The sun., 1909-02-28
A UNIQUE GLIDER.
Louis n, Adams Builds = Machine on New
Principle Other Aerial News.

Louis X. Adams, founder and first presi-
dent OF the Long Island Automobile Club
and one OF the founders and directors OF
the Aeronautio Society. has Just finished
the construction OF q unique gliding ma
chine.
Not for its uniQueness alone. however, is
It's claim to interest and value. IL has a
distinct advantage over any flying machine
yet built. The angle OF incidence OF either
OF its planes independently can instantly
Do changed by the operator during flight.
Thls feature applied TO q motor driven
nylng machine would be OF the utmost
service in getting started and gathering
speed. The glider is. OF course. meant
solely for the pleasure and practice Of
gliding; but II merely needs TO be increased
! In sihe and have q motor and propeller
added to convert II into a perfect nyinR z
machine.
As built, the glider has a spread OF 10
feet and depth OF ~ feet from front to
rear. The upper and lower surfaces are
spaced about four feet apart. The lower
surface Is entirely covered with unbleached
muslin. but The upper surface is left free
OF covering for about two feet from each
extremity.
The two sustaining surfaces arc held
apart by two vertical braces and also by two
spreadersat an angle Of about IS degrees with
the horizontal The spreaders extend from
the front edge OF the lower surface to the
rear edge OF the upper surface, and the
vertical braces extend from the rear edae
OF the lower to the front edge OF the upper
surface. The spreaders work on rachets
which are screwed to the We rtical braces.
Inc operator may by pulling down or
pushing up on the spresders change the !
angle OF the whole upper plane.
lad aofh IL. 4.
less than twenty-three pounds. MIR. Adams |
claims for IL exceptional stability, and the |
new principle Of changing the angle OF |
stSntH Be- ns knscssS Espis sonn machine can In,
and % csn be carried easily In one hand.
mo,ars srs view Ss 90 dstsrmine exactly what
the Aeronsutical Society is now CORE
spS.Gdins : spending With Al the automobile manu-;
that the result " be the production Of Some some
engine more reliable than the present light
mgTiSors; TSs xsi, which ~, fet hot SO quickly. 80,
dreds Of applications from members OF The
association and others anxious to Join an
ancs ans''99 ON, class IL y purposed to start at
will be made nrst and permission has been
given by the AeronAutic Society for the
class TO- practise glider flights at Morris
they SsS aSo nd ny on. on 'es Capable M Of s. essb
ng the actual practice Of ap aeroplane.
The problem is TO be solved forSthem BY The
teronautic Society in May, BY which time {
he association believes that its pupils viii
iaye built for themselves an aeroplane
Wilbur X. Kimball secretary OF the
Society. has now made such .
,rogress with the aeroplane he is building |:
hat he hopes to attempt his first flight In
couple Of weeks or so at Morris Park, !
ir kimball's aeroplane differs from ali ex-
sting types In that 1t has eight sets OF pro- ,
'ellers. all OF which are placed between the
lanes. Mr.. Kimball believes that this will 7
I've greater driving force on account OF {
he complete distribution Of the force 7
George \. Lawrence. another member
{ the society. who has had his planes built v
Wittemanns's, Stapleton, Staten Island l
now assembling his machine at the So :
ety's workshops at Morris Park 2