LOOPING THE LOOP.
THRILLING FEAT IN MID-AIR. IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION./ BLERIOT STABILISER TESTED. / ; ?. By Tclcfraph—Press Association—Copyright 1 Paris, September 1. M. Pegoud, 'securely strapped to the now Bleriot monoplane, ascended to a j height of 3000 ft., and then caused the monoplane to drop 1500 ft. Ho made tho machine turn over and rise sharply, thereby looping the loop. Tho wheels of tho aeroplano wero uppermost for a distaneo of four hundred yards. 51. Pegoud, by means of tho Bleriot stabiliser, caused tho aeroplano to return to its normal position, and descended safely. He will repeat the feat to-morrow in tho presence of tho Army Aviation Committee. M. Bleriot recently invented a monoplane .oapablo of landing properiy no matter at what angle it begins falling, provided it .is high enough in tlio air to completely turn over. Last month M. Pegoud parachuted from an aeroplano at Chateaufort, and fell into a tree, escaping injury, however.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1845, 3 September 1913, Page 7
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154LOOPING THE LOOP. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1845, 3 September 1913, Page 7
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