The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
WILBUR AND ORVILLE WRIGHT TALK OF THE AEROPLANE
Accident of Last Friday
Does Not Daunt Them,
and Final Tests for
Flight to Alexandria
and Back May be
Made This Week.

high5rows and spiral by the rest Of ~
Now. propelIers and fluids such as water
and air have been intimate Tor some time.
IN the Wright machine that intimacy IS
both perpendicular and horizontsl-per-
pendlcuIar in the prOpellers and horizon
tai IN the two main planes II is hell
coidai field day
ANY way the wind hits the machine it
finds a heHcoid ready 70 meet g and rec
ognizes an old friend As stated before.
helicoids have always been able 70 geti
around fluids, so the wind hasn't q chancsi
with the Wright flyer. Il just rubs up
against IL and purrs- II II could speak, IL
would say; Advance. friend You have
given the cOuntersign--helicoid.' Here
was where the bicycle repairers stepped
cut and the wizards stepped In
Always Work in Harmony.
Wires running from levers IN the hand
oF the aviator are connected 20 The rear
corners Of both the upper and lower
planes, the lines running down from the
upper plane and I'D from the lower %
pulleys near the center OF the aeropIane-
Since the wires are run through, and
since the planes have 10 aCI IN cOniunc-
[ ton on account OF the rigid braces be-
tween them, 10 pull down on one pair OF
corners is 10 push up on the opposite pair
at the other side OF the machine. When
the wing tips on one side are pulled
down. giving q greater angle with the
wind, the pressure on them becomes
greater and that side OF the seropians
tends 10 rise.
These defecti0ns cannot be noticed BY
I spectators below when the machine Is in
/ The air, although At close range the warp
I ms IS plainly 10 be seen The corners OF
( the planes are hinged IN the frame 20
allow the dedeCCOns- When the aero
7 plane IS seen IN flight, dipping like q bird
/ az the curves. soaring as evenly as a shin
/ in quiet sea. it is hard 70 think that
I four operations take place at the wiz or
/ the man al the levers IN order 70 main
/ tain the equilibrium that looks 50 easy
I The forward horizontal planes. which
govern the vertical movement. are oper-
aced by one lever. When curve Is % os
made the rudder planes are turned Ike
] those OF a water cart, IN the direction q
/ the intended course.
Complicated Steering Gear.
Since the wing tips on the inside of the
curve are then travelling more slowly than
the others. and hence getting less upward
pressure. that side OF The machine tends
u 20 fall The wing tips are thereupoa
warped downward, az q greater angle.
70 increase the pressure and correct tbs
loss OF balance That side OF The ma
chine starts 70 rise. and with the levers
left as they are the aeroplsne would turn
/ a somerSault over its long Dimensions. To
maintain equilibrium az that point the
planes are warped the other way UntI
balance is regafued-
These operations give an insight into
the skill shown by the Wright brothers
in the manipulation of their sensitive
Y craft There IS no chance for an aerial
u j0yride- The cO-operaUion between mird
and hand must be instant. accurate. and
as sensitive as the machine Itself. As
F, Wilbur and Orville Wright explained nj
nutely the details OF the fixing OF the
wings &C me. they made nothing of The
skill required. 7 asked II there would not
be a notable increase IN the spOrtsme1
who lacked their peculiar. cool nerve.
their long association with the machine.
and their consistent caution where eau
ton was a virtue
True 70 his coIors. OrvIIs said,
1T would not be dangerous II they had
\ proper instruction in the operation Of an
aeroplane. and II they were not TOO bold
IN the handling OF f. II they took risks
that should not be taken, they might get
into trouble
Tie aeroplane has come 10 stay; II is
not perfect. and may not be for many
years. but man has become master Of the
air. which has been dream since The
early DAYS Of Civilizations dawn Until
By human ingenuity We can cOmmuni-
cate with Mars the airship VIII no doubt
stand as the highest development Of thss
inventive genius.