Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-02
BELL BELIEVES
IN FLYING MACHINE
Thinks They will he Of Use ms We'll
as Amusemcnt-WOrk of Aerial Ex-
pertinent Association.

Actually. the flying machine is here
now. and there remains only the problem
of improving and learning to operate it,
declared Or. Alexander Graham Bell. the
inventor of the telephone. who is now
staying at Toronto. during a converse
tior on the subject of his experiments ia
aerodromic'. lie said that there were
now twelve successful flying machines in
existence. or these the Aerial expert
mcnt Association. Of which DR.. Bell IL
chairman, and tho Wright brothers have
produced the only types built in America
W. can certainly predict that these ma
chimes will he used for sport and very
likely may he used for CARRYING the
mails. Now we get n speed OF forty
miles an hour. and there Is no reason
why we should not get sixty miles, add
ed DR.. Bell. speaking of the possibilities
of the machines.
The Aerial Experiment Association had
its birth on Oct. /. 1897. and it Is to remain
in existence for one year unlesa an OK
tension OF the time Is desired. It's mem
bers gathered first at Or. Bells house
at Baddeck, n. S.. to consult, and It was
found that each Of the quintet had indie
pendent ideas with regard to nirship CON
struction. 1t was therefore decided that
the members should help one another.
Until December last they aided Or. Rel
in his experiments with ~tetrahedral kites
and then, as the weather prevented work.
removed to H~ammondsport. N. Y. The
headquarters of the association will be in
Nova Scotia again after July l.. AT Ham
mondsport II was decided to adopt all
tho known good points of existing ma
chimes, and after a number Of prelinin-
AIRY experiments an aerodrome or aero
plane. equipped with n motor. was CON
structed after the plans of Lieutenant
Solfridge. known as Selfridge's Red Wing.
II travelled 3l9 feet about 20 feet In the
air, with Casey" Baldwin acting as
aviator or operator. Finally. after sever
al flights, the first device came to grief.
Then a second airship. Mr.. T. W Bald
wins white Wings" was produced. and
made five trips. The first was for 80
foct and the third 100. while tho last.
with Mr.. McCurdy as navigator. was
for COO feet. and ended in the destruction
of the machine. The third aerodromo
was built from Mr.. Cuttis's plans. and
was known as the June Bug. This aero
plane Is equipped with n a. horsepower
motor, and weighs only AS pounds.
In Nova Scotia. whittier the association
goes In July, tho experiments with Or.
Bells machine will be resumed. a motor
vii. be Installed In a large t~etrahedral
kite. which rose successfully last year.
II Is composed OF about 400 cells and
looks something Ike n flock OF birds.
It's chief recommendation IL tina II has
automatic stability. which no machine
has so far had. This. DR.. Bell considers
a fundamental requirement. as all the
other aerodromes II tilted will slide. It
has, however, less lifting power thar the
others and offers more head resistance to
tho air. 1t will probably develop less We
!ocity than other airships. and this Dr.
Bell thinks will be advantageous, as It
will mean that there Will be less danger
Of accidents.