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1919 - 1420.PDF
THE B. & P. P.8 : View inside the fuselage, looking aft. The main particulars of performance, etc., are as follows :— Weight, empty „ loaded Speed at 10,000 ft. ... 15,000 ft Climb to 10,000 ft. ... 4,000 lbs. 7,000 „ 149 m.p.h 142 „ 8 mins. <s> <$> Germany and Czecho Slovakia Air Services ALL the aerial post and passenger traffic between Ger many and Czecho-Slovakia has been taken over by the Saxonian Airship Co., of Dresden. The airship service will run thrice weekly. The Barcelona Race THE race which was to have been held at Barcelona on October 5 actually took place on the 12th. There were seven entries, including an Ansaldo (250 h.p. Spa) ; an Espagna (180 h.p. Hispano) ; an Alfaro (180 h.p. Hispano) ; a Vendome (60 h.p. Rhone) ; a Caudron ty^e (80 h.p. Rhone) ; and two Morane-Saulnier parasols (80 h.p. Rhones). The two last mentioned were piloted by Fronval and Bourgeois respectively, and they were the only competitors to finish the course of 100 kiloms., which they did in the order stated. Two days later the two Frenchmen flew over to Madrid, where they were presented to the military aviation authorities. The Coupe Deutsch ON October 22 Lieut, de Romanet, on his Nieuport (300 h.p. Hispano-Suiza), in a trial for the Deutsch Cup, completed the circuit round Paris at an average speed of 268.631 kiloms. per hour, but as this did not improve upon Sadi Lecointe's performance by 10 per cent., it did not entitle him to the Cup. The next day, therefore, he made another attempt, and succeeded in averaging 285.600 kiloms. per hour (177 miles per hour), which, when it is officially accepted by the Aero Club of France, will give him first place in the com petition. THE B. & P. P.8: View of one of the undercarriage Vees with rubber and air shock-absorbing device. Climb to 15,000 ft 15 mins. Ceiling 25,000 ft. Load/sq. ft 8-4lbs Load/h.p 7'7 „ At the time of writing the Boulton & Paul P.8 has just been finished, and her preliminary trials are due to take place any time. After them the machine will probably be heard of shortly, but of the exact nature of the flight we are not permitted to speak at present. A Swiss Height Record ON October 24 the military pilot Progin, at Thoune, on a D.H. 5 (200 h.p. Wintertbour), beat the Swiss height record, attaining an altitude of 8,200 metres. He then had trouble with bis oxygen apparatus.lost consciousness and momentarily lost control of the machine, which fell to 7,000 metres. He then revived and brought the machiNe down safely after being in the air for two hours- The Gordon Bennett Balloon Race THE F.A.I, has decided that the next Gordon Bennett race for free balloons shall be held in the United States in 1920. After the New York-Toronto Race THE attention of the F.A.I, having been directed to the recent race between New York and Toronto, which was won by Lieut. Maynard, all the competitors have been disqualified, as it appears that the event was not run under F.A.I, rules. Italy Honours Belgian Pilots A PLEASANT little interlude during the banquet which followed the meeting of the F.A.I, in Brussels was the pre sentation of medals and diplomas by the Aero Club of Italy to the leading Belgian pilots, Coppens and Oliaslagers. A New Looping Record FROM Madrid comes word that the French pilot, Fronval, presumably on a Morane parasol, has succeeded in looping the loop 624 times in a flight of 2 hours 49 mins. 9 sees., at the Four Winds Aerodrome, thus beating the previous " record " of 455 loops in one flight made by the American flyer, Nail. 1422
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