1906. " FLIGHT " was founded in 1908. M. SANTOS DUMONT ACTUALLY FLIES. On the 1 3 th instant, M. Santos Dumont's aeroplane actually raised itself from the ground in virtue of its own proper velocity and made a flight, short it is true (the Right Iwmg .•only some seven or eight metres in length), but still an actual free flight through the air. As usu.il, M Damoat was out early on this occasion, and at ten minutes to eight he started his motor and ran the aeroplane down tin- field -it Bagatelle, the propehcr, however, only revolving at alwut 000 r.p.m., the consequence being that the lifting force WU insufficient, and the aeroplane W.LS brought Iwck again to the starting point. At. 8.40. M. Santos Dumont started again, this time with the propeller revolving at some 1,000 r.p.m., and the [/)JCHT] a a machine attaining on its three wheel* an estimated velocity. of about 40 kilometre* per hour. The aeroplane advanced at this speed across the field im about too metres, when M 1 Hun.mi tipped the tail of the machine so a* to rat in the .(it ana in.: the two ln.nl wheel-. rose alhuit 3 metres, the rear wheel Imallv 111-- leaving the ground It was an interesting moment , the tir-i niuo m !.< as wr are at presen* 'Hal a> tuai mechanical ore flight has been accomplished in Baton The aaroptaae taali igaia towards the ground, 00 which tt landed with somethiaf of a shock, the propeller betas damaged, the |>i wtft bent. the bamboo ftaiMwarti broken, and altogethei the mat practically smashed up. M Santos 1 lumont is at once starting to rebuild the tna.hiue. and the new design will involve the raising of the propcllci M. AxcaDtAcoNi B* veu BXMBMWMI M. Archde.uon has been experimenting with the tractive effect to be obtained on an ordinary 6 h p. motor bicycle By means of an aerial propeller, or. to ba more correct, tractor, mounted m front The total weight oi the bicycle it 70 l« grammes, ami when ridden !•• the HNS Uie.wn motor hi.-vi list, the total weight ol ridei and machine amounted to J jo kilogrammes After Starting Up the (-m-.nie. the bicycle was found to glide away vcr> regular^ dhlyasiooo as the propeller was thrown into ge.o and ultimately the machine developed a Speed of JQ'J kilometres pel hour M. Archdeacon is so satisfied with the. result, that he is proceeding to apply the same engine and propeller to aa aeroplane. m ® FROAS THE BR ITISH FLYING 6ROUNDS Grahame-White School, Hendon. STRAIGHTS with instructor last week: Messrs. Kaiger, Norris and Whiteman. Circuits : Messrs. Cockell, Culver. Edwards, Fisher, Green, Hodgkinson, Lord, Munro, Payne, Ranson, Robertson, Rogers, Saunders, Steves, Styles, Suther land, Travers, Woods and Zambournis. Instructors : Messrs. Manton, Winter, Biard and Pashley. Hall School, Hendon. PUPILS out last week :—With Stanley G. Cownie : Messrs. Blake, Heathcotc, Pugh, Foster, Course and Yuill. With Cecil M. Hill: Messrs. Button, Coweil. Packman and Lieut. Maiden. With Gerald Smith : Messrs. Lambert, Barton and Tribute from the Enemy. THE following tribute to the air supremacy of the English and French on the Western front is contained in a telegram from, German Headquarters to the Frankfurter Zeitung :— " The severe rainy weather which began last night permits the expectation of some relief by impeding the very harassing air activity of the English and French." German Seaplane Sunk. A DANISH fishing cutter, the " Nordlyset." which arrived on September 21st, at Esbjerg—having been missing for some days—reported, according to the Berlingske Tidende. that a German aeroplane was wrecked at the Dogger Bank three days previously. Attempts were made by the crew of the cutter to rescue the two aviators, but owing to the heavy sea they faded, and the aeroplane was totally wrecked and the two men drowned. Another Apostle of Frightfulness. " IT is against England that our principal efforts must be directed. Every Zeppelin that drops destruction on London is an instrument of righteousness. England must be attacked more and more from the air, since our glorious armies which annihilate all other enemies cannot reach the shores of our most dangerous foe." Thus the King of Wurtemberg at a dinner at Stuttgart a few days ago. littcman. With Fred J. Glcgg: Messrs. 'Mayer, Smith, Maude, Foster, Blake, Yuill, and Pugh. Messrs. Smith and Bateraan moved on to S. Smith. Hall Government type tractors m use. Bournemouth School. PUPILS rolling alone last week: Messrs. Rom and Allen, Straights alone : Mr. Burry. Half-circuit* alone: Messrs. Davies and Montgomery Holland. Figures of eight and, circuits alone : Messrs. Brandon, Constant. Owen, and Mont gomery. Instructors Messrs. S. Summcrfield and E. Brynildsen. 35, 45 and 60 h.p. Caudrons in use. Certificates taken by Messrs. Brandon, Constant and Owen. si m Lieutenant Noel's Return to Salontca. MK. G. WARD PRICE, writing from Salonica, on September 22nd, gives some farther details of Sub-Lieut. Noel's flight from Salonica to PiiiVarost. He says :— " Lieut. Noel, the Preach airman of Ilcndon, who mad* a flight to Bucharest and back, was decorated by General Sarrail with the Legion of Honour to-day. He flew from Salonica to Bucharest in five hours, and did the return journey in Ave and a half hours. The flight back was made in a storm, with clouds hanging round the mountain-tops, " - Between Sofia and SalontCa 1 thought I was done in,' said Noel, who speaks colloquial English perfectly. 'Myengine nearly stopped with water in the carburettor from the clouds. I was" too far off to reach our lines, so the only thing was to dive through the clouds in the hope of striking a possible landing-place, though this chance was small. I made an almost vertical volplane through the only hole in the cloud* I saw. It brought me within zoo ft, of the side of the valley on which was a company of Bulgarian soldiers. They were terrified by this sudden swoop of an aeroplane out of the mists so close above them and bolted in all directions. Luckily, as I dived into the valley, my motor re-started, and I reached Salonica with hardly a single drop of petrol in the reservoir.'" 839
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