BRITISH COLONIAL AIRCRAFT.
Reading edition
AUSTRALIAN.
Military Aviation.
In January, 1913, the Australian Flying Corps was instituted, as a part of the citizen forces. During 1913, about £5,600 is to be spent.
The force is to consist ultimately of 4 officers, 7 warrant officers and sergeants, 32 mechanics.
The school is at Duntroon. Course includes—mechanics of the aeroplane, aerial motors, meteorology, aerial navigation by compass, aerial photography, signalling, etc. Mr. Harrison is in command with Lieut. H. Petre as assistant.
Australian Aviators.
Banks, R. C. Busteed, H. Duigan, J. R. Hammond, J. J.
Harrison +Hart +Lindsay, C.
Petre, H. Pickles Watts
+=killed.
Private Aeroplanes.
J. R. Duigan has built an aeroplane of his own design.
NEW ZEALAND.
Nothing doing worth mention. One Bleriot, 80 h.p., presented 1913 by the Standard, London.
CANADIAN.
Aerial Societies.
Aeronautical Society of Canada, c/o. M. P. Logan, 99 Gloucester Street, Toronto
McGill Aviation Club, McGill University, Montreal
Oshawa, Ontario Ae. C.
Note.—Owing to the fact that the late Aerial Experiment Association was half Canadian and half U.S.A., it is difficult to draw a very clear dividing line between Canadian and U.S. aviators or machines. Thus, one given here is partly U.S.A., while at least one U.S. machine may be claimed as "partially Canadian."
AVIATORS.—Private.
Bell, Dr. Graham McCurdy, J. A. D. (U.S.A. Ae. C. 18)
McHardy Symonds, E. F.
St. Henry R.
Canadian Aeroplanes.
GRAHAM-BELL II.
Flights were made by Dr. Graham-Bell in a tetrahedal type, similar to one described in the 1911 edition.
McCURDY-WILLARD. Biplane.
Maximum length, 26¼ feet (8 m.) maximum breadth, 31-1/3 feet (9.50 m.) supporting surface, ? sq. feet (? m².)
Total weight.—
Body.—Central skid in combination with 4 wheels. Triangular body, base of triangle on top. Fuselage entirely enclosed.
Planes.—Maximum span, 31-1/3 feet (9.50 m.) Chord, 3½ feet (1 m.) Gap, 5 feet (1.50 m.) Ailerons at trailing edge of wing tips, 6 feet x 2 feet (1.80×0.60 m.)
Motor.—
Speed.—
Tractor.—Diameter, 7¾ feet (2.40 m.) Pitch, 6 feet (1.82 m.)
Steering.—Double elevator placed in rear of tail. Control, push and pull wheel. Rudder in rear. Control, wheel. Ailerons. Control, turning steering-wheel left or right.
Remarks.—See Aeronautics, U.S.A., August, 1911.
There has been also the Baddeck and other early machines (see 1911 edition), but none of them seem to be in existence at the present time.
BRITAIN OVERSEAS AEROPLANES.—INDIAN.
Military Aviation.
—A certain number of officers belonging to the Indian Army have qualified as pilots when home on leave, but there is no organised force. One is, however, proposed.
Private Aviation.
—In the past two or three home-made machines appeared, and one or two were imported, but most or all are now extinct.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Military Aviation.
—Non-existent.
Private Aviation.
—J. Weston is a qualified pilot, but at the outside there are not more than two effective machines in the country.