The Coconino sun., 1919-07-04

Important events in the history of heavierthan-air machines are, briefly, as follows: 150O-Baptste Dante made glider flights Lake Ira simene, Italy.
 15OO-Leonardo da Vnci sketched parachute, orni thropter and a helcopter
 1742-Marquis de Bacquevile, using imitation Tapping wings, flew from his house on the Seine to Garden of Tuileries.
 17S1-Kar Meerwen, of Baden, computed the area of Spindle-shaped man. supporting surface, from pro- portions of bird weight and wing surface. These figures were later substantiated by Llienthal Avi- ator fastened to the middle of the under sur face holding rod which operated the wings One attempt was unsuccessful. 1sO9-Sir George Cayley built glider of SOOfoot wing surface which skinned the ground ana sailed from hltops 1S12-Hanson patented monopane to be driven by steam engine It had wing span of 40 feet. 1S55-Captan Le Bris made partially successful flight with his glider.
 1s71-M. A. Penaud built toy model which flew 13l feet in the Garden of the Tuileries 1S77-Willam Kress made a model fitted with two pro- pellers and double control. 1S90-Clement Alder, Gretz France, experimented with monopane driven by 40 horsepower motor 1S91-Lilienthal began experimental flights with mono plane gders near Berlin.
 1ssS-Horato Philips constructed mutplane aeropane. with wings superimposed, after the principle of Wenham. It was equipped with a 55 horsepower motor and one propeller.
 1ss4-Sir Hiram Maxim built three-man carrying ma chine with propellers operated by 360horsepow- CT engine Total weight, 5000 pounds. Machine wrecked .. 1S95-Percy l.. Pitcher built monopane gders which operated successfully. 1896-Prof S. P Langley's steam-driven top monoplane model flew the Potomas successfully for 5000 feet at from 20 to 20 miles an hour. 19OO-Wilbur and Orvle Wright experimented with gid with arched surfaces and adjustable rudder in front. 19O3-Wright Bros machine, weighing 75O pounds, flew at speed of 30 to 35 miles per hour for period of 12 seconds.
 s1903-Wrght Bros flew for distance of 34 miles in 3S minutes
 1906-Santos Dumont made the first officially recorded European flight, leaving the ground for distance of 36 feet at the rate of 23 miles per hour In flew distance of 700 feet, winning prize offered by the French Aero Club.
 19O7-Delagrange demonstrated Voisin biplane, and Henry Faman, Englishman, flew Vosn 2,500 feet in 525 seconds in straight line 19OS-Henry Faman made complete circuit of about mile in and onehaf minutes. Delagrange flew at Milan in Voisin machine, covering dis tance of ten and one-half miles in 16 minutes. Glenn H. Curtiss flew his June Buzz at the rate of 39 miles per hour. Henry Faman remained in air for 215 minutes, flying three-fours of a mile and carrying passenger. Orvle Wright made official flights at the Camp of Auvours, surpassing French records for duration, distance and height. Later he made flight of hours duration, fol- duration, covering AZ miles He also made another flight of one hours duration with passenger. Far man made first crosscountry flight from Chalons to Rheims, distance of 16 miles, in 20 minutes. The first great aeronautica salon held in Paris, more than dozen full-sized machines being hibited. 0rville Wright made flight of two hours and 19 minutes duration, with passenger.