AEROPLANE RECORD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 597, 27 August 1909, Page 5

AEROPLANE RECORD.

BY PAULHAN.

THE WRICHTS" FIGURES EXCELLED. AGAINST HIGH WIND. (By Teleeraph.—Press Asioclatlon.-OoDyrlcbt-l (Rec. August 26, 9.30 p.m.)-, ' > Paris, August 26. - At the aeronautical tourney at ltheims M. Paulhan established a new world's record for aeroplanes (one-man flight), both in point of distance covered and duration of flight. He'remained in-the air for 2 hours 43 minutes 28 seconds, and covered 81 2-5 miles; thus. substantially exceeding Mr Wilbur Wright's flight' last year at Le Mails— 56 miles in 1 hour 31 minutes 25 seoonds. ' During the concluding portion of his flight M. Paulhan gallantly contended with rain and a high wind, until his supply of petrol was exhausted.. ; Mr. Hubert Latham in his monoplane covered 18 J mil-es in 32 minutes. [The prize ; money to be distributed at the Rneims meeting amounts- to .£BOO9. It is the long-distance competition, under the ; title of Grand Prix de la Champagne et de la Ville de Bheims, which is regarded as the great event The six prizes with, which it is endowed are .£2OOO,- - <81000," .£4OO, and three prizes of £200 \ each. ■ They will be awarded to the six aviators who. may on' their, respective machines cover the greatest distance m the air. H. Paulhan now leads for first prize.].. ; WRIGHTS' SUPERIORITY. ' DID THE CHANCELLOR SPEAK TOO ■ soon? ■■ London, August 25. • Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of. the Exchequer, interviewed in London on his return from Rheims, said he thought the experiments, were a great triumph. The Wrights' 'American machino, he thought, was the most sure and dependable of all. With the others there was always a i half-nervous apprehension that they might descend at any,moment. The Chancellor added: "How I wished we | were doing mqre towards this work, which may alter the. history, of the .world 1" j STATE EXPENDITURE. FRENCH ATTENTION TO DIRIGIBLES. Paris, August 25. : The French Government has increased, by half a million francs (£20,000), . the War Minister's credit for dirigible balloon's. PROFESSORSHIPS OF AEROSTATICS. . , • •, ' St. Petersburg, August 25. . The Russian Government is founding professorships of aerostatics in the industrial colleges. . .