The flights of the English models this year are longer than those made in America, but, on the other hand, we are solving many practical problems of aviation, in our model building, which the English have not attempted. Even in the case of our single-stick frames built in America, the tendency is toward more stable construction than abroad. The best English models would not qualify for an American model tournament, since they could not rise from the ground. The best American models, on the other hand, would be outdistanced in an English meet, but their flights would show them to have far greater automatic stability than their English rivals. It is extremely interesting to speculate whether the American or English types of model aeroplanes will survive, and which is contributing more to the solving of the great mysteries of aviation, but, after all, it is a question which only time can answer. Compare typical flights of the American and English models, and the contrast becomes obvious. The English model is usually held and thrown forward. The starter thus gives it its altitude and direction. Being extremely light, they gain a great deal from the wind. Their flights are usually in straight lines, or in slightly undulating curves. Under favorable conditions, their distance qualities are remarkable. Flights of six or eight hundred feet are common, while the present record is over 2,500 feet or nearly half a mile. In an American model tournament, the models are set upon the ground and left to themselves. As a rule, it is not even permitted to give them a slight push. The motor must be powerful enough to carry them onward and upward unassisted. In many cases they must be clear of the ground within twenty feet or the flight is disqualified. It is, of course, obvious that the motors must be far stronger than in the case of the English models, and that their frames must therefore be correspondingly heavier to support the weight. The plane surface, in turn, must be increased to support this weight. The average English models, even with American skids, would not leave the ground at all.