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In

SOARING AEROPLANEŠ,

GERMANY FROM WITHIN.

LORD NORTHCLIFFES VISIT.

It was a lovely lay. The one thing that marred my first introduction to Germany was the only drunken man I met there. Ho was the first Rhinelander I saw, a fat, heal shaved, double-necked Hun with a straw hat, on a bicycle,

He wobble about, "looking fearfully be- hund him as if we were going to run hin down, and proceeded for a full half-mile, losing his hat during the perilous journey At the end of the half-mile he rolled into the ditch at the side, where we left Hins comfortably sleeping.

Despite the intense heat the journey was I don't remember ever hearing so many enjoyable and, naturally, must interesting nightingales before. Some of them were, cheeky, almost like robins.

The particular road by which I entered

During my tonk viib to Germany I met some of the soaring fight" perts, though on account of the weather, there was no flying. Great activity is promised, how ever, and some of those who are well qualified to judge believe that before the end of the exceeding one coming summer fighde on a motorless hour will have been aeroplane. The

There is as yet no complete explanation of soaring, whether of birds or mechanian: but during the past few

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India and Dr. E. H. Hankin's researches in ANOT, SHANGHAI & DALNY and England (of which more will soon be heard) together with valuable observations by other scientific men. promiso soon to clear' up the

mystery, and in so doing extend It

be roman our conquest of the air, Tegraph of Sep- Germany was a lonely one, but very beauti- ! bered that in The Daily tember 22nd last the difference between glid-ful. I doubt whether I have ever seen in a mass so many miles of white and "pink ing under gravity and plained. By soaring is ineunt the bird's nd souring was ex- wer to maintain altitude, and even" to effort and withoêt without visible dependete un any vertical component in the wind. The earlier gliding exper enters were either those who began their study of mechanical fight with a view to gaining experience Lufore employ ing

an engine or those who supposed engines would be unncee ary. These ex- periments depeneld

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My companion said, "Since the abolition by starting down hill or "by launching the

the my of the the young men have been apparatus from a entapult. There are tolto come home and populate." record of those days no longer fights than two or three minutes, the outstanding ex-ety, or have 1, except in Japan and

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caret for, all, and better dressed than I ever It is remarkable that after centuries of remember them anywhere on the Continent. discussion the real nature of "soaring" is

in the villages were with good things. New houses were

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the reason for certain peculiarities of the going up everywhere. The Rhinelanders natural wing explained. Here some of the area polite people, and many gave me a results of Dr. Hankin's researches may be saluto and a passing remark on the day,

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I replied; My dear fellow, Germans always lo stare. I venture to say I can get through Germany unrecognized which The German acquain- was almost true. tances I had niet who had given me advice were surprised that I lund. thi auite or staff. my companion and myself. They said "Dar

possible modifications in this wise that aeroplane wings, even after allowing bird and insects, by developed instinct, more delicate senses, and continuous practice,

can hardly on to

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"We cannot build houses fast enough," ably Dap their wings. What is the par- he told me. I น

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tain birds, and have suggested that this sets up some useful commotion of the air.

EXPLODED IDEAS.

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cartels and trusts. Byt He was pleased mon that the houses were The idea that birds can only soar by beautifully built. On leaving after show aid of ascending currents, or eldies due ing me a house which had two bath rooms and a servant's bath room and as to co section, appears to be definitely dis proved Dr. Hankin repeatedly observed good plumbing as I have ever seen in Mem soaring in air Elled with tiny feathers. York City, he offered me his card-an the experiment of of torque one. I or "winged" seeds, when the motion theso very

returning mine. objects failed to reveal. Light any turbulence or ascending currat Ne vertheless, sonring does appear to be in some way dependent upon the presence of certain conditions in the atmosphere.

