Chapter IX: Part C: Aero Engines, (1)

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ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED IN ORDER OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

~AUSTRIAN, BELGIAN, BRITISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, U.S.A.~

~Note.~--So far as possible this is a complete list of all the
aero engines of any importance.

Data are confined to what is now being made or actually in use;
untested "show novelties" are ignored.

In the case of some engines it has for various reasons proved
impossible to obtain full data in time for inclusion in this
edition.

In a general way these lists are confined to aeroplane engines.

~AUSTRIAN.~

~Revised by Herr Ing. W. Isendahl.~

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~AUSTRO-DAIMLER.~ | ~KOeRTING.~ |
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35-40 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x120 (1450 r.p.m.) 165 lbs. | |
65-70 h.p., 4 cyl., 120x140 (1350 r.p.m.) 232 lbs. | |
120 h.p., 6 cyl., 130x175 (1200 r.p.m.) 419 lbs. | Note.--This engine is no longer made, but it is to |
| be found still in some dirigibles. |
Vertical water-cooled. | |
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H.T. Magneto. | |
All Valves overhead. Rocking levers and piston | |
rods. | |
Forced lubrication. | |
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Pressed steel pistons. | |
Nickel-chrome crank shaft, hollow and closed. | +
White-metal bearings. | |
Cast-iron single cylinders (copper jackets). | |
Single camshaft. | |
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The 120 has 2 carburetters and 2 H.T. magnetos. | |
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~BELGIAN.~

~BRITISH.~

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~A.B.C.~ | ~GREEN.~ | ~N.E.C.~ | ~WOLSELEY.~
All British Engine Co., Ltd., Brooklands, Surrey.| Green Engine Co., Ltd., 455, Berners Street, | New Engine (Motor) Co. Ltd., 9, Grafton Street, | Wolseley Tool & Motor Car Co., Ltd.,
| London, W. | Bond Street, London, W. | Adderley Park, Birmingham.
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30 h.p., 4 cyl., 95x80 (1450 r.p.m.) 155 lbs. | 30-35 h.p., 4 cyl., 105x120 158 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 95x115 (1250 r.p.m.) 205 lbs. | 60-80 h.p., 8 cyl., 95x140, type A 325 lbs.
45 h.p., 6 cyl., 95x80 (1450 r.p.m.) 225 lbs. | 50-60 h.p., 4 cyl., 140x146 263 lbs. | 90 h.p., 6 cyl., 96x115 (1250 r.p.m.) 405 lbs. | " " " " B 345 lbs.
60 h.p., 8 cyl., 95x80 (1450 r.p.m.) 231 lbs. | 90-100 h.p., 6 cyl., 140x152 298 lbs. | | " " " " C 315 lbs.
85 h.p., 6 cyl., 125x105 (1700 r.p.m.) 290 lbs. | Vertical, water-cooled (pump). H.T. magneto. | Two stroke vertical for the 90 h.p. ~V~ for the 50. | " " " " D 335 lbs.
115 h.p., 8 cyl., 125x105 (1400 r.p.m.) 380 lbs. | Mechanical inlets. Forced lubrication.| | 120 h.p., 8 cyl., 125x175 (1150 r.p.m.) 630 lbs.
170 h.p., 12 cyl., 125x105 (1400 r.p.m.) 520 lbs. | | H.T. magneto. | ~V~ type. Types A and B of the 60-80 air-cooled
225 h.p., 16 cyl., 125x105 (1400 r.p.m.) 640 lbs. | _Features._-- | Valveless. | (water-cooled exhausts). The others water-cooled.
| Cast-iron cylinders. Overhead cam shaft. | Forced lubrication. | Types A and C of the 60-80 are for direct coupling
~V~ type, water-cooled (pump). | Copper jackets. Nickel chrome crank shaft.| | of propeller, with double thrust ball bearings.
| Overhead valves. White metal bearings. | _Features._-- | Types B and D geared to half crank shaft speed.
H.T. magneto. | | | Bosch dual ignition.
Mechanical inlets. | | Pistons after uncovering exhaust ports open | Mechanical inlets.
Forced lubrication. | | the inlet ports. Air from blowers | Forced lubrication.
| | scavenges. Strong mixture enters | _Features._--
_Features._-- | | immediately on compression stroke. | Steel cylinders (single).
| | This is effected by a central mechanism. | Overhead valves (removable seats).
Steel cylinders (steel and copper jackets). | | | Carburettor between cylinders.
Overhead vertical valves. | | (N.B. Older types see previous editions.) | Nickel chrome crank shaft, on 3 bearings.
Cast-steel crank case. | | |
Nickel chrome crank shaft, white metal | | |
bearings. | | |
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~FRENCH.~

