THE CONQUEST OF TIME AND SPACE 



the ninth of June, 1910, by Lieutenant Feguant and 

 Captain Marconnet, officers of the French army, on a 

 Farman bi-plane. "Starting from Chalons at 4:40 

 A. M.," says the Scientific American^ "the officers flew 

 176 kilometers (logi miles) across country to the 

 artillery park at Vincennes, which was reached at 7:10. 

 This flight of two and one-half hours' duration was ac- 

 complished at a speed of 43! miles per hour. Captain 

 Marconnet was able to take photographs and make 

 sketches that would have been of great strategic interest 

 in time of war. This is the first practical demonstration 

 of the aeroplane for scouting purposes, in addition to 

 its being a new world's record for cross-country flying 

 with two men in the machine. Another French aviator, 

 Labouch^re, flew for ten minutes with two passengers 

 at Mourmelon on the same day." 



A record flight of yet another character was accom- 

 plished in America by Charles K. Hamilton, a disciple 

 of Curtiss, who, flying under the auspices of the New 

 York Times and the Philadelphia Public Ledger^ 

 attempted successfully a round- trip flight from New 

 York to Philadelphia on June 14, 19 10. The aviator 

 left Governor's Island at 7:36 A. m. and landed at 

 Philadelphia at 9:26 a. m., having covered the 86 miles 

 at an average speed of 46.92 miles an hour. After 

 delivering messages from the Governor of New York, 

 and the Mayor of New York City, Mr. Hamilton took 

 wing at 1 1 :33 for the return voyage. A difficulty with 

 his motor made it necessary for him to descend at 

 South Amboy, after covering 68 miles in i hour and 21 

 minutes. An injury to the propeller necessitated a 



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