Jane's All the World's Aircraft. 1913 by Fred T. Jane
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Finland Ae. C., Helsingfors.
Kieff University Ae. C., Kieff.
Moscow Ae. C., Moscow.
Moscow Imp. Tech. College (Aviation Section).
Riga Ae. C., Riga.
Russian Aeronautical Society, St. Petersburg.
Sevastopol Ae. C.
Students' Aviation Club.
Tomsk Ae. C., Tomsk.
Volunteer Aerial Fleet.
~Aerial Journals:~--
_Aeronautical Journal of St. Petersburg._
_Aero_ (6, Liteiny, St. Petersburg). Weekly.
_Dans l'Empire des Airs_ (7, Rota 26, Petersburg). Fortnightly.
_Revue de Navigation Aerienne_ (7 rue Stremmiannaya, Petersburg).
Weekly.
_Sport_ (25, Ekaterineska, Odessa).
_Wozdookhoplavatel_ (St. Petersburg). Monthly.
_Wosduchoplawanie y Sport_ (Moscow). Monthly.
~Flying Grounds:~--
~Gatchina Park.~-- Flying here under restrictions. V.F. school.
~Kieff.~--School for pilots.
~Kolomiaggi.~--Racecourse.
~Novo Therkask.~
~Odessa.~
~St. Petersburg.~--Kennedy school.
~Sevastopol.~--Volunteer Fleet school.
~Warsaw.~
~RUSSIAN MILITARY AVIATION.~
~Army Aviation.~
Early in 1912, under the presidency of the Grand Duke Alexander, the
special school of the Volunteer Aerial Association was finally formed at
Sevastopol for the winter and Gatchina for the summer.
June 1912. Vote for 150 aeroplanes (140 to be built at home). Vote
1,050,000 roubles for new school at Tauride.
November, 1912. Military trials results. (1) Sikorsky in a _Sikorsky_.
(2) Haber in a _M. Farman_. (3) Boutmy in a _Nieuport_.
December, 1912. Aeronautical school re-organised. Put under control of
one commandant, one assistant, and four juniors. Course made seven
months--15 pupils per school at a time. A one month course in
aeroplanes, aerial motors, etc. Of the pupils, 10 will be selected
for aeroplanes. New flying school established at Taskend in
Turkestan.
March, 1913. New schools established at Moscow, Odessa and Omsk.
At the end of 1911 the total number of military aeroplanes was about
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