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PARIS March 11-Santos [[?]] new aeroplane to compete [[?]] Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 10,000 for the first heavier than air machine to cover a distance exceeding [[?]] kilometre and return to the point of departure, is much smaller, more rigid and more powerful than the "Bird of Prey," with which he won the Archdeacon prize with a flight of 20 metres last fall. In the new machine the canvas of the wings has been replaced by very thin polished wood and the framework is of light mahogany. The two wings, constructed like Hargrave box kites, meet at an angle of eight degrees and have a spread from tip to tip of fifteen metres. The width of the wings is only sixty centimetres. A fifty-horse power motor at the centre will operate a propeller, the aluminum blades of which are two metres in diameter. The propeller has been placed in front in the belief that it will have a better grip on the air. Behind and below the motor is the seat for the operator. It is a little more than a tricar saddle, but from it Santos Dumont can direct and manoeuvre the apparatus. The helm and steering gear are in the rear, with side rudders on the wings for controlling the equilibrium of the machine. The whole aeroplane weighs twenty kilos less than the Bird of Prey. It is mounted on a single cycle wheel equipped with an automobile tire for the preliminary run before the aeroplane mounts. Santos Dumont discarded the two wheels which he used in operating the Bird of Prey upon the theory that the less contact with the earth the better and the straighter the rise into the air. The trials will begin as soon as the ground at St. Cyr is sufficiently hard to give a good running surface. [[?]] New York 11 Mar, 1905 INVENTS NEW AIRSHIP [[photo]] (Copyright, 1902, by R. F. Turbull.) SANTOS-DUMONT NEW AIRSHIP IS A WONDER Santos-Dumont Declares It Big Advance in Science of Aeronautics. PARIS, March 11.-Santos-Dumont has made another big advance in the science of aeronautics. He is about to begin trial trips in this "heavier than air" machine, which has just been completed, and which he considers the most successful of all his experiments in navigating the air. The machine was constructed to compete for the Duetsch-Archdeacon prize of $10,000 for the first "heavier than air" machine to cover a distance exceeding one kilometre and return to the point of departure. It is much smaller, more rigid, and more powerful than the Bird of Prey, with which he won the Archdeacon Prize with a flight of 220 metres last fall. In the new machine the canvas of the wings has been replaced by very thin polished wood and the framework is of light mahogany. The two wings are constructed like Hargrave box kites. A 50-horsepower motor at the centre will operate a propeller with aluminum blades which has been placed in front. Behind and below is the operator's seat. The helm and steering gear are in the rear with side rudders on the wings to control the equilibrium. The whole aeroplane, which weighs 20 kilos less than the Bird of Prey, is mounted on a single cycle wheel equipped with an automobile tire, for the preliminary run before the aeroplane mounts. [[top of article is cut off]] this country the view of success [[?]] beginning to be generally accepted. Leading scientists, who have devoted attention to the subject, declare flying machines are now practical realities. Sir Hiram Maxim says there cannot be any question about the matter. The flying machine is far from perfect, of course, but so was the automobile a few years ago. People do not recognize that both in France and England many very practical and skilful engineers are improving the various types. Santos-Dumont of France and the Wright brothers of America are by no means the only advanced students of the question. It is quite possible that a well known Belgian scientist, Dr. Arthur Tacquin, may produce a type of machine superior to any other. He has been curiously correct in his theoretic anticipations of progress in this field. He has designed a complete machine, but refuses to regard it as complete until subjected piece by piece to exhaustive experiments in the air. He holds that, comparatively speaking, to invent a flying machine is nothing, to build it is little, to test it is everything. He believes in nature's process of developing an organ by slow adaptation to its function. Dr. Tacquin's plan is to work on his machine in the air with the aid of a captive balloon. With the new light petrol motors, such as the Antoinette, which weighs only 2 1/2 pounds per unit of horsepower, at his service, he is quite likely to solve the main outstanding problem, that of stability. There are several machines that fly; the difficulty is to be sure of their not losing their poise in mid-air. [[?]] Telegraph, New York 11 Mar. [[1907?]] SANTOS-DUMONT'S AIRSHIP LIGHTER Details of New, Model Given-New Movable Rim for Automobile Wheels Exhibited Paris, Monday.-Sanos-Dumont's new aeroplane, constructed to compete for the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of $10,000 for the first "heavier than air" machine to cover a distance exceeding one kilometre and return to the point of departure, is much smaller, more rigid and more powerful than the "Bird of Prey," with which he won the Archdeacon prize with a flight of 220 metres last fall. In the new machine the canvas of the wings has been replaced with very thin polished wood and the framework is of light mahogany. The two wings, constructed like Hargrave box kites, meet at an angle of eight degrees and have a spread from tip to tip of thirteen degrees. The width of the winds is only sixty centimetres. A 50 horse power motor at the centre will operate a propeller, the aluminum blades of which are two metres in diameter. The propeller has been placed in the front in the belief that it will have a better grip on the air. Behind and below the motor is the seat for the operator. It is a little more than a tricar saddle, but from it Santos-Dumont can direct and manoeuvre the apparatus. The helm and steering gear are in the rear, with side rudders on the wings for controlling the equilibrium of the machine. The whole aeroplane weighs twenty kilos less than the "Bird of Prey." It is mounted on a single cycle wheel equipped with an automobile tire, for the preliminary run before the aeroplane mounts. Santos-Dumont discarded the two wheels which he used in operating the "Bird of Prey" upon the theory that the less contact with the earth the faster and straighter the rise into the air. The trials will begin as soon as the ground at St. Cyr is sufficiently hard to give a good running surface.