The Washington herald., 1908-08-30
Engine Finally Righted.

ne L-Eal.E N1E INFtl taEk mo EllE
wall tent. and the urutenants and capt
BaIdwin's assistants. sim and jay"
Immediately went 20 work on the en-
gine- They finally located the trouble
i The engine was IN good runnins oder
when the tent was closed. about S
O'Clock
Orders for the deaarion of the na.
loon had nOc been received last night.
TX IS likely. however, that th- hydrogen
I in the Eas bag will be let OUT to-day.
as Orville Wright has arranged TO trans
fer his aeroplare 20 the wal, -eHt to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Wright expected
the 6irigibIe 20 be debated yesterdIy
morning Had this been done tne aer-
CpIane would have been housed e. the
wall tent last night. as Il IS c0mp!ete
and ready % be carried from the steel
/ balloon house on ar army wagon
Capt Baldwin is expected 10 return
[ from Hauuon6sport. Ind. this morn
[ Ing Il is improbable that the balloon
VIII be Debated prior 70 his arrival
because the army officers and enlisted
men IN the Signal Corps are not familiar
with this work. which requires much
! time. patience. and caution
| II Is probable that the Baldwin dirfEible
! VIII be sent 20 the military exposition IN
I Missouri. and that the veteran aeTonaut
I viii go with IL Capt. Baldwin. it Is
/ understood. viii enter the employ OF the
/ government and be paid well for his serv-
I ices in demonstrating the military adapt
/ ability Of the dirigible-
I Mr.. Wright and his assistants expert
I enced some trouble with the motor on
/ the aeroplane yesterday. but ne was GER
I tain that series of preliminary flights
I would be made over the parade grounds
[ al Fort AIyer this week. Mr.. Wright does
I not fancy crowds when trying out an
I aeroplane and for that reason VIII not
I specify any definite hours for the ascen-
| sion OF his machine
Fridays Trouble Overcome.
I The difficulty encountered with the
/ shaft bolt and transmission chain on
I Friday was not overcome until late yes
terday afternoon Il was believed by
8Ir. Wright when he and his men stopped
work about 6 o'clock yesterday evening
that the motor was in perfect running or
der and would be ready for a preliminary
I trial Tomorrow Mr.. Wright SAYS the
trouble is not OF a serious nature. but II
is the first time he has met with such q
mishap. although he has used the same
mechanism throughout all his experiment.
ing.
Yesterday morning. after the bolt Rad
{ been fixed. the engine was started at high
{ speed The performance Of the engine
/ was not altogether satisfactory Invesu-
/ CATION showed the gasoline had consider
able dirt in it. and that the battery cell:
I were defective The various difficulties
/ were finally worked out
I We will make a number Of fights
throughout the coming week" said Mt
| Wright yesterday This viii be the first
time our machine has ever been tested
on such ground as We must fly over
around Fort Myer- That viii not make
any particular difference. because after
We get started and the motor is working
J properly, It does not matter what kind Of
/ ground we fly over. Of course. I prefer
a level stretch OF ground instead Of
wooded hills. because there is less danger
Of damage TO the aeropIane when alight-
ing I do not object TO woods or hills
thickly set with trees. because can land
as well in the tree-tOps as on the ground
( Where there are but a few scattered
trees. however, there is danger. because
the branches are not sufficiently numerous
to support the weight Of our invention.
/ and probably would serve only to tear
the muslin OF break the woodwork
Wants Prairie for First Flight.
For some days I VII not leave the
level stretch afforded BY the parade
grounds After I have gone over the
Alexandria course again IN an automobile
I may make one or two trial trips to that
city before turning the aeropIane over
20 the Signal Corps for the official tests
/ 7 viii start on the first fight when the
weather is favorable We have no secret
10 withhold from the public. but We ex-
Iperience difficulty IN starting and SAILING
wherever a number Of persons are crowd
ling around Personally. prefer a prairie
with only my mechanics and the Judges
around However. We viii take conditions
as We find them at Fort Myer. and make
as many tests as are necessary to prove
our claims as 10 the speed and endurance
OF the aeropla1e.'