AERIAL NAVIGATION.
LOOPING THE LOUP. By Cable—Press Association—CopyrigUt Received 1, 5.5 p.m. Paris, February 23. Lord Edward Grosvenor made nine successive loops in the air. ARMY AIRSHIP SHELTER. Received 1, 5.5 p.m. Berlin, February 28. A revolving shelter is being constructed as Heligoland to receive an airship in any wind. It can be lowered into trenches and become invisible when used in war time.
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. Paris, February 27. The aviator Dimus submitted his plans for crossing the Atlantic for trial by the Navigation Society. The machine is a tri-plane, with four 200-h.p. motors, producing a speed of fifty-four miles an hour. The crew would consist of three pilots, three mechanics, three naval officers and a commander. The total weight would be 9000 kilos (nine tons).
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 207, 2 March 1914, Page 5
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127AERIAL NAVIGATION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 207, 2 March 1914, Page 5
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