AEROPLANE SUCCESS.
FLIGHT OF ELEVEN MILES. THE ARMENGAUD PRIZE. By Telegraph.— Association.— (Received July 7, 11 p.m.) Paris, July 7. Just outside the city to-day M. Farman's aeroplane flew a distance of 11 miles in 20m. 205., winning the Armengaud prize of 10,000 francs (£400) offered to the first aviator who succeeded in remaining 15 minutes in the air. Farman has accomplished several notable, feats, including the winning of the DeutschArchdeacon prize. His aeroplane, called the "Flying Fish," is built on a fore and aft box arirder, 46ft long and 3ft wide, varying in depth from several feet in front to almost nothing at the rear. In this are fitted thte motor, transmission shaft propeller —Bft 3in in diameter— gear, and pilot's seat. Underneath is a chassis, with two spring-mounted front wheels, and a single trailing wheel at the rear. Five pairs of wings are employedthree pairs in front, measuring 20ft Sin from the centre line of the machine to the tips, and two pairs in the rear, spreading' only i4ft3in on each side, all being 3ft 3in wide. A single vertical tail rudder is fitted. The total weight of the machine is 12401b, and there are about 625 square feet of wing area. The machine is driven by an eight-cylinder 50 horse-, power air-cooled Renault engine.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13796, 8 July 1908, Page 7
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AEROPLANE SUCCESS.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13796, 8 July 1908, Page 7
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