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~ANZANI.~ | ~BERTIN.~ | ~CANTON-UNNE (SALMSON).~ | ~CLEMENT BAYARD.~
71, _bis_ Quai d'Asinieres (Seine). | 8, rue Garancier, Paris. | E. Salmson, 55, rue Grange aux Belles, Paris. | Usineo Clement Bayard, 33 quai Michelet,
| | | Levallois-Perret, (Seine).
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30 h.p., 3 cyl., 105x130 (1575 r.p.m.) 154 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 116x150 (1100 r.p.m,) 132 lbs. | 60 h.p., 7 cyl., 75x260 (1300 r.p.m.) 220 lbs. | 40 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x120 242 lbs.
30 h.p., 3 cyl., 105x120 (1300 r.p.m.) 121 lbs. | 100 h.p., 8 cyl., 116x150 (1100 r.p.m.) 209 lbs. | 80 h.p., 7 cyl., 120x140 (1250 r.p.m.) 298 lbs. | 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 135x160 (1500 rp.m.) 463 lbs.
40-45 h.p., 6 cyl., 90x120 (1300 r.p.m.) 154 lbs. | | 110 h.p., 9 cyl., 120x140 (1300 r.p.m.) 353 lbs. | 130 h.p., 4 cyl., 155x185
50-60 h.p., 6 cyl., 105x120 (1300 r.p.m.) 200 lbs. | ~X~ type air cooled. | | 180 h.p., 6 cyl., 155x185 (1200 r.p.m.)
80 h.p., 10 cyl., 90x130 (1250 r.p.m.) 238 lbs. | | The 60 h.p. has parallel a.c. cylinders, the other | 200 h.p., 4 cyl., 190x230 (1200 r.p.m.) 1100 lbs.
100 h.p., 10 cyl., 105x140 (1100 r.p.m.) 308 lbs. | | two are radial w.c. |
| | | H.T. magneto.
Radial type, air-cooled (but water-cooling is occasionally | | There is also a horizontal radial engine (w.c.) | G.A. carburetter. Forced lubrication.
fitted). | | 300 h.p., 9 cyl., 150x210 (1200 r.p.m.) 990 lbs. |
| | | Overhead valves worked by two cams only.
H.T. magneto. | | H.T. magneto. | Exhausts opened and closed by spring on tappet.
Mechanical inlets. | | Mechanical inlets. |
Forced lubrication. | | Forced lubrication. | _40 h.p._, vertical, _en bloc_, water-cooled, copper,
| | Steel cylinders, copper jackets. | jacket, all valves same side, single cam shaft,
_Features._-- | | Overhead Valves. | splash lubrication. Special carburetter, jet in
| | Single special steel crank shaft on ball bearings. | centre of float chamber.
Extremely simple construction. | | Aluminium alloy or steel crank case. |
Mainshaft single crank. | | | _130 and 180 h.p._ (for dirigibles), cylinders in pairs,
Flywheel specially balanced to compensate. | | | water-cooled. Overhead valves, single over-head
Zenith carburetter. +--------------------------------------------------+ | cam shaft. Two ignitions. Expanding
| ~BURLAT.~ | | clutch.
| 289 Avenue de Saxe, Lyon (Rhone). | |
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| 35 h.p., 8 cyl., 95x120 (956 r.p.m.) 187 lbs. | |
| 60 h.p., 8 cyl., 120x120 (940 r.p.m.) 264 lbs. | |
| 75 h.p., 8 cyl., 120x170 (940 r.p.m.) 308 lbs. | |
| 120 h.p., 16 cyl., 120x120 (900 r.p.m.) 495 lbs. | |
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| Rotary, air-cooled. | |
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~CHENU.~ | ~CLERGET.~ | ~DANSETTE GILLET (LAVIATOR).~ | ~DE DION.~
Chenu, 10 Rue Fontaine-Saint-Georges, Paris. | Clerget & Cie, 11 rue Leon-Cogniet, Paris. | Dansette Gillet & Cie., 36 quai de. | Etablissements de Dion-Bouton, 52 avenue des
| | Suresnes, Suresnes (Seine). | Champs-Elysees, Paris.
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50 h.p., 4 cyl., 110x130 (1300 r.p.m.) 253-1/2 lbs. | 43 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x120 (1600 r.p.m.) | 80 h.p., 8 cyl., 100x130 (1200 r.p.m,) 418 lbs. | 80 h.p., 8 cyl., 100x120 (1700 r.p.m.) 484 lbs.
75 h.p., 6 cyl., 110x130 (1300 r.p.m.) 375 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 110x120 (1500 r.p.m.) 172 lbs. | 110 h.p., 6 cyl., 130x160 (1100 r.p.m.) 616 lbs. | 150 h.p., 8 cyl., 125x150 (1600 r.p.m.) 968 lbs.
200 h.p., 6 cyl., 150x200 860 lbs. | 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 140x160 (1250 r.p.m.) 342 lbs. | 120 h.p., 4 cyl., 145x175 (1200 r.p.m.) 484 lbs. | ~V~ type, air-cooled for the 80; water-cooled for the
| 50-60 h.p., 7 cyl., 120x120 (1200 r.p.m.) 198 lbs. | 120 h.p., 8 cyl., 114x160 (1200 r.p.m.) 418 lbs. | 150.
Vertical, water-cooled (thermo syphon). | 200 h.p., 8 cyl., 140x160 (1275 r.p.m.) 495 lbs. | 200 h.p., 8 cyl., 147x175 (1100 r.p.m.) 715 lbs. |
| | 250 h.p., 6 cyl., 180x200 (1050 r.p.m.) 1210 lbs. | H.T. magneto.
H.T. magneto. | The 43 h.p. 50 and 100 vertical engines, w.c. | | Pump lubrication.
Automatic lubrication. | | The 110, 120 (4 cyl.) and 250 are vertical, the | Forced lubrication.
| The 50-60 h.p. is a radial, rotary. | others are ~V~ type. |
Cylinders in pairs. | | |
| The 200 h.p. has 2 carburetters and 2 magnetos, | |
| and is ~V~ type. | |
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~DUTHEIL CHALMERS (EOLE).~ | ~GNOME~ | ~LABOR AVIATION.~ | ~PANHARD.~
