NEW AIR RECORD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1085, 25 March 1911, Page 5

NEW AIR RECORD.

ELEVEN FASSENQERS. By Telegraph—rrcss Association-Copyright Paris, March 23. M. Broguiet aeroplaned a distance of three kilometres (1.863 miles) at Douai, carrying cloven passengers. The totiil weight carried was 1183 kilogrammes (23cwt. 32J1b.). This rccord represents a great advance on any previous achievement. Tho world's record for passenger carrying across country until the end of last year was held by , Mr. Farman, who had made several aerial flights with four passengers. M. Breguiet made a short flight on August 29 with six passengers. On January 2G Mr. Far- .. man s cross-country performances wore eclipsed by 31. Koger, who in a Sommer ! biplane accomplished the remarkable feat of carrying six passengers in his aeroplane from Douzy to Eemilly, in the Ardennes. Writing of new departures in aeroplano construction, "The Times," in its issue of January 11, said:— "In the building of new aircraft of definite types, such as are known to form part of the winter programme, peculiar interest will attach to the four-seated monoplane to which M. Bleriot is directing his attention. This machine, which will be driven by a 100-h.p. Gnome engine, foreshadows the passenger-carrying aeroplano of the future. Instead of clinging to uncomfortable perches behind the pilot, as has been the rule in passengercarrying machines, the three aerial voyagers who will be able to accompany the driver in this caso will bo accommodated with padded seats arranged liko those in a motor-car, and will be entirely screened from the rnsh of wind as the monoplane passes through the air. A far stronger landing chassis than has hitherto been employed will be fitted to this interesting machine, which—in view of the fact that tho existing two-seated Bleriot monoplane has proved more stable in wind gusts than tho machine constructed to carry only one occupant it is considered probable will provide a striking illustraton of the importance of weight, in increasing what may be termed 'air-worthiness.'"