Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
MOTOR IS ALL RIGHT
Wright Will Not Have to Delay
Trials.
TW0-MAN FLIGHTS NOW
Official Tests Not Until Next
Week.
PLANS FOR NEW AERO CLUB
Local Organization Will Probably
Be Born Before Wright Leaves
Fort Myer.
TW0-MAN FLIGHTS NOW
PLANS FOR NEW AERO CLUB

The motor of the Wright aeroplane was
tested at Fort Myer this morning. This
was because of its bad behavior Satur-
day. when one of the cylinders persist
emily missed fire and made the usually
smooth-running engine sound like a from
bone obligato.
The trouble was with the magnetic,
which had Jared loose and 1t was a
simple mechanical matter to fix It. The
whole engine was overhauied and set 70
running in the aeroplane shed. The test
with the spark advanced showed that tho
motor could do its thirty horsepower
without any trouble.
Mr. Wright said he had not yet asked
for official trial. and the probability
is that there will be no official flight till
next week. There is still good deal OF
practice flying to be done.
Hereafter the flights probably will be
made with two men instead of one. and
it will not be surprising If there is an
hour flight made with passenger up be-
fore the aviator asks for the official trial.
There We're several business visitors to
the aeroplane house this morning. All
sorts of technical and popular papers are
after Mr.. Wright to either write stories
for them or sign stories that they want
to write. He says that he is 80 busy with
the preparatory flights and with other
business connected with the foreign COM
tracts that 1t is impossible for him to-
take on anything more in the way of a
contract, however much he might wish to
do SO.
Wright Has Caller.
One of the visitors to the aeroplane shed
this morning was McCauey, the cartoon-
st. He is from Ohio and is an acquaint.
ance of the Wrights.
Mr. Wright maintained an average speed
of nearly thirty-nine miles an hour during
his short flight Saturday afternoon and
he claims the machine is capable of max
ing forty-four miles. Mr.. Wright says
that he will not attempt to make THIS
speed until he makes the official speed
trial before the army board. in which he
must fly over a course hVe miles, Win
and against the wind.
If he makes the fortyfour miles he Will
get a bonus of $4,000 on his contract
price of $4,000. which is based on speed
of forty miles an hour. If less than
thirty-six miles is made the machine VIII
be rejected.
1t will probably be two weeks before the
official trials of his aeroplane are COM
pleted. Before announcing his readiness
for the tests before the army board. Mr..
Wright will make numerous flights. He
will take c. W. Furnass, his mechanic,
with him, and after he has made several
two-man flights. lasting for an hour, he
will announce himself ready for the ofh-
cial trials.
Will Soon Be Aero Club.
The committee named at banquet tens
dered in honor Of Capt. Thomas 8. Bald
win several weeks ago, of which Gen.
James Allen. chief signal officer. is chair
man, for the purpose Of making the pre-
liminary arrangements for the formation
of an aero club of Washington, reports
good progress. 1t is expected that the
club will be permanently organized before
Orville Wright completes his tests at Fort
Myer.
Little has been heard by Mr.. Wright
directly from his brother Wilbur, who is
now in France with one of the machines
for trial Wilbur Wright has not been
well, was not so before he started for the
other side and the fact that he has not
been equaling the American records made
by Orville is thought by his brother to be
due to the fact that he is still in poor
health