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the Jaiiiicliiiiii' were suecessfiil ; for in this, and in this alone, as far 

 as is known, all the troii1)le has eonie. 



The experiments have also given necessary information about this 

 launching. They have shown that the method Avhich succeeded per- 

 fectly on a smaller scale is insufficient on a larger one, and they have 

 indicated that it is desirable that the launching should take place 

 nearer the surface of the water, either from a track upon the shore 

 or from a house boat large enough to enable the apparatus to be 

 launched at any time with the wings extended and perhaps with 

 wings independent of support from guys. But the construction of 

 this new launching apparatus would involve further considerable 

 expenditures that there are no j^resent means to meet ; and this, and 

 this alone, is the cause of their apparent failure. 



Failure in the aerodrome itself or its engines there has been none; 

 and it is believed (hat it is at the moment of success, and when the 

 engineering problems have been solved, that a lack of means has pre- 

 vented a continuance of the work. 



