It s problematic using Voisin s memoirs as a source there are so many ludicrous and self contradictory statements there but Charles Voisin instructed a sign painter to put in large letters the names of our clientson the empennages of their aeroplanes Our trade mark printed belowthis emblem was sufficiently modest in size not to be legible on the photographs of our machines it was a measure to get people to buy their aircraft in the hope that any glory gained by winning prizes would be gained by them not by Voisin Freeres It workrd only two well Voisin is very bitter about the reception accorded Farman What I can t quite figure out is what to do with the wheeled undercarriage roll control sections which at present swamp the article and also repeat matter found in many other places