Birds, dragon fies, and flying fishes," says Dr. Hankin, can execute two kinds of couring, fight-slow and fast-cha- racterised by different, wing dispositions." The speeds are remarkably similar, des pite the widely different character and sizes of these creatures, "so that there is no room for doubt that we are dealing with the same phenomenon in each case." Mr. Handley Page has pointed out that of the amaller gize weigh less in biris relation to wing area than the bigger birds.

Thus the cheel, with a span of

A1 in., is loaded lb. to the square foot, as compared with the vulture, with a span 85.in. and loading of 1 lb. to the square foot Each, however, in similar

of soamblo air glides as app the same speed. According to namical theory, the speed of the volt should be much greater.

Nature,

faced with the problem has avoided the of making large birüs, percentage of wing weight due to increased span by concurrently increasing the lifting power -of-the wing with increase of-area"-

Linked.

He tooked at me sharply, but not at all it, but you are no friend of Germany." offensively. "Northcliffe, Northcliffe," he

I tid, "I warned England and Germany that war was coming. I warned Germany that the Americans were going to come, and they would not believe it. I have often spoken well of Germans, the bravery of the machine gunners and the wonderful though detestable feat of Bying to London in ma chines which we now know to have been dangerous than we thought at the I

have to Germany to try to time.

to get He said, "Well, after all, the war has been finished a long time."

more

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He offered his hand, but because I don't shake hands with Germans WO bnth clicked heels and bowed, and he went luck to his task, his fortune making. He had forgotten me at once, that I felt sure.

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CASE OVER A PENNY. POINT THAT TOOK TEN JUDGES TO SETTLE.

-as-the result of a-protracted struggle. German experimenters are confideat of with the Glasgow Corporation, Mr. John being able to fly-for long distances with Percy, a Glasgow newspaper machine out engines. Already soarers have retired hard, has succeeded in getting his action over the starting point at a higher for damages sent for trial The dispute level. It is hoped that important KDOW

arose out of a penny he tendered in pay- ledge will be obtained

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ment for a tram ride. The conductor said design of power-driven seroplanes and toit was defaced, but Mr. Percy maintaining the art

art of ring. Many prizes are offered and in Switzerland also a competition is that it was a good cojn refused to give announced. The Royal Aero Cab of the another. So a tramway inspector and a United Kingdom invite all who are in policeman were called, and they all went terested

to send in their

and it names,

to the police station-Mr. Percy says in is suggested that work may be began custody, but the Corporation contend not, on one of the German soaring machines. but that he went voluntarily.

There is a certain danger in these ex- periments which

Mr. Percy raised an action for damages avoided by the may be exercise of reasonable care. The appara against the Corporation for the indignity jus must be light

but weight must not placed upon him of being marched through be sacrificed unduly. Already one German the crowded streets in charge of a palice- pilot has been killed by the collapse of man, after he had given his name and bis apparatus. Another danger is due address. The Lord Ordinary held there to the lack of any rezerve of power with

was an issue for trial by jury, but the which to overcome difficulties. The bird Judges of the First Division of the Court of can recover balance by resorting at any Session thought otherwise, and dismissed moment to flapping-wing fight.

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ariator also, when gliding with engine Mr. Percy's action. idle can "in an emergency open, out Against this judgement he appealed to his engine and get out of trouble. The the House of Lords where Lords Hal exponent of wooring fight has neither dane, Finlay, Cave Dunedin, and Wren- wings that flap nor engine. He is there bury decided usaniomously to allow bie fore, far, more dependent than the bird" apon an intimate knowledge or sense of the appeal. The matter has been fought out the before ten judges-The Lord Ordinary, air; or he may have to discover some four judges in the First Division, and means which would render him proof against surprise or make his apparatus five Law Lords in the House of Lords, accure from losing balance. "If we could Four eminent Scottish barristers, includ- only make the air visible!" remarked one ing P. Macmillan, K.C., and Mr. of the German soare.--(Major Turner in Morrice Mackay, K.C., were briefed to the Daily Telegraph.

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