Aerial Navigation
THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. PERFECTLY FEASIBLE. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright New York, February 12. Mr. Glenn Curtiss, replying to Mr. Orvillo Wright, thinks a trans-Atlantic flight perfectly feasible. A special motor can easily be developed to carry the necessary additional weight. Two biplanas, one for the army and the other for the navy, are being constructed at Los Angeles. The machine for the army is propelled by an eighty horse-power engine, and will have steel armor that can be taken off in a few minutes and be convertible into a hydroplane, and adapted for alighting or starting on either land or water. FLYING BY NIGHT. Paris, February 12. French airmen are pointing out that the French records are being beaten by the Germans. Night flying is discouraged in France, but carefully studied in Germany, and prizes are awarded from a national fund. ANOTHER RECORD. Berlin. February 12. The aviator Thelen. with four passengers, created an altitude record of 2850 metres.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 194, 14 February 1914, Page 5
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162Aerial Navigation Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 194, 14 February 1914, Page 5
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