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ALPHABETICAL AEROPLANES. ALPHABETICAL DIRIGIBLE TYPES. 2 aERIAL WHO'S WHO. ADER (Clement), Chateau de Ribonnet, Beaumont-sur-Leze (Haute-Garonne, France). Born 1841. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Experimented from 1892. His Avion flew 300 metres at Satory, 12th October, 1897. This was the first flight ever made by a power machine in Europe. One of his early machines is in the Arts et Metiers Museum, Paris. ALEXANDER (H. I. H. Grand Duke), Michailovitch of Ru ia, Xenia Palace, St. Petersburg. Born 1866. Admiral of the Ru ian Navy. Prime mover in anything having to do with aviation in Ru ia. ALEXANDER (Patrick Y.), 2 White hall Court, London, S.W. Donor of the £1000 Patrick Alexander prize for British Aerial engines. Founder and supporter of various aerial clubs and societies. ANDRE (Ing. A.), 82 Rue d'Amsterdam, Paris. Editor Revue Francaise de Construction Automobile et Aeronaut i que . Writer on aviation. Experimenter. ARBUTHNOT (C. B.) (Major General H. T.) Chairman of the Aerial League of the British Empire. ARCHDEACON (Ernest), 77 Rue de Prony, Paris. Born 1863. Chev. Legion d'honneur. Vice-President Ligue Nat. Aerienne . Barrister. From 1884 made balloon ascents. In 1904 made glider experiments with Gabriel Voisin. Giver of the Archdeacon Cup, won by Santos Dumont, 29th October, 1906. Also part giver with Deutsch of the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize, for a Kilometre flight, closed circuit, won by Henry Farman, 13th January, 1908. ARNOUX (Réne), 45 Rue du Ranelagh, Paris. Born 1858. Vice-President Tech. Com. A.C.F. Designer of the electric motor of the Tis sandier dirigible, 1882. Member Soc. Civil Eng. and Soc. Intern at. Elec. Contributor to Omnia , etc. Inventor of the Arnoux biplane. ATTWOOD (Harry). Well-known American aviator. In August, 1911, covered 1,435 miles in eight days. AUFFM-ORDT. (Swi ). 2 Avenue Hoche, Paris. Pioneer Aviator. AVERY, American pioneer aviator, a ociated with Herring, Chanute, and others. BACON ( late Rev.), British prominent aeronaut and lecturer. BACON (Mi ), daughter of the above. Aeronaut and lecturer. BADEN-POWELL (Major, B.), F.R.A.S., F.R. Met. Soc., late Scots Guards. 32 Prince's Gate, London, S.W. Inventor of the Baden-Powell Box Kite. President of the Aeronautical Society from 1902 to 1909. Early experimenter and investigator with aeroplanes. Lecturer. Editor of Aeronautics . BALDWIN (Capt. Thomas S.), 78 Maddison Square, New York. Well known U.S. Aeronaut of many years standing. Invented the Baldwin dirigible. BALSAN (Jacques), 52 Quai Debilly, Paris. Born 1868. Aeronaut from 1905. Made an altitude record of 8,558 metres. In 1906 went by balloon, Paris to England. Vice-President Aero Club de France . BANNER MAN (Major Sir Alexander, Bart.) In command of the British Army Air Battalion, 1911. BARBER. British. Aeronautical Syndicate, 1909-12. Valkyrie type, etc., etc. BARN WELL. British. Instructor 1912, Vicker's School. BARRA. Well known French aviator. BASENACH. German. A ociated with Major Gro in producing the M type German dirigibles. BARTON (Dr.) Built the first British dirigible in 1904. Capacity, 235,000 c.f. BATHIAT (Georges). French man. After only one hour's tuition at the Hanriot School, secured his certificate at Rheims, October, 1910. Brother of the Bathiat who flew a Breguet . BAUMANN (Otto), Berlin. Second German to fly. BAUMANN. French. Instructor at the Ewen School in 1912. BEACHEY (Lincoln). American subject. In August, 1911, reached 11,578 feet (3,527 m.)—world's record to that date. Flew Niagara, 27th June, 1911, in a Curti . BEATTY (George W.) American aviator. At the Chicago meet, August, 1911, he made the world's pa enger flight duration trip in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 22 seconds. Also made American records for 2 man altitude 3080 feet and 3 man duration on a Wright . BECKE (Captain). British Army. In December, 1912, made a (to that date) record flight—Flam borough to Plymouth, and later back again—4½ hours out; 2 hours back, excluding landings en route. BEESE (Nellie). First German lady to get her pilot certificate, which she did on a Rumpler . BELL (Dr. Alexander Graham Bell). Canadian. One of the founders of the Aerial Exp. A oc. in U.S.A. Began experiments 1894. Inventor of the Tetratedal, etc. BEND ALL. British. Instructor Bristol School at Brook lands, 1912. BERGET (Alphonse). French subject. Profe or Inst. Oceanographique. Past President Soc. Francoise de Nav. Ae. Author of La Conquete de L'Air . BERNARD. French. Tester for Farmans 1912-13. BERRIMAN (A. E.) British. 44, St. Martin's Lane, London, W.C. Technical editor of Flight . Author of Principles of Flight , etc., etc. BERSON (Prof. Arthur), Haupstra e 9, Lehlendorp, Germany. Born 1859. Austrian. Well-known author on meteorological and similar subjects affecting aviation. BESANCON (Georges), 35 Rue Franco is I., Paris. Born 1866. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Editor of L'Aerophile . Secretary Ae. C.F. Experimented with balloons from 1886 onward. BESSONNEAU (J. B. Lieut. de reserve), 29 rue de Louvre, Paris. French. Born 1880. Pioneer aviation helper. Produced special steel cables of high resistance; also the well known Be onneau hangars demon tables . Organised the first town-to-town flights, 1910; also first Grand Prix, 1912. BEZOLD (Profe or Wilhelm Von), Director of the Meteorological Institute, Berlin, etc. Author of several works on aeronautics, etc. BISS (Gerald), British, 1, Melina Place, Grove End Road, London, N.W. Automobile correspondent of the Standard . Aviation expert. BLANCHARD. French man. 1753-1809. First man to cro the English Channel in a balloon (1781). BLAND (Lillian E., Mi ), Carn money, Belfast, Ireland. First woman aviator to design and build her own machine, The Mayfly . Has since ceased. BLERIOT (Louis), 56 Boulevard Maillot, Paris. Chev. Legion d'Honneur. Inventor of the Bleriot monoplane. Pioneer. Experimented from 1906. Has had more falls than any other aviators. First man to fly the Channel, which he did in Bleriot XI. , 25th July, 1909. Member, Com. d'Aviation of the Ae. C.F. BIELOVUCIC. Peruvian. Flew the Alps, 1912. Well known aviator. BISS (Gerald). 1, Melina Place, Grove End Road, London, N.W. Well-known writer on automobile and aviation. BOCKLIN. Swi . 1827-1901. In 1850 became interested in aviation. In 1881 built gliders and a model aeroplane. Triplane, 1881. Biplanes, 1882-1887. In 1888 a monoplane with electric motor. BOLOTOFF (Prince), Reigate Priory, Reigate, England. Ru ian subject. Pioneer aviator. BOOM (J. A.) Editor of the De Luchtvaart , Ged. Aude gracht 144, Haarlem. BORGNIS (Achille), 48 Rue d'Université, Paris. Early experimenter and inventor. Vice-President of the Com. d'Aviation Aeronautiques Club de France. Member Ae. C.F. (See aviators.) BOOTH BY (Lieut. F. L. M.) British Navy. Served on board the Hermione when she was mother ship for aviation and aeronautics. Holds certificates for both aeroplanes and dirigibles. BOSQUET (Chev. du), 8 Place de la Concorde, Paris. Chev. de l'Ordre de Leopold. Sec. Commi ion auto-aérienne. BOUTTIEAUX (Col.) In command French military aviation, 1911-13. 