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1932
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FLIGHT, JUNE 3, 1932 GLIDERS AT ORLY : Top, a Kassel glider used by G. Abrial and, below, the Avia school glider, used by Abrial and Remy. The ancient Bleriot plane, equipped with an Anzani 25-h.p. engine, in which Louis Bleriot flew across the Channel some 13 years ago, and the Farman " cage a poule " (chicken cage), powered with a Renault 80-h.p. motor, one of the early pioneers in the aeroplane field, also made presentation flights around the field. Paul Codos and Henrv Robida, who made a record flight of 3 days 5 hr. 40 min. last January from Saigon, Indo- China, to Paris (7,200 miles) in a Breguet 27 Sesqui- plane, 650-h.p. direct-connected Hispano Suiza motor, flew over to Orly in this machine during the first day. The Count Jacques de Sibour, accompanied by his wife, who was Miss Selfridge, of London, also arrived at the meet ing in his plane, the well-known Farman 190, equipped with a Gnome & Rhone K.7 engine. The late Capt. Goulette and his pilot, George Salel, who also made a record-breaking flight recently, flying from Paris to Cape Town in 3 days 17 hr. 15 min.. likewise visited the Orly meeting in their Farman 190 (300-h.p. Lorraine "Algol "). Capt. Goulette had named his plane the Marcel Lalouette, in memory of his late comrade with whom he made a number of long-distance flights. The meeting terminated with a handicap speed race, Orly-Chartres and return, a distance of some 95 miles. The contestants were divided into professional and amateur classes. The planes were handicapped according to their official performances made when passed by the Service Technique at the Villacoublay Aerodrome, the maximum handicap imposed on the fast machines being some 18 min. The flying time, from the start of the first plane to the finish, was about 50 min., all the machines arriving in fairly close succession. Seitz, in the Bleriot " Spad " 922, finished first in the professional class, Vantorhoudt, a Morane instructor, flying a Morane " Parasol," crossed the line 8 sec. later and Delmotte, in the new Caudron light tourist single- motor cabin monoplane, the " Phalene," followed 5 min. afterwards. Berthelin, in a Lorraine Hanriot training machine, 431, finished fourth, arriving some 2 min. later. Boudineau, flving a Morane " Moth," finished first in the amateur class, crossing the line some 2 min. after Sietz on the Bleriot " Spad." Tersen, in a D.H. " Moth," finished second, arriving 8 min. after Boudineau, and Palayret, flying a Caudron low-wing monoplane, 193, crossed the line 2 min. later, thus finishing third in the amateur class. a Line-up of some of the machines at Orly. DEADING ** Over 63 hours, mostly on cross-country work, were flown by the pupils of the Phillips & Powis School of Fly ing last week. Mr. E. B. Whishaw, who learned to fly at the school two years ago, has now returned to complete the necessary hours for his " B " licence. Night flying is still proving a great attraction, and, despite the fact that it is carried on until midnight, when the weather permits, no complaints have been received from the local inhabi tants. This is a very gratifying sign, and shows that the pilots take every precaution not to disturb people un necessarily. QKEGNESS *"* Since the club started operations on May 21 last, over 150 hours' instructional flying have been carried out, while some 1,200 passengers have taken joy rides. The regular services to Hunstanton and Nottingham are being well patronised. Mr. A. Henshaw, the first pupil to take his " A " licence, has now, by the purchase of a " Moth," become the club's first private owner. Messrs. E. Long- staff and Grunnill are also nearly ready to take their " A" tests. The next pageant will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31. 1V/IAIDSTONE *V* The West Mailing aerodrome, together with the Maid stone Aero Club, has been taken over by Land Air & Water Services, Ltd., and under the direction of Count Johnston-Noad will be developed and enlarged. The aero drome will in future be called the Maidstone Airport, and this company proposes to establish besides a flying school and aero club, a public restaurant, and a dance hall, with full facilities for aircraft overhauls, car maintenance, etc. AT BROXBOURNE **• The Herts and Essex Aeroplane Club have greatly im proved their aerodrome at Broxbourne with the addition of some ten acres. They will be having a display on Sun day, June 12, commencing at 2.30 p.m., when all visiting pilots will be welcome. This meeting will be opened by Miss Amy Johnson and Mr. Mollison, and there will be two surprise items on the programme, details of which are not being announced until the last moment. One of the attractions will, it is hoped, be a " Fox Moth," a machine which so many people have heard about but have not yet had the opportunity of seeing. Those who are arriving by air are asked to do so in time for lunch, and certainly not later than 2.15 p.m. 488
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