Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
Henry Farman Comes Over
With His Aerop|ane.
Will Give Exhibitions and In
tends 10 Challenge the WIghts.
Lieut.. Lahm Inspects Capt. Bald
wins Craft For Government.

New York, July 26.-"The future OF
| the aeroplane as a safe means of con-
veyance is possible" was the declara-
tion made by Henry Farman, the aero
plane inventor and navigator, who ar
rived here today on board the La
Touraine from Europe for series OF
flights in his now famous flying ma
chine at Brighton beach. Farman was
welcomed down the bay bV a reception
committee of the Aero Club Of America
and several aeronautical experts, who
have been close students of Farman's
method. After two weeks in this city
it is thought Farman will make flights
in Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston,
Pittsburg and ST. Louis. He contem-
plates challenging the Wright brothers
for fight to determine which of their
aeroplaneS can remain longer In the
air.
Mr. Farman spoke freely of lis plans
and work and when asked what he
contemplated attempting next, said:
ITO do new things. We are all the
time moving like birds. You cannot ex-
plain the minutest details, for they are
of such an infinite variety. We are al
ways changing more or less Every day
DrnSS SO1llctlllIlS HtW anu 1 Slletll u
something new right along"
Progress in the development Of the
flying machine might be best observed
by experimenting" said Farman,
speaking of the difficulties experienced
in flying and what might be done to
overcome the obstacles. He said:
1T is better to do everything public
ly 1t is difficult enough anyway and it
is better for others to 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. l 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 good flight.
sIn my flights at Brighton Beach
shall use the same motor as | used in
France, but | am using a larger cyl
indcr 1t is of 55-horsepoWer and its
weight is about 500 pounds. The entire
machine weighs about half ton"
Has the aeroplane a future so far
as practica bility is concerned?" he was
asked
"Yes," replied Farman. 1T will have
a future to very great extent. l
think the aeroplane will be safer than
the automobile or other methods Of
conveyance 1t will be 50 easy and so
quick. My greatest pause in flight has
been 10 seconds, staying on an as
crnding wind. The birds in their flight
have a special instinct 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-
gine great hindrance in the matter OF
wcightr' was suggested.
''Tt We could carry sufficient water
to keep the engine cool we could stay
in the air 80 hours as we'll as 80 min
utes." said Farman.
'T fly generally Is feet above the
ground, 50 YOU see what I mean by
the interference on the part of trees
and houses. I can fly higher. but have
never made a flight as high as your
sllvscrapers. as you call them. but |
hope to some day. / have met William
Wright ard | think that the Wright
brothers know a great deal about the
subject on which they are so success
fully working I think the time is not
far distant when we shall see the aero
plane standing motionless in the air.
secure"
Mr.. Farmans two machines will be
here tomorrow on the steamship
Kroonla nd, in charge of five mechanics
and carpenter.