The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-03-06
HOW IT FEELS
TO fly
A NOVEL
SENSATION
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more exhilarating than the fastest
automobile or yacht or the speedles'
horse. It's the greatest sport IN the
world This enthusiastic testimony
is given by Mr.. A. NJ Herring, OF
New York, one of the Oldest anG
most successful builders OF aero
planes. 1t is generally conceded that
the flying machine has arrived and
that within few years the ne"
means of locomotion will be compare
tively common. 1t is already pAssl-
BILE to describe the new sensation Oh
flying from actual experience.
The highest praise Of any form OF
rapid locomotion has always been that
it is like flying" A fast automo-
bile or horse or train is said II fall
ly fly" to go like the wind The
aeroplane makes it possible for the
first time in human experience TO
/ actually go like the wind and to TAR
! ly fly One may feel something or
this sensation in swing, rapld]J
ascending elevator or balloon. TINS
feeling of rising clear off the earth
is not new, but the experience OF
actually soaring or sliding through
the air is, of course. entirely new.
There is nothing with which to COM
pare it. And, according to Mr.. Her
ring, who has enjoyed the experience
several times, an aeroplane ride is
the most fascinating thing in the
world
An aeroplane leaves the earth, as
rule, at an easy angle, moving with
great speed. SO that the passenger
finds himself in the air before he can
well realize it. If the rise or fall OF
the plane be very abrupt there is
likely to be the catch in the breath
one feels in a rapidly ascending or
descending elevator. A sudden rise
or fall of this kind may occur on
a windy day. when the aeroplane may
rise or fall as much as forty feet. One
soon becomes accustomed to the feel
ing.
Once in motion we'll off the earth
there is a feeling Of independence
and freedom difficult to describe. In
fast automobile, for instance, no
matter how perfect the tires or the
road, there is always more or less
Earring, and one is conscious at all
times of the support beneath. There !
is a freedom of movement on an aero |
plane which goes beyond the finest |
automobiling. There is, of course, |
more or less vibration from the en-
gines of the aeroplane, but the ma
chine seems self-centred and indie
pendent. The aeroplane adds new
dimension to ones movements. An |
or horse or train can move !
only on one plane. An aeroplane can
move to right or left, and up and
down as well, and consequently the !
feeling of independence of all earthly
In long journeys by aeDplane many
people will doubtless suffer from air
sickness, just as on a ship they suf-
Ter from sea sickness. The motion
of a flying machine is very similar
at times to that of ship, although
at a much higher rate of
speed. In passing through a gusty
wind as aeroplane will roll and pitch
much the same as a ship in cboppy
sea. Ordinarily, however, the aero
plane will glide in series of long.
even pitches which will give some
ring like the sensation of swinging.
The aeroplane is not only likely to
h1t har
Usually in a slightly waving line, like
hat of fast torpedo boat.
An aeroplane, especially the Amer
can type. rights itself much more
quickly than ship. The type of
machine built by Mr.. Herring, ex-
'ept in very high winds, maintains
IN almost perfect keel The disturb
lnces of the dir. however, are so much
more rapid and violent than the
waves of the sea that some motion
S almost inevitable. In an air wave
he particles usually move in a rotary ,
notion. Such a wave is almost al I
ways cyclonic in nature.
Then, again, the axis of an air ,
wave may b. at any angle and may
mango about with great rapidity. Ar
lr wave. again, is twice the height
f water wave.
1t is only when the air waves grow c
cry violent that the aeroplane will q
OIL and pitch. In passing from a G
rea of considerable disturbance tn q U
uiet zone an aeroplane may rise or .
all as much as forty feet. The SEN
alton IN taking such a wave or roller E
MI be exactly like the catch in the .
reath IN rapidly falling or rising 9
levator. An experienced ni1o+ o,,