New-York tribune., 1908-07-28
WANTS FLYING CONTEST
4ero Club Plans Competition Be
treen Fdraaua and Baldsein.

u-..,,;,e-o, J,llv 2T-AvgUstus Post repre-
.,,,,s fhe Aero Club &C i.:lsrics, came here to-
6sv in an effort to arrange a competitive hlshl
hetueer1 CAPTAIN Baldwin in his dirgioe pal-
loon. and Henri Farman. the Frenohnian' IN liS
se-orlane FarTnan. the winner OF the Deu'scii
archdeacon prize. is scheduled TO make ms ms
fight IN this country on Saturday, ana Cap'diii
Baldwin expects TO make the first nlehl i" ii'7
new military dirigible balloon at Fort MEer On
the same day. but it is now suggested ina nv
-u1o aeronauts make a competitive night d
Brighton Beach at the earliest possible oate'
In the event that Captain Baldwin fuifliis all
= ,.--,.n,s of his contract with the gov
e-,n,ent the machine will become the property
y. the United States army It would then De-
came necessary to obtain the permission OF zen
e-aI lanes Allen. chief signal officer. 10 TAKE
the dirigihle to New York for the cornpeti'iN0
aieb- This would probably be difficult to Oh
tain. and the Aero Club may determine 10 piihs
Henri Farrnan 10 Washington to compete WIN
t-ap-ain Baldwin before the acceptance OF re'e0
tion of the machine is decided upon py tiie
army. Mr. Post. Of the Aero CLUB TO-DAY us
cussed the various phases OF the pIopoei'io'
with General Allen. Captain BALDWIN ana LIEU
tenant Tahrn but no decision was reached
--Aeronautics is for the most part IN tne eA-
detrimental age" said Captain Baldwin to-night'
A q
,,-o,Ie,,s is very apt TO get visionary IN MS
ideas b,It I think that contest such as the
AERO Club Of America is endeavoring to arrange
viii he Of inestimable value in aiding the ad-
~ancenent Of the science a simultaneous filsh'
Of an aeroplane and diigible has never peeh
witnessed and the idea is one that orers many
possibilities.
Tho automobile was developed he continued
through the various competitions of endurance
and speed. for which valuable prizes were Of
fered The same rapid development would re-
suit II contests were held with airshlps IL Is
hard % tell which the fully developed machine
-u -s -r7e dirigihle balloon or the heavier than
ar machine o. A combination of the principles
of botb Greater progress has Of course been
made with the aeronat or lighter than air ma
ehi1e hut I feel certain that the. aeropane VIII
be fully as successful when finally developed
7, is now in the experimental stage" Captain
Rsldu-ip went On and the idea Of such ma
chino has been worked upon only by dreamers
Z hose inventions far are merely the Toys Oh
r71illioraires When the practical mechanlc gels
10 work on the aeroplane then you can look 1or
-esults that will be practical. To-day, man
carrying aeroplane weighs from six hundred 10
nine hundred pounds. but when the mechanic
STARTS 10 refine the crude machines in use l
think there will be built an aeroplane that VIII
u-eirh onlv twenty pounds for each man car
ried."
CAPTAIN Baldwin already has expressed him
self 70 the effect that he has not endeaNoreo 10
get unusual speed in the dirigible balloon WHICH
he has built for The army, and his machine, ne
saws would be at great disadvantage IN
competitive fight for speed with Henri Far
mans machine on the other hand, in COM
petition for endurance he thinks there would
be only a slight chance for Henri Farman TO
remain in the air as long as he himself could.