The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.;

4 San Jose, Cal, April SIAfter weeks
actual trials, the airSship> or
aeroplane Of Professor John J.
Montgomery" of Santa Clara, col
lege, has demonstrated. that it is posi-
BILE for man to fly. During these tests
J. H. Haloney, the ,aeronaut, remained
in the air more than a quarter 'of an
hour at time; and on one trial covered
several miles with mo other motive
power than his own hands and feet. He
is enthusiastic over the, machine, which
weighs only thirty:e1ght pounds, and
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IT went up, with. a shot,air balloon and
got 5000 feet above ground before I
cut loose. For a few minutes I simply
poised in the air and, then flew around
in different directionss circling back and
forth, up and down.; as easily as at
eagle could have done it. I was up. in
the air eighteen minutes and never had
the least difficulty in guiding. - = +
. :, Professor M4 Non has not given
ton Of his acceptance. He has good
reason for withholding it for the pres
ent, but in due. time all will be known
The patent rights here and abroad will
then have been perfected and no: in.
fringement or pi fering can happen.
The Aeroplane. Described. 49,.
T, But, one can watch a butterfly and see
upon what oprincipleo the acceptance is
Fmade:: 'SIn" it's 2essence2 it has BUT one
pair of wings, divided into. two parts
One of these parts is in back, another in
'front.', Neither is wholly dependent
upon the other, but each is aided by the
other. And when the operator desires
| to swoop downward he does so by oper
ating the tips. of the wings, as does 9
| bird. One tip goes slanting upward
the other in the opposite direction, an6
the drop is made. To circle around il
is very much like guiding horse or rid
ing horseback or a bicycle. The in
stinctive principle of equilibrium an6
balance is maintained thruout: =: The
operator sits in. frame suspended from
the wings and the tips are worked while
for him. -
= The aeroplane: has, no motive: power
It, is flown, not by the wind, For it ope
rates with and against th 8 wind, but BIZ
air forces that have never, been. con
trol1ed until Professor Montgomery
broke them to harness.
-"E Let me say. remarked Professor
montgomery, that this is not an air
ship; it is an aeroplane. But it is tn,
basis of an airshi p: rs I have my hopes
but other men have had hopes ant
tailed. Some have died. I shall wait
Before Lilienthal, you know, men triet
to fly. There are ancient accounts O.
the attempts. -~s@t
'The principal, difference in my aero
plane from others lies in the construe
tion Of the, surface that gathers. powe
! from the air. I'll have taken into, con
lsideration the. movements set by TIN
surrounding air and have made TIL,
surface Of: my aeroplane take advan
tage Of these movements by peculia
form Of construction. Not alone i
the sustaining surface to be taken int,
account. The agitation of the air i
reckoned with in my Continuance am
that force is made good use OFF,
Great Sustaining Power. =,
Loosed at an altitude of 5000 feet
give power Of flight for considerable
length Of time. BY manipulation O