AERIAL NAVIGATION

Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 26

AERIAL NAVIGATION

'PARIS, April 23. " A dirigible kept pace for ten miles with King Edward's motor car on the journey . from Pau to Biarritz, also manoeuvring and diving with ease. ' . April 20. After Mr Farman had aercplaned 50 miles across country from Etampes to Dhevilly, hear Orleans, M. Paulhan aeroplaned 130 miles on the same machine, teaching Arcissuraube. He restarted next morning, and covered 40 miles to Chalons. The 220 miles occupied five hours. M. Paulhan outpaced a powerful motor ;ar, and overtook a train He was sometimes at a height of from 1800 ft to 2000 ft. April 24. Six aeronauts competed in an aeroplane race from Nice to Cape Ferret and back—a distance of 15 miles. Latham finished first, doing the journey in 16min 44sec. April 25. Mr Latham travelled to and fro over the Bea for a distance of 54 kilometres —a record. He afterwards stopped and fell 'ito the sea, but was rescued unhurt. M. De Carters aeroplaned from Chalons to Dijon with a passenger. The Daily Mail st&tes that Mr C. S. Rolls flew 50 miles over the sea twice, including 32 mile? without a stop. BRUSSELS, April 21. M. Sommer made a successful flight at Ardennes in a biplane with three passengers. BERLIN, April 21. The Kaiser at Hamburg reviewed the Parseval. Zeppelin, and army airships, representing the three systems, all of which were lately manceuvering at Cologne. LONDON TO MANCHESTER. LONDON, 4pril 24. Mr White started to win the Daily Mail prize of £IO,OOO for flying from fcondon to Manchester in 24 hours. He

'was allowed two stoppings at Rugby and Crewe. Mr Farman assisted to tune up his new type of Farman biplane with a monoplane tail. Mr White started at 5.10 in fine weather, and was out of sight in four minutes. Motor cars were hopelessly outpaced. The motor worked admirably, and sometimes an altitude of 1000 feet was reached, while occasionally a speed of 60 miles, an hour was attained. The machine overhauled several trains, and , descended at a selected place at Rugby at : 7.25. It, circled round easily before descending. Lord and Lady Denbigh and others welcomed Mr White,' who complained of a high wind and bitter cold. The ladies I gave him a fur cloak and muff. He breakfasted and restarted at 8.25, and landed between Tamworth and Lichfield at 9.30, being exhausted by the intense cold and high winds. He slept for a few hours, and then restarted, but when the aeroplane was over TamwoTth the engine stopped. After a delay of 30 seconds it was restarted, but again it developed faults. A strong head wind was blowing, and Mr White descended, hoping to start again at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, and expecting to reach Manchester within the specified time. I Mr White's mechanists, who were in j an automobile, were overturned on a j steep hill at Kilsby, and one was seriously \ injured. j A later message states that a gale pre- i vented Mt White from restarting. Mr White made another unsuccessful attempt to capture the Daily Mail's £IO,OOO prize. His time was 25hr 4min, while the journey must be accomplished within 24 hours. ; The gale damaged Mr White's aeroplane j m badly that it will take three diays to I repair it. April 25. i Mr Paulham has arrived in London. ' He intends attempting to fly from London to Manchester in a biplane similar to that ■ used by Mr White. j

The following arc the principal conditions governing the competition : The flight may commence from any spot selected by the competitor, but the machine must during the course of the flight pass within a radius of five miles of the London and Manchester offices respectively of the Daily Mail. The flight shall bo made within one day of 24 hours, .and the competitor shall be entitled to not more than two stoppages in the course of the flight. The flight shall bo _ accomplished by means of a machine which is not in any manner supported by a gas lighter than air. The flight shall be commenced in the presence of official observers appointed by the Aero Club in conjunction with the Daily Mail. Each competitor agrees to waive all claim for injury either to himself or to his apparatus, and agrees to assume all liabilities for damage to third parties or their property, and to indemnify the proprietors of the Daily Mail and the Aero Club against any such claims.