ARMY AEROPLANES.
STATEMENT BY MR. HALDANE. (DT TELEGItiPH—PRESS- ASSOCIATION—COFTUIOUT.) (Rco. February 2-1, 11 p.m.) . ■ ' ' London, February 24. •In the House of Commons Mr. J. T.,Mae-, pherson asked Mr. Haldane, 7 Minister ; for War, to stop what ho referred to as the waste' of money on aeroplanes. ' : ( ' Mr. Haldano said £19,000 bad already been l that the future polioy, : was-under-consideration.' -He .preforrod not to answer ' the question. whether • steps wero being taken to securo tho services or assist-' jasce of .Wright 'Brothers, t-lio, well-known aeionauts.
' The "Daily "Mail" Overseas Edition of . January 16 1 Btates..—The 1 Aldershot = Army .aeroplane was brought out-again at Farnborough: recently; for. a 'flying-trial,;:; Starting. from n. small plateau, Mr. Cody ran the machine abOut: a -hundred'yards across the ■ turf,-and.-then,, with-.. I but: a quiver,'the fifty-feet lengths of superposed 1 canvas tiUed: at.:ai ; angle; of..4sdeg.v. and.soared ■ ten'-feet: 'from' I !the.-;. ground. -No attempt, was -,' ma'de ■ to, continue.... the : flight,', and Mr .Cody ..brought .'the, aeroplane abruptly to earth about forty yards from whero it lett the. turf. . |:-'- *!People said: my 'radiators; were"; too : far forward in thO old machine,said Mr.! Cody,'. "I've fixed them right•'astern■ now, and'the result isSlightest difficulty in' staying aloft,for.hours,if, il' wish.' . But I .shall choose my .own time?" :
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 5
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