3 BRACKE (Albert), 11 Chemin de Saint-Denis, Casteau-Mons, Belgium. Engineer. Editor L'Aero Me can i que . Inventor of the Bracke and Mi on monoplane. Author on aerial matters. BREGUET (Louis Charles), 31 Rue Morel, Donai (Nord), France. Born 1880. Began experimenting June, 1906, and in July, 1908, his gyroplane flew 20 yards at a height of 14 feet. President de la Section du Nord de la Ligue Nat. Aérienne. BRERETON (J.). British. Instructor at British Deperdu in School, 1912. BREWER (W.). Author of a standard technical work, The Art of Aviation . Formerly manager of Grahame-White & Co. Writer on aerial matters. BRINDLEY (Oscar). American citizen. In August, 1911, he made 11,726 feet, at Chicago. These figures were afterwards stated to be incorrect, so the record was not allowed. BROOKINS, U.S.A. Up to August, 1910, held world's height record, 6,338 feet (1,922 m.), made in a Wright at Atlantic City, U.S.A. Badly injured in an accident, August, 1910. BUIST (A. Ma ac). Well-known British writer on aviation subjects. Technical contributor to Morning Post , Country Life , etc., etc. BURGEAT (Captain). The first French Officer after Captain Ferber to take up flying. He purchased Antoinette VI .—the first Antoinette sold to the public. BUSTEED (Harry). Australian. Bristol pilot in the British Military Competition, 1912. BUTLER (Frank Hedges). F.R.G.S., 155 Regent Street, London, W. Founder of the R. Ae. C. Cro ed the Channel in a Balloon 1905. Member Ae. C. F. BUTTENSTEDT (Carl). 95a, Fried rich shaven Str, Berlin. Born 1845. Author of aviation works and early experimenter over many years. Designer of aeroplanes, etc. CAILLETET (Louis Paul), 75 Boulevard S. Michel, Paris. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Doctor. President Ae. C. F. CALDERARA (Lieut.). Italian Navy. Sent to France to study aviation in 1908. Has made many good flights ever since. In 1912-13 produced a naval hydro-aeroplane of his own design. CAPAZZA (Louis). French man. Born 1862. Head of the Clement-Bayard Works. CAPPER (Col.). Formerly in command of British Army aviation headquarters, Farnborough, 1909-10. CASSINONE (Alexander), Nordpolstr. 2, Vienna. Leading Figure in Austrian aeronautical circles. CASTAGNIERIS (Capt. Guido), 70 via dell a Muratte, Rome. Founder and secretary leading Italian aero clubs, etc. CAST ILL ON DE SAINT-VICTOR (Comte G. de), 74 Avenue Marceau, Paris. Born 1870. Aeronaut since 1898. Did a trip, Paris to Sweden. Treasurer Ae. C. F., 1911. CATERS (Baron de), Berchem-les-Anvers, Belgium. Born 1875. Motorist of renown in the early days. Early aviator pioneer. CATTANEO. Italian. Well-known aviator since 1910. CARDEN (Capt.). Experimental officer, appointed 1911, to British Army Air Battalion. CAUMONT ( late Lieut.). French aviator. Killed in a Nieuport monoplane, December 30th, 1910. CAYLEY (George, Sir). Experimented about a hundred years ago with models and man-carrying gliders. Also wrote on Aviation, and is known as "the Father of Aviation." CHANDLER (Capt. C. de F.) Commanding Signal Aviation School, U.S.A. CHANUTE (Octave), U.S.A. Frequently alluded to as "the father of aviation." In company with Herring he joined Langley in 1905. He did much work with gliders. He propounded the theory that little was to be learned from studying birds. Discovered that the greatest lift was obtained from a plane flat in front and arched from the side. Died November, 1910. Aged 78. CHATLEY (Profe or H.), B.Sc, Imperial Eng. Col. Tientsin, China. Brit is her. Author of The Force of the Wind (Griffin & Co.), and an authority on aviation matters in general. CHAVEZ (Georges). Peruvian aviator, resident in France. Maker of many records. First aviator to fly the Alps, 22nd September, 1910. Fatally injured on that occasion. CHEREAU. French man. London manager of the Bleriot Co. and Bleriot School at Hendon. CHOENDEL ( late ). German aviator, who made an altitude record of 1680 metres with a pa enger. Killed on alighting. CLEMENT (Gustave Adolphus), 33 Quai Michelet, Levallois-Perret (Seine), France. Born 1855. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Creator of the Clement-Bayard dirigibles, etc. COCK BURN (Geo. B.), Gloucester, England. One of the first English men to take up aviation. CODY. American; naturalised British, 1909. Inventor of the Cody kite. Employed by the British War Office for aviation work, 1905-1909. Inventor of Cody biplanes. Won Michel in prize 1910 and 1911. One of the best-known British aviators. In August 1912, made a biplane speed record of 72.4 m.p.h. Constructor. COLLOMB. French man. Early experimenter with flappers, etc. COLMORE (Cyril). British. Ae.C. Pilot 15. Flying partner with the late Cecil Grace. Now given up flying. COLSMAN (Alfred), Fried rich shaven, Germany. Director of the Zeppelin Co., etc. CONNEAU (Lieut.) French Navy. Winner of the Daily Mail £10,000 prize, 1911, with a Bleriot . Winner of the Paris to Rome and the Circuit of Europe races, 1911. Flies under the name of "Beaumont." CORNU (Paul), 24 Rue de la Gare, Lisieux, France. Pioneer experimenter with helicopters. In 1908 one of his inventions rose 16 inches. CROCCO (Lieut.) Italian. Had a good deal to do with the designing of the Ricaldoni dirigible. CROOK SHANK (Major C. de W.), R.E. Prominent supporter of aviation. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee, 1910-11. CURTISS (Glen. H.), Hammondsport, N.Y., U.S.A. Won the Gordon Bennett in 1909 on the Curti . Formerly a member of the Aerial Experiment A ociation, out of which the Curti was evolved. Is Ae. C.F. Pilot 2. Head of the Curti Aeroplane Co. DAHLBECK (Lieut.). First Swedish naval aviator. Trained in England. DAVELNY. Commandant French Navy. Appointed 1911, to take command of French naval aviation. DAUCOURT. French man. First pilot to fly from Paris to Berlin, 16th April, 1913. Average speed 100 k.p.h. Time 12 hours, 32 minutes, including two stops. DE BAEDAR (F.), 7 Rue Rameau, Paris. Editor Revue Sportive de l'Aviation et de l'Automobile . DE DION (Marqus), 104 Avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris. Born 1856. Principal founder and Hon. President Ae. C. F. 4 DE HAVILAND (G.) British aviator. Designer of a biplane and a motor purchased by the War Office, in December, 1910. He was subsequently engaged by the Government for work on Salisbury Plain. In August, 1912, made the British altitude record to date of 9,500 feet with a pa enger. DEL A GRANGE (the late Leon). Born 1872. French sculptor. Took up aviation early in 1907. He purchased Voisin No. I. , which made its first trials 28th February, 1907. Subsequently engaged in experiments with Archdeacon. In 1908 bought a Voisin No. III. Later on got a Bleriot . Killed 4th January, 1910, at Croix d'Hins, Bordeaux, in a Bleriot . Was Ae. C. F. pilot 3. DEMANEST (Rene). French. 25, rue d'Orleans, Neuilly sur Seine. Began flying an Antoinette in 1909. Won the Ae. C. F. prize. DEPERDUSSIN. (See machines). DEPREZ (Marcel). French man. Writer on Aerial subjects. DESBLEDS (L. Bein). Lecturer on Aeronautical Engineering, Polytechnic, London. DEUTSCH (Henri de la Meurth), 4 Place des Etats-Unis, Paris. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Founder member of the Ae. C.F. Donor of the prize of 100,000 francs won by Santos Dumont, 19th October, 1901. Owner of the dirigible Ville de Paris . Vice-Pres. Legue Nat. Aérienne. Donor in part of the Deutsch Archdeacon prize. Offered 1909 to found a Technical Institute of Aviation, Paris University. DICKS ON (Captain). Ex-British Army officer. The first British aviator to distinguish himself at an International flying meet. DOUTRE. French lawyer, interested in aviation. Invented a stabilising device in which Maurice Farman was interested. DREXEL (A.) Scotland. American citizen. Made world's record at Lanark, 12th August, 1910, in a Bleriot , 6,750 feet (2,057 m.), beating previous record of Brookins. DRIVER. British aviator. Flew in first aerial post, 1911. DRZEWIECKI (Stefan), 62 Rue Boileau, Paris. Ru ian. Born 1844. