AEROPLANING.
(BY TKLEGEAriI—rBESS ASSOCI'AXIONT-COPYBIGnT.) ...v: "r,i. : :;\k r .y, ■;;i.; Washington,; -January 26.i;; , ; ::The : Senate has instructed tho 'Secretary, for. Warv medalsin Recognition of;; their services, in the ■aMricement'of.aerial riayigation^;, ;:;'V. } ;.'J.;':: ; ' • ;VS'?V ; : '-t'H E ;WR'i G HTSV R;E CO R \ : ; 'of.'distance/. the : longost v 'aeroplana ■fligh't' (one man) made, during'l9oß, .theWrights''rivals'was 15J, miles,•%- Mr. Delag'range,' in 29min.': 53sec. ,'Orvil e /Wright (since :iDitired)/eolipsed: this;/in the United-States'-by-flying; 371 miles: bri: Septomber; S niid 45 miles r bn September. 12, the latter, in 74min. 20sec.; while; in France,\Wilbur t .'Wright'.covered; 58.-miles in" 91mifi. .2asec'.':- {: .--.. .'■■■<:: v'/ ■ :/As''re'gards'.-.a'er6plarie.'flights/.with :,two men. (the'-'operator'and. ;one;:. passenger),; -Wilbur; 1 Wright put up the foUowipg<Btrikingi)Tecords at Xe jSans:—Obtobef. 3 ) /30..miles;v55roin.''.32see;'; October' Infaßpteiut ■' her; Orville' Atrighti twouMen^flight: in 'the;TJnited..States,- and;cpyored;6,miles in;9miii.-: ■6seoJ;KSi>^'Sc--:r : '-^>-^
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 5
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123AEROPLANING. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 417, 28 January 1909, Page 5
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