The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-21

Vile Wright, Titled BY the french
Kings Of the Air." received a truly
royal greeting on their return to
their native country after their his
tory making achievements abroad
as aeroplanists. Their sister, Kath
crime, bubbling over with enthu-
siasm, came back with equal honOrs
with her brothers, for she made sew
eral flights as pioneer of her sex in
aviation.
The brothers and sister, while the
most notable group in the ships COM
pany of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie,
were at the same time the most IN
assuming-the brothers almost timid
in the noisy demonstration in their
honor, and looking as though they
craved the aid of the magic carpet
which they have called into being out
of the realms of fancy to fly away.
Flying, and not talking, is the
forte of the Wright brothers, and
what they had to say was persuaded
out of them by the insistence of their
questioners. But that was more than
they have ever said before, and gives
a clear idea of their hopes. their plans
and the field of the aeroplane as they
know it at present.
1t is adapted to special uses, and
not to regular passenger or freight
service. 1t is a vehicle for short trips
in quick time. 1t is pleasure car for
those who like the thrill.
About sixty of the machines have
been ordered by wealthy private citi-
Zens, mostly in Europe. The cost is
$500. The largest flying machine
yet built by the Wrights carries two
persons and has stayed in the air two
hours and twenty-seven minutes, fly
ing 127 kilometers lseventy-flve
miles,.
Powerful Engine
of Modern War.
Mr.. Wright says that machines will
be built soon that will carry fourteen
or fifteen persons. He does not antici-
pate any machine will cross the ocean
in the lifetime of any one now living.
The governments of Europe ere
deeply interested in the Wright aero
plane. and several of them will adopt
it. The European powers are not
bothering with pleasure vehicles. and
therefore they must see in the aero
plane some other use to which 1t can
be adapted.
Military experts of Europe claim
that if the aeroplane can attain a
height of 1000 feet it viii be safe
from rife fire, the one mode of attack
or defense to be feared Wilbur
Wright said that he expected to dem
onstrate that his aeroplane could
safely be driven at much greater
height than 1000 feet.
Therein the secret of the tremen-
dous interest shown by foreign gov
ernments through their military ex-
perts is found The net result Of the
trip abroad of the Wright brothers
and the successful flights of Wilbur is
that the most powerful engine of war
the world has ever known is now out
of the experimental stage and ready
to obliterate frontier lines the world
over.
Wilbur Wright, who has solved the
problem of aerial navigation by means
of heavier-than-air machine, is the
type of man who accomplishes things.
Tall as the average man, rather loose
ly put together, but in the easy, fric-
tionless manner that denotes the tire
less human machine, he carries no
superfluous weight in his body. His
face, slightly tanned to the tint Of
perfect health, is firm, oval, but rath-
-er sharply drawn. The eyes are deep
set and clear seeing. No lines have
vet appeared in the face, except two
ever-changing half circles on either
side of his firm mouth. which give ex-
preston when he is talking, for his
lfps hardly appear to move. His
voice is low pitched and modulated to
a tone that makes it barely audible
two feet away.
t'AeropIane VIII Make
a Field For Itself"
Orville is younger in appearance
and has the complexion Of youth.
His build is much like that Of the
+ brother, but his eyes are more prom
inent and his face without the sharp
er lines. He speaks so much like his
brother that only friends could tell
which one was talking. Miss Wright
is pretty, vivacious and charming, her
smile always ready and bright.
whole-souled, outdoor American girl.