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. In 1885 investigated aviation in connection with bird flight. Well known otherwise as an inventor of submarines, torpedo tubes, etc. DU CROS (Harvey), M.P., 14 Regent Street, London, S.W. Born 1876. Takes considerable interest in aviation. Member of the Parliamentary Committee thereon. DUFAUX (Armand). Swi . He and his brother Henry were interested in aviation in 1903, and in 1904 built an helicopter. In 1909 the first Swi aeroplane built by them appeared. DUNNE (Lieut.), East church, Sheppey, Kent, England. Ex-British Army officer. Engaged by British War Office to carry out heavier than air experiments immediately after the aeroplane had been demonstrated a po ibility. (See Dunne in part I.) DUPUY DE LOME. French man. Made a hand-propelled dirigible in 1870-72. DÜRR (Ludwig). German. Born 1878. Chief engineer Zeppelin works. DUTRIEU (Mdlle. Hélène). Belgian. Second woman to take up aviation. EFIMOFF (Michael). Ru ian. Made his first appearance in France early in 1910. (Ae. C. F. pilot 31). Distinguished himself on H. Farmans and Sommers . On his return to Ru ia he was made chief instructor of the special school of the Volunteer Aerial A ociation. ELLEHAMMER (J. C. H.), Istedgade 119, Copenhagen. Commenced aviation studies in 1905. On 12th Sept., 1906, he made a flight—the first in Europe since Ader. ELLYSON (Lieut. T. G.) U.S. Navy. In company with Lieut. Towers made the first flights ever made in a hydro-aeroplane. ELY (Eugene B.) American. Was the first to fly succe fully off a warship, which he did in a Curti biplane on January 19th, 1911, from the U.S. cruiser Pennsylvania . Killed 1911. ENGLEHARDT (Kapitan). Prominent figure in German aeronautical and aviation circles. Writer on aerial subjects. Began flying in 1910, in which year he won several prizes. Killed 1911. EQUIVELLY (Marquis d'), 2 Place Wagram, Paris. Pioneer aviator, with a queer multiplane, 1907. ERBSLOCH (the late Oscar). Well known aeronaut. Inventor of a German dirigible, the R. M. W. G. , afterwards named after him. He was killed in it with four others, July, 1910. ESDAILE. British. Pioneered aviation displays in India, 1912. ESNAULT-PELTERIE (Robert), 149 Rue de Silly, Bill an court (Seine), France. Early experimenter with aeroplanes. Flew the first R.E.P. , October, 1907. Designer of the R.E.P. engine. ESPITALLIER (Georges), 25 Rue St. Petersburg, Paris. A ociated with the late Col. Renard in early dirigible experiments. Author of many aeronautical works. ETRICH (Igo), Rotunde, Vienna II. Pioneer aviator with Wels. Designer of the Etrich monoplane—the first Austrian machine to fly. EVANS (William Evans), 1428, Charlotte Street, Kansas City, Mo. Purchased a biplane built by Dr. William Greene, who has since given up aeroplane building. Evans made a number of exhibitions in the middle West, but had given up flying by summer of 1911. EWEN (W. H.) British. Head of the School for British Caudron . "F. A. I." Federation of the leading Aero Clubs of all countries, for control of International Aviation Meets, Pilot certificates, etc., etc. The bulk of certificates were first obtained in France, but in 1910 they were made obtainable in any country from its own Ae. C., under identical rules. No aviator may compete in any International event without a certificate. Aviation has now more or le outgrown the F.A.I, on account of the virtual disappearance of private aviation events before military interests; but it did excellent service in its time and is still of considerable indirect value. FARMAN (Henri), 22 Avenue de la Grande Armée, Paris. Born in Paris, 1874, but is of English descent. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. First a racing cyclist, then racing motorist. Took up aviation. Bought Voison No. II (known as " Farman I. "). On January 13th, 1908, he won the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize for covering a triangular course of one kilometre. In 1909 designed and built his own machine. Won the Michel in cup in 1909, making the record of 4 h. 17 min. 35 2.5s. in the air. Ae. C. F. pilot 5. In 1910, did 8 h. 12 mins. in the air, covering 288¾ m. (463 km.) FARMAN (Maurice), 3 Rue Villaret de Joyeuse, Paris. Brother of above. Went in for aeronautics and motor racing. Bought Voisin No. IV at an early stage of aviation. He fitted this with alterations of his own, and subsequently evolved the M. Farman biplane. Ae. C. F. pilot 6. FAURE (Jacques), 32 Rue Washington, Paris. Born 1873. Has long been prominent in aeronautical circles. Has cro ed the Channel five times in gas bag balloons. Owns the Faure dirigible. Member of Committee Ae. C. F. 5 FELIX (Capt.) In 1911 in charge of the Bleriot Military School at Etampes. FERBER (the late Capitane), flew as "De Rue." Born 1862 at Lyon. Commenced experiments with gliders in 1899 on Lilieuthal lines. In 1903 he built a power-driven machine. He taught Gabriel Voisin how to fly gliders. In 1908 was very active and flew several machines. Killed in a Voisin , 22nd September, 1909. FERNANDEZ (the late ). A Spanish tailor, resident in Paris, killed in 1909 in a machine of his own design. FISHER (E. U. B.) First flew on a Hanriot , early in 1911. August, 1911, engaged as pilot by Me rs. Vickers. FOKKER (Antony), Haarlem, Holland. Born in Java, 1890. Designed a monoplane in 1911 with special stabilising device. He flew this at Johannisthal. Subsequently started a company. FOURNY. French. On September 11th, 1912, broke all previous distance and duration records by flying, non-stop, 13 hours, 22 minutes in M. Farman . Renault motor. Distance 1,017 km. (631 miles) at Etampes, France. FRISBIE (J. J.) American aviator. Killed in a Curti at Norton, Kan., having been driven to fly in unsuitable weather by the jeers of a hostile crowd. FÜRSTENBERG (Prince). Austrian. President of the Centre Aeronautical Committee, formed in June, 1912. GAL ANS CHIK OFF (Mdlle.) Ru ian. On November 22nd at Johannisthal, made world's altitude record for lady fliers with 2,400 meteres. GARROS. French aviator. Came in second in Paris to Rome and the Circuit of Europe races, 1911. Up to November, 1911, held world's height record (13,000 feet). Made in a Bleriot . GASNIER (René), 1 Rue Scribe, Paris. Winner of many prizes in balloon events. French champion for the 1907 Gordon-Bennett. On Committee of Ae. C. F. Hon. President Ae. C. d'l'Ouest. Inventor of an aeroplane, 1908. GAST (Madame C. Crespin du), 12 Rue Levoux, Paris. Well-known in aeronautical circles. GASTAMBIDE (Robert), 27 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris. Born 1882. Civil engineer. Took great interest in aviation at the start. Designed the Gastambide-Mengin from which An to i net tes were evolved. This was the first monoplane to carry a pa enger (September, 1908.) GELEYNS (C.) Editor of the Avia , Wynbrugstreet 13, Rotter dam. GERRARD (Lieut.), R.M.L.I. British. August 17th, 1911, made world's pa enger record to date, 4 hours, 13 minutes, on Short No. 34. GIFFARD (H.) Brit is her, resident in France. In 1850 built the first practical dirigible. It had a steam motor. In 1852 it made a controlled speed of about 5 m.p.h. GILBERT. French. On March 28th, 1913, flew from Lyons to Villacoublay in 3 hours, 10 minutes, a world's record to date from town to town non-stop. GILL (Howard). U.S.A. aviator. In October, 1911, flew for 4 hours 16 minutes 35 seconds in a Wright . American record to that date. GILMOUR (Graham). British. Pilot Ae. C.F., April, 1910. In 1911, flying a Bristol : with which many of his flights have been directly or indirectly of a highly sensational nature. These have included a flight alleged to be over London (reported to R. Ae. C.