Dutheil Chalmers & Cie., 81-83 avenue d'italie, Paris.| Societe des moleurs Gnome, 3 rue La Boetie, Paris. | Soc. anonyme des moteurs Labor Aviation, 29 rue de | Societe Panhard & Levassor, avenue d'Ivry, Paris.
| | la Revolte, Levallois Perret (Seine). |
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40 h.p., 4 cyl., 125x120 250 lbs. | 50 h.p., 7 cyl., 11$1x$220 (1200 r.p.m.) 165 lbs. | 42 h p., 4 cyl., 90x150 (1200 r.p.m.) 221 lbs. | 35-40 h.p., 4 cyl., 110x140 210 lbs.
60 h.p., 6 cyl., 125x120 350 lbs. | 70 h.p., 7 cyl., 13$1x$220 (1300 r.p.m.) 183 lbs. | 72 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x210 (1200 r.p.m.) 353 lbs. | 55 h.p., 6 cyl., 110x140 341 lbs.
| 80 h.p., 7 cyl., 124x140 (1200 r.p.m.) 191 lbs. | 120 h.p., 4 cyl., 120x250 419 lbs. | 100 h.p., 8 cyl., 110x140 (1500 r.p.m.) 440 lbs.
Opposed horizontal, water-cooled. | 100 h.p., 14 cyl., 110x120 (1200 r.p.m.) 220 lbs. | |
| 140 h.p., 14 cyl., 130x120 (1200 r.p.m.) 286 lbs. | Vertical water-cooled (pump). | Vertical, water-cooled.
H.T. magneto. | 160 h.p., 14 cyl., 124x140 (1200 r.p.m.) 308 lbs. | |
Automatic inlets. | | H.T. magneto. | H.T. magneto.
Pump lubrication. | Radial rotary, air-cooled. | Mechanical inlets. | Mechanical inlets.
| | Forced lubrication. | Pump lubrication.
also | H.T. magneto. | |
| Automatic inlets. | _Features:_-- | _Features._--
~EOLE.~ (Dutheil Chalmers.) | Forced lubrication. | |
| | Automatic carburetter. | Cast-iron cylinders, jackets in casting.
40 h.p., 4 cyl., 130x130 198 lbs. | _Features._-- | | Valves at side.
| | | Cam shaft in crank case.
Horizontal w.c., with central crank shaft over | Single crank pin +------------------------------------------------------+ Nickel chrome crank shaft; white metal
head valves. | Steel cylinders turned from solid. | ~LA RHONE~ | bearings.
| Single ignition point. | |
100 h.p., 8 cyl. | Gas admitted through hollow crank shaft to | 50 h.p., 7 cyl., 105x140 176 lbs. |
| crank case, thence to pistons; oil enters | 80 h.p., 9 cyl., 105x140 242 lbs. |
Crank shaft at either end, all valves in centre. | in a similar way. | 100 h.p., 14 cyl., 105x140 308 lbs. | There is also a 120 h.p. 4 cylinder for dirigibles.
| Nickel chrome crank shaft, ball bearings. | 160 h.p., 18 cyl., 105x140 374 lbs. |
| Steel crank case. | (1200 r.p.m. in all.) |
| The 100 h.p. has seven cylinders behind seven | |
| others. Larger sizes ditto. | Rotary, air-cooled. |
| Older engines of 50-100 h.p. do not differ in | |
| general details. | |
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~RENAULT~ | ~R.E.P.~ | ~ROSSEL-PEUGEOT.~ | ~VIALE.~
Automobiles Louis Renault, 15 rue Gustav-Sandoz, | Etablissement Robert Esnault Pelterie, 149 rue de |Soc. anonyme de constructions aerienne Rossel-Peugeot,| Viale & Cie. 19 rue de la Mairie, Boulogne-sur-Seine
Billancourt (Seine). | Silly, Billancourt (Seine). | rue de Longchamp, a Suresnes (Seine). | (Seine).
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25 h.p., 4 cyl., 90x120 243 lbs. | 45 h.p., 5 cyl., 100x140 243 lbs. | 30-40 h.p., 7 cyl., 105x110 (1100 r.p.m.) 165 lbs. | 30 h.p., 3 cyl., 105x130 (1250 r.p.m.) 165 lbs.
35 h.p., 8 cyl., 75x120 243 lbs. | 60 h.p., 5 cyl., 110x160 (1100 r.p.m.) 330 lbs. | 40-50 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x110 (1100 r.p.m.) 172 lbs. | 50 h.p., 5 cyl., 105x130 (1250 r.p.m.) 199 lbs.
50 h.p., 8 cyl., 90x120 375 lbs. | 90 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x160 (1100 r.p.m.) 463 lbs. | 50-55 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x110 (1150 r.p.m.) 165 lbs. | 70 h.p., 7 cyl., 105x130 (1250 r.p.m.) 254 lbs.
70 h.p., 8 cyl., 96x140 397 lbs. | | | 100 h.p., 10 cyl., 105x130 (1250 r.p.m.) 320 lbs.
90 h.p., 12 cyl., 96x140 640 lbs. | Radial, air-cooled. | Rotary, air-cooled. |
(All at 1800 r.p.m.) | | | Radial, air-cooled.
| H.T. magneto and accumulators. | H.T. magneto. |
Cylinders at 90 deg. | Mechanical inlets. | Mechanical inlets. |
~V~ type, air-cooled. | Forced lubrication. | Forced lubrication. |
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H.T. magneto. | _Features._-- | |
Mechanical inlets. | | | ~VERDET.~
Pump lubrication. | In the 7 cyl. the cylinders are in two planes, | There is also a vertical water-cooled motor (1913). |
| four being in front of the others. | 100 h.p., 140x140 (1300 r.p.m.) 352 lbs. | 55 h.p., 7 cyl., 112x140 (1100 r.p.m.) 176 lbs.
_Features._-- | | |
| The 5 cyl. engines are fan shape in one plane. | | Rotary, air-cooled.
Two to one shaft, made specially strong to | | |
admit of the direct coupling of a propeller. | | |
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Inlet valves operated from below, exhausts | | |
placed above them at the side. | | |
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Plain bearings. | | |
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Special cooling. | | |
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~GERMAN.~

