. Review of reviews and world's work . machinedesigned for the race, a one-motored Sop-with, reached Canada late in March with itstwo pilots, Harry Hawker and Lieutenant-Commander Mackenzie Grieve. Another aeroplane entered for the contest,a Fairy biplane will be piloted by SydneyPickele, an Australian aviator of the RoyalAir Force, while a machine built for therace by the Martinsyde Aeroplane Co., willbe flown. An aeroplane of the ShorttBrothers will be flown westward from theIrish coast to Newfoundland. The RoyalAir Force has announced that it will notcompete for the prize, but will make the
. Review of reviews and world's work . machinedesigned for the race, a one-motored Sop-with, reached Canada late in March with itstwo pilots, Harry Hawker and Lieutenant-Commander Mackenzie Grieve. Another aeroplane entered for the contest,a Fairy biplane will be piloted by SydneyPickele, an Australian aviator of the RoyalAir Force, while a machine built for therace by the Martinsyde Aeroplane Co., willbe flown. An aeroplane of the ShorttBrothers will be flown westward from theIrish coast to Newfoundland. The RoyalAir Force has announced that it will notcompete for the prize, but will make thevoyage with one of its great dirigibles as atraining for its men. A non-stop flight isplanned from Scotland to Newfoundlandwhere a passenger will be set down, whenthe dirigible will return without landingoverseas. A second flight by British dirig-ible is announced over the southern routefrom Africa to Florida. French, Italian, Swedish, and German InterestsThe French flag will be carried in therace by a land machine of the Farman Aero-. Press Illustrating tiervico THE AIRPLANE CONSTRUCTED BY THE SWEDISH AVIATOR. CAPTAIN SUNSTEDT (The machine was put together on the New Jersey coast. The upper wing-span is 100 feet. Two six-cylinder Liberty motors furnish 440 horsepower. There are accommodations for four passengers) TRAVEL BY AIR ROUTES OVER LAND AND SEA 493 bus type, equipped with twomotors, developing 800horsepower. Although theFrench aeroplane may bemounted on pontoons to sup-port it on the water, it willnot be able to rise from thesurface. A great Capronimachine, designed for oceanflying, is building in Italywhich is reported to haveengines with a horsepowerof 5000, with cabins housing100 passengers. Italy willnot attempt an early flight,but is building with confidence for the futureof transatlantic air travel. An American-builtmachine with two engines, christened theSunrise, piloted by Captain Sunstedt, will en-ter the contest under the Swedish flag. A for-midable German Sie
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