The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-10-13

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ne Science \ FIylps ~ 49,
WeateriaI lregrass = FraEee .
Paris. Oct 10.--Aerial navigation
has reached = stage Of Development
in Europe, and especially in France,
OF which the average American, for
all this novel and fascinating form.
of locomotion, has little conception.
On this side OF the Atlantic oppor-
tunities Of observing at first hand the
capabilities Of the aeropiRne are
still limited to tnfrequent and wide
~ scattered exhibition fights and the
small scale experiments of the War
Department.
In Europe the aeroplane. as evil
denced BY the report Of few days
ago Of the inauguration OF taximeterl
aeroplane service out OF Lucerne.
has become staple Of Transports
tion, Aeroplane hangers are AZ
common as automobile garages we're
in the United States a dozen years
ago. hydrogen gas depots for the use
Of dirigible balloons are to be found
in every considerable town. and aeri-
al flights. except the very few spe-
cially remarkable for extreme length
or extreme daring. such as the cross
ing OF the English Channel. the
Pyrenees or the Alps. arouse only
the languid interest Of the everyday
spectacle.
In France the manufacture OF the
aeroplane has become an industry
of large proportions A year ago
Bleriot had already sold over $50
machines. and Farman. Sommer,
Antoinette and volsin had booked
orders for from 20 to so machines
each In the Interval other manu-
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