The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-27
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England Tagging fsrhinl Other Nations
PrussiAn nulrs Tor ArronAnts
hais~r's Brsther an Aviator Long
fiiShts sr the Present Year Rulr-.
! LONDON. Nov. 10. The British War
Office has decided that Salisbury Plain
shall lee the flying ground of ia. army
asroplane corps. Already il has become
one Of the most important aviation GEN.
tres IN Great Britain. and a-roplan-s in
full night are to h- seen there every day
The work Of training army officers and
sappers in the handling IL heavier than
air machines wal Ice carried ont ON the
great plain near Am--bury. where body
III men are now -ncamped. hight new
a.roplane sheds will be erected bringing
the total IL hangers tn sixteen.
The War Office authorities hav. not
yet decided on th. typ. Of machine best
suited 10 military purposes. and they
PROPOSE TO Civ. each Of the successful
| types an exhaustive trial To this end
several foreign machines. including n
Paulhan biplane. a Farman biplan- and
two seated Brriut monoplan-. have
been ordered from France. English ma
chinA~ will also b- acquired. The military
authorities already possess three English
made a.roplan.S.
| The idea nf the Government i to de
| termin. AZ as small cost A. po-s ihl. the
best form Of machine, but this il regarded
a. a policy of false ECONOMY. attention
| u directed 10 the activity II the German
| Government. which has ordered tn. early
completion Of hig fleet Of a.r"plare-
IL il understood thar forty German mono
| planes alone are Ia In. ready To TAX. the
air by early spring
IL II further stated that the German
Government has placed large orders with
| the brothers Wright for racers Of their
n.~ designs and Tor their triple passenger
| touring a.roplan-s. Orvill- Wright IL
| now on his way To- Germany 70 take care
Of the equipment Of the German Govern
rsent = aero plane fleet
The Russian Government recently or
d-r-d IN France tw-nty three a.rnplan.-
| III various makes including Henry Far
man. Maurice Fsrman. Bk'r,"r and Som
mer machines. Thirteen 81 thee. have
/ already been delivered II IA stated that
! United States War Secretary Dickinson
during his stay III France OPENED n-go-
| tIations GA behalf of his Government
for the purcha-.. ~ ten Henry Farman
| bipl8ns-.
Gen Roql.- director ~ French military
arronautic-. Yesterday gave large orders
for asroplane~ tn b.- delivered IN January
| He Intends to create a aumber 81 zero
dromes. two II which will tie established
| IN Algeria and Auvergn-
Tn. Prrissisn Ministry - the Interior
has issued a set u rules aud regulations
dealing with aerial navigation. Aerial
flights undertaken by persons who have
not obtained a certificate Of efficiency can
only b. permitted above such land as is
appropriated. and where there il pracrl-
cally no traffic
Aerial pilots an possession of their
certificates must. a. rule. iy outside
OF inhabited places Al the sam. time
the Ministry 81 the Interior declares that
there ought not Ia Ire "A general prohibit
ton 81 flights ahcv- iuhahit places. .
which may u" p-rrnls-Ihl- IN certain
cas.- Even then tn. airm.n are To IN.
warned If the danger which they cause
to those beneath
Flying over factories Of explosives /
petroleum -t"r-hou-e-, gas works. &C :
il strictly prohibited Flights above
military fnrtIfcatIon- and within "a radius
~ six miles Of such Qualifications are only .
allowed II the military authorities hav,.
given written permission. Any fight
undertaken within sII miles II military
publications without such permission !
will I've r-ga r,i.d ~ espionage. and the
airrnnn will h+- punished accordingly
No passenger may y. taken up on
ing machin. hy pilots who do not
posses- certificates Of efficiency pilot
NAV only navIgat" thar machine which
h. was using when his certificate wa-
granted 10 him In all cases 81 doubt.
the local police have far reaching powers
TO decide all questions and enforce their .
decision
From Frankfort ~ il announced that
IN. KaI-.r- brother. Prince Henry of
Prussia. j. taking lessons IN aviation
from August Esler, the inventor 81 the .
Euler biplan. One day recently the .
Prince made several fine flights on the
Grie-heim manIuvr. ground. which was :
guarded by infantry 20 keep "A specta-
tors
The Prince. in motoring Co-tIrn" took 3
his place on th. pilots seat. with Herr
Euler sitting beside him Tn. Prince
then carried out several flights guiding
the machine himself
Princess Henry also has taken to
aviation. A few days ago sh. accom-
panied Herr Euler in a flight Of over
twenty kilometers
Professor Archenhold director Of
the Royal Observatory at Treptow In
Prussia. IL preparing for an aeroplan-
expedition in German East Africa H..
has conceived IN" idea 81 employing the.
fyinR machine for astronomical pur-
poses. and he intends to carry out from a
base at kIlInanJaro series ii flights
next summer
The professor thinks 81 ordering "A
Wright birlane for IN. purpo@. IL
would I've respectfully equipped with photo
graphic apparatus capabl" 81 snapshot