The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-21
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AVIATION MADE
BY THE WRIGHTS
Spectacular Flight Lasting for
! Hour 20 Minutes and
As Seconds
AerOplane, Under Perfect Con-
troll, Cuts Figure Eight and
Scars AIOft ESQ Feet

WASHINGTON, July Establishing
new record for aviation in America.
Orville Wright. in the Wright aeroplane
late today at Fort Myer, made spec
tacular flight Of hour 20 minutes and
IS seconds duration. The longest pre-
vious flight was of "a minutes. made by
Wright at Fort Myer last fall.
Several thousand people saw the most
daring feat of aviation yet accomplished.
The machine travelled about 20 miles, it
was estimated by Wilbur Wright. and
al one time during the flight the height
attained was between $50 and $50 feet,
exceeding the highest point ever
reached by heavier than air machine
on this continent.
CUTS THREE "FIGURE Fights"
The most wonderful part OF the flight
vas the execution Of three complete
figure Fights"
The machine started at $40 O'Clock.
After travelling several hundred feet
only about five feet from the ground.
the aerOplane rose gradually to as feet
before making the first turn. After
passing the starting point the aviator
sent the machine up on each turn to
about $50 feet. which was maintained
until toward the end Of the flight.
When making a turn on the sixth
round Of the field the aeropIane began
fitting percepubly. but Wright brought
10 on an even keel again before reach
ing the third turn.
After he had been in the air half an
hour, making d complete round of the
field each time. Wright Unanswered the
machine through several short circles,
some not more than 500 feet in dame
ter.
ATTAINS DIZZY HEIGHT
After circifng the field - times the ma
chine began cutting the figure eight.
much 10 the delight of the crowd. The
aviator then began to make q showing
in regard to height. The aeropIane rose
on each lap until il was between ESQ and
$50 feet ia the air. At this altitude the
machine flew half a dozen rounds and
then gradually descended. On the last
lap. before the landing, Wright ap-
preached within 20 feet of the earth
and made a successful and easy landing
after completing So rounds Of the field.
MEETS REQUIREMENTs
Wright met every requirement SET
carrying one passenger and making the
I've mile straig htaw-ay run. Both OF
these requirements probab bly, could have
been met. but il IS the brothers fnten-
ton 10 get their machine in perfect
condition before attempting the official
flights. The Wrights declare that the
machine IS working much better, but
that they want TO have several more
trials before the official test
COULD HAVE CROSSED CHANNEL
Wilbur Wright. replying to COM
ment that the flight today would have
covered the width Of the English chan
mel which Herbert Latham unsuccess-
fully attempted to cross yesterday, said
it would have been possible for his
brother 10 cross from France TO Eng
land and to return to France again
without landing. He also remarked
that IL would have been easy to con-
tinue tOday's flight as far as Baltimore
Latham Will Try Again
PARIS, July 2O.-Hubert Latham an
nOu1ced today that he expected TO make
another attempt 10 fly across the Eng
lish channel next Friday.