—case dismi ed), flying low over Henley Regatta (certificate suspended, with subsequent litigation). Won second prize in the Brook lands-Brighton Race, May, 1911. Killed February, 1912. GIBERT. French aviator who made records, 1911. GLAZE BROOK (Dr. R. T.), C.B., F.R.S. Director of the British National Physical Laboratory. GLIDDEN (Charles J.) The well-known American motorist. Founder of many of the U.S.A. Ae. clubs. GODARD (Louis), 170 Rue Legendre, Paris. Builder of the America Well man Arctic Airship; inventor of the Godard Kite-Balloon; designer and builder of the La Belgique , etc., etc. GORDON-BENNETT (James), 104 Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris. American citizen. Owner of the New York Herald . Giver of the Gordon-Bennet aviation Prize. Previous to this he had instituted a similar event for motor cars, and few, if any, have done so much to advance the International sporting side of automobilism. GOUPY (Ambrose), 59 Avenue Marceau, Paris. An early pioneer in aviation experiments—had the first triplane built for him by Voisins . Now a well known constructor. GRACE ( late Cecil). Naturalised British subject, ex-Chilian. Lost at sea while competing for the Baron de Forest prize, December, 1910. GRADE (H.), Magdeburg, Germany. First man to fly in Germany. He did this on a Grade triplane early in 1909. Now a well known German constructor. GRAHAME-WHITE (Claude), 1 Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, London. Pilot 30 Ae. C. F. on a H. Farman . Attempted to win the Daily Mail £10,000 London-Manchester prize, 1910. Gordon Bennett, 1911. Now constructor. GREENE (Dr. W.), Treasurer, Aeronautic Society, U.S.A. Has done a great deal to advance aviation in the U.S.A. Designer of the Greene biplane—a machine which in no way infringed the Wright patents. GRESWELL. British aviator. Flew in first aerial post, 1911. GREY (Chas. G.), 166 Piccadilly, London, W. Editor of the Aeroplane . Well-known writer on aerial matters, formerly as "Aero-Amateur," later under his own name. By 1912, had come to occupy a unique position of his own by an uncompromising statement of facts without regard to other circumstances. GROSS (Major). In command of the German war dirigibles. Designer of the M type. ( Gro ). GRUBB (Capt. A. H. W.) D.S.O., R.E. Prominent supporter of aviation. Member of R. Ae. C. Committee, 1910-11. GUILLEMEAU (R.), 82 Rue d'Amsterdam, Paris. Editor Revue Francaise, de Const. Autble et Aeronaut i que. HAENLEIN (Paul). German, 1835-1905. Early experimenter with dirigibles. Inventor of the "semi-rigid" system. HAMEL (Gustav). British. Well-known aviator. Winner of Brook lands-Brighton Race, May, 1911. Flew the first British aerial mail, 1911. In April, 1913, on behalf of the London Standard , made a non-stop flight with a pa enger London to Cologne in a Bleriot . Many other famous flights. HAMMOND (J. J.) Australian. Pilot 258, Ae. C. F., on a Sanchis Besa , 4th October, 1910. In 1911, visited Australia with a Bristol , when he made many sensational flights. HARGRAVE (Lawrence), Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. A pioneer in aviation, 1890-95. Experimenter with and inventor of box kites. HARKNESS (Harry). American aviator. Has made various records. 6 HARMON, (Clifford B.) One of the best-known U.S.A. amateur aviators. Made U.S.A. time record (2h. 3m.), 2nd July, 1910. HARRISON (Eric). Australian subject. Instructor of the Bristol school at Lark Hill, Salisbury Plain, 1912. HARRISON (Lieut. L. C. R.) British R. F. C. Killed 28th April, 1913, in the famous Cody which won the British Military Aeroplane competition. HAULT (Adhemar de la), 214 Rue Royale, Bru els. Editor of La Conqûete de l'air . Well-known aviation pioneer. Interested in Ornithopters. HAWKER (H. G.) Australian subject. On October 24th made British duration record to date—8 hours 23 mins. in Sopwith biplane. Awarded the Michel in Cup, 1912. HEKKING (R.) French man. In September, 1909, carried out experiments with a biplane glider of 7 m. span and 25 m². surface. He rose to a height of 25 m., and is stated to have remained stationary for 5 minutes. Not confirmed, however. HELEN. French aviator. Has appeared in various competitions since early in 1911. HENDERSON (Brig. Gen.) British Army. First general to obtain British R. Ae. C. aviator certificate. Flying under the name of "Davidson" he obtained his certificate on a Bristol , at Brook lands, after seven days' training. HENRY, Prince of Pru ia. Well known for practical interest in motoring and aviation. Has driven his own car in races, and is a certificated aerial pilot for Germany. HENSON. Died 1842. Projected a steam-driven monoplane early in the XIX century. HERRING (A. M.), Free port, Long Island, U.S.A. Started the study of aviation 1894. With Langley, 1895. With Chanute, 1896. Joined Ae. Exp. A oc. and a ociated with Curti in the Herring-Curti . Subsequently (1910) with Burge in the Herring-Burge . HERVE (Henri), 1 Rue Hautefeuille, Paris. Well-known authority on matters aeronautical. Author, etc. HEWLETT (Mrs. Maurice) ("Madame Franck"). First lady aviator to obtain a British R. Ae. C. certificate. HILDEBRAND (Kapitan Alfred), 10 Martin-Lutherstra e, Berlin W. 30. Retired from German Army. A very well-known aeronaut. Owner of a Baldwin dirigible. Author of many works on aeronautics and aviation—the best known German writer on these subjects. HINTERS TO IS SER (Hauptmann Franz), Luisenstra e 35, Vienna V. Commanding Austro-Hungarian Aeronautical service. 1911-12. HIRTH (Helmuth). German. Made German pa enger altitude record to date, at Johannistal, September-October, 1911. Height 2475 metres. Many other records. The best known of all German aviators. HOFFMAN (Joseph). German. Built a steam-driven aeroplane in 1906. HOLDEN (Col. H. C. L.) R.A.F.R.S. Prominent supporter of aviation. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee, 1910-11. HOWARD-FLANDERS. See British Aeroplanes, Part A. HOWARD-WRIGHT. British. Early designer ( see Part B). In January, 1913, became manager of S. White & Co., of Cowes. HOUDINI (Harry). British. The famous "Handcuff King" flew a Voisin so long ago as November 2nd, 1909. He took it to Australia and won the first aeroplane flight prize there. He is the first to have taken out a "third party" insurance, which he did with the Albingia-Ver sic he rungs-Aktien-gesellschaft, Hamburg, Germany, on November 29th, 1909. The policy was for 150,000 marks. HUBERT. French aviator. Flew in the first British aerial post and was badly injured. HUCKS (B. B.) British aviator. Has made several fine exhibition flights on a Black burn . First man to make the double journey acro the Bristol Channel, also to carry out wirele telephone experiments with aeroplane. HUNTING DON (Prof. A. K.), 14 Bucking ham St., Charing Cro , London, W.C. Born 1856. Balloon expert, 1906-1908. Connected with the Dunne machines. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee, 1910-11. HURLBERT (Dr. Dane), Vermont, Lucerne, Switzerland. U.S.A. citizen. Experimenter in original types of aeroplanes, 1909-11 ILLNER. First man to fly in Austria, which he did on an Etrich . ISSATIER. French private soldier who obtained three weeks' leave and secured his flying certificate at Betheny after fourteen days, in a Deperdu in . ISENDAHL (Walther). German. Holsteinstra e 21, Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Leading authority on aerial and boat motors. JANE (Fred T.), The Hill, Bed hampton, Hants, England. Naval author, founder and editor of All the World's Air-craft . JANNUS (Antony). American. Well-known aviator. JATHO (Karl), Stader Chau e 22, Hanover, Germany. Born 1873. Pioneer aviator from 1893. Has built various machines—none very satisfactory. JEANNIN (Emil), Berlin. Prominent German aviator. JEFFERIES (Dr. John). 