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MARCH 6, 1909. seriously study the question as to the ways and means of housing these machines in different parts of the country in times of emergency. A report has been presented to the Minister of War detailing various schemes, and point- ing out suitable sites for the erection of permanent sheds and other places where advantage can be taken of natural surroundings. It is probable that a sum of over 150,000 marks will be spent in realising some of the projects. Count Zeppelin's Name. COUNT ZEPPELIN has no son, and in order that his name may not lack a direct descendant to bear it, the King of Wurtemburg, who attended the recent marriage of Count Zeppelin's only daughter, offered the happy couple, as his wedding present, a royal decree, whereby the bridegroom, a young cavalry officer named Baron von Brandenstein, will henceforth be entitled to the suffix Zeppelin. The Chambre Syndicate- des Industries Aeronautique, at a recent Committee meeting, decided to remain neutral' in its attitude towards this forthcoming Exhibition and! that which will succeed it as the usual annual Salon of motor cars and allied machines. This latter, which is,, as before, under the auspices of the Automobile Club of France, will be termed the " Salon de l'Automobile, de- l'Aeronautique, du Cycle et des Sports," while the former, which is a flight show proper, is controlled by the Union des Industriels de la Locomotion Aerienne. Model Show at Nice. SIXTEEN entries have so far been received for the exhibition of models which takes place at Nice from March 1st to 15th. The names of the exhibitors who have entered are as follows : —Pilati, Louis, Meyson, Lidy, Meujon, Henry, Flectar, Zani, Brunet, Farout, Leverino, Vuitton-Huber, Vuitton, Blanc. " Petrel I," " Petrel II." Several of the entrants are local inventors,. " Flight" Copyright Photo.AERO CLUB FLIGHT GROUNDS AT SHELLBEACH.—The Coastguard Station, which is being converted for sleeping and other accommodation on the grounds. • Fashions for Flyers. EVER keeping pace with the times, the editor of the Tailor and Cutter has, of course, not lost sight of the effect which the recent advances in flight may have upon the sartorial art, and so he recently organised a " sky wear competition." One of the entrants, with an eye for the useful as against the merely ornamental, sent in a design for a safety suit. At first glance this would appear to be an ordinary "Norfolk" costume, but when the flyer finds himself in the dangerous position of being suddenly precipitated to earth he undoes the jacket, rolls up his sweater, and, lo ! there drops down a garment reminding one of the parapluies which were so fashion- able among motorists a few years ago. The aeronaut then lets go of his airship or aeroplane, and the " skirt" of the garment spreading out like a parachute, he gradually floats to earth. These operations are said to occupy three seconds. The Next Paris Flight Show. ORGANISATION in connection with the first Paris International Salon exclusively devoted to aviation, which is to take place at the Grand Palais from September 25th to October 10th this year, is in full swing. M. R. Esnault-Pelterie is Commissaire-General, and a very popular official he is sure to make, with visitors from this country no less than those in his own land. and of the remainder the majority emanate from Paris- and other parts of France. The Eiffel Tower as a Weather-cock. A NEW use has been discovered for the Eiffel Tower, which is quite important although by no means of an. exalted nature. It is no less than that the flag on the top of the tower serves as an admirable weather-cock when read in conjunction with the structure itself, which has projections coinciding with the cardinal points of the compass, that facing north being painted red. Occupants of balloons and airships can, therefore, with the aid of field-glasses, readily inform themselves of the nature of the wind at an altitude of 300 metres above the ground in that vicinity, and make their arrangements with more certainty in regard to any contemplated aerial voyage. "Law in the Air." IN the current issue of the National Review, Major F. B. Baden-Powell contributes an article bearing the above title, in which he deals with the questions of Customs and International frontiers as affected by aero- planes. He thinks it will be impossible to make the machines descend at certain fixed stations, and, there- fore, Customs in the main will have to be abolished.* Our readers will remember that1 we published a letter on the subject from Major Baden-Powell in our issue of- February 13th. 135
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