The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01
EDISON TALKS OF FLYING
Tells Santos Dumont to Get RID Ills Ball.
Airship VS.. Aeropla C

mails and do not Sc. ~.
~. tSse.ner coDtrivauce 49,, "a,
the bird. .s'a' 10 Ire machine AZ AZ u. y
Prof. s. p. Langley :, =.
institution was one 0, ~ e .saltisr
this country to experimen, ., urst ua
chines-rnachines heavier tb.. "a uyiss n
less we admit the Immortal, = Vus nv
and his far-famed flying Daflus az
chronology Of scientific erperima as ~.
proved 1t. " provo All \
He Old not accompany hi. -.
Its flights. but he demonstr., ss'od'css
shadow OF doubt that menn.s eeyM
possible. Sir Hiram Maxim 49, lln
also In hts neroplane. 'a'st Y
AS a man Of pure science 80,
work to do. Prof. Langley nss 49, uaa nd
wanted to. 1t is time NM proved Ill
make the flying machine comms gs otAsti
It took Prof. Langley severn, ~.
,N MS main IDEAS as to nyisr N, y Y
conclusions when will donhsia intettsd3
into account by the inycntnrs o vi;
10 follow him and to carry Our ' X. dile.s
Edison as to navigating the Al, 'ue 'osa
In MS preliminary expar,m.n..
Langley showed that, disrerarainS
ton. which is slight. Soo nass re h
could be moved through the slr ssau Fz,I
OF n1ty miles an hour with the erns W
OF one horsepower energy. That X v
nA A.. 4
through space and upon the ar WAX
CINE Of only ten horse power. "''n "
III his iirship Number VII s.s
mont Wi, have engines OF ninety 49,.
horsepower sufficient 30 moye 1sl
weighing nine tone through the al y 4
rate Of fifty miles an hour. Asa rn.ss.
fact. inc santos, Dumont Number VII
weigh. when collapsed, less INN
ind when the gas bag is Alled WITH s,a..
gen the whole machine viii have = lI ,4.'
power Of $500 pounds. With this aug
inent, the young man hopcs IA w
through the dir at the rate OF fo,t,isiss
miles an hour. '"'7
II must be clearly understood. hover,
that the Santos-Dumont type Of ,rh,
can not be operated in a stiff breer. !, !,
changeable winds; indeed, the afs,,a
does not make any assertion that Il a
navigate the air In all kinds Of wei,hs
Given fair weather, Santos.Dumont III
not hesitate to launch his craft All h
away over cities and seas; the sesass
of fear seems TO be entirely absent IN
his makeup.
II always have good deal to Do VII
l am In my ship" he explains, land | b
not have time to think about being am!
don't know what It Is to be AFRAID
falling
It seems an almost universal belief MI
the air itself offers tremendous reslsisis
TO the passage Of any body through II y
a matter of fact, 1t doesn't
The bird In its flight has been bcA
constant wonder TO man and N une1s
promoter Of hope that some day be na
equal its aerial movements; but II tM
resisted flight according to the ecnprt
tions of Newton aud the ordinary ten
to be as strong as a man, Professor IAN
ley has demonstrated the contrary H
teresting experiments which any oss NJ
reproduce
ie attached a plate Of brass to EHr
registering apparatus and Fastened
lorg arm which easily could be SCI D ~
ton When the arm was at rest tne ny
rtelStefeU one HuNuut put ohcs NTxI.
was revolved the spring, iystfaa q BY
drawn out still further, WAS tonutce
until 1t registered less than an oua@
The weight then seemed 10 ncst v
mir and II was found that much less p9s1
was required TO move the plale mWs
that at n low rate Of speed II sesmM
run over the air much the same asa
ping stone runs over the surface y V
water and does not sink until Us ns1f
tum Is gone
Mr.. Edison's plan Of solution was ipff
entity so different from that Of Al'f
Dumont that the aerouaut was asked Y
he regarded the matter.
II don't think our ideas are so far apul
he replied. "He told me was on the ~
track. don't believe In doing away Nv
the balloon entirely. yet, but am naha
the gas bag smaller and increasns ~
motive power all the time. 30 pernags XIV
a while | shall come to MI Edisoa T
unfortunately what he says s pcgi
rewards Of the inventor Is true W, ,srs
never cared for that part OF y ~ n
tried TO get a patent on any part o. S @
ships. and do not intend TO. WnNta
money get In prizes, | shall deso,e w.
Laer experiments In the airship WIS, n,
~ was glad to talk with Mr. bdisca., Y
Ia practical man. He mas ptom..'y n
give me the first battery he turns ON :. X
factory, and ] shall use 1t on my an
for the purpose of lighting the g ,lss 4 NJ
CINE, with an electric spark, in's .s,rs
safest and quickest way, ana ~ Iii VI
the battery will he so light tbat y aS w. h
value TO my equipment "iihou'
necessary weight.