1760-1820 about . American. Accompanied Blanchard in the first balloon voyage acro the English Channel, 1784. JENKINS (F. Conway). In May, 1911, obtained his certificate (74) after only four flights on a Roe biplane. JOHN STONE (St. Croix). American aviator. 27th July, 1911, beat American duration records in a flight of 4 hours, 1 minute, 54 seconds. Distance 176 miles. Killed 1911. JONES (Ernest L.), 250 West 54 Street, New York. Editor of Aeronautics (U.S.A.) JOSEF FERDINAND (Grand Duke of Austria). Enthusiastic aeronaut and moving spirit in aviatory matters in Austria. JOYNSON-HICKS. British M.P. who has specialised in endeavouring to advance aviation. JULLIOT (Henri), 3 Rue de Flandre, Paris. Born 1855. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Technical director of the Lebaudy works. Originator of the Lebaudy type of dirigibles. Designer of Lebaudy aeroplane. Member of Committee Ae. C. F. KAPFERER (Henry), 26 Rue de Clichy, Paris. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Director of the Astra Cie, and the Cie Gen. Transaerienne. Part designer of the Clement-Bayard dirigibles. Took an early interest in the aeroplane movement, and had a biplane built to his own design by Voisins in 1907. Also had an early monoplane about the same date or a little later. On Committee Ae. C. F. KASSNER (Carl), Wilhelmstr. 10, Berlin. Profe or, German writer on technical aviation matters. KENNEDY (Rankin), British authority on aviation subjects. KENNEDY. St. Petersburg. British subject. Engineer who has studied aviation for many years. In 1911, was an honorary aerial adviser to the Ru ian Government on matters aerial. 7 KINDELAN (Captain), Guadalajara, Spain. Born 1879. Interested in balloons since 1906. Designer of the Spanish military airship Torres Quevedos . KNIGHT. British. Instructor 1912, Vickers School. KOENIG. German aviator. Won the 1st prize given by the Berliner Zeitung am Mittag . 1,182½ kilos. KRAUSS. Well-known German aviation engineer. Author of many articles. KRESS (Wilhelm), Waagga e 13, Vienna. Born 1836. Flew a model ornithopter in 1888. Author. KRIEGER (Hans). German. Formerly chauffeur to the Kaiser. Built a monoplane of his own design, and on September 5th, 1911, obtained his certificate on it. LAFFONT ( late A.) Killed in an Antoinette , December 28th, 1910. LAHM (Frank), Washington D.C., U.S.A. Well-known aeronaut. LAMBERT (Albert B.) President of Ae. C. of St. Louis, U.S.A. Flies a Wright . LAMBERT (Count Charles), 74 Rue Charles-Lafitte, Neuilly-sur-seine, Paris. Ru ian subject. Born 1865. Interested in aviation 1893 onward. First pupil of Wilbur Wright. LAMMLIN. German. Killed at Strasburg, May 23rd, 1911. LANA (Francisco), (1631-1687), (Italian). Jesuit who projected flying machines. LAN CHESTER. Author of well-known aerial cla ic. LANE (Howard), 50, Parliament Street, Westminster, London, S.W. British citizen. Mechanical and Chemical Engineer. Born 1852 at Warwick. Government Contractor; Birmingham City Councillor, 1895-1900. Honours, South Kensington, 1873. Inventions, the Seamle Steel Gas Cylinder, 1882; Multiple Stage Gas Compre or, 1884; Roller method of Skin Balloon Construction, 1887; Regenerative Hydrogen Producing Plant, 1903; Turbine Aero-Motor, 1909, etc., etc. LANGLEY (Samuel Pierpont). Born 1834. Died 1906. American pioneer from 1887. Commenced work in 1893 with Dr. Graham Bell, and later, Herring and Chanute. In May, 1896, he flew a large steam-driven model tandem monoplane—the Langley type. Author of Experiments in Aero Dynamics and other aerial cla ics. LANZ (Karl), Lachnerstra e 18, Mannheim, Germany. Wealthy patron of aviation in Germany. Giver of the £2000 Lanz prize won by Grade. Financed the Schütte dirigible. LAROCHE (Madame la Baronne Raymonde de). The first lady aviator. Pilot Ae. C. F. 36. Purchased a Voisin in the summer of 1909 and entered for International events. Badly injured in an accident at Reims, July, 1910. In 1913, took up flying again. LATHAM (Hubert), 7 Rue Rembrandt, Paris. Of English descent one side. Pilot 9 Ae. C. F. Director of the Antoinette Cie . Attempted to fly the Channel, 1909. (1) in Antoinette IV . (2) in Antoinette VII . (3) in August, 1910. Maker of many records. Killed by a buffalo, 1912. LA VAULX (Comte Henri de), 2 Rue Gaston de St. Paul, Paris. Born 1870. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Vice-President Ae. C. F., and one of its promoters. Founder and Vice-Pres. of the F.A.I. Took up aeronautics in 1900, since when he had made over 250 ascents. Record holder for "gas bags." Owner of a Zodiac dirigible in 1909-10. LEBAUDY (Robert), 12 Rue de Lubeck, Paris. Sugar refiner. Member Ae. C. F. Founder of the Lebaudy Dirigible Cie . LE BLANC (Alfred), 17 Rue Lakanal, Paris. Born 1869. Aeronaut in 1904. Winner of the Circuit d' l'Est. , Aug., 1910. LE BLON ( late ). French man. Born 1875. Killed in a Bleriot at S. Sebastien, 2nd April, 1910. LEFÈBVRE (Eugene). French aviator. Killed on a Wright , 7th September, 1909, at Juvi y. LEGAGNEUX. In December, 1910, made a flight of nearly 6 hours, at Pau, (322 mile—53 m.p.h.) average, in a Bleriot . LESSEPS (Comte Jacques de), 11 Avenue Montaigne, Paris. Well-known aviator in the early days. LEVAVASSEUR. Known in France as "Pére Levava eur." Chief engineer of the Antoinette Works and deus ex machina of the type. He severed his connection early in 1910, but rejoined in June, 1910, and remained as long as the company existed. LEVE (Pierre), 17 Rue Ca ette, Paris. Editor of La Revue Aérienne , official organ of La Ligue Nat. Aérienne . LILIEUTHAL (Gustav), 5 Mart hast ra e, Gro -Lichterfelde, Germany. Brother of the late Otto Lilieuthal, whose work he has carried on. Author. LILIEUTHAL (Otto, the late ). German subject. Began his interest in aviation when 15 years old. In 1889 published his Bird Flight as a Basis of the Flying Art , the result of 25 years observation of sea-gulls and storks. In 1891 he made glider flights. In 1895 he produced a biplane glider. On 12th Aug., 1896, he was killed while experimenting. Lilieuthal was the fountain head of modern aviation. LINKE (Dr. Franz), Kettenhofweg 181, Frankfurt, Germany, Scientist. Born 1878. Author of Moderne Luftschiffahrt and other works. LIORE (F.), 4 bis Rue de Corneille, Levallois-Perret, France. Early pioneer with the Witzig-Liore-Duthileuil . Since then evolved a monoplane. LÔME (Dupuy de). See DUPUY DE LÔME. LORIDAN. In July, 1910, in a H. Farman racer broke the existing altitude record by making 3,280 m. (10,758ft). Did 702 km., July, 1911. MALONE (Lieut. Cecil J. L'Estrange). R.N. Navy Wing of British R. F. C. A istant to director of Flying at Admiralty, end of 1912. MAHIEU. In September, 1911, made the world's pa enger record of 2460 metres (7981 feet) in a Voisin , at I y. Duration of flight 3½ hours. MANNING (H.) British. Aeroplane designer. MAREY (Profe or). Inventor of the Whirling table, 1870. MARIE (Capitaine). French Army. On staff of Inspector General of Aeronautics. MARIE (Pierre). Alsatian. Real name was Bournique. He made his name on a R.E.P.'s . In May, 1911, he was trying a 100 h.p. Deperdu in when the machine capsized and fell. He was taken to hospital and died a few hours later. His pa enger, Lieut. Depuis, was burned to death. MARS ("Bud"). Well-known American aviator. Has more than once been reported killed; but always appears again. MARTIN (Glen L.) Santa Ana, California, U.S.A. Flying Curti types. Obtained a considerable reputation, and local amateur record at Los Angeles meet, end of 1910. MASSAC BUIST. (See BUIST). 