AERONAUTICS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 5

AERONAUTICS.

~ , j DIRIGIBLE BALLOONS FOR BRITAIN. j PUBLIC APPEAL. . PROPOSED PUIIOHASE OP FRENCH, TYPES. (Br ■ Teltgnpb.—Prtu , Association,— Copyright.) < . London, July 21. The "Morning Post" recently appealed to . - the publio for a sum to buy a dirigible bal; •• lootifor the Ration. As a result, of--the ap- i peal, .tho "Morning Post" -las ordered » Lcljaudy. (French) : dirigible balloon, condi- . tional upon the War"Office. approving the ) . type, and is also prepared to purchase for ■ the nation a Bayard airship under,. I ... similar conditions. /. ■ [It was recently stated in "The. Times" that the French authorities were prepared to lay be- ....... i •fore: British naval and military, boards_dotiul£ ' of the most successful dirigibles no\^.in : France, j and confidential information respecting airships | now building.; It >is pointed out that franco i I'and- Germany wont'through-.the theoretical. part j i of the work many years ago, and bought their ......| i experience, and ihat tho French offer will be » • j iof great value to' Britain in the .-.building of,an) > j •aerial- fleet.]- , -yv.';': H'/.-j _ AN AUSTRALIAN INVENTION. j • • Perth, July 22.- ' -I The West ■ Australian Aerial Navigation V . j Company • has been registered, ,tc, : ; i Thomson and Boyd's interests ill aerial v ; J machines. 1.. ; j ■ It :is claimed that tho new invention in- \ , 4 oludes a novel steering apparatus, which J - j overcomes many of the difficulties in.the way >v ; | of successful aerial voyaging. ; Mr.. Thomson will go to England • to submit his design to the Admiralty and.War , j Office. ' . "'• y'.: - /