~Revised by Herr Ing. W. Isendahl.~

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~ARGUS.~ | ~BENZ.~ | |
Argus-Motoren G.m.b.H., Flottenstrasse 39 and 40, | Benz & Cie, Mannheim. | ~DELFOSSE (radial.)~ | ~DELFOSSE (rotary.)~
Reinickendorf bei Berlin. Established 1900. | | |
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70 h.p., 4 cyl., 124x130 (1400 r.p.m.) 254 lbs. | 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 130x180 (1250 r.p.m.) 337 lbs. | 24-30 h.p., 3 cyl., 110x130 (1500 r.p.m.) 100 lbs. | 30 h.p., 3 cyl. (1500 r.p.m.) 121 lbs.
100 h.p., 4 cyl., 140x140 (1250 r.p.m.) 290 lbs. | Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | 30-40 h.p., 3 cyl., 120x140 (1400 r.p.m.) 120 lbs. | 50 h.p., 5 cyl., 110x130 (1400 r.p.m.) 176 lbs.
150 h.p., 6 cyl., 140x140 (1250 r.p.m.) 353 lbs. | 2 H.T. magneto (Bosch). | 35-45 h.p., 4 cyl., 110x130 (1500 r.p.m.) | 70 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x138 (1200 r.p.m.)
| Mechanical inlets. | 50-70 h.p., 4 cyl., 120x140 (1500 r.p.m.) |
Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | Forced lubrication. | 50-60 h.p., 6 cyl., 110x130 (1500 r.p.m.) | Rotary air-cooled.
| _Features._-- |80-100 h.p., 6 cyl., 120x140 (1500 r.p.m.) | H.T. magneto (Bosch).
H.T. magneto (Bosch). | | | Overhead valves.
Mechanical inlets. | Cast-iron cylinder, steel jackets. | Radial air-cooled. | Automatic inlets.
_Features._-- | Single cylinders. | H.T. magneto (or 6 volt accumulator). | Steel cylinders.
| All valves overhead (single cam shaft). | Automatic inlets. | Crank shaft on ball bearings.
Cast-iron cylinders. | Crank shaft hollow oil 5 metal bearings. | Forced lubrication. |
Cylinders in pairs. | | |
Valves one side (single cam shaft). | | _Features._-- |
Crank shaft on ball bearings, closed and hollow. | | |
| This engine won the Kaiser's prize of 50,000 marks.| Special metal cylinders. |
| | Very large valve chambers. |
| | Chrome nickel crankshaft and big ends. |
| | Water-cooling fitted if required at a 10% increase |
| | of weight. |
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~DIXI.~ | ~HILZ.~ | ~MERCEDES-DAIMLER.~ |
Dixi Luftfahrt-u-Bootsmotoren-Verkaufsgesellschaft | Hilz Motorenfabrik G.m.b.H., Fuerstenwallstr. 189, | Daimler Motoren G.m.b.H., Stuttgart-Unterturkheim. |
m.b.H., Bulowstr. 11, Berlin W. 25. Established 1911.| Duesseldorf. | |
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50 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x140 (1400 r.p.m.) 198 lbs. | 25-30 h.p., 3 cyl., 105x130 (1400 r.p.m.) ? | 70 h.p., 4 cyl., 120x140 (1400 r.p.m.) 276 lbs. |
75 h.p., 4 cyl., 120x170 (1300 r.p.m.) 308 lbs. | 50 h.p., 5 cyl., 105x130 (1400 r.p.m.) ? | 70 h.p. (as above, but _inverted_) 298 lbs. |
100 h.p., 4 cyl., 140x200 (1200 r.p.m.) 452 lbs. | | 90 h.p., 6 cyl., 105x140 (1350 r.p.m.) 309 lbs. |
| Radial, air-cooled. | |
Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | H.T. magneto (Bosch). | Vertical, water-cooled (pump). |
| Automatic inlets. | H.T. magneto (Eismann in the 70, two Bosch in |
H.T. magneto (Bosch). | Splash and forced lubrication. | the 90). |
Mechanical inlets. | Steel cylinders. | Mechanical inlets. |
Forced lubrication. | Crank shaft, hollow, on white metal bearings. | Forced lubrication. |
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_Features._-- | | _Features_ of the 70's-- |
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Cast-iron cylinders, copper jackets. | | Cast-iron cylinders (in pairs). |
Single cylinders. | | Overhead valves. |
Overhead inlets (single cam shaft). | | Single cam shaft. |
Crank shaft, hollow, on 3 metal bearings. | | Crank shaft, hollow, on metal bearings. |
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| | _Features_ of the 90.-- |
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| | Steel cylinders, with steel jackets. |
| | 2 carburetters (Mercedes-Daimler), _otherwise |
| | as the 70's_. |
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~N.A.G.~ | ~OTTO ("A.G.O.")~ | ~ROTOR.~ | ~SYLPHE.~
Neue Automobile Ges. m.b.H., Berlin-Oberschoneweide. | Gustav Otto, G.m.b.H., Karlstrasse 72, Munich. | |
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60 h.p., 4 cyl., 118x100 (1400 r.p.m.) 254 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 110x150 (1400 r.p.m.) 199 lbs. | 70 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x150 (1100 r.p.m.) 199 lbs. | 40 h.p., 5 cyl., 110x130 (1200 r.p.m.) ? lbs.
95 h.p., 4 cyl., 135x165 (1350 r.p.m.) 353 lbs. | 70 h.p., 6 cyl., 110x150 (1400 r.p.m.) 287 lbs. | 90 h.p., 9 cyl., 110x150 (1100 r.p.m.) 243 lbs. |
| 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 140x150 (1300 r.p.m.) 353 lbs. | | Rotary, air-cooled.
Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | | Rotary, air-cooled. |
| Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | | H.T. magneto (Eismann).
H.T. magneto (Bosch), 2 in the 95 h.p. | | H.T. magneto. | Automatic inlets.
Mechanical inlets. | H.T. magneto (Bosch). | Automatic inlets. | Forced lubrication (fresh oil).
Forced lubrication. | Mechanical inlets. | Forced lubrication (fresh oil). |
| Forced lubrication. | | _Features._--
_Features._-- | | _Features._-- |
| _Features._-- | | Chrome nickel steel cylinders.
Cast-iron cylinders, copper jackets. | | Steel cylinders. | Single cylinders.
Cylinders in pairs. | Cast-iron cylinders. | Single cylinders. | Overhead valves.
Single cam shaft. | Single cylinders, all connected by long bolts | Overhead valves. | Crank shaft, hollow, on metal bearings.
Overhead valves. | and nuts. | Crank shaft, hollow, on ball bearings. |
Crank shaft, hollow, on 5 metal bearings. | Overhead valves in the 100 h.p. Side valves | |
| in the 50 and 70. | |
| Single cam shaft. | |
| Crank shaft hollow, on metal bearings. | |
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~ITALIAN.~