8 MATSIEVITCH (Kapitan). Ru ian Army. Was Instructor of the Military Aviation School at Sevastopol. Killed at Sevastopol, 1911. MAXIM (Sir Hiram), Baldwyn's Park, Kent. Inventor of the Maxim gun, etc. American by birth, naturalised British subject. Began experiments with propellers, etc., in 1889. In 1890 to 1893 he experimented with a full-sized aeroplane, steam propelled. Abandoned the experiments after spending £20,000 on them. Resumed work 1909, without succe . Author of Artificial and Natural Flight . McCLEAN. British aviator. Towards the end of 1910, he loaned two Short biplanes to East church flying ground for the training of naval officer in aviation, and himself acted as instructor. These were the first machines used by the British naval officers, consequently Mr. McClean may be regarded as the founder of the British Naval Aeroplane Division. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee. MENGIN (L.), 2 Rue Debrou e, Paris. Born 1881. Early experimenter. Flew in 1908 in the Gastambide-Mengin , from which the Antoinette was evolved. Director of the late Antoinette Cie . MERRIMAN. British. Expert Bristol flyer at Brook lands, etc., 1912. Instructor. MESSNER (Haupt. E.), Claridenstr. 36, Zurich. In command Swi military aviation section, 1911-12. MICHEL IN (A. J.), 105 Boulevard Periére, Paris. Born 1853. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Director of the well-known tyre manufacturers. Donor of the Michel in prize for aviation. Founder member Ae. C. F. MOEDEBECK (Hermann W. L.) Born 1857. Died 1910. German author on aerial matters. MOEDEBECK (Lieut. Col.). German subject. Author of Fliegen de Menschen (Salle), a very useful work on aviation. Also of a Pocket Book of Aeronautics , etc. MOINEAU. French man. In August, 1911, with two pa engers made a record on a Breguet , of reaching 900 metres in twenty minutes at Douai. MOISANT (Mi Matilda). Sister of the late J. M. Moisant. Second American lady to obtain certificate. Used a Moisant . MOISANT (John). Architect. American citizen, resident in Paris. Invented two monoplanes. In Aug., 1910, flew the Channel with a pa enger in a Bleriot . This was the first cro -Channel pa enger trip. Killed 1911. MONTAGU (Lord), of Beaulieu. Editor of The Car Illustrated . Prominent in arousing British interest in aviation. MONTGOLFIER (Joseph Michael and Jacques Etienne). French men, who about the year 1780 invented hot air balloons. In 1783, one such, of 35 feet diameter, rose to a height of about 1,500 feet. MONTGOMERY (John Profe or), U.S.A. citizen. Began experiments with gliders in 1884, which he continued till his death by accident with one, on 31st October, 1911, at Evergreen, Santa Clare, California. MOORE BRABAZON (J. T. C.), 29 Chesham St., London, S.W. Born 1884. Originally sporting motorist; winner Circuit des Ardennes, 1907. Took up aviation at an early stage. Bought an early Voisin which he named Bird of Pa age . This machine was later sold to A. George, who had a smash in it, and sold it later to Grace. Moore Brabazon was the first Brit is her to fly. Pilot I, R. Ae C. MOOR HOUSE (W. B. R.), Portholme Aerodrome, Hunting don. British. Has done a good deal of cro country flying, 1911. Part inventor of the Radley-Moor house (R. M.) monoplane, 1911. MORANE (Leon). French man. Well-known Bleriot pilot. Subsequently built the Morane monoplane. Very badly injured in an accident, Autumn, 1910. MOREAU. French amateur. Inventor of a special stabilised aeroplane. MORIS (Colonel). Commanding Italian air battalion, 1911-13. NEMETHY (Emil), Arad, Hungary. Born 1867. Built his first effort, a helicopter, in 1899. Has experimented ever since, but without much succe . Inventor of the Aviette . NEUMANN. Germany. Author of various very reliable works on dirigibles. NICKEL (Hugo Ludwig), Kahlenbergerstra e 97, Vienna. Born 1867. Aerial author and journalist. NIMFÜHR (Dr. Raimund), Lerchenga e 15, Vienna. Born 1874. Experimentalist 1900 onward. Author. NORTHCLIFFE (Alfred Charles Harms worth) Lord. British subject. Founder and proprietor of the "Daily Mail." Donor of many important aviation prizes, including the £10,000 London-to-Manchester prize. OERTZ (Max), Holzdamm 40, Hamburg, Germany. Interested in gliders. Connected with German North Pole Dirigible Expedition. Designer of various aeroplanes. OGILVIE (A.) Represented Great Britain in both the 1910 and 1911 Gordon Bennetts. Took fourth place in 1911. Average speed, 51 miles per hour. Flew a Wright . In December, 1910, flew for nearly 4 hours on a Wright over the Camber sands; distance being 139¾ miles. A ociated with the Wright Brothers experiments at Kitty Hawk, October, 1911. O'GORMAN (Mervyn). Well-known authority on aviation matters, and Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Factory. OSMONT. French man. Formerly racing cyclist. Did some fine flights at Chalons in 1910. In February, 1911, appointed chief aviation instructor to the Spanish Army. OTTO (Fried), Hohenstaufeurstra e 35, Berlin. W. 30. Aerial journalist, etc. OVINGTON (Earle). U.S.A. aviator. Carried first U.S.A. aerial post, Sept 1911. Winner of many prizes in America. OXLEY. Instructor to the Black burn School, at Filey, 1911. PAINE (Capt. G. M.) M.V.O., R.N. Commandant of the British Central Flying School at Upavon, Salisbury Plain. Appointed early in 1912. PARKE (Lieut. Wilfred, R. N.) Started flying in 1910, and made a large number of meritorious performances. Killed in a monoplane at Wembley, December 15th, 1912. PARSEVAL (Major Von), late German Army. Inventor of the Parseval type dirigibles and the Parseval monoplane. Leading figure in all aerial matters in Germany. (See Part A.) PATERS ON (Compton). British aviator. Liverpool Motor House, Ltd., Liverpool. Designed a succe ful machine in 1909. Also flies Farmans . Designed new machine 1911. PATIALA (Maharajah of). In December, 1910, purchased a Bleriot and a Voisin . Member of the R. Ae. C. PAGNY. French. Designer of Hanriots , 1913. 9 PAULHAN (Louis). French man. Born 1883. Served afloat as a boy. Later served with the late Col. Renard; also with the late Captain Ferber. In 1907 was with Surcouf. In his spare time he made models. In 1909 he won a Voisin biplane, given as prize for the best model in France, and rapidly came to the front. In 1910 he won the Daily Mail £10,000 prize for the London to Manchester flight. Numerous other prizes have been won by him. Took up construction in 1911 without much succe till in 1912 he took over French, etc., agency for Curti hydros. PEQUET (H.) French man. Certificated June, 1910. Flew a Humber-Sommer in India, where he conveyed the first officially recognised aerial post at Allah a bad. PERRIN (H.) British. Secretary of the R. Aero Club. PERRY (Ida), Metropol Theater, Berlin. German actre , who has gone in for aviation. PFITZNER ( late Lieut. Alexander L.) Hungarian. Born 1875. Served in the Austro-Hungarian Artillery. Leaving the Army he went to the U.S.A. and became connected with the Herring-Curti work, designing the novel Pfitzner monoplane. He met many mishaps with this, which depre ed him. He returned to Hungary early in 1910, but meeting no succe there came back to America. Drowned in Marble head Harbour, 12th July, 1910. PHILLIPS (Horatio F.), Weald stone, Harrow. Pioneer experimenter. Discoverer of the "dipping front edge," patented by him 1884 and 1891. ("Philips' entry.") Leading authority on aviation subjects. PICKLES (Sydney). Australian. Chief pilot at the Ewen school at Hendon, 1912. PICHAN (Court). Early French experimenter. Flew