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Allied Commission that these were suitable for military work, and all construction of airplanes with engines in them was stopped. The Germans then began making airplanes without engines, and remarkable experiments in gliding were conducted. Some of the gliders stayed in the air twenty minutes, glided ten or fifteen miles, gained altitude, and showed remarkable controllability. The Inter-Allied Commission then prescribed that no gliding experiments with landing gear (that is, wheels) should be allowed. The German then put on footballs for landing gear. When they flew successfully with these, all gliding was stopped.
The gliding experiments are very remarkable in that they give an increased knowledge of the air and air currents, an increased knowledge of the ability of different classes of aerofoils to sustain weight, an indication of what small horse-power may be utilized in certain classes of airplanes, and an increased knowledge of lightness and strength of construction.
The German aeronautical tactical organization, of course, is at an absolute standstill. No such thing exists. I had an opportunity to talk to many of their aeronautical officers who fought against us during the War, to meet the principal officers of the Aero Club, and to hear the views of Lieutenant Bolle who is now on

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