PROGRESS IN AVIATION CHANUTE. 



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Chronology of memorable flights — Motor Aeroplanes — Continued. 

 ORVILLE WRIGHT. 



A. SANTOS DUMONT. 



Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Mar. 

 Apr. 

 Jime 

 Sept. 

 Sept. 



13,19061 

 17, 1907 

 21, 1907 

 10, 1909 

 10, 1909 

 19, 1909 

 13,1909' 

 17,19091 



Cellular 



Biplane 



Monoplane. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Bagatelle. 



Issy 



Bagatelle. 



do.... 



St. Cyr... 



Issy 



St. Cyr... 

 do.... 



720 feet... 

 500 feet... 

 400 feet... 

 1,300 feet. 

 1.2 miles. 

 820 feet... 

 Smiles... 

 10 miles.. 



21 00 



12 00 

 16 00 



First flight in Europe. 

 Made several flights. 



Do. 

 With the Libellule. 

 With the Demoiselle. 

 Several other flights. 

 St. CjT to Buc to visit friend. 

 Across country. 



LEON DELAGRANGE. 



Biplane. 

 ....do... 



.do.... 

 .do.... 

 .do.... 

 .do.... 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Monoplane . 



....do 



....do 



....do 



.do. 



Bagatelle. 

 Ghent 



Issy. . . 

 Rome. 

 Milan . 

 Turin. 



Issy 



Juvissy... 



do.... 



Rheims. . . 



do 



Denmark.. 

 Doncaster. 



do.... 



30 feet.. 

 453 feet. 



2.43 miles 



7.90 mUes 



10.50 miles... 

 500 feet 



15.2 miles. 



3.6 miles.. 



3.7 miles.. 



31 mUes... 

 5.75 miles. 

 Smiles 



6 30 



15 26 



16 30 



29 53 

 10 18 



11 4 



15 00 

 11 25 



7 36 



First Voisin aeroplane. 



First flight with passenger 

 (Farm an). 

 •Won Archdeacon cup. 



In presence of King, etc. 



Best flight on Italian trip. 



First woman passenger 

 (Mrs. Peltier). 



Beat then existing records. 



Won Lagatineri prize. 



Circling across country. 



Woii tenth prize; speed. 



Won eighth prize; distance. 



Before King, at Aarhus. 



To keep crowd from grum- 

 bling. 



Over 50 miles an hour. 



97578°— SM 1910 11 



