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1919 - 0481.PDF
APRIL TO, 1919 NEW YORK will soon be getting quite a breezy city in which to reside. According toja report from over there, the Aero Club of America announces that Capt. d'Annunzio, aeronautic engineer, son of the famous Italian poet-aviator, is engaged in manufacturing aeroplanes with a wing spread of less than 20 ft., the idea being that they shall be able to land in the streets. As the price complet is to be about £240, the game of dodging air-hogs should, indeed, soon be a merry one. Several orders have, it is announced, already been placed by Club members for these whirlabouts, which carry with them a guarantee to fly— we almost wrote last—for two and a half hours. IN the meantime, the chance for a little practice in dodging as above appears to be in being, under the care of a Miss Molly Pearson, described as an English star actress. This sports woman is stated to be distributing coins over New York from a Curtiss machine, by way of advertisement for her performance in New York in " Pennywise." As the " distri bution " includes ro.ooo pennies, five £1 gold pieces, four £1 gold pieces, and a £4 gold certificate, for our part our placs during this stunt would be well under cover, without we could secure a guarantee that the gold certificate would be our portion of the loot. A NUMBER of Canadian universities, including the McGill University, have decided to add a faculty of aviation to their other branches of study. Aeroplanes are to be put at the service of the universities for teaching purposes. FORTV MILLION yards of surplus aeroplane linen is quite a nice dress length. If this quantity really is upon the hands of the Government, surely there should be little difficulty in getting rid of it in reasonable quantities, having regard to its very high quality, at reasonable rates, more than enough to cover the average contract rates of is. 8d. to THE AUSTIN " GREYHOUND." -This machine is designed to carry three guns, camera, wireless, oxygen apparatus, etc. It is a two-seater, and is fitted with a 320 h.p. A.B.C. " Dragonfly " engine. The weight empty is 2,050 lbs. and fully loaded 3,090 lbs. The speed at 10,000 ft. is estimated at 130 m.p.h., and the climb to 10,000 ft. at 11 mins. The landing speed is about 45 m.p.h. THE LARGEST FLYING-BOAT HULL IN THE WORLD. -This hull was built by the Gosport Aircraft Co. for the Air Ministry. The machine, when finished, will be even larger than the famous " Felixstowe Fury," and will be of 2,400 h.p. 481
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