HUCKS (B. B.) British aviator. Has made several fine exhibition flights
on a _Blackburn_. First man to make the double journey across the
Bristol Channel, also to carry out wireless telephone experiments
with aeroplane.
HUNTINGDON (Prof. A. K.), 14 Buckingham St., Charing Cross, 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
_Deperdussin_.
ISENDAHL (Walther). German. Holsteinstrasse 21, Berlin-Wilmersdorf.
Leading authority on aerial and boat motors.
JANE (Fred T.), The Hill, Bedhampton, Hants, England. Naval author,
founder and editor of _All the World's Air-craft_.
JANNUS (Antony). American. Well-known aviator.
JATHO (Karl), Stader Chausse 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 across the English Channel, 1784.
JENKINS (F. Conway). In May, 1911, obtained his certificate (74) after
only four flights on a _Roe_ biplane.
JOHNSTONE (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. Professor, 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 Russian Government on matters aerial.
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