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1907. June 4. Tuesday at Baddeck 62
Rassegna Scolastica 
1 Apr 1907 Firenze.
 
Alla conquista dell'aria a Londra.

E' stata inagurata un'Esposizione di modelli di aereoplani.
 
Inutile dire che questa Esposizione ha un interesse affatto speciale, ed ha ottenuto l'accoglienza più simpatica del pubblico inglese. Cinquanta modelli sono esposti. Alcuni sono di una semplicità estrema. Altri, per contro, sono di costruzione molto complicata ed anche molto studiata. Ve ne sono in carta, in cartone, in alluminio, ecc. Pochissimi inventori hanno dato al loro apparecchio la struttura dell'uccello. Solo un modello di aereoplano ha esattamente la forma di un uccello, ed ha molto attirato l'attenzione del pubblico che si interessa all'aereonautica.

E' il modello del signor Balston: questo apparecchio è munito di due ali fisse, che misurano ciascuna metri 2,55. Nel corpo dell'uccello si trova collocato un piccolo motore, il quale pone in moto due eliche speciali, poste dietro e destinate a sostituire la coda dell'uccello.

L'apparecchio ha dato, a quanto sembra, risultati soddisfacentissimi.

Jossé Weiss, francese, ha dato al suo apparecchio la forma di un albatro.

Il generale Baden Powel, che combattè nell'Africa australe contro i boeri, espone tre modelli, uno dei quali è formato da due ali sovrapposte che girano in senso inverso, e sono azionate da un motore collocato sopra le due ali, motore che pone ugualmente in moto un timone.

Un povero vecchio, Fren Hall, è venuto da Eye, nel Sufolck, a piedi fino a Londra, una distanza di 152 chllometri, per esporre egli stesso il suo modello. Ha portato per quattro giorni il suo apparecchio sotto il braccio.

IL RACCOGLITORR.


[[?]]-Journal New York
1 Octr 1907.

FIX ON AERIAL WAR MEASURES

London, April 1.——It was learned today that negotiations have been going on among several of the European chancelleries regarding the coming peace conference at The Hague, and that a difference of opinion already exists among the nations relative to limiting or not limiting aerial warfare.

At the first peace conference a clause was adopted prohibiting the use of bombs from balloons or airships, but this was allowed to lapse after the second session of the Powers at The Hague. Since then, however, three nations have been signally successful in experiments with balloons.

These nations are France, Germany and England. For once, it seems likely that these three Powers will agree on at least one point at The Hague conference, and that is, to permit the use of bombs to be dropped from war balloons, aeroplanes and warships.


[[?]] Philadelphia
1 Apr - 1907.

BALLOONING

The High-Flying Tippler Club was organized recently, with Robert Clifford president and William Hargrave secretary. The object of the club is the breeding of Tippler for exhibition and flying purposes, and to induce the managers of shows to include classes for show Tipplers and flying Tipplers of all colors.

It also intends to hold flying matches at least once a month, and has arranged the first flying match for Memorial Day, the kit longest on the wing to be the winner. Some members have flown their Tipplers more than thirteen hours at one stretch.

The birds in Philadelphia are the Mecclesfield strain, very high flyers, and on a clear, calm day they can be seen soaring in the clouds for hours. They do their flying voluntarily, and need no driving, like other pigeons.

These birds are becoming very popular in this country, there being quite a number of importations from England, their home, where they have had them to fly more than fifteen hours.

Any pigeon fancier interested should write to William Hargrave, secretary, 67 East Clavier street, Germantown, Philadelphia.

Free Press Milwaukee
1 Apr - 1907.

INVENT NEW AIRSHIP

BALTIMORE MEN BELIEVE THEY HAVE PERFECTED FLYER.

SAME CLASS AS AEROPLANE

Dr. R. W. Wood of John Hopkins University and Otto Luyties, Engineer, Inventors.

BALTIMORE, Md., March 31.——Dr. Robert W. Wood, professor of experimental physics in the John Hopkins university, and Otto Luyties, a skillful mechanical engineer of Baltimore, hope they have solved the problem in aero navigation upon which Langley failed and which Santo-Dumont has not yet succeeded in unraveling.

Prof. Wood is successor to the late Prof. H. A. Rowland, inventor of the famous spectroscope grating machine, known to all physicians and the multiple telegraph system now being introduced in Europe.

Of Same Class as Aeroplane.

The type of machine upon which Prof. Wood and Mr. Luyties are at work is known as the "helicopter," and it is entirely different from the balloon type and belongs to what is known as the "heavier than air" class of airships now attracting the attention of all who are interested in aerial navigation. It belongs properly to the same class with the aeroplane, which was the subject of extensive experiments by the late Prof. Langley of Washington. The Langley airship, however, has several drawbacks, the most serious of which is the difficulty of making landings because of the extreme high rate of horizontal velocity which is necessary in order to keep up in order that the ship may sustain itself in the air.

Steam Engine for Motive Power.

In the "helicopter" Wood and Luyties hope to overcome these disadvantages entirely. In the first place, there is no stationary supporting surface, such as is required in the aeroplane, which maintains its position in the air by several pairs of huge wings and the high rate of velocity at which it is drawn. Dr. Wood purposes using a steam engine modeled after those used in the racing automobiles, for motive power.

On the ship on which they are now working is an engine weighing about 900 pounds and capable of generating 100 horsepower.


Herald Rochester N.Y.
1 Apr 1907

AERONAUTS WILL HAVE A BIG TIME

Norfolk, Va., March 31.——The managers ranged an elaborate schedule of aeronautical competitions to be held during the summer. The programme provides for 25 competitions and more are expected. The dates are as follows:

Special races limited to members representing recognized aero clubs for club championship, May 4.

Dirigible balloon competition, June 1.

Competition of balloons for duration, August 3.

Competition of balloons for objective point, September 7.

Competition of balloons for altitude, November 16.

Competition of balloons in pursuit of pilot balloon, August 17.

Competition of carrier pigeons, flight from Aeronautical Concourse, Exposition Grounds, May 18.

Simultaneous release of large number of small balloons carrying messages, May 18.

Flying devices heavier than air, with motor and operator, September 14.

Flying machine models with motor, August 24.

Flying machine models without motor, and carrying operator, September 14.

Kites for altitudes, November 2.

Kites for steepest angle of flight, November 9.

Kites carrying operators, November 16.

Registering balloons, July 13.

Competition of balloons and automobiles, (Date to be coincident with the arrival of the automobile tour.)

Competition of dirigible balloons and automobiles, May 25.

Competitions of photographs taken from balloons or kites.

Competition of photographs taken of balloons, aeroplanes, or other aeronautical objects.

Competition of photographs of meteorological phenomena.

with balloons or