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~CAPRONI & FACCANONI.~ | (_Dirigibles only._) ~FIAT.~ | (_Dirigibles only._) ~ISOTTA-FRASCHINI.~ | ~ITALA.~
Soc. di Aviazione Ing^{ri} Caproni & Faccanoni, | Fabbrica Italiano Automobile Torino, 30-35 | Fabbrica Automobili Isotta-Fraschini, 79 Via | Itala Fabbrica Automobili, Barriera Orbassano,
Vizzola Ticino. | Corso Dante, Turin (Torino). | Monte Rosa, Milan. | Turin (Torino).
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60 h.p., 6 cyl., 105x130 176 lbs | 60 h.p., 4 cyl., 150x200 (1200 r.p.m.) 220 lbs. | 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 130x180 ( r.p.m.) 662 lbs. | 50-55 h.p., 4 cyl., 115x140 (1500 r.p.m.) 397 lbs.
120 h.p., 12 cyl., 105x130 lbs. | 200 h.p., 4 cyl., 170x250 (1200 r.p.m.) 1443 lbs. | 500 h.p., 8 cyl., 150x200 ( r.p.m.) 1543 lbs. |
| | | Vertical, water-cooled (pump).
Radial, air-cooled. | Vertical. | Vertical. |
| | | H.T. magneto.
H.T. magneto. | H.T. magneto and accumulators. | H.T. magneto. | Mechanical inlets.
Mechanical inlets. | Mechanical inlets. | Mechanical inlets. | Forced lubrication.
Forced lubrication. | Forced lubrication. | Forced lubrication (pump). |
| | | _Features._--
| _Features._-- | _Features._-- |
| | | Cylinders in pairs.
| Enclosed valves. | Overhead inlets. | Overhead inlets.
| Single cast-iron cylinders. | Horizontal exhausts. | Automatic carburetter.
| | Special radiation. |
+----------------------------------------------------+ Zenith carburetter. |
| ~GNOME.~ | |
| Fab. Italiana Mot. Gnome, 73 Strada Venaria, | |
| Turin (Torino). | |
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| Works of the Italian built Gnome engines. | |
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~L. U. C. T.~ | ~S. P. A.~ |
Ladetto-Ubertalli & Cavalchini, Via Cavalli.-Angolo| Societa Ligure Piemontese Automobili, Barriera |
Via Circonvallazione Turin (Torino). | Crocetta, Turin. |
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50 h.p., 7 cyl., 110x120 lbs. | 40-50 h.p., 4 cyl., 95x150 (1200 r.p.m.) 199 lbs. |
80 h.p., 9 cyl., 110x120 lbs. | |
100 h.p., 9 cyl., 122x150 lbs. | Horizontal, water-cooled (pump). |
| |
Rotary, air-cooled. | H.T. magneto and accumulators. |
| Mechanical inlets. |
H.T. magneto. | Forced lubrication. |
Mechanical inlets. | |
Forced lubrication. | _Features._-- |
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| Two pistons per cylinder. |
| Ball bearings throughout. |
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| There is also a vertical 160 h.p. dirigible engine.|
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~SWISS.~

