Coalville Times | 1910-12-16 | Page 2 | Dickinson Favors Aeroplanes

I DICKINSON FAVORS AEROPLANE' Recommende Appropriation for Lat est Modal Machine. ' Washington. A inlK'il have beer expected after hi porannul flight Ir aeroplane In France, Secretary Dickinson Dick-inson rnnir out In hi niiiifinl reimrl with n trong Indorsnmnnt of Ihe flying fly-ing machine, und with a recommendation recommenda-tion to rotigreaa for an appropriation to provide the signal corp with a rou-oniiblo rou-oniiblo number of tho bettor tvpo of maehlnna - for" Instruction" purpose a oil flelrl work.- He -rnrnlW the"aet' that the I'nlted State wu the first 'nation officially to recognize tlin nero-I nero-I plane for mllltnry purpose and con-I con-I ducted nt Fort Meyer In 190H the flret j puhllc flight of a heavier than air ma I chine, yet it ha since that datu made no addition to It aeronautical equip- j mnnt, which . Ul present constat ol, one am ill .dirigible balloon, one , Wright aeroplunu, nnd three small 1 captive balloons. ' , . ' , i. ,