AVIATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 5

AVIATION.

FOR AIIMY PUEPOSfeS. GREAT BRITAIN lEADING. (BT TEr.EGHAPH—rUESS ASSOCIATION— COPYtlJdirr.) :. London) February 18. -. : The "Standard" . announces: that secret army exjieriirieiiis iri aviatioi; have been conducted; in remote parts of the', country for many, months. the results place; Great Britain ahead of other, countriei in .the matter of aerial navigation for armyj purposes.

In Great Britain there is a Military. Ballboti Departihalit at Pnrnborbiigh. I.Colonel ;j. E. Capper. R.E.,.is in of the Dbpartraeht. A military airship unofficially known as NUlli SeouiiduSi: designed by Colonel Templet, travelled from AlEorshot ,to London in Ootoberi ,1907;. but' was' wrecked by, a high wind. while anchored' at the Crystal Palace on; the return 'journey. -This airship was reco'ostructed and' successfully ii, July,. 1908,1 ; ; The London "Times" or DebDmber 26 states ;• -'•It is reported (wHtes ah aerbhiiitical. correspondent) that the Gehniii AdmirUty-.is about to place orders for. foiir dirigibk ballooiis of 'Zeppelin type; add that they wiir be iis'ed, for harbour .work at Kiel. ; 4t eaoh ,of : thesS naval,..'stations. special doiiks will.be bonstructed which-will gifeh the air'ship's ,safe harbourage, the ,Zjppelia :tjT>e. of 'vessel, wipliits floating cars, being well afauted fdr iree on the : water.. . Primarily tHb .airships •would be use'd'is, observation' signal sta'tionsi biitj no doubt, the Gernian naval hUthorities Vrisll to test .ftilly tlieir .capabilities ih. ■many, other;'directions. Tllo German Admiralty,'.if they acquire these dirshipS, : (vill -Open' 'upa new'hrancli ,of aeronautics, as. hitherto aerial: vessels have 1 been entirely connected with ..the military establishment. " i',''. ■ ' ~