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June 13. Thursday at Baddeck 91 New York 14 apr 1907 and Torpedoes Are "Automobiles." society of Automovile Engineers has extended its field of activity by adding to its constitution the following -The term 'automobmile,' as used by is intended to cover any self propelled on or under the surface of the or in the air." Dispatch St Louis 14 Apr - 1907 GHTEST MOTOR YET BUILT. which have been directed toward aerial the past few years have been largely development of the light and powerful combustion motor. In this respect the auto doubtless stimulated effort which has led results in allied lines of work. At the ition of the Aero Club in New York this eature was emphasized by some of the hus the eight-cylinder air-cooled Curtis horsepower, weighed only 125 pounds, or per horsepower, while the four-cylinder med by the Wright brothers for use with horse-is the y, this motor, horse- may be aero- pounds e pro- various aero- should Post Dispatch St Louis 14 apr - 1907 VICTORY NEAR FOR THE AERONAUTS British Army Officer Predicts Compete Success at Early Date. LONDON, April 13.-"Very little remains to be done before it can be said that man has conquered the air," said Maj. Baden-Powell in addressing the members of the Royal Meteorological Society on the "Exploration of the Air." "Twenty-five years ago the French Government made the first dirigible airship," he said, "and now they possess one, if not more, that seem to be really practical air vessels of war. "Count Zeppelin has also produced in Germany a machine which in point of size as well as in speed has beaten all records. "Small balloons capable of attaining the greatest height and carrying self-recording instruments have recently ascended to the enormous altitude of 82,000 feet, or nearly sixteen miles, above the surface of the earth. Meteorological kits have been much improved in recent years, and instruments lifted by kites retained by steel wires have actually ascended to a height of four miles. "At the British Army training grounds kites have been regularly introduced into the service. Men were first lifted by this means in 1895. In that year I made a number of ascents up to 100 feet high, but improvement followed, until now gone up to a height vation practically be rifle bullets and so hig aeronaut almost invis "The flying machine Years ago people at impossible to lift in was far heavier tha advocates of the ca birds, and there was the thing was possib "Great machines h ed with very light e the last two or th have men been suc the ground, but they sustain themselves hour at a time." News [[?]] Detroit Mich 14 Apr-1907 [[IMAGE]] M. SANTOS-DUMONT AND HIS LATEST AEROPLANE. Gradually the Flying Machine Is Being Perfected, the Latest Aeroplane of M. Dumont Being a Distinct Advancement Over All of Its Predecessors. The Rider Sits Below the Wings, Thus Giving Increased Stability, and Instead of a Steering Apparatus in Front, a Rudder Has Been Placed Behind the Rider.
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