The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-30
OTHER FAMOUS FLIGHTS.
PauIhaR's distance Record Bleriots
Channel Crosslng.

So rapid has been the progress made
in mechanical fight that within seven
years record flights by man made wings
have ranged in distance from So feet to
it3 miles and more. In 1919 the farmers
around Dayton. Ohio. thought they were
seeing unbelievable things when they
caught a glimpse Of the strange con-
traption lifting iise!i above the earth
and skimming for a matter Of a fraction
Of a mile. In 1910 Paulhan bridged is0
aerial miles between London and Man
chester in twelve hours. and Curtiss did
ls7 in a little over two hours and a half
The Wrights held the record for distance
in the early years Of aviation. After they
had perfected their machine and before
the daring Frenchrnen began 20 lift them
selves from the ground for any great
distances Wilbur and Orville Wright had
everything their own wav in making
new records Before there were Oficial
bodies 20 take note % times and distance
the Wrights made flights Of two and
three miles over the swampy meadows
outside 81 Dayton.
The fipt extended fight that attracted
the notice Ofthe world and was established
N a standard from which other aviaf ous
could take their cties was made by Wilbur
Wright az lie Mans France. on september
"a, ie8. In this attempt the Dayton
aeroplaniE, stayed abovst he ground Tor an
hour and thirty-one minutes and covered
a distance 81 almost fOry-one miles.
During that year and the one succeeding
Wilbur and Orville Wright continued 60
hold the records for distance. though
thsir fights were all circular
II was not until July % 1908, when Or
vile Wright WAS engaged ia making his
qualifying flight tests before the army
board 81 Fort Myer. Va. that any long
cross-oountry trip was attempted. On
the SOth Of that month Orvills Wright
took Lieut.. Foulois in the aeruplane with
him and few from the Fort Myer grounds
10 Shooters Hill. a distance u ten miles.
and back again without a stop. His
achievement was hailed a. the greatest
cross country feat that had ever been
done with q lying machine
just a few days before this triumph
q greater and m0re significant feat had
been accomplished by a Frenchman in
an entirely different style Of machine.
Louis Bleriot In the smallest flying
machine yet built. three cylinder mono
plane Of the Latham type. few from
Calais 20 Dover, afToes the English chan
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winning the DAILY Mall prize Of a. 900.
LOUIS Paulhan. who had won a name FOR
himself in Europe for high fights. came
over 10 the Los Angeles asropans festival
In January Of this year and there did some
spectacular things IN the long distanos
line. One % these was 70 take q passenger
from the aviation grounds % tho aeaOoast.
fifteen miles away, out over the ocean
and hack again.
The last great feat In long distance
travel with tho mechanical wings before
that ~ Curtiss yesterday was paulhans
in his London b Manchester fight
Graham White. the EnRlish aviator
bad once tried the flight and failed he
fore Pauihan went over b England with
hts machine last April The Frenchrnan
stole q march on the Englishman and
started from London without warning
its new ~ far a. Litchheld, With White.
who had heard % his start. q close dur.
sleT: After taking a rstst and rsneWinR
has fuel AZ IAtchheld. Paulhan vent 10
In tho air again and did NOS stop until
be had arrived az Manchester White
had been forced % seek the earth many
miles behind Manchester. and ths tri-
unph Of covering 10 miles, tie longest
single Night yet made by aaroplane,
remained with PuAlhan.