Dunne’s Revolutionary Biplane
Lieutenant Dunne has devised a new model biplane that is said to be quite revolutionary in the field of flying-machines. The wings of the albatross were used as a model. In the trials that were given to the machine, the aviator cut circles, dipped, dived, and made all sorts of evolutions in the air, quite frequently having his hands above his head, wholly free from the controlling devices of the machine. He finally stood up on the seat, entirely away from the levers of control. Gusts of wind and special “air pockets” that have given so much anxiety to aviators in the past seem to be no terror to this new kind of biplane. The invention gives strong promise that the aeroplane will be made very much more popular for pleasure, as well as for commercial purposes; and the navies of the world, of course, are watching it with intense interest.