a flapper model 1889. PICOLLO ( late Jules). Brazilian aviator. Killed December 28th, 1910. PIERRE (Petit). French man. The late secretary of Bleriot School at Hendon. A a inated at Hendon, August, 1911, by a Swi pupil named Hanot, who went insane at not learning to fly so quickly as he had expected. PILCHER ( late Percy S.) Born 1866. British naval engineer. Commenced glider experiments, 1895, on Lilieuthal lines. Designed a power machine in 1899, but was killed in glider experiments before it was completed. PIXTON (H.) British R. Ae. C. pilot 50. Qualified at Brook lands, January, 1911, on a triplane. Has since done some very fine flights on an Avro , taking various prizes. PISCHOFF (Alfred de), 12 Rue Amiral de Joinville, Paris. In conjunction with Koechlin was a pioneer of French aviation. In December, 1907, he flew a kilometre on a biplane. His earliest machine was practically a large box kite with a motor fitted. In 1910 produced a monoplane of his own design. He is an Austrian resident in France. POPPER (Josef). Austrian. Concerned with aviation, etc., ever since 1872. POLLOCK (C. F.) Prominent supporter of aviation. Member of the R. Ae. C. Committee, 1910-11. PONNIER. French man. Director of the Hanriot Company. PRANDTL (Dr. Ludwig). Prinz Albertstra e 20, Göttinger, Germany. Born 1875. Leading Figure in German aerial circles. Connected with the Parseval design. PREVOST (M.) French. Created world's record on December 2nd, 1911, by reaching a height of 9,800 feet at Rheims. PRIER (Pierre). Made London-Paris in 3 hours, 56 minutes, 12th April, 1911. Designer to the Bristol Co., 1911. QUEROZ (the late ). Brazilian. Killed at S. Paulo, June, 1911, in a monoplane of his own design. QUIMBY (Mi Harriet). Mineola, U.S.A. First American lady to qualify for aviator certificate, 1st August, 1911. Used a Moisant . Killed 1912. QUOIKA (Haupt. Emanuel), Margarethenstra e 16, Vienna. Aeronaut from 1904. Now aviator and writer on subject. RADLEY (James). Well-known British aviator, flying a Bleriot . Patented a special wing. Represented Great Britain in the 1910 Gordon Bennett. At Lanark, 1910, broke the world's then speed record, and did 75 miles per hour. Pilot R. Ae. C. 12, June 14th, 1910. August, 1911, flew the Channel in 22 minutes; Calais to Folk est one. Subsequently embarked on construction. RAYNHAM (F. R.) British subject. Flew 7 hours, 30 mins. competing for the Michel in Cup. Used an Avro fitted with a 60 horse Green. REISSNER (Dr. Ing. Hans), Lutticherstra e 166, Aachen. Born 1874. Profe or on matters aerial. RELTICH. French. Cyclist who succeeded in getting an avietter to fly one metre, October, 1912. Won the Dubos prize. RENARD ( late Colonel). In a ociation with Krebs built a dirigible in 1884, with electric motor. Killed. RENARD (Commandant Paul), 41 Rue Madame, Paris. Born 1854. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Brother of late Col. Renard, with whom he worked. Vice-President, Ligue Nat. Aerienne . Profe or Ecole Sup. d'Aeronaut i que . Has written a good deal on aerial subjects. RENAUX. Did 12 hours 12 minutes on a M. Farman , 7th August, 1911. (690 k.m.) Won the Quentin Bauchart Prize, 1911. RENAUX. French aviator. Winner of the Grand Prix Michel in, March, 1911, Paris, to top of the Puy de Dome. Machine, Maurice Farman . RICHET. French patron of early aviation experiments, 1896. Tatin built a large model machine for him in those days, which after a 150 yard flight fell into the sea and was lost. RIDGE (Theodore). A istant Superintendent of the Army Aircraft Factory. Killed on August 21st, 1911. ROBINSON (Hugh). Well-known U.S.A. aviator. ROBL ( late Thaddeus). German aviator. Killed on a Farman , 1910, through attempting to fly in unpropitious weather in order to allay the complaints of sightseers. Has been designated the "first martyr of aviation"—not without some cause. RODGERS (C. P.) U.S.A. aviator. Wright. In September-October, 1911, he flew acro America, distance 4,321 miles. He started to win the Hirst prize of £10,000, but having taken longer than 30 days was disqualified. ROE (A. V.) Clifton St., Miles Platting, Manchester. Was the first man to fly in England, and also the first to fly an all-British machine. Is a persistent experimenter on original lines. Has flown with as little as 9 h.p. in one of his triplanes. Now builds mono. and biplanes ( Avro ). ROEHRIG (B. F.) U.S.A. aviator. Obtained wide reputation with Curti types on Pacific Coast. ROGER, 8 Rue Grange-Batelière, Paris. Founder and editor of Revue de l'Aviation . ROGUES (General). French Army. Inspector General Military Aeronautics, 1911. ROLLS ( late Hon. C.) Well-known British sportsman, motorist, and aviator. First English man to order an aeroplane—a Wright . Flew the Channel both ways early in 1910 (first record). Killed at Bourne mouth, July, 1910, in a Wright . RUCK (Major-General), C.B., R.E. Chairman of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. RUSSIJAN. Austrian aviator. Killed January 9th, 1911. 10 SALMET (Henri). French. Born 1878. Made British height record, 8,070 feet, November, 1911. Made record London-Paris flight, March, 1912. Time: 3 hours, 14 minutes. SAMPSON (Lieut.) British Navy. On August 17th, 1911, made British flight duration record to date, 4 hours 58½ minutes, at East church on a Short 38. Now Acting-Commander. Employed by Naval Wing, R.F.C. SAMUEL SON (Arnold), Hamburg Waterworks, Germany. Born 1837. Writer on aerial matters. SANTOS-DUMONT (Alberto), 150 Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Paris. Brazilian, of French descent. Born 1873. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Took up ballooning at an early age. He was the first to use a petrol motor in a balloon. In 1900 the fifth dirigible constructed by him cro ed the Seine. On Oct. 19th, 1901, in No. 6, he circled the Eiffel Tower and won the 100,000 franc Deutsch prize. In 1906 he became interested in heavier than air machines, and began on a helicopter. Abandoning this he built a box kite type of aeroplane, and on October 23rd, 1906, won the Archdeacon prize for a heavier than air flight of not le than 25 metres. Thereafter, comparatively little was heard of him, except that he was experimenting with the Demoiselle , till in 1909 he made a record on this type—the designs of which he presented to the world. Has not been prominent since. SCHABSKY (A than as i us Ivanovitch). Ru ian. Builder of the Outchebny type dirigible. SCHIERE, J. Aeronautical engineer. Step hons on str a at 41, The Hague, Holland. Librarian Dutch Ae. C. SCHÜTTE (Prof. Johann), Jäschkenthal 47b, Danzig-Langfukr, Danzig, Germany. Born 1873. Designer of the Schütte dirigible. SCHWANN (Commander Oliver). British Navy. Navy Air Dept., 1912-13. In 1911, conducted a number of hydro-aeroplane experiments. SCRAGG (Geo. H.), American citizen, 19-21, Great Queen Street, Kings way, London, W.C. European correspondent of American Aeronautics . SELLERS (M.B.) (See U.S. aeroplanes) SELLS (Chas. de Grave), La Colombara, Corni glia no-Ligure, Italy. British. A leading authority on all matters having to do with engineering. Also a writer on these subjects. Authority on matters having to do with aviation in Italy. SHAFFER (Cleve T.) American citizen. West Coast correspondent to Aeronautics (U.S.A.) Writer on aerial subjects generally. SIMON (Rene). August 18th, 1911, tied with Sopwith for the world's Climbing speed at Chicago; 500 metres in 3' 35". SMITH (H. White). British. Secretary to the Bristol Co. SOMMER (Roger) Mouzon, Ardennes, France. Born 1877. Early interested in aviation. In 1908 built a machine of his own design. This was a failure. He then bought one of the first Farman's , on which he rapidly achieved succe . Towards the end of 1909 he produced the Sommer biplane. SOPWITH (T.) British. Won the Baron de Forest prize on a Howard Wright , 1910. Also won many other prizes in England and America. 