New-York tribune., 1908-01-14
Ales May Come
And Ales May Go
Blu, EVANS
Goes on Forever
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WINS AIRSHIP PRIZE.
Successful Flight of HeaJier than
dir Machine by Henry FTman.

Paris Jan. 13.-Henry Farman. the French
aeronaut, to-day won the Deutsch- -Archdeacon
prize of $4,000 by making circular kilometre
in an arshp heavier than air. The successful
flight was made in the presence Of an official
committee of the Aero Club The time was L
minute and % seconds.
The flight took place this morning field
at Issy, five miles southwest Of Paris, in the
presence of NJ. Archdeacon. NJ. Santos-Dumont
Count de la Vaulx Captain Ferber, NJ. Bleriot
and score of other enthusiastic aeronauts and
above five hundred spectators.
With the preliminary run of a hundred yards
over the ground the aeroplane had risen to a
height of twelve fifteen feet before it reached
the starting pole. Then with outstretched wings
1t sailed out across the field at height of from
twenty-five to thirty feet. 1t going at the
rate of twenty-four miles hour. AS it ap-
preached the outer mark it described a graceful
curve descending slightly the while. The turn
was completed successfully, the wind righted
the machine and the aeroplane came sailing
home on an even keel. AS it passed the finish
mark M Farman cut off the power, and the ma
chine descended lightly to the earth, winner or
the Deutsch- -Archdeacon prize, amid the cheers
of the spectators
The motor used has eight cylinders and de-
veoped 80 horsepower. 1t weighs 1l6 pounds
Tho manufacturers of the motor also win
medal.
The Aero Club will give banquet next Thurs
dav evening. when the prize he won to-day and
the gold medal of the club will be presented to
NJ. Farman.
As the outer mark is 512 metres from the
start it is estimated that with the curve de-
scribed by M. Farman the aeroplane covered
distance of 1900 metres. Aeronauts consider
this exploit of NJ Farman the greatest since NJ.
saptos-Dumont circumnavfgated the Eiffel
Tower in a dirigible balloon, end as being Of far
more prospective value
Henry Farman has come prominently INTO the
field of aerial flight within the last three months.
and his success of to-day in winning this coveted
dtstinction from NJ Santos-Dumont puts him in
the forefront of aerial experm nters OF France
His efforts in November and December OF last
wear with his aeroplane were remarkably success
full He broke all previous records, and improved
on his own records almost every time he into
the air He fulfilled the conditions for winning the
Observation-Disclosures prize on November II, but
there members of the official committee
of the Aero Club present this occasion. and the
effort Of to-day consequently necessary before
the prize could be awarded to him.
Mr. Farmans aeroplane weighs 300 pounds. A
framework of ash and piano wires supports two
horizontal parallel planes of light saileoth thirty
feet long. A 50-horsepower motor is placed just
behind and above the level of the lower plane of
the forward set OF sails.
In front protrudes horizontal rudder, which,
raised or lowered, changes the elevation at which
machine slides. The aeronaut sits just in front
of the motor.
The results obtained by Mr. Farman raise the
hopes of those who pin their faith to the heavier
than air type the airship of the future op-
posed to the steerabIe balloon.