CLERMONT - FERRAND - AVIATION - André and Edouard MICHELIN, - Lot 624

CLERMONT - FERRAND - AVIATION - André and Edouard MICHELIN, February 1, 1912 issue: "OUR FUTURE IS IN THE AIR"; the fourth weapon. very rare 42-page publication in SUP condition, color cover with title on tricolor flag background, aimed at political forces to convince them to create an ARMEE de L' AIR and present the new force that airplanes and aviators could be in an upcoming war. 42 pages of arguments and testimonials from the new heroes of the air, so particularly active at meetings, and from the builders of Wright, Farman, Blériot and other aircraft... One day, someone said: "It's quiet up there, he could drop shells on our heads", and those words opened our eyes. We understood that the aeroplane was like a cannon with an immense range - 100, 200, 300, 400 kilometers - which could deliver wherever it wanted, on the enemy's flanks and rear, 75 kilos today, 100, 500, 1000 kilos of dynamite tomorrow". We decided to found a new prize: the Michelin Aerotarget Prize. Contents: taking advantage of our superiority - different uses for the aeroplane - aeroplanes cutting railway lines - artillery eye - maritime aeroplane - etc. etc. it's up to the people of France to demand this of their representatives, remembering that France' s future lies in the air. - France needs 5,000 aeroplanes, 5,000 aviators, 50 million a year, to secure the Empire of the Air! - 21 x 14 cm - engraved and printed by Charaire in Sceaux.