Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-30

planes in order to facilitate the control
OF the sesoplane.
\ Gas Container That FERNS n Para
chutc.-Albert \. CaIlicotc. If North va
kinna Washington. has patented No. . .092
I913 an airship in which the gas contain
or is shaped M n parachute. Horizontal
and vertical tubes are provided in
which are arranged the prorclling and
Iclcvsting means.
The AeroPlanc and the North Palc.-
The report conles from Berlin that Cap.
tain Roald Amundseu has completed a
cnursc ~ training ~ an air pilot nj 10
hanni>thal. He will take with him only
Two ~acroplancs IN his polar expedition.
hoping To reach the pole by air after
tray~ by sea becomes impossible.
Hirth's Flying Nachinc.-Hclmuth
IIirth. the well known sierman aviator,
has secured patent No. 1.09I.S9S for a
living machine. the different parts II
which are arranged So that the lifting
power may be rapidly and easily adapt.
ell To- the load carried. and the speed Of
flight 10 the local circumstance. f-r H.
%siaRse. those present IN landing.
\ Tax IN Aviators.-An entry aud
circulation tax Hpon ayiators in Ger.
many il not likely 10 b- favoroa in aero
nautie circles. IL is now being consider
cd by the Foreign Office, and applies Of
all outside aeroplanc pilots with their
machines. somewhat like the rules which
exist in Alsace- Lorraine as concerns au-
tomobilcs. The tax will be $3.50 and
even 80 per pilot. regardless of wheth.
or h enters by railroad or by actual
flight.
An Aaroplane keview.-Dnring the
visit Of the English .ovcr@rns t. Paris.
one If the Interesting events was the
army review held ~ Nin"cnnes militia
~ grounds. on this occasion aeroplanos
were ont IN force. During the mancuvcrs
pilots made a sham attack upon the air
ship "Aostgolficr" which is the Glen.
cnt hayard VI" rcbaptizcd. and n the
airship itself - remarkably easy Ia han
die. such m attack brought on the pilots
skill. and showed whA We might expect
IN real war. The whole naIcuvesr MAS a
great slic,s> = aBd IL a vrr, ovcl per
forman"r With the two ainds of aircraft.
Farman biplanes were uSed entirely in
this ,arn. Lsst Of thea asuIIlr-l vii
Dc DiCu natCrs.
The Russian PrograpMie-According
~ latest news about military aircraft
matters in Russia. il appears that the
war department has made 4 numbcF OF
changes in the program which il pro
posed for construction Of rrnw acroplanes.
The prw program in fact calls for bnild
ing lvO ~acrorlanes Of the Deperdussin
and the same number Of the Moranc type
as well as 10 Fsrman aeroplanes. making
30 flyers in all. ON the other hand. tln
number If Sikerskv aoroplsles which
are to lee bnilt by the Russo Baltic cstab
li@hmeat is considerably reduced, for al
first il was proposed Ia build about lVO
fleet ~ armOred acroplanrs H. being pre-
gram calls for only l.. OF this number.
70 will be- hipianes. II monoplanc>. and
The remainder will he used ~ teaching
apparatus without meters.
Aviation in Russia The general rs.
semlly Of the committee If the Russian
aerial fleet was held not long since pre-
sided over nv Grand Duke Alex. Michail-
.oyitch. and il Was decided. firt. Ia organ.
iZc corps at aerial militia which VIII
add Volunteer aereplane pilots in order
Ia reinforce the army and navy fleets:
second 10 establish military aviation sta
tions provided with strong electric search
lights: third. 10 form a corps of aero.
planes which are te act a n reserve i'm
order Ia supply the main fleet with all
that i necessary i'm time If war. As re
CARDS Russian acroplanc events. We note
that Prince Abanalek has Offered a prize
Of 10000 roublcs for a successful flight
from Schast"I,ol L. II. Petersburg dur.
ing Nav or June. the trip to be- made
within - hours. Although this time NAV
appear short. il j. claimed that during
the good weather thai prevails ut this
season. the trip can be made without un-
due difficulty in that length of time.
Arnior~i AcroplaneS for Francc-A (,
fleet of armorde a~erorlanes is being pre-
pared for the use of the French army. nc
cording ~ recent statements made nv the
Minister of War. and il il designed IA
serve mainly for scouting purposes. lie.
long a fleet az the new aeroplanes
is :" start frsn the Chalais Ncudon -.
iahlishncnt of The Malllx camn uhrr.