AEROPLANE ALTITUDES.
PAULHAN BEATS ALL RECORDS (By Tel c graph-Pr H , A« S ociallon-o<Spyri e in/jr' ~ „ .. ' Paris < November 22. M. Paulhan, on board, his Voism biplane, has beaten the 'altitude tecord (1350 ft.) made by Mr. Latham en his Antoiriotte monoplane. in a flight at Chalons camp, M. Paulhan ascended to a height of 1950 ft., a world's record for a hoauor-than-air machine. [Particulars of previous aeroplario altitudes claims to havo reached 1500ft-tho height was not officially recordod-but M. FauE has Th« tj?Tk iaT """tawed aHvals Ino ascent of tho aercplanmg art may be to some extent gauged from tho fact that at the Rhoims meeting last August Mr. Latham was Jua g drupled.] W thCS ° %Ures Me almost
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 7
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