New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29
CURTISS and HIS SHIP.
Rejoicing an This City-Coming
Races 7Cith Wrights.

When Glenn II Curtiss. who redeemed at Rheims
France. yesterday all the promises his friends here
have made for him. again reaches the pier In this
city II Is not believed possible that ne will be able
20 touch the ground for some time His friends say
he will be carried shoulder high. The Curtss fac
ton In this city INDUCED yesterday In sky high
praising OF the exploit and the quiet hammered man
who made II.
Already the gaze OF the local aerial wise is being
trained get the best perspective ON the forthco
ing flights by Wilbur Wright and Curtiss during
the Fulton celebration which will begin on
September q.
A we'll known aeronaut. who believes that the
Wrights have kept TO themselves most OF what they
can do f1iers. said yesterday:
THE victory OF Curtss brings TO a sharply de-
fined issue the efficiency OF the Wright and Curtlss
aeropianes. Wilbur Wright has been quoted as say
ing that he build machine TO go AT the rate
OF hundred miles hour. To my mind there
can be question 10 Mr.. wrights ability TO do
anything that he cares 10 say he can do IL seems
reasonable TO presume that his desire will be 70 out
class all competitors at the Hudson Fulton ceIebra-
ton. and II would be interesting 20 know Just what
plans are taking shape in his mind toward that
end"
A. NJ. Herring said
II am not surprised that Mr.. Curtiss won the
trophy for speed From the time OF his departure
have felt doubt OF his success
Mr.. Curtiss careful to make known be-
fore leaving tho country for France the details In
which the machine he took with him differed from,
the Golden Flyer. sold by him to the Aeronautic
Society and successfully operated by him al Min
cola. Long Island. within the last few weeks II
was believed. and apparently with good reason
that IL the foreigners not appraised OF the de-
tails OF the curtiss motor before the race they
would have time for surprise soon afterward
The machine I'm which Mr.. Curtiss made n record
yesterday is built on the same general lines as the
Golden Flyer. There Is a slight difference I'm the
curvature OF the planes giving the machine less
INN NJ tha afar to
higher speed after Il Is In the air The new aero
plane is 20 feet less in surface the total expanse of
surface being I'd square feet the surfaces are IA
feet shorter in spread. but OF the same depth
foot accelerator new feature OF the ma
chine taken abroad. and there was also Installed
at the last moment a direct hand control over the
earburetor to facilitate shutting off the motor The
side surfaces Instead of bepg fat are now arched
as these surfaces appear infthe Herring machine.
The whole machine loaded. weighs a trihe over
seven hundred pounds The radically new feature
OF the machine however. is an eight cylinder nv
inches. 6ohorse power Curtiss engine weighing 200
pounds The machine carries a ls gallon tank ,or
gasolene and gallon oil tank The fuel Weighs
|" pounds. The engine develops propeller thrust
OF $50 pounds against about $50 pounds on the June
Bug. Mr.. curtisss first successful aeroplane
Aeronauts expressed strong hopes yesterday that
the aeronautics committee OF the Hudson Fulton
celebration commission would be successful I'm Sc
curing Henry Farman. who flew over one hundred
and eighteen miles at Rheims on Friday II &c h.
heved that Mr.. Farman would be willing again IN
visit America. notwithstanding his first ttnnroeta
BILE experience last summer. provided the financial
oHer was satisfactory. Captain Albert C. Triaca
director of the International School for Aeronautics
In this city. has recently been In communication
with Mr.. Farmen with that idea in view
Glenn H. Curtss from Hammondsport
~ " and there In the quiet of the vineyard co,In-
try he turned over In his mind the ideas that led
up to the development of his marvellous aeroplane
He believed that high power could be controlled on