The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-27
Foreign Aeroplanist, Here for a Series of Public Flights, ralls It Safer Than
 Automobiling,
AER0PLANE'S THE THING
But Man in Mechanical Flight Will Never Equal the Birds In. stlnctlye Meth-
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New York, July 26-The future of the aeroplane as safe means of convey ance Is practically assured, was the confident declaration made by Henry Farman. the aeroplane inventor and navigator, who arrived here to-day on board the LaTourrainc from Europe for q series of flights in his now fa- nous flying machine at Brighton Beach, Farman was welcomed down the bay by reception committee of the Aero Clubs of America and several aeronautical experts who have been close students of Farman's methods. After two weeks In this city t Is ex- pected that Farman will make flights in Philadelphia. Chicago, Boston, Pitts burg and St. Louis. He contemplates challenging the Wright brothers for a flight to determine which of their aero planes can remain longer in the air
 MT. Farman spoke freely of hie plans and work and when asked what he contemplated attempting next, said:
 "To do new things, We are all the time moving like birds. You cannot explain the minute details for they are of such an infinite variety. We are al- ways changing more or less Every day brings something new and shall try something new right along"
 The Scotch aeroplane expert does not take all the credit for the invention of his f1ying machine, saying.
 "One man cannot do everything alone. I used plans of Langley and some of Liebenthal but not much of the latter. 1 have used some ideas of Chanut and have used some of several others. But stlll hope to keep lm- proving. Delagrange uses exactly the same machine as do"
 Progress In the development Of the flying machine may be best obtained by public experimenting. said Farman, speaking of the difficulties experienced in flying and what may be done 10 overcome the obstacles, He eaid;
 "It Is better to do everythlny publicly. It Is difficult enough anyway and it Is better for others 10 see what you are doing and for you to see what they are doIng-each improving by noticing the mistakes of the other Of course the great difficulty in flying Is the gusts of air. I never had but one bad accident and that was worse for the machine than for me. A steady strong wind Is what you want Then you can make a good flight
 Among the other difficulties 10 be met with In aeroplane flights is' the presence of trees, houses and high structures which divert the wind from its true course, If the wind becomes too strong great care Is needed in man lpulation of the machine, In my flights at Brighton Beach 1 shall use the same motor as used in France, but am using larger cylinder. IL is of b5- horsepower and its weight Is about 200 pounds. The entire machine weighs about half q tom
 Has the aeroplane future so far as practicability Is concerned?'
 Yes, replied Farman ''it will have future to very great extent. l think the aeroplane will be safer than the auto or other methods of conveyance. lt will be so easy and so quick My greatest pause in flight has been ten
 "conds, staying on an ascending wind 2 e birds in their flight have special in. inct which we will never have, but We can improve our methods by using some of the methods of the bird"
 "Is not the water cooler for the en- zine great hlndrance in the matter | of weght?" was suggested.
 If we could carry sufficient water to keep the engine cool we could stay in the air thirty hours as well as thirty minutes" said Farman. T fly gener- ally fifteen feet above the ground, sc