~U.S.A.~

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~ADAMS-FARWELL.~ | ~ALBATROSS.~ | ~CALL.~ | ~CURTISS.~
21, Athol Street, Dubuque, Iowa. | Albatross Co., Detroit, Mich. | Aerial Navigation Co. of America, Girard, Kansas. | Curtis Aeroplane Co., Hammondsport, N.Y.
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36 h.p., 5 cyl., 102x 88 (1200 r.p.m.) 97 lbs. | 50 h.p., 6 cyl., 113x125 (1230 r.p.m.) 250 lbs. | 50 h.p., 2 cyl., 150x131 185 lbs. | 40 h.p., 4 cyl., (1100 r.p.m.) lbs.
63 h.p., 5 cyl., 142x127 (1200 r.p.m.) 250 lbs. | 100 h.p., 6 cyl., 137x125 275 lbs. | 100 h.p., 4 cyl. 325 lbs. | 75 h.p., 8 cyl., 100x100 (1100 r.p.m.) 250 lbs.
72 h.p., 5 cyl., 152x152 285 lbs. | | | also
| Radial. The 50 is air-cooled, the 100 water-cooled.| | 60 h.p., 6 cyl., (1350 r.p.m.) lbs.
Rotary horizontal. | | Horizontal opposed, water-cooled. |
| | | 40 and 75, ~V~ shape, water-cooled (pump).
H.T. magneto. | | | 60, vertical water-cooled (pump).
Special valves. | | Mechanical inlets. |
| | Magneto ignition (Bosch). | H.T. magneto (Bosch dual).
_Features._-- | | Special silencer. | Mechanical inlets.
| | Vanadium iron cylinders. | Splash and forced lubrication.
No flywheel. | | Forced lubrication. |
All valves in cylinder head, actuated by a | | | _Features._--
single push and pull lever worked by a | | |
single cam. Valves close outwardly and | | _Features._-- | Single cylinders, copper jackets.
are held shut by centrifugal force. | | | All valves in cylinder heads, actuated by rocking
Variable lift. | | | levers from single cam shaft.
Exhaust ports. | | |
Mechanical oil feed. | | |
| | |
Engine weights are "fully complete." | | |
| | |
| | |
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~DETROIT AEROPLANE CO.~ | ~ELBRIDGE.~ | ~HALL-SCOTT.~ | ~KEMP (GREY EAGLE).~
Detroit Aeroplane Co., Detroit, Mich. | Elbridge Engine Co., 10, Culver Road, Rochester, | Hall-Scott Motor Car Co., San Francisco, Cal. | Kemp Machine Works, Muncie, Ind.
| N.Y. | |
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30-40 h.p., 2 cyl., 127x127 (1200 r.p.m.) 110 lbs. | 40 h.p., 4 cyl., 123x114 198 lbs. | 30 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x100 142 lbs. | 1912 _models_:
| 60 h.p., 6 cyl., 123x114 257 lbs. | 40 h.p., 4 cyl., 100x125 150 lbs. |
2 cycle horizontal, air-cooled. | | 60 h.p., 8 cyl., 100x100 235 lbs. | 35 h.p., D 4 cyl., 100x113 lbs.
| Vertical, water-cooled. Valveless. Oil in gas. | 80 h.p., 8 cyl., 100x125 270 lbs. | 50 h.p., E 6 cyl., 100x113 260 lbs.
H.T. magneto. | | 100 h.p. lbs. |
Automatic inlets. | _Features._--Extra large bearings. | | 1913 _models_:
Splash lubrication. | | First two are vertical, the others |
| | V type, water-cooled (pump). | 16 h.p., G 2 cyl. lbs.
_Features._-- | | H.T. magneto (Bosch). | 35 h.p., I 4 cyl. lbs.
| | Mechanical inlets. | 55 h.p., H 6 cyl. lbs.
All valves in cylinder heads operated by a | | Pump lubrication. | 75 h.p., J 8 cyl. lbs.
single cam. | | |
Valves easily detached. | | Cast-iron cylinders. | Vertical, air-cooled.
Very large valves. | | All valves overhead. |
Schebler carburetter | | Copper jacketted. | H.T. magneto.
| | Special Stromberg carburetter. | Mechanical inlets.
| | Special radiators. | Pump lubrication.
| | |
| | | _Features._--
| | |
| | | Overhead valves.
| | | Extra large exhausts in centre of cylinders.
| | | Special semi-steel (grey iron) cylinders.
| | | Designed to work at 350 deg.-400 deg. Faht.
| | |
| | |
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~KIRKHAM.~ | ~MAXIMOTOR.~ | ~ROBERTS.~ | ~STURTEVANT.~
C. Kirkham, Savona, N.Y. | Maximotor Makers, Detroit, Mich. | Roberts Motor Co., Sandusky, Ohio. | B. F. Sturtevant Co., Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.
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45 h.p., 4 cyl., 105x120 (1400 r.p.m.) 180 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 113x127 ( r.p.m.) 200 lbs. | 50 h.p., 4 cyl., 113x125 165 lbs. | 40 h.p., 4 cyl., 113x113 (1300 r.p.m.) 200 lbs.
65 h.p., 6 cyl., 105x120 (1300 r.p.m.) 235 lbs. | 60-70 h.p., 4 cyl., 127x127 ( r.p.m.) lbs. | 75 h.p., 6 cyl., 113x125 (1100 r.p.m.) 240 lbs. | 60 h.p., 6 cyl., 113x113 ( r.p.m.) 285 lbs.
75 h.p., 6 cyl., x (1300 r.p.m.) 255 lbs. | 70-80 h.p., 6 cyl., 157x127 ( r.p.m.) lbs. | |
110 h.p., 8 cyl., 105x120 (1200 r.p.m.) 310 lbs. | 80-100 h.p., 6 cyl., ( r.p.m.) lbs. | Vertical, 2 cycle, water-cooled (pump). | H.T. magneto (Mea).
| 100 h.p., 4 cyl., 150x150 ( r.p.m.) lbs. | | Mechanical inlets.
Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | 150 h.p., 6 cyl., 150x150 ( r.p.m.) lbs. | H.T. magneto. | Pressure feed lubrication.
| | Rotary inlets. |
H.T. magneto (Bosch, 2 spark). | Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | Forced lubrication. | _Features._--
Forced lubrication. | | |
| H.T. magneto (Bosch or Mea). | _Features._-- | Semi-steel cylinders (jackets cast with them).
_Features._-- | Mechanical inlets (automatic in the 50 and 70.) | | Single cylinders.
| Forced lubrication. | 2 carburetters. | Single cam shaft.
Cast iron cylinders and pistons. | | Special magneto advance. | No overhead valves.
Patent poppet-sleeve valves. | _Features._-- | Babbit bearings. | Exhaust valve lifters.
| | Very large hollow crank shaft. | Nickel steel hollow crank shaft (5 bearings in
| Started from aviator's seat. | Special metal cylinders (aerolite). | the 4 cyl., 7 in the 6 cyl.)
| Double plugs. | Special by-pass. |
| Half compression fitted. | Rotary inlets. |
| Crank shaft, hollow, on 3 ball bearings. | |
| | |
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~WELLES & ADAMS.~ | ~WRIGHT.~ |
Wells & Adams, Bath, N.Y. | The Wright Co., Dayton, Ohio. |
------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
50 h.p., 4 cyl. 200 lbs. | 30 h.p., 4 cyl., 112x100 (1650 r.p.m.) 190 lbs. |
| 50 h.p., 6 cyl., 112x100 (1150 r.p.m.) 230 lbs. |
Vertical, water-cooled (pump). | |
| Vertical, water-cooled (pump). |
H.T. magneto. | |
Mechanical inlets (overhead). | H.T. magneto. |
Forced lubrication. | Rotary valves. |
| Pump lubrication. | ~Note.~
_Features._-- | Silencer fitted. |
| | There are a good many other U.S. engines of
Single cylinders (large brass jackets). | | little or no account. The majority of these are
Double plugs. | | merely more or less accurate copies of well-known
No valve cages. | | European engines, and none of them have any
Chrome nickel crank shaft, on 5 bearings. | | vogue.
| |
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~Part D.~

