Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-21
HOW IT FEELS TO FLY
Aeronaut Tells of His Trip With
Montgomery Aeroplane.
SCARS LIKE A BIRD II TIE AIR

SCARS LIKE a BIRD II TIE AIR
John II. Naloncs Found y" niai"uity
Ia GuidiuG Machine Invented by
ing Flight of Eighteen Minutes.
Operator ii = on saddle aad works
the wings With Hands aud Feet.
John ii. Maloney. the aeronaut who
has made the flights with the Mont
gomery aeroplane, is enthusiastic over
the success of the experiments, says
special dispatch from san Jose cal.
10 the Chicago Record-lIerald. lie de-
clareS that these tests have demon
strated that it is possible for man TO
fly and believes the problem Of aerial
navigation Is solved. During hiS recent
flight. which was the most important
aud successful 40 far. MalOnry remain
ell in the air for more than Il quarter
of an hour and on one trial covered
several miles with no other motive
power than his own hands AMI feet
Speaking of his trip. Maioney said:
81 never felt anything like il before
in my life You simply soar through
the air as if you were OF the back OF
bird. The sails are great wings twenty
four feet long. and the tail sticks oul
about "a far behind. The whn.c thng
Ony weighs thirty eight pounds. an.
YOU have to 10 Il good deal % The guid-
ing 10y twisting and balancing the body.
Il went up with hot air balloon ani
goi 5000 feet above ground before !
cut loose. For a few minutes ! simply
poised in the air and then flew around
in different directions. circlinG back
and forth, up and down, as easily as
an eagle could have done it. was w
i'll the air eighteen minutes and never
had the least difficulty in guiding"
DIR. John Montgomery, the inventor
of the machine, is son of Zachary
Mont gomcry, assistant attorney gcIer-
al under President Cleveland, and
cousin to Bishop Montgomery lie is
native son. graduate OF 81. lguatiu'
college and doctor of sciences at San
Ia Clara. The experiments of actual
operation were conducted within two
weeks in the Santa Cruz mountains
and as Il precaution against possible
failure We're kept quiet until absolute
success was obtained. Father i. Ii.
Bell. the eminent physician of Santa
Clara college, assisted in the expert
ments, and Il number OF unimpe
witnesses attest every detail of the op-
erationS.
Professor Montgomery has devoted
all his energies to solving the problem
of sustaining and controlling the flight
leaving in allegiance that of lifting the
machine to the proper height. for which
hot air balloon is used. The Santa
Clara, a he has named tie acceptance
resembles Il huge bird or butterfly. The
frame is Of spruce timber. vcfy tough
and supple, ana the wings of fortified
canvas. There are eight of these wings.
ANA each is shaped Ike an iSoSrccs tri-
angle cut across the point. IN earll
wing there is an upward Curve con-
strlcted scientifically with the same
conravty that is II he found in the
wing Of Il bird. The operator sits on
saddle and the wings are worked part.
ly hy the hands and partly by the feet
by means of stirrUpS ANA steel shafts
Steel wires preserve the shape of the
wings and the guiding is done from
the back
Soaring at a rate of six miles an hour
n 1y
ed within Il distance of forty feet with
turn of the hand by the operator. \
contrary wind appears to make little
difference in the speed, as the machine
progresses rapidly against strong
breeze by series of lacks. An i'm
portant point fully established is that
the machine was able at all times to
return to the point of departure and
light without any difficulty or force OF
impact.
AS the Santa Clara exists at present
1t can soar in the air as long as the
strength of the rider holds out. and
though the nervous strain is intense.
the physical eXertiOn required is not
great. Professor Montgomery contcm-
plates supplying form of motor which
will serve the double purpose Of raising
it in the air and regulating the wings
in their flight The time does not seem
far distant when he will have develop
ell the machine to the point of carrying
passengers.
DR.. Montgomery is awaiting the ar
rival of his patents and after a short
rest will personally supervise the CON
struction Of several aeroplanes of diff
fcrent sizes to accommodate the
weights of different operators.
peary's Dash For the Pole.
Lieutenant PearY, who expects to
coil from Nav Vcp.I, r., Wv In, I,I 70,