The Topeka state journal., 1908-05-29
HOW It IS MADE
Complete Description of the
Wright Brothers Aeroplane
Is Obtained From the Patent
Office i'm France.
CAN CARRY TWO MEN
A Distance Of 800 Miles With.
CAN CARRY TWO MEN
A Distance of 800 Miles With.
out Coming Down.
A Capacity of 500 Niles for
One Occupant.

new York, May 29-What purnorts
TO be complete descriptions of the
wright Brothers successful aeroplane
are published here this morning. The
descriptions are taken from drawings
and descriptions filed with the French
Patent off1ce when application was
aue Ior patents which the French
government issued in January last To
the partial description of the invention
gwen Dy the Wrights themselves. but
one ract Is advanced, the plan by which
tne aviator is enabled to maintain
the equilibrium of the aeroplane despite
sudden and variable air currents This
is accomplished by means of building
the main planes in three sections. the
center one of which is rigid while the
outer wings are SO pivoted that turn
OF a wheel at the operators hand.
causes one wing to lift slightly while
the otner is correspondence depress-
ed, thereby increasing the angle of re-
slstance in one wing and decreasing it
In the other. the effect of which is TO
return the machine to an even keel
To prevent rotary movement being
gwen TO the machine by the action of
the ar currents on the wings, fish
taiI rudder is set at the rear Of the
with similar rudder on the front of
the machine by the manipulation of
winch the rotary movement is prevent
ed A horizontal rudder is also aff1x-
ed to the. front of the machine. This
is the only portion of the machine
which is not described by Orville
Wright, who is quoted as follows:
approximately 1t consists of a box
like frame 40 feet wide, feet long and
IA deep, made of spruce and ash. At
the center and top front is a front
rudder, a feature which the Wrights
introduced and which has proved su-
perior to the old method of a rear rud-
der.
Tn ha
of the machine, approximately IL feet
in length, less than third the
length OF those on French flyers. This
consists in different models of one or
two vertical cloth-covered frames.
AT the rear balancing the machine
and as near the center as possible, are
two propellers. Below the framework
and toward the rear is a skid similar
to the runners of sleds. This is used
for landing and differs in this partic
ular from the French machines which
are equipped with wheels. For a por-
ton of IL feet at each end the upper
and lower frame work is provided with
surface of strong cotton cloth.
I'm the center of the machine at the
bottom is a small double wheel truck
which running on monorail, is used
while the machine is acquiring speed
enough to leave the ground. The mono
rail is easily movable in any direction.
The Wright machine weighs about 800
pounds and in addition to its own
weight. including four-cylinder mo-
tor of between 25 and 80 horse power
devised and made by the Wright
Brothers, the machine can carry two
men and fuel enough to drive the ma
chine 800 miles. 1t can carry enough
fuel, with one man aboard to travel
500 miles
Wilbur Wright in Paris.
Paris, May 29.-Wilbur Wright, the
aeronaut one of the Wright Brothers
of Dayton, O., arrived in this city from
America today. The European repre-
sentative of the Wrights, M. Hart o.
Berg of Philadelphia, says the purpose
of Mr.. Wright's visit here is to demon
strate in Europe the capabilities O.
their machine. The preliminary ar
rangementS for the demonstrations are
i-complete, a suitable enclosure two
miles square having been secured in
western France. Parts or the aero
plane shipped here from Ameica last
year will be put together at the loca-
| ton selected and the model to be used
has been constructed here after the
same model used by the Wright
brothers in their experiments in the
United States.
Several weeks probably will be re-
ouired to get the machine in order
| The important features of the inven-
! ton now have been protected by for
| eign patents. If claims are fulfilled at
| the coming experiments it Is expected
a company will be formed for the pur-
/ pose Of exploiting the machine in Eu-
rope. The French government, it is
| stated. has offered to buy the exclu-
sive European right for three years,
provided the machine carrying the
\ uoiOht of tUo men flies 40 miles re-