The Washington times., 1908-09-08
WRIGHT WILL FLY
THIS AFTERNOON
Dayton Inventor Gives Up
Morning Trip Because
of Wind.

OrVille Wright went TO Fort Myer this
morning. passing his breakfast by in
the nope that he might fiy before the
wind rose.
The aeroplane was taken out OF its
shed and by $3.50 the aviator was ready
the engine was tuned up, the photo
graphers who had responded to hurry
calls got fixed and the machine stood
on the track
hIT. Wright watched the breeze that
was blowing gustily across the parade
ground for a few minutes, held little
consultation with the assembled aero
nautical sharks, and decided he wouldn't
risk a flight He came back 10 break
ldast then. looking a bit tired, but con-
shdent that he can ny this evening be
tween 4 and 8 O'Clock. The aeroplane
was left on the track. so that there Is
not likely 70 be much delay when Mr..
wright goes out later. provided the
breeze has died down to a decorOus de-
gree.
Crowds Not Large
At no time have there been mere than
!. 900 people present at a flight, and, ac-
cOrding 10 students OF human nature at
Fort NJ err If the Wright exhibitions
were advertised like those of Farman
IN New York. he would probably pull
$4,000 spectators.
Interest in the formation OF a Wash-
dngton aeronauIical society is being
-'fanned" constantly by Augustus Post
OF the Aero Club; DR.. Zahm, OF the
CathOliC University. and other men
prominent in aerOnautiCs. 1t is now be-
lieved that a meeting at which the or
Eanization may be perfected will be
~ s-E~5-
,1ng much quiet work among persons
, likely to be interested in such an Organi-
zation.
The men most qualified to speak OF
the new society believe that it viii
have as members, when fully launched,
not only scientists. who are particular
" well informed in aerOnautiCs, but
.7haL there viii be scores Of other prom
dnent WaShtngtOntans in it. II is not
desired, these promoters say. that this
club shall be & top-heavY organization,
(which would die Of the fact that It holds
within il only one class of men-aerO-
men of other professions. who have
some desire to become connected with
such an organization, join with the
scientists.
Calls it Aeromobile.
Emile Berliner. the patentee Of a por-
ton of the common or garden variety
of telephone transmitter, came out to-
day in a statement, which fully con-
nrmed the story printed In The Times
OF last Friday, concerning a flying ma
chine which be is building.
Mr.. BerllneT calls mis- new machine
an 'aeTomODile." He says that IL has
no gas bag and no aerOplaue. 1T is
simply" he sq.d. "a motor weighing
100 pounds; some framework, gearing.
and a tWO-bladed fan, the latter having
= surface OF about thirty-siX square
feet. It is capable OF lifting horizontal
j. $50 pounds"
He expects the aeroraobie to attain
a speed Of at least forty miles an hour.
Speaking of the uses of such machines.
DIT. BerlineT said. "AerOmobilcs would
be model apparatus to have on board
war vessels 10 be sent up at n moment s
notice Tor scanning the area beyond the
ships horizon for the vessels Of The
enemy. They would te hard to hit. and
the prOpellers could have steel spurs
which would rip the enemy'S balloons
by merely tOucl ing them.
Defect in Lever.
After "A flight yesterday afternoon
which lasted but fifty-four seconds, and
which was terminated because of a
slight defect in the working of one of
the steering levers, Wright declared II
one Of the most successful he has yet
made. lie made a complete circuit of
the parade ground. the machine dipping
gracefully as It was brought up into the
breeze. The distance covered was ap-
proximate.y Q mile, although no official
measurement was taken