_July 23, 1909_--Farman, with biplane, at Chalons, makes a cross-country flight to Suippes--40 miles in 1 hour and five minutes. _July 23, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Douai, flies 43.5 miles in 1 hour 17 minutes and 19 seconds. _July 24, 1909_--Curtiss in biplane, at Hempstead Plains, flies 25 miles in 52 minutes and 30 seconds, winning the _Scientific American_ cup the second time. _July 25, 1909_--Bleriot, with monoplane, at Calais, flies to Dover, England, across the English Channel--32 miles in 37 minutes. _July 27, 1909_--Orville Wright, with biplane, at Fort Myer, flies 1 hour and 13 minutes, with one passenger, securing acceptance of Wright machine by U. S. Government on the duration specifications. _July 27, 1909_--Latham, with monoplane, at Calais, flies 20 miles in a second attempt to cross the English Channel. When near Dover the machine fell. _July 27, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Chalons, flies to Vadenay and back--25 miles in 1 hour 23 minutes and 30 seconds. _July 30, 1909_--Orville Wright, with biplane, at Fort Myer, established a world record with one passenger in a cross-country flight to Shuter’s Hill and back--about 10 miles in 14 minutes and 40 seconds, a speed of about 42 miles an hour--winning a bonus of $25,000 from the U. S. Government. _August 1, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Chalons, flies 1 hour 50 minutes and 30 seconds, at an average height of 80 feet, over a distance estimated at 70 miles, surpassing all French records. _August 2, 1909_--McCurdy, with a new type of machine, at Petawawa, makes several flights. _August 2, 1909_--F. W. Baldwin, with biplane, at Petawawa, makes several short flights. _August 2, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Chalons, flies to Suippes--9 miles, at the rate of 45 miles an hour. _August 4, 1909_--Sommer, with biplane, at Chalons, in the effort to beat Wilbur Wright’s record, flies for 2 hours 0 minutes and 10 seconds (Wright’s record flight was 2 hours 20 minutes and 23 seconds, made on December 31, 1908). _August 5, 1909_--E. Bunau-Varilla, with Voisin biplane, at Chalons, flies for 15 minutes. _August 6, 1909_--Legagneux, with biplane, at Stockholm, flies with one passenger, 3,280 feet. _August 6, 1909_--Paulhan, with biplane, at Dunkerque, France, flies for 18 minutes and 20 seconds, reaching an altitude of 200 feet. _August 7, 1909_--Paulhan, with Voisin biplane, at Dunkerque, flies 23 miles in 33 minutes. _August 7, 1909_--Sommer, with Voisin biplane, at Chalons, flies for 2 hours 27 minutes and 15 seconds, making new world record for duration.