. Review of reviews and world's work . number-ing thirty-nine and the Curtiss the monoplanes, Bleriots stand at thetop with 158, the Antoinette being secondwith forty-seven. THE HYDRO-AEROPLANE,—AND OTHERIMPROVEMENTS The Curtiss hydro-aeroplane has beenone of the most important developments inaviation in the past year. This wonderfulmachine alights on and rises from the water,skims the surface like a seabird, flies in theair, and wheels along the ground,—being, inshort, a universal vehicle, the value of whichfor sport, business, and war purposes cannotbe overestimated. Aside fro
. Review of reviews and world's work . number-ing thirty-nine and the Curtiss the monoplanes, Bleriots stand at thetop with 158, the Antoinette being secondwith forty-seven. THE HYDRO-AEROPLANE,—AND OTHERIMPROVEMENTS The Curtiss hydro-aeroplane has beenone of the most important developments inaviation in the past year. This wonderfulmachine alights on and rises from the water,skims the surface like a seabird, flies in theair, and wheels along the ground,—being, inshort, a universal vehicle, the value of whichfor sport, business, and war purposes cannotbe overestimated. Aside from the hydro-aeroplane, fewchanges sufficiently radical to be apparent tothe laymen have been made in the aeroplane,although improvements are constantly beingefifected. The headless biplane has beenevolved in the Wright, Farman, and Voisintypes by the abandonment of the front ele-vator. Bleriot, while adhering to the generaldesign of his Channel-crosser of two yearsago, has added some refinements of construc- >f-.~ IVii •swi-. Underwood &• Underivoud. N. V. THE ANCIENT AND THE MODERN (Beaumont, winner of the Paris-to-Rome race, flying over the CoHseum) /jJBHIHhil 1 gn ^HHHno^^ifcL ^^^^^ vt^ w^: ^^?9 M. VEDRINES, AFTER WINNING THE PARIS-TO-MADRID RACE(King Alfonso inspecting his machine) 182 THE AMERICAX REVIEW OF REVIEWS P \ ? 1 ^V* Photograph by Ilie Aciiericm Press Associntion, N. Y. TOM SOPWITH, THE ENGLISH FLYER (Last December he won the de Forest prize of j20,ooo for a flight from England to Belgium. He is now flying in this country) tion and is equipping his monoplanes withmap holder, level indicator, altimeter, andcompass. In his passenger-carrier, weightand size are increased, and wing-warping hasbeen abandoned in fa\or of hinged problem of automatic stability is one onwhich inventors are concentrating. Someexperts do not believe it can be achieved;others do. The new Antoinette monoplaneis fitted with a weighted horizontal rudderwhich
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