PROGRESS IN AVIATION CHANUTE. 



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Chronology of memorable flights — Motor Aeroplanes — Continued. 



ORVILLE WRIGHT. 



A. SANTOS DUMONT. 



Nov. 13, 

 Nov. 17, 

 Nov. 21, 

 Mar. 10, 

 Apr. 10, 

 June 19, 

 Sept. 13, 

 Sept. 17, 



19061 

 1907 

 1907 

 1909 

 1909 

 1909 

 1909' 

 19091 



Cellular 



Biplane 



Monoplane. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Issy 



Bagatelle. 



do.... 



St. Cyr.... 



Issy 



St. Cyr.,.. 

 do...., 



720 feet... 

 500 feet... 

 400 feet... 

 1,300 feet. 

 1.2 miles. 

 820 feet... 

 5 miles... 

 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 . Cyr to Buc to visit friend. 

 Across country. 



LEON DELAGRANGE. 



Biplane.. 

 ....do.... 



.do 



.do 



.do 



.do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Monoplane . 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Bagatelle. 

 Ghent.... 



Issy. . . 

 Rome. 

 Milan. 

 Turin. 



Issy 



Juvissy... 



do.... 



Rheims. . . 



do 



Denmark. , 

 Doncaster. 



.do 6miles 



30 feet.. 

 453 feet. 



2.43 miles 



7.90 miles 



10.50 miles..., 

 500 feet 



15.2 miles. 



3.6 miles.. 



3.7 miles.. 



31 miles... 

 5.75 miles. 



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 

 (Farman). 



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. 



Won 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 



