New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
Mr.. WRIGHT'S COMMENT
HIS H4FD TEST TODAY.
Confident in O7cn Machine'S Super-
Ority OUer Al.

Washington July 25-On the Of making ar
aeropane flight involving greater dangers thar
Bleriot rsked in crossing the Enghsh Chahhei
early to-day Orville Wright expressed great pleas
ure when he learned the success Of the French'nan
Il have said all along that Bleriot would oe inc
first to make the flight the channel, obce
he decided to attempt It," said Mr., Wright. II
great flight he added.
That ii was a personal triumph for NJ. Bleriot
however, rather than any indication OF advance
nent in the art of flying Mr.. Wrignt's idea
of the significance of the accomplishment He
spoke admiringly Of Bleriot, saying that hs vas
OF the most daring OF ell aviators Mr.. Wright
is familiar with the Bleriot monoplane, which, he
said, of the Antoinette type used by Hubert
Latham. but antedates the latter's form cf con
struction.
4 believe Bleriot has added movable wing tips
TO his machine since l it said Mr.. Wright
His type Of monopane Is based the prinCI los
Of the old French toys and on the models used by
Penaud. to which Professor I+angey's rnachiIs Was
also similar The monoplane. however. has not
good method OF control the blpans which
use
The announcement Of the success Of the Wright
brothers several years ago stirred the French
aeronauts original effort, It Is said While some
suggested that the type of biplane used by the
Wrights should be developed by Frenchmen, others
desired TO evolve successful heavier -than-air ma
chine from distinctly French idea. The Penaud
monopane therefore, taken up and many Of
the principles developed and discovered by the
Wrights applied to the French machine. 1t
is said that NJ Bleriot could not, with his mono
plane describe the short circles which Wright
made yesterday Fort Myer.
The Wrights are Ioath to discuss the compare
tive merits OF their work and the aeroplanes OF
others. They take great pride in their ma
chine and believe that IL surpasses all others In
speaking OF NJ Blerots flight and while prasing
the work of that aviator. Orve Wright to-day
said: "Of course, none OF the men were ready to
make the attempt they should have done
Count de Lambert's mother died recently. and that
made it necessary for him to give up the trial
temporarily"
1t is said that OrviIle Wright had expected
10 make the Channel flight fall. but was
unable to do SO account Of the accident Fort
Myer in September. His official speed trial. which
is expected to take place at Fort Myer this week
is regarded here decidedly more perilous. and
in some respects more difficult than NJ. Bleriot's
Channel flight than any Of the oss-cOuntry
fights that have been made by VI. Bleriot Vi
Farman in France.
The country between Fort Myer and Shutters Hill.
near Alexandria-the over which Orville will
iy-is very rough. of the hills being 80 800
feet high. The distance be covered is five miles
and return. Neither the height at which it viii be
necessary fy nor the distance gives Wright any
concern but he Is socitous about the fact that he
must carry a passenger make forty miles hour
and hy a country whose topography is marked
aerop!ane flights have been over level country.
II the country which I have TO hy We're
clear with clumps OF here and there il would
not be half so bad as with trees and houses scat
tered about that safe landing places are sew ana
difficult TO find said Mr.. Wright In an smer-
gency might land the top OF a thick cluup OF
trees. but 1t is the scattered obstacles that
concern
The obstacles-trees. houses. hills and gul.ies-
which numerous along the Fort Meyer course
cause up-trends and downtrends 81 the air currents
which met in flying on level land or the
open Orville will attempt the official speed
trial unit, he has made the one-hour endurance
fight about the Fort Myer drill grounds In this
trial also he must carry a passenger. II he finds
the weather conditions during the next few days
as bad they been in the past week IL will
he for him 70 obtain extension Of
time II IS understood that objection vii! be Of
fered TO extension bat the Wrights
anxious 20 get to Germany soon possible.
they will make their official flights at The FIRST IA
vorable opportunity.