Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-15
FLYING RECORDS
OF AER0PLANEs
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Principal Records OF
Famous Flyers Up
To October 10

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paris--An important point has been
raised In France on the question Of the
validity Of the aeroplane flights. A
performance not Officially observed by
the timekeepers of the Aero Club de
France. strictly speaking. cannot rank
as record. But 1t Is claimed that
! one. carefully timed by competent men
ought TO be accredited quite as well
as other aerial performances. Very
few accepted aeroplane flights have
been officlally timed, and the uncer.
tainty as to the hour and place at
which the atto.apts care made renders
II well nigh impossible for official
timekeepers to supervise all the per.
formances. Efforts are being made in
France to increase the number of Aero
Club timekeepors. Joint international
action Is recommended.
The principal records to Oct. 10
were:
AeropIane Endurance Records.
Giving, date. time, or distance, ana
place.
Oct 20, 1906 = Santos. Dumont. %
yards. France.
Nov. ~, 19O6--Santos-D umont. 24O
yards. France.
Oct. 2G, 19o7--Farman, s43 yards
France.
Jan. II. l90s--Farman, 1900 yards In
I'm. and Sos.
Jan. 49, l90S-Farman kilometer.
France winning prize of $40 OO0).
March 81. 1908 - Farman, France
2m. and l5s.
April II. 190S-Delagrange, Gm. and
los.
May 90, l90S--Farman, Gn,.. Belgium
May 30. 19OS--Delagrange. Ism. and
2Gs.. Italy.
July 4. 190S--Crrtiss. ! mile, Amer
lea twinninw Scientific American tro
phy).
July I. 190S-Farm,n com. and 2Os
winning prize Of $4,000. France.
Sept. 6, 1903 Delag-ange. 2Sm. and
55s.. France.
Sept. 8. 1850. Wright, 57.3l, Fort
Myer, Va. '
Sept .. 1908 o. Wright. 1.02.15
Fort Myer, Va.
Sept 10, 1908 %. Wright. l.O5.52
Fort Myer, Va.
Sept. IL, 1908 %. Wright, 1.102i
Fort Myer, Va.
Sept. 81, lsos--w. Wright. 1875
lie Mans, France.
Dec. IS, 190s-W. Wright. 1910, l.,
Mans. France.
Dec. 81. 19Os-w, Wright, 2.2C.O7, Ii
Mans, France.
Aug. Z, 19O9-R. Sommer. 2.27.5. Mar
meltons.
Aug. 20, 1909-I.onis Paulhan, 2.43
"a As. Rheims.
Aug. 20. i909-Hubert Latham, 2.1S
Rheims.
Aug. q, l9O9-lIenri Farman. 3.i.56
2-5. Ills miles (oiliciaD, 1896 mile,
tunofiicial). Rheims.
Oct. 2, 1909-Henri Prougier, 2.3S. rs
Oct. 2, 1909-Ienri Prougier, 2.SS.1S
2.5. Johannisthal.
Height Records (officiai).
Dec. IS. l9O9-W. Wright, $50 feet
Auvors, France. ..u
July !, 1909 = Paulhan, 393 feet
Doual. France.
Sept. 20, 1909--Henri Rougier, 1885,
meters (645ft), Brescia.
Oct. 2. 1909-Eenrl' Rougier, $50 feet
Johannlsthal.
Oct. 3, 1909 tunofficiai) Hubert La
than. $50 feet, Johannisthai.
Oct 2, 1909 tunofflclaD = Orvill,
Wright, 1900 feet Potsdam.
Speed.
Aug. 20, 1909-Louis Dleriot, 10 xii
ometers 1872 miles,. 7m.N-5s.. Rheims
Aug. 20, 19O9-Glenn II. Curtiss, g
Kllometers us.G miles,. penalizatiol
one tenth. 23m. 40 2-5s.
} Sept. s, 1909-Fred Cody, AZ mile
G3m: rate of TAG mile per minut
Aldershot.
: Oct. l, 1909-Hubert Latham. 20 xii
ometers GA miles,. 1sm. 40 Ass.
Carrying Passengers.
Aug. 81. 1909-Louis Bleriot. 10 XII
ometers t6.2 milesf SIN. 3Ss. Rheims.
Sept. 10, 1909--Orville Wright, III
35m. Alas, Berlin.
Aug. 2s. 1909 1.-TWO passengers) =
Louis Bleriot, 10 Kilometres (G.2 miles
: ION. 39s.