The Washington times., 1908-09-10
OrVille Wright Says He Will
Experiment Often Before
Official Test.
CONFIDENT
OF GAINING HONORS
Flights Yesterday Showed Con-
eIusively That Ohioan Has Mas
tered Aerial Navigation

Several more flights Will be made over
the parade grounds at Fort Myer by
OrviIle wight before he puts his rec
ord-breaking aeropIane through the
Government otficial test. Mr.. Wright
says that his machine is working splen-
didly. but he wants to be certain that
his aeropIane will meet every require
ment before MS final fight.
SO far Mr.. Wright has not asked the
board of Signal Corps officers in charge
Of the tests to set a date for an official
test.
The Signal Corps officers have decided
that the Alexandria course, which was
first mapped cut for the Baldwin dir
igfbIe, but which was never used by
that air navigator, viii be used by
Wright when he makes his straight
away and speed tests. The endurance
test will most likely be made about the
parade ground. although nc one, not
even Mr.. Wright, knows just what he
Will do when he goes up for The final
flight.
The flights yesterday afternoon while
each broke a record, were not more
wonderful than that Of the morning,
the same ease OF manipulation being
shown by the aviator as he showed
earlier In the day.
Flight Shows Superiority.
The first afternoon flight made with.
out any intention OF beating the morn
ing time OF 81 minutes and 81 seconds,
resulted, however. in showing how easy
i. is for Wright 20 smash al! sorts Of
flying records. He stayed up on that
first flight just 50 minutes and Is sec
onds, made 50 circles OF the parade
grounds, and altogether exhibited an
increasing confidence in himself and II
his machine.
AS in the morning the conditions were
almost ideal There was practically no
wind blowing. The sun shone brightly
when the aviator started and the man
and the engine were both apparently, ht
for a great feat The flight began at
5:ls O'Clock. and ended at 6:20;l5.
The second flight, made almost lmme-
diately after the finish of the first was
undertaken that Mr.. Wright might show
the assembled d.gnataries, suck as
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, retired;
Secretary Wright, General Oliver, Gen
eral Murray and others, just what his
machine could do in the way OF lifting
two men.
Lahm Clears Field.
Lieut.. Frank p. Lahm was to make
the ascent and consequently everyone
was ordered from the Signal Corps
tent. including Mr.. Crane. a close per-
sonal friend Of Wright All the news
uaper men who have badges Issued
nv General Allen, which seem to be
useless. were ordered to move from the
..press tent and, ultimately A~Sustus
POST secretary of the Aero Club ef
America one Of the most devoted aero
nauts who has ever visited Fort Myer,
was driven back from the field by the
soldiery, acting under Mr.. Lahm's or
ders. 49,. -..
nm six minutes and twenty-siX seconds,
thus breaking his own record for
fyo-man ascent by about three min
mes The aeroplane sailed just bit
more steadily with the passenger than
In had without one. although II rose
more slowly and perhaps Travelled just
a trife less rapidly
General Miles Interested.
one of the most interested of all the
hundreds OF spectators was General
Miles, who came down 10 washington
partly TO see the Wright aeropiane sail
through the air.
Il was a member Of the board" he
said, as ne sat in his carriage watching
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