New-York tribune., 1908-12-29
Rival FOR WRIGHTS
AEROPLANE BY UNKNOWN
Modest Brooklyn Nan Completes
Machine and 4stounds Erperts.

There is a new. completed aeropIane in town. and
the name of IT'S inventor is now on the tongues Of
many aeronauticaI enthusiasts
The aeropIane came from Brooklyn r. was IN
many small pieces. packed in box Is feet long
feet wide and l foot high when It arrived NO
one had heard OF the fyfng nachire until It's in
ventor knocked at the gate Of the Morris PARK
racetrack and asked permission Of the Aeronauuc
socety to assemble his apparatus No one had
then heard Of Fred Schneider the inventor. This
vas Sunday afternoon But when the silver tinted
aeropane rolled out on the lawn late yester-
day afternoon. and the members Of the society
saw that by working all Of Sunday night as well
all day yesterday. Mr.. Schneider had trans
formed the hundreds OF intricate parts into
deiicately formed flying machine. which. although
frankly including many points OF the Wright
brothers and the FarTnan aeruplane, was seen at
a glance to possess many features. they said
repeatedly: He will fly IN that machine; he can't
help it"
The thing that strikes every one as being odd
IN connection with whole matter is that almost
without moments warning a completed
plane and an unknown inventor should burst forth
simultaneously in this city. where such close watch
is kept of all aeronauticaI Developments Mr.
Schneider. who born in Germany thirty years
ago. was asked to explain how he had managed TO
eIude publicity. He said:
Until last April 1 was in the milk business
Always I have hoped TO build a flying machine I
was superintendent OF machinery for the Nathan
Straus pasteurized milk laboratory for over two
years and invented for Mr Straus the machinery
he is using, both here and in Germany. for
washing and filing milk bottles I also made the
home 'pasteur:zer- superintended the installation
or the complete Straus system in Europe for Nj
Straus last year Ny money 1 kept putting away.
Last spring I quit the milk business and made
models of flying machines I don't believe in say
fng anything about such things; better wait until
YOU do something real. I began to build this ma
chine two months ago. I think maybe ii will fly
ANYWAY have spent my own money 70 build H.
and. as am not married. no one else will feel the
hurt II 1t fails
The inventor lives No 906 State street Brook
Ivr His aeropIane IS the first to have three pro-
ne1Iers These are Of aluminium and are 51s feet
long each One Of these is placed on either side
of the propeller which is located Immediately De-
hind the motor The two outside prOpeIers turn
IN onnosi+e directions. WHICH is intended TO give
equilibrium to machine and minimize the oIial
OF turning turtle - =
The motor is known as an Adams-FarweH. and IS
the 6rs+ Of its kind 70 be tried any flying ap-
rara4rs L Is 36- horsepower gasolene air cooted
-,-r,=cor,fc engine and weighs STA pounds II vas
+-ia5 ont Yesterday and acted well Although caus
ing considerable vibration, the aeroplane was not
in any way injured
,rbe eyinr machine Is 50 feet wide g feet long
and weighs 456 pounds, including the motor rhe
z-,s- aeronIane weighs 1.150 pounds and the
Wrights' machine $50. The framework Is OF ASH
bor1oTved out so that n weighs the inventor says
- one fourth OF z pound the foot II runs
along the ground on bicycle "neels slllldI u '7
Faruan machine
Those who saw II yesterday pronounced II Oeau-
+t.I 70 IooI. upop and absolutely bound 70 fly Ihe
f,,-an+o- IS modest and when asked II he Vouid
Ia,-a the ground this week. said. smiling kindly :
Ne he never Who knows would much pre-
fer to say nothing now except nope