IN THE AIR.
FRENCH MACHINES. M. BLERIOT'S DESCRIPTION. Times and Sydney Sun Services. •London, March 27. Lord Nortiieliffe, after visiting the aviation centres of France, writes that ■M. Bleriot explained that they are of four types. The first of the machines is used as a lighting aeroplane or chaser for pursuit, encircling, climbing or descending. The latest machines have the vital parts protected by thin armor of hardened steel. The chasers are so powerfully engined that they can rise from the ground almost as speedily as a •bird. The second type, the bomb dropper, Is lightly armed and also armored. It i« chiefly intended for carrying a great weight of bombs. The third type, for watching and signalling the result of /artillery fire, has a speed sufficient to enable' if fo escape from pursuing machines. It must, as nearly as possible, -be able to hover. The fourth class is »?ed for aerial photography, carrying a 'r'escopic camera. It plays an important part in warfare.
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1916, Page 5
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164IN THE AIR. Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1916, Page 5
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