AVIATION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13333, 23 March 1911, Page 5

AVIATION.

BRITISH-COLONIAL AEROPLANE WORKS. Press Association.—Telegraph.-Copyright. Received March 23, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, March" 22; Mr W. H. Kelly, Captain Collins (the Commonwealth agent), and Major Buckley inspected the British-Colonial aeroplane works at Bristol. Subsequently Captain Collins and Mr Kelly made several flights on Salisbury Plain, Kelly going 25 miles with Tabuteau. FLYING IN AUCKLAND. Aviation is making rapid strides in New Zealand, and at no distant date Aucklanders will have the opportunity of seeing the flying men at work. The pioneers ia Auckland are the Auckland Aeroplane Syndicate, and'a trial flight of the firm’s biplane was made yesterday. After taking a number of leaps varying from 20ft to 30ft, the biplane rose some 40ft in the air. A pocket of wind then caught and tilted the biplane until the machine was nearly vertical. The tail was down, and the aeroplane rapidly fell, striking the ground with an incline to the left. Everything stopped suddenly, but fortunately the shock was taken in a degree by the skids and the machine righted. 'Pile fall had caused some damage, such as a few broken streamers and struts in the under section. The pilot had not been dislodged, and no material damage having been done, preparations were at once started to make repairs to enable another exhibition to be given.