Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
HIS SISTER ACCOMPANIES
May Fly at Fulton Celebration
Later.
GERMAN CONTRACTS TO FILL
Aeroplanes, He Says, May Be Used
to Transport Mails in
Near Future.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

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| NEW YORK, August 1O.--After a busy
evening in which he made known some
of his plans for the future. Orville Wright
sailed this morning with his sister kath-
| crime on the kronprinzessin Ceciie of the
| North German Lloyd line.
They expect to remain abroad about
| two months, spending the first few days
in England and most of the remainder III
| Germany, where the brothers have sew
| eral contracts to fulfill.
| While Mr.. Wright was reluctant to vol
unteer information regarding his plans,
| he answered all questions readily. He
said that his trip was a business pill
grimage in every sense of the word. and
gave the impression that it was of no
little Importance
In regard to his English visit he would
say little. He expects to make his head
quarters in London, where he Will stay
for a short time. He expects To Rln
down for brief visits to Shell Beach
where the Wright aeroplane factory is 10
Gated, but has no intention of making any
flights in England He plans to simply
look after contracts he gave out on his
former visit.
The only flights he will make on the
trip will probably be those in Germany
under the auspices of a German news
paper, the Lokal Anzieger.
German Company Formed.
There may also be other flights, but in
regard to these Mr.. Wright would say
little. 1t is known however, that a COM
pany has been formed there for the pur
pose of manufacturing Wright aero
planes, and flights may be made under
their auspices.
Mr.. Wright. when asked about this
company. said:
This company is capitalized at $4,000
in American money, and its head is Capt.
Won Kohler, formerly of the German
army. We have sold our patent rights
In Germany to this concern and hold
some stock in il ourselves. There are a
great number of scientific and financial
men interested in the company. and not
d few are friends of the kaiser although
do not know whether he is directly
interested in it himself
May Fly Near New York.
The question of the Hudson Fulton cell
ebration was brought up. and Mr..
Wright was asked if it We're probable
that he would give any exhibition fights
here at that time. The aviator smiled
and answered.:
The people of New York will soon
have all opportunity TO see and judge
our aeroplane. OVertureS were made to
us both III Washington and in this city
DS William j. hammer. vice president
of the Aeronautcal Society, to take part
In the celebration, and We are consider
ing them. The difficulty is to get ready
in time, as We have to fulfill the time
limits of the contracts which we have
on hand
He expressed the belief that the Amer
lean people as a rule are far less in
terested than Foreigners in the problem
of aerial navigation pure and simple.
Americans Demand Sensation.
In America he said, the crowd was
not satisfied unless the aeronaut did
some acrobatic stunts. In Europe even
the peasants would go miles just for the
simple pleasure of watching d man fly.
He did not seem TO be in the least dis
turbed by the achievements of others
with their various machines, and was
confident that the Wright machine would
hold its laureS.
I'VE consider that our machine is the
best in the world he said.
He refused to enter into a discussion
as to the relative merits of the various
types of machines, but he maintained
that the Wright aeroplane was the fast
est type of all.
Defends His Machine.
Let me tell you this he added. There
never was a machine that would rise from
the ground abroad until our plans be-
came KNOWN abroad. All the 1nUn0pldneS
which have made successful flights abroad
in recent years have been practically built
upon the original Wright plans filed in
Europe about 1903.
He expressed great faith In the com
mercial rracticabiity of the aeroplane and
'foresaw immense possibilities in its future.
Carrying the mails was one important de-
yeloprIent that he suggested. lie said:
We already carry three men in
the air and there Is no reason to doubt
that later on machines will be made to
accommodate more. That is not desired
TT present, however, as there is no de-
mand for a machine which can carry more
/ than two men. We do not advise our
pupils to fly over cities, for the reason
that should their engine stop ii would
cause disaster which would hurt aero
planning, though it might not happen once
in a hundred cases.
Won't Be a Target
\ laugh was created by the question
from one of the men presen, to whether
he would act as a target for the new gun