AERIAL "WHO'S WHO," DIRECTORY & INDICES.

~Note.~--So far as possible the directory lists are exhaustive for
the entire world. Anyone accidentally omitted is requested to
communicate with the Manager, _All the World's Air-craft_, 5,
Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.

SUB-HEADS OF THIS SECTION.

"WHO'S WHO" IN AVIATION.

~DIRECTORY:~

CARBURETTERS.
FABRICS.
GARMENTS FOR AVIATION.
HANGAR AND SHED BUILDERS.
INSURANCE.
LUBRICANTS.
MAGNETOS.
MISCELLANEOUS ACCESSORIES.
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS.
PATENT AGENTS.
PETROL.
PROPELLERS.
RADIATORS.

~INDICES:~

ALPHABETICAL AEROPLANES.
" DIRIGIBLE TYPES.

"WHO'S WHO" IN AVIATION.

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 Russia, Xenia Palace,
St. Petersburg. Born 1866. Admiral of the Russian Navy. Prime mover
in anything having to do with aviation in Russia.

ALEXANDER (Patrick Y.), 2 Whitehall Court, London, S.W. Donor of the
L1000 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 Aeronautique_. 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 (Rene), 45 Rue du Ranelagh, Paris. Born 1858. Vice-President
Tech. Com. A.C.F. Designer of the electric motor of the _Tissandier_
dirigible, 1882. Member Soc. Civil Eng. and Soc. Internat. 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. (Swiss). 2 Avenue Hoche, Paris. Pioneer Aviator.

AVERY, American pioneer aviator, associated with Herring, Chanute, and
others.

BACON (_late_ Rev.), British prominent aeronaut and lecturer.

BACON (Miss), 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_.

BANNERMAN (Major Sir Alexander, Bart.) In command of the British Army
Air Battalion, 1911.

BARBER. British. Aeronautical Syndicate, 1909-12. _Valkyrie_ type, etc.,
etc.

BARNWELL. British. Instructor 1912, Vicker's School.

BARRA. Well known French aviator.

BASENACH. German. Associated with Major Gross in producing the _M_ type
German dirigibles.

BARTON (Dr.) Built the first British dirigible in 1904. Capacity,
235,000 c.f.

BATHIAT (Georges). Frenchman. 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 _Curtiss_.

