On Tuesday at Aldershot the King watched flights of the
new Army aeroplane, which is considerably more stable than any previous model. During the flights the controls were not touched. The stability does not depend upon any automatic instrument, such as the pendulum in the Wright machine, but is inherent in the design of the aeroplane. The capacity of the aeroplane to correct its own departures from the normal position comes chiefly front the tail. The design is an improvement on the model of Lieutenant Dunne, which attracted much attention when it was taken over by the Army last year. When the speed is increased the aero- plane is put on an ascending path, and with the engine moderately throttled the aeroplane flies horizontally. Of course, the difficulty of alighting, which presents the greatest danger in flying, remains as before. The greater stability will, however, enormously relieve the strain on airmen while they are in the air.
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