ÆRONAUTICS.
BRITAIN’S FIRST MILITARY AIRSHIP. United Press Association— Copyright LONDON, March 20. The firm of Vickers, Son, and Maxim has nearly completed the British Naval airship, which is 500 feet long. The container is constructed of a new metal, seven times stronger than aluminium and slightly heavier. The machine is intended for scouting at sea on the north-east coast of Britain. ANOTHER. SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT IN MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, March 21. Houdins made another successful biplane flight on Saturday. He described three circles at altitudes varying from 20ft to 130 ft, covering a distance of 'between three and four miles in 3 minutes 45 seconds.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2766, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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103ÆRONAUTICS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2766, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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