Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-16
The Successful Future o1
the Airship Is Now
Assured

"He remained In Riverside over night and
expects to be back in Los Angeles today with
cension before he joins Baldwin In the East
for series of airship demonstrations at Coney
Island."-Los Angeles Examiner March ~
1905.
"About twelve thousand people attended the
last Ellery matinee at the Chutes yesterday
afternoon. Another farewell was that or
Aeronaut Roy knabenshue. who ascended TO
quite a height in his hydrogen balloon. and
came down easily Ascot Park. He had no
wish to repeat his forty mile air drive of last
Sunday."-Los Angeles Times. April D. 1905.
SAN FRANCISCO CALL Jan. 80, 19O5.-
"AIRSHIP STANDS \ LONG TEST. Bald
wins California Arrow successfully maneu-
Vered In Los Angeles. Craft responds readily
TO the steering gear during the 40 minutes
flight"
Los ANGELES DAILY TIMES, Jan. $o'
19O5-"THE ARROWS s. BEST SUCCESS.
Yesterdays wonderful trip OF flying machine.
Airship's new motor runs like charm.
Knabenshue sways craft in every direction.
Under the guidance of Knabenshue the light
sky craft rose 800 feet into the air and sailed
rapidly with the wind. to the eastward, turned
and made easy course south tackled and
sailed rapidly northwest down the easterly
breeze again. like eagle asoar, facing
squarely around and making a half mile to the
southwest, in excellent time in the teeth Of
the gale"
From the Los ANGELES EXAMINER Jan.
30, 1sO5-"CAPTAIN BALDWIN'S AERIAL
BOAT WINS NEW GLORY. Thousands see
the Arrow under adverse wind conditions, cut
circles and eights in air over Chutes Park
New engine keeps propeller buzzlng Operator
Knabenshue satisfied with days test and eX-
poets to make his next flight from the roof
Of the Examiner Building
CHICAGO EVENING AMERICAN. Dec. 2s.
1904.-"AERIAL NAVIGATION is AT LAST
SOLVED BY BALDWIN. Baldwin's wonder-
full alrshp in flight with its nervy pilot. Roy
Knabenshue. Wonderful test over route of
twenty miles is made at Los Angeles in Cali
fornia Arrow The flight successful in
every respect, Several times the operator
stopped to make evolutions in the air, showing
the machine to be under perfect control
From The NEW YORK EVENING JOUR-
NAL, Feb. 10, 1905" California Arrow de-
feats 24-H r. machine in ten mile dash. Course
between Los Angeles and Pasadena ten miles
in length, covered by airshp in thirty minutes.
more than 5000 persons witnessing the race.
The Arrow Leading from the start, was
never overtaken by automobile. Airship always
under perfect control, cutting through the air
gracefully, easily and speedily, like great
bird Of passage
From the PHILADELPHIA PRESS, Feb 1s,
1905 -"AlRSHIP BEATS AUTO IN RACE.
Captain Baidwin's aerial craft, the Arrow,
wins ten-mile contest with touring car by
more than minute the famous arshp land
ing on the grounds Of the Raymond Hotel, at
Pasadena"
From the NEW YORK AMERICAN, Feb.
49, l9O5-"THE FIRST RACE RUN BE
TWEEN AUTO AND AIRSHIP Baldwn's
famous Arrow, in contest unique In Amer
lea, beats motor car in ten-mie run from
Los Angeles to Pasadena; time, 30 minutes.
Won by one minute and forty seconds. Roy
Knabenshue tx vic torious over M. r. Han
cock, wealthy plow manufacturer, running "a
H. +. Pope-roedo."
THE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIAN. Jan.
30, l9O5.-"THE ARROW" THE lNVEN-
TION OF CAPT r. $. BALDWIN MADE
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT or ANY
THIS AFTERNOON. The Arrow ascended
70 the height of 1000 feet and after maneu-
yering at the will OF the aeronaut, made a
brief trip, descended to the exact spot from
which he started, despite most unfavorable
condition OF the air for the flight. The
drigibility of the ARROW was proved beyond
question"
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER Jan 30
1905. Under the most unfaVOrable conditions,
the most successful flight on record ever made
by AN airship either In the United States or
foreign country, was accomplished this after
noon from Chutes Park, Los Angeles, when
Capt Baldwin's Arrow under command of
Knabenshue, assembled to the height OF 1000
feet, made several complete circles within
the confines OF the park, and after remaining In
the air thirty minutes, returned 10 the start
ing point descending without the slightest
difficulty, upon the exact spot from which he
started"