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JANUARY 30, 1909. American Honours for the Wrights. THE American Senate has passed a resolution instructing the Secretary of War to award the Brothers Wright gold medals in recognition of their services in the advancement of flight. BRITISH ARMY AEROPLANE.—British Army aeroplane in full flightabove Farnborough Common before the accident. Wright as a Tutor. IF there is one thing which might conceivably be more difficult than flying, it is that of teaching someone else " to do the trick," but as there are several.in this country who are thinking of taking a few lessons in the new art, it may be of interest for them to know something beforehand of Wright's methods as master. Simplicity is very naturally the keynote of his teach- ing ; in fact, one may say that the pupil learns from his own experience, for his lessons consist of sitting beside the pilot and grasping " dummy " levers, which move in unison with those which the pilot himself controls. Studying the thus-con- trolled movements of his. hands, the pupil gradually begins to put two and two together, until one day he realises that it is he who is managing the machine, and that he has at last learned how to fly. Wright's Opinion of the Landes. ACCORDING to M. Paul Tissandier, who is Wright's third pupil, Wilbur Wright recently expressed himself to the effect that he had never seen a trial ground more perfect than that formed by the Landes at Pau. Mr. Hubert Latham, who has just arrived at Pau. The rumours on these matters are at present somewhat con- tradictory, however, inasmuch as it has also been stated th'at Wilbur Wright will not train anyone till after April, except M. Paul Tissandier and the two pupils to whom he has already commenced giving lessons, who are, as our readers know, Chevalier de Lambert and Captain Lucas Gerardville. Lord NorthclifTe has during the week been amongst the visitors to the Wright Brothers. The King of Spain Dissembles, SOVEREIGNS are not free to do altogether as they like in the matter of travelling abroad. And Spain is even more strict in this respect than most, so that His Majesty Alfonso XIII apparently finds himself in somewhat of a difficulty to know how to gratify his very noble desire to fly under the tutelage of Wilbur Wright. It is now rumoured that the King of Spain will invite Wilbur Wright to bring his machine to San Sebastian during next April. Monaco Meeting Now On. ON Sunday last, January 24th, the world's first aviation meeting at Monaco came into being. A somewhat imaginary existence, be it said, for there was no one there to take part. That is a small matter at the present moment, however, for the event remains open until March 24th, and we do not doubt in the least that some one of the numerous aviators will make a bold bid for a portion of that 100,000 francs prize money; it would be worth a wetting in the sea. Delagrange, it may be remarked, Wright's English Pupils. IT S reported that Wilbur Wright is to have an English pupil in the person of BRITISH ARMY AEROPLANE.—View of the aeroplane after it hadcollapsed. The elevator and front steering tips are practically demolished, it will be noticed, but the main framework and surfaces are not so badlyinjured. 62
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