New-York tribune., 1908-08-10
MR.. WRIGHTS TRIUMPH
ENTHUSI4SM IN PARIS.
AeropIane's Voyage Calls Forth
HIGHEST Praise of Press.

Paris, Aug 9-The French press unftes in
spontaneous and enthusiastic praise of Wilbur
wright's performance with his aeroplane on
Saturday at LIE Mans and unhesitatfnsly ex-
presses the opinion that even this short flight
proved that the Wright brothers are the leaders
in aerial navigation
The average opinion is perhaps best summed
up by the Figaro" which says that it was not
success but a triumph. adding: This de-
cisive victory creates revolution in the scien-
tif1c world" This man Wright" another writer
says has conquered the air"
NJ Bleriot the monoplane inventor, who wit
messed the fight. frankly admitted that the
Wright machine is far superior to anything yet
invented But wait a little while" added
Bleriot -'in short time Wright will be equalled,
perhaps surpassed for aviation will make more
progress than people imagine
Mr.. Wright said to-day that he was even en-
barrassed yesterday by an absence Of wind On
this point, NJ Bleriot said: Mr. Wright's aero
plane will fly in the wind at the viii of the
operator"
Several of the newspapers dwell on Mr
Wrtght's marvellous control of his machine
and call attention to his taking corners and
angles almost terrifying in their sharpness
The expert in aerial navigation Of "L'Intran-
sigeant' writes as follows "It is not without
a certain sadness that we applaud Mr.
Wright's success The aeroplanes of Farman
and Delagrange would to be only copies
When we contested the sincerity of Mr. Wright,
we were trying to believe that France would
lead in aviation as in aerostatcs, but Mr..
Wright proves that we are only debutants"
La Presse' remarks that Mr.. Wright's first
experiment In France establishes indisputa bly,
that his aeroplane is accom- pIishing marvellous
things. The Wright brothers now should be
aS af1r1a bear
scoffed at" the paper adds.
Other journals predict that the Wright
brothers undoubtedly will fulfil the contract
by which they will receive 100000 If they
effect two flights Of fifty kilometres with
machine carrying two persons.
The only criticisms of the experts are that it
would take a long time to learn to fly In the
Wright machine and that the French aeroplanes
are superior, in view of the fact that they have
wheels with which they start anywhere
without the help of rails. On the other hand
Francois Peyrey writing in the Auto" says
that the method of launchig the Wright aero
plane, even if it perhaps is awkward, possesses
great qualities IN rapidity and independence of
the nature of the ground, and therefore Is of the
greatest value from the military point of view.
NM. Archdeacon Bierfot, Cashier and Zens
saw the flight on Saturday and are unanimously
OF the opinion that the advantage of his ma
chine lies in the fact that everything is utilized
and nothing lost. This refers equally to the
lifting surface of the aeroplane and its motor
The air acts on all parts Of the planes and there
is no vertical surface TO offer resistance to its
forward progress.
According TO the aviators the most interest
ing feature of the machine is its motor power.
The French aerOplane motors turn their screws
one thousand revolutions a minute and give 90
horsepower Mr.. Wright, with an ordinary %
horsepower motor. turning propeller five hun
dred revolutions minute manages to fly at the
rate OF from ffty-1ve to sixty kilometres an
hour with weight Of between $50 and 500 kilo-
grammmes.