The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09
-T"T FLIGHT WAS
 SUCCESSFUL Wilbur Wright Tests His
 Aeroplane. UPH0LDs AMERICAS NAME Ascended Like a Bird to Lofty
 Height. .E.timates Vary as to the Distance Covered by the Aeroplaae But the Average Was Three
 Kilometres.

ramans. France, Aug. s.-wilbur wright of Dayton O., made flight or three and one-half Kilometres t2.l7 miles) with his aeropfane here this af- tsrnoon in three minutes and nye sec onds. Throughout the night MT. Weight had perfect control or the ma chine.
 No attempt was made for distance record the only object of the flight be- ing to try out the aeroplane. While fying through the air Wright demon strated. or so it appeared to the spec tators. that he was absolutely master of the airship, first soaring, then drop ping gracefully downward and then mounting again at will, until finally after completing two circuits he came down easily to earth.
 The performance was greeted with a burst of cheers from a small number of people invited to view the experi- ment Wright was warmly congratu- lated by all the spectators including d few French aeronauts. two Russian army officers and number of other experts.
 The successful flight made by Will bur Wright with his aeroplanc to- day puts an end to the long wait in America and Europe to see what the wright brothers were capable O. ac-
 
 terious wrishts' have been an absorb ing problem for aviation enthusiasts end they have interested the repre- eentatives of various governments The long postponement of a public exhibition of what the Americans had to shcw the world. aroused the live Hast comment and from some guar ters a touch of scepticism. Paris newspaper only last night referring to she ~Bluff Wright BrotheFsr of whom every body has been taking for many years. but who as yet have aot made good"
 Nevertheless the silent wright pre- pared long, patiently and carefully for the great occasion which he was to dispeI these doubts and uphold the name of America. Though disanied as the result of an explosion of 6 tube, Wright labored steadily. He put his machine together in shed in field 5sfst outside Lemans, sleeping by night reside his invention.
 weather conditions for the test wers splendid The sky was blue and with cut cloud and gentle northwest breeze was blowing. It was shortly kefore o'clock this afternoon when an aeropJane which was the same as that used in the United States, was brought out of it's shed and mounted On a small single wheeled chariot, which in turn was resting on a single rail on the ground.
 After a preliminary test of the ap- paratus. Mir. Wright declared all was ready and took a position beside the motor
 By means of falling weight rigged on a beam erected In the ground and connecting with cords running to 1t. the chariot was started running over the rail and the aeroplane thus having been given q forward motion. suddenly left the chariot and ascended like bird to a height of about forty feet. Then 1t Bwerved and turned in it's course and sailed up the field. It dipped gracefully up and down. attain ing a height of SO feet and then de- scended to between thirty and forty feet. Mir. Wright thus twice cireled the field and then, stopping the motor. brought the aeroplane directly in front of the improvised grand stand. which was filled with wildly cheering specta- tors. The descent was sure and easy and was carried out with great nicety without causing shock to either the machine or it's operator. Afterward Mir. Wright said to the Associated Press.
 Is Satisfied.
 q am perfectly satisfied with my first flight I made one or two little mistakes but I am confident that will be able to do all I hope for in later trials, probably next week."
 Estimates vary as to the distance covered by the aeroplane. but the aver age was three kilometres--about Is miles. Hart O. Berg, European repre- sentative of the Wright Broeher gave the official time as one minute and fifty six seconds.
 The populace of Lemans is enthusi- asttc over the ascension. Many young sters who had been bidden not to wit
 Ge in rounding the course and betrayed their, presence by spontaneous yells as MT. wright sailed by them.