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SEPTEMBER 29, 1921 • , THE HANRIOT. MONOPLANE. 3QOH» HISPANO- SUIZA, ENGINE. LENQTH 18-8" SPAN _20'|0* AREA ..Hi S WEIGHT (650 lbs LOAOig«j . SO 4 lbs, / 5<j Ft. greater camber of the 'Hanriot wing, may well be at east equivalent to the virtual loading of the Hanriot with its THE N1EUPORT-DELAGE SESQUIPLAW " 32 O **> HI&PANO — The "Hanriot monoplane. Sadi Lecointe and Kirch. They are quite small machines, with streamline/wse/age and a wing area of 107 sq. ft. Although not so high as that of the Hanriot, the " Sesquiplans " have a high wing loading—18.4 lbs./sq. ft., which, in view of the The Nieuport-Delage •• Sesquiplan." higher lift coefficient. That the landing speed of all theFrench machines will be extremely high may be taken for granted. We only hope that no more accidents will mar theDeutsch Race. E H H E DEATH OF BERNARD DE ROMANETIT is with the most profound regret that we have this week to place on record the accident which resulted in the death of one of France's finest and most popular pilots, Count Bernard de Romanet. It appears that on September 23 de Romanet took the de Monge machine up for a trial flight. He had previously tested the machine as a biplane, but this is said to have been the first flight made with it as a monoplane ;. and it proved to be the last. According to reports, de Romanet took off well and climbed to a height of a few hundred metres. He then flattened out, and, it is thought, opened out the engine. The machine is stated by eye-witnesses to have " leapt forward " and to have pro- ceeded at a great pace, judged to be over 300 kilometres (186 miles) per hour. Then the fabric of the left wing was seen to lift and fly back from the wing. The machine heeled over to the left, but for a few seconds it looked as if de Romanet would regain control, as he managed to right the machine. It then, however, got into a dive, and is stated to have dived straight into the ground. Needless to say, the unfortunate pilot was killed instantly by the terrible shock. With regard to the cause of the accident, it isTstated in our French contemporary UAuto that it is thought that the stitching of the fabric was at fault, the distances between the stitches which attached the fabric to the framework being 12 centimetres instead of the usual 2 centimetres. Le Marquis Bernard de Romanet came of a very old French family. He was born at Macon on January 28, 1894, and at the age of 18 he commenced his military service in the cavalry. He was made an officer during the War, and dis- tinguished himself, first in the cavalry and later as a pilot. Bernard de Romanet was an officer of the Legion of Honour, and held the Croix de Guerre with 18 palms and the Medaille Militaire. At the end of the War he took to civil aviation, and was always a prominent figure in speed races, being the crack pilot of the Spad-Herbemont machines. At Monaco he won the speed race of 1920, and he put up a splendid flight in last year's Gordon-Bennett race, in spite of a broken oil pipe which forced him to land smothered in oil. Some time ago de Romanet had a slight accident while testing a land machine with flotation gear. He alighted on the Seine, but the machine turned turtle instantly, and he was rescued by a motor-boat. While testing the de Monge machine for the Aerial Derby one of his wheels broke, without, however, causing serious damage to the machine. He was an interested spectator at the Derby, in which, but for the mishap, he would have been a competitor. His death will "be regretted not only among his many friends, but in the world of aviation generally, for he was a great pilot, a great gentleman, and, last but not least, a real sportsman. ' •'• - . Sadi's Hustle ' DURING a test flight atVillesauvage aerodrome (Etampes) on September 25, Sadi Lecointe is credited with having attained a speed of 339 kilometres (210 miles) per hour. His average speed jesrorked out at 206 m.p.h. D.H. Machines for Spanish Service A NEW air line is to be opened between Spain (Seville) and Morocco (Laroche). The service will be operated by the Seville-Laroche Air Transport Company, and the service is to be a daily one. D.H. machines are to be used.
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