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TRIUMPHANT FARMAN.

LENGTHENING THE FLIGHT. COVERS ONE AND A-HALF nips. : (Eeceived 9.11 a.m.) (By Cable.—Press Assoclatlonr—Copyrigit.) PARIS. March 22. Mr. Henry Fannan travelled a mile and a-half in his aeroplane at a height of-six metres (19 feet.) ' •After ma-ting three the aeronaut brought his machine gently to the ground amid the cheers of the spectators, v

[Mr. Henry Farman, son of a British newspaper correspondent in Paris, began his series of - remarkable successes with his "heavier-than-air" machine on October 26, when he traversed a distance of nearly half, a mile in 53 seconds. A great feature in all Mr. Farman's experiments has been his complete control over the aeroplane, enabling him to make a circular course almost as easily as to fly a straight course. Other experimenters with" heavier-than-air machines who are worth watching are M. Vuia. (40 or 50 feet), M. de la Grange (60 yards), and M. Bleriot (nearly 200 yards).]

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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1908, Page 5

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TRIUMPHANT FARMAN. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1908, Page 5

TRIUMPHANT FARMAN. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 71, 23 March 1908, Page 5