19th August, 1911, tied with Simon, world's climbing speed—500 metres in 3' 35"—at Chicago. Now a constructor. SPENCER (Stanley). Early British dirigible builder (1902). Died 1913. SPOONER (Stanley), 41 St. Martin's Lane, W.C. Editor of Flight . Prominent supporter of aviation. Member of R. Ae. C. Committee. STEIN (Lieut.) German aviator. Killed at Doerlitz, February 6th, 1911. STRING FELLOW. British. A very early experimenter. In 1868 he evolved a triplane model. SUETER (Capt. R. N.) British. In command of British Navy dirigible section, 1911. Admiralty Air Dept., 1912-13. SURCOUF (Edward Louis), 33 Boulevard Lannes, Paris. Born 1862. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Secretary Com. Sport Ae. C. F. Sec. Com. Aerienne Mixte. Director of the Astra Societé. Constructor of the majority of French dirigibles. SWANN (Rev. Sydney), The Vicarage, Crosby Ravens worth, West more land, England. First clerical aviator. Ceased. SYKES (Major F. H.) Officer Commandant in Charge of Records, Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing. TABUTEAU. French aviator. Winner of the Michel in Trophy. TADDEOLI. Swi . First Swi to obtain an aviator's certificate, which he did on a Dufaux , October, 1910. Badly injured at Lausanne, June, 1911, during exhibition flights. 1912, built a hydro-aeroplane. TATIN (Victor), 14 Rue de la Folie-Reynault, Paris. Chev Leg. d'Hon. Born 1843. Commenced heavier than air experiments so long ago as 1879, when he made an aeroplane driven by compre ed air. Designed the Ville de Paris . Had a good deal to do with the Bleriot in its early days. In 1909 designed the Clement-Bayard monoplane. A ociated with Paulhan in 1911. Writes on all aerial subjects. TAYLOR (Vincent P.) Australian subject. Well-known aeronaut, using the nom de plume of Capt. Penfold. In 1912 went in for aero planing, using a Bristol . TIS SANDIER (Gaston). French Pioneer aeronaut. Made an electrically-propelled dirigible in 1881. Born 1843. Died 1899. TIS SANDIER (Paul), 17 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris. Son of Gaston Tis sandier. Born 1881. Instructor of aviation. Taught many of the best known aviators. TURN BULL (W. R.) American Engineer. In the year 1906 commenced to experiment with hydro-aeroplanes; and may be regarded as the originator of all experiments in this direction. The French Gabardine of much later date did not differ materially from his early models, while the more recent Fabre and the succe ful Curti Triad embodied similar ideas. TURNER (Charles E.) Authority on aviation matters, special aerial correspondent of the Observer , etc. TURNER (Lewis W. F.) British. Chief pilot of the Ewen School, 1912. TWINING (S. Frisco). Cal. U.S.A. Experimenter with flappers, man propelled, from 1910 onward. USBORNE (Lieut. Neville F.), R.N. First British naval officer detailed for aerial work. Was appointed to Clement-Bayard II in 1909, and subsequently to the first Naval Dirigible. 1912, Naval Wing, R.F.C. VANNIMAN (Melvin). Built the gondola of the first Well man airship, and intimately concerned with Well man II . Also designed a triplane 1908. Designed Akron , 1911. Killed 1911. 11 VEDRINES. French. Second in the Daily Mail £10,000 prize, 1911, in a Morane . Won Paris-Madrid, 1911. One of the best known aviators. Began life as a mechanic. VIVALDI ( late Lieut.) Italian naval officer. Killed in a M. Farman , August, 1910. VOISIN (Charles), 34 Quai du Point du Tour, Bill an court (Seine), France. Born 1882. Director of Voisin Freres . Flew the Del a grange I. in 1906. Induced H. Farman to be interested in aviation. VOISIN (Gabriel). Brother of above. Born 1880. Chev. Leg. d'Hon. Director of Voisin Freres . Commenced to study aviation in 1902 with Archdeacon. Experimented with gliders. Founded Voisin Freres in 1903. Designer of the Voisin biplane. Killed 1912 in a motor accident. VUIA. French pioneer, who with a machine somewhat like a Demoiselle , flew 6 yards in 1906 and 60 yards in 1907. WALDEN (Dr.). U.S. citizen. Badly hurt, 1910, in a machine of his own design, but not killed as reported. (See U.S. aeroplanes.) WALSH (C.F.) American aviator. Winner of various trophies on a Curti . WAR CHO LOW SKY. Austrian aviator. On October 30th, 1911, made world's record to date by flying 45 minutes with three pa engers. WEILLER (Lazare), 36 Rue de la Bienfaisance, Paris. Officer Leg. d'Hon. Head of the syndicate which in 1908 was responsible for Wilbur Wright coming to France. WEISS (José). British subject. Pioneer experimenter in aviation. The starting stage used by him for early glider experiments is still to be seen near Arundel Castle, Su ex. Much of our knowledge as to the distribution of weights is due to him. WELL MAN. An American who hoped to reach the North Pole by dirigible. His first ship came to grief at Spitz bergen. In Oct., he attempted a cro -Atlantic voyage, but failed. (See Vanniman). WEYMANN (C). American. Won the 1911 Gordon Bennett on a Nieuport . Average speed, 78 miles per hour. WHEELER (R.F.) British Navy. As naval cadet at the age of 15 he obtained his pilot certificate at the Bristol School. WHITE (Sir George, Bart. LL.D. J.P.) Founder and Chairman of the British and Colonial Aeroplane Co., Ltd. President of the Bristol and West of England Ae. C. WIDMER. Austrian aviator. In October, 1911, made a flight over the Adriatic, Venice to Triest. WILLOWS (E.T.) Cardiff, Wales. British Airship pilot 4. Inventor of the Willows airship. Patentee swivelling propellers. Started a dirigible school, 1913. WISEMAN (Fred T.) American aviator. Flies his own type machine. Has made sensational flights delivering newspapers at farmhouses, April, 1911, also letters. WRIGHT (Howard). See HOWARD WRIGHT. WRIGHTS (the) (Orville and Wilbur), 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. Chevs. Leg. d'Hon. In 1896 the Brothers Wright began to study aerial flight. In 1900 they were making glides. In 1903 they first fitted a motor, and on December 17th of that year made a power flight of about 250 yards. Reports of this were received with incredulity, and right up to July, 1908, when Wilbur Wright appeared in France, many people still regarded the Wrights as a myth. Wilbur Wright easily beat the French machines in circling, etc. He won the Michel in Cup, being up 2 h. 20 m. 23-1/3 sec. Distance 76½ miles official record. Actual, estimated at 93 miles. The exploits of Wilbur Wright put aviation on quite a new footing. Since 1908 the Wright type has been surpa ed by others; but to the Wrights will always belong the credit of having made a decided step in the science. Wilbur died of typhoid, 1911. WYNMALEN (Henri). Dutch. Reached 9,121 feet in a Farman in 1910, and was then compelled to descend because after 8,000 feet blood oozed from his finger nails and lips. Ae.C.F. pilot 208, 27th August, 1910. Has made many famous flights. ZENS (Ernest), 3 Rue la Boétie, Paris. Born 1878. Pioneer aviator. On committee of Ae. C. F. First pa enger in an aeroplane (carried by Wilbur Wright, 6th September, 1908). Built a monoplane, 1912. ZEPPELIN (Count). The first Zeppelin dirigible was tried in 1900 on Lake Con stance. It made a small speed against a 12-16 m.p.h. wind. It also circled. The experiments exhausted the Count's resources until 1905. Details of this and later Zeppelins will be found on the German dirigible pages in Part A. 12 cARBURETTERS.