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Show PLANE FLIES WITH NO HUMAN &UIDANCE PARIS, Dec. 31. Ingenious devices wero invented to control the operation of tho pilotless airplane which has Just been successfully tested in France. Sonic of these operated automatically auto-matically and other by wireless. The airplane, having been started by the mechanic, ascended automatically after it had attained sufficient speed. This as accomplished by increasing revolutions of a small fan located between be-tween the wings which put Into motion mo-tion a mechanism which, In turn, placed the control surfaces of the machine ma-chine into position for ascent. Onco in the air. tho airplane was operated by wireless and was made to circle a laige flying field and descend. Tho descent was accomplished by pressing a wireless key on the ground which released underneath tno alr-plano alr-plano a roll of wiro with a weight at the end. The weight switched off the engine 'and moved the rear surfaces of th plane into position for a smootli landing At another test an airplane was operated by wireless for an hour. It carried a pilot who look no part In its operation until ho desired to land I whereupon he took control |