BEATTY (George W.) American aviator. At the Chicago meet, August, 1911,
he made the world's passenger 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--Flamborough to Plymouth, and later back again--4-1/2
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. Assoc. in U.S.A. Began experiments 1894. Inventor of the
Tetratedal, etc.

BENDALL. British. Instructor Bristol School at Brooklands, 1912.

BERGET (Alphonse). French subject. Professor 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), Haupstrasse 9, Lehlendorp, Germany. Born 1859.
Austrian. Well-known author on meteorological and similar subjects
affecting aviation.

BESANCON (Georges), 35 Rue Francois 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 Bessonneau _hangars
demontables_. Organised the first town-to-town flights, 1910; also
first Grand Prix, 1912.

BEZOLD (Professor 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. Frenchman. 1753-1809. First man to cross the English Channel
in a balloon (1781).

BLAND (Lillian E., Miss), Carnmoney, 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. Swiss. 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. Russian subject.
Pioneer aviator.

BOOM (J. A.) Editor of the _De Luchtvaart_, Ged. Aude gracht 144,
Haarlem.

BORGNIS (Achille), 48 Rue d'Universite, Paris. Early experimenter and
inventor. Vice-President of the Com. d'Aviation Aeronautiques Club
de France. Member Ae. C.F. (See aviators.)

BOOTHBY (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. Commission auto-aerienne.

BOUTTIEAUX (Col.) In command French military aviation, 1911-13.

BRACKE (Albert), 11 Chemin de Saint-Denis, Casteau-Mons, Belgium.
Engineer. Editor _L'Aero Mecanique_. Inventor of the _Bracke_ and
_Misson_ 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. Aerienne.

BRERETON (J.). British. Instructor at British Deperdussin 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. Massac). 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. Crossed the Channel in a Balloon 1905. Member Ae.
C. F.

BUTTENSTEDT (Carl). 95a, Friedrichshaven 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). Frenchman. 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 della Muratte, Rome. Founder and
secretary leading Italian aero clubs, etc.

CASTILLON 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 (Professor H.), B.Sc, Imperial Eng. Col. Tientsin, China.
Britisher. 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. Frenchman. 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 passenger. 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.

COCKBURN (Geo. B.), Gloucester, England. One of the first Englishmen 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 Michelin 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. Frenchman. 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), Friedrichshaven, Germany. Director of the Zeppelin
Co., etc.

CONNEAU (Lieut.) French Navy. Winner of the _Daily Mail_ L10,000 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.

CROOKSHANK (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 _Curtiss_. Formerly a member of the Aerial Experiment
Association, out of which the _Curtiss_ was evolved. Is Ae. C.F.
Pilot 2. Head of the Curtiss 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. Frenchman. 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 Elysees, Paris. Born 1856.
Principal founder and Hon. President Ae. C. F.

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
passenger.

DELAGRANGE (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). Frenchman. 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. Aerienne.
Donor in part of the Deutsch Archdeacon prize. Offered 1909 to found
a Technical Institute of Aviation, Paris University.

DICKSON (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. Russian. 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). Swiss. He and his brother Henry were interested in
aviation in 1903, and in 1904 built an helicopter. In 1909 the first
Swiss aeroplane built by them appeared.

DUNNE (Lieut.), Eastchurch, 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
possibility. (See _Dunne_ in part I.)

DUPUY DE LOME. Frenchman. Made a hand-propelled dirigible in 1870-72.

DUeRR (Ludwig). German. Born 1878. Chief engineer Zeppelin works.

DUTRIEU (Mdlle. Helene). Belgian. Second woman to take up aviation.

EFIMOFF (Michael). Russian. 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 Russia he was made chief instructor
of the special school of the Volunteer Aerial Association.

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 successfully off a
warship, which he did in a _Curtiss_ 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, Billancourt (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. Associated 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 less 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 Armee, 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
Michelin 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 288-3/4 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 crossed the Channel five
times in gas bag balloons. Owns the _Faure_ dirigible. Member of
Committee Ae. C. F.

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 Messrs. 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 _Curtiss_ at Norton, Kan.,
having been driven to fly in unsuitable weather by the jeers of a
hostile crowd.

FUeRSTENBERG (Prince). Austrian. President of the Centre Aeronautical
Committee, formed in June, 1912.

GALANSCHIKOFF (Mdlle.) Russian. 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 (Rene), 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 _Antoinettes_ were evolved. This was
the first monoplane to carry a passenger (September, 1908.)

GELEYNS (C.) Editor of the _Avia_, Wynbrugstreet 13, Rotterdam.

GERRARD (Lieut.), R.M.L.I. British. August 17th, 1911, made world's
passenger record to date, 4 hours, 13 minutes, on _Short_ No. 34.

GIFFARD (H.) Britisher, 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
dismissed), flying low over Henley Regatta (certificate suspended,
with subsequent litigation). Won second prize in the
Brooklands-Brighton Race, May, 1911. Killed February, 1912.

GIBERT. French aviator who made records, 1911.

GLAZEBROOK (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_
Wellman 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_
L10,000 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. (_Gross_).

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 Aeronautique._

HAENLEIN (Paul). German, 1835-1905. Early experimenter with dirigibles.
Inventor of the "semi-rigid" system.

HAMEL (Gustav). British. Well-known aviator. Winner of
Brooklands-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 passenger 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.

HARMON, (Clifford B.) One of the best-known U.S.A. amateur aviators.
Made U.S.A. time record (2h. 3m.), 2nd July, 1910.

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