The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29

thinks. He Is prepared therefore to give
lessons In aeroplaning TO anybody who is
willing TO take them and paya few thousand
dollars for the tuition.
A new type Of ~aeroplane has been de-
signed by NJ. Voisin for Mr., Faman, who
VIII probably make a trial trip in II within
the next few days, A speed Of sixty miles
an hour is expected Of this machine. A
speed OF forty-fve milesNRn hour will be
required to rice from the ground.
The screw is placed in front, has a diam
eter OF 8 feet and Is driven at 100 revolu-
Tons a minute by a so horsepower eight
cylinder air cooled motor Of a new type,
weighing Bis pounds. In it's general lines
the aeroPlane presents the appearance of a
flying fish.
n French newspaper gives the following
llst OF prizes now on offer for flying ma
chimes:
Two thousand dollars offered by NJ. Ar
meEsauo Tor the first flying machine which
remains IN the air for a quarter Of an hour.
four thousand dollars will be offered in
competitions at Nichy in September.
Two hundred dollars offered by Mr.. PGpin
VI tne south West Aero Club. for the first
man to fly across the Garonne.
One hundred dollars for the hest bori-
Of France, o'u'
One hundred dollars for the lonpest elgb.
10 1908. offered by Mr.. Triaca.
Three prizes Of so and three silver medaI-
ions, offered by the aviation committee of
the Aero Club Of France, for 200 meters al
certain heights.
The Ernest Archdeacon cup. now held by
Henry Farman.
Prizes for aeroplane competitions at
Bordeaux in July.
Competitions for $1,000 at spa in July
and August.
Two thousand Eve hundred dollars. the
Ruinart prize. for the first who Aies from
france TO England or vice versa.
One thousand dollars for 5000 meters.
offered by the Aero club of France.
twenty-five thousand dollars offered nv
Mr.. Gibson for the first to fy round 81. Louis.
Cup OF 5000 and 5000 in cash and other
prizes offered by the Michelin Company.
Five thousand dollars offered by the
GfoPhic for a mile flight on the Brooklauds
track.
Twelve thousand 1--WE hundred dollars for
three miles offered by the Brooklands Track
Company.
FIFTY thousand dollars offered hy the ndih,
MOI for a tiaht from London to Manchester.
" thousand i've hundred dollars nr.
Cans prize Munich competitpnsi for ten
minutes in the air.
To these are to be added projected prizes
OF 100000 and $4,000 under consideration
by the Aero Club Of America.
Count Henry de La yaulx, writing on
dirigible balloons in the Maiip. ays he
considers the conquest Of the air is now
an accomplished fact, to the extent that
II IL a simple matter 10 construct airships
which can travel az the rate Of thirty miles
an hour. carry from six TO eight Passengers
and remain n the air from ten to twelve
hours.
tie believes that in five years at the out
side every great nation will possess light
.squadrons Of dirigibles attached to their
armies for defensive purposes. They will
be equally necessary for navies. for which
they will be the eye that sees any enemy
approaching NOT only on the water but
also under the water, AZ submarines can !
detected from a balloon at a sufficient
Count de La Naulx, however. does not
believe that airships will be Of great service
for offensive purposes.
lrof. Flinders Petrie, head Of the British
School of Archaeology in Egypt. is about
to start in Earnest the work Of eNcavating |