The Washington times., 1909-08-02
LESSONS IN FLYING
AT COLLEGE PARK
Suburban Station Likely to
Be Selected for Wright
School for Officers.

Wilbur Wright. probably will instruct
Lieutenants Lahm and Foulois, Of the
Signal Corps, IN the art of manipulating
the Wright heavier-than-air machine
near College Park station, on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad about ten miles
from the Capital. according TO plans
given out this morning by Gen. James
Allen. chief of the Signal Corps
The field near College Park. which
happens also TO be upon the Laurel
line of the City and Suburban Railway
Company. is much larger than that at
Fort Myer, General Allen said; 1T is
about 1000 feet long, and probably be
tween 5000 and 1000 feet in circumfer-
ance. Lahm paced it off. Mr.. Wright
was with US. and all were impressed
with the fields availability.
There viii he some clearing to dc; a
few trees must be cut down, but on the
whole the field is practically ready for
Mr.. Wright. He Will not return until
next week, he told me, so by that time
We will be prepared for aim. Any field
we decide upon probably viii be rented.
There will not be much doing in aero
nautical work that is Of great interest
for some time.
" II La PERTINENT ACtEs
AFTER Lieutenants Lahm and FoulOis
are instructed so that they can operate
the machine safely they VIII continue
experimenting here. Under usual condi-
tons they should be able to keep up
flying here until late in the autumn
After that they may go South. No,
probably not TO Florida, but to some
place where they can experiment all
winter"
General Allen said that A. n. Her
ring, the New Yorker who brought an
aeroplane to Washington ~ a trunk and
two suit cases last fall, and who has
been bringing excuses for not producing
one that would really fly ever since,
viii not be given another chance, as
had been reported. Flying is over at
Fort Myer for the present. he said
II is likely, the chief signal officer
said. that some development would
come in the field of aeronautics which
Will be so radical that the United States
must OF necessity mount the band
wagon again and go forth TO acquire
new machines. In such case new speci-
tlcations would be drawn up. Then IL
Herring wants 70 bring down a machine
and put up Sufficient security he might
dc so.
The check which the Wright brothers
VIII EEt 4AOiiA the Government VIII be
Tor an even $4,000. It hasn't been made
out yet. Probably it will be next week,
when Wilbur comes back 10 town 10
turn himself into an instructor of ap-
piled aeronautics.
Going TO Germany.
Il is not settled. but it is likely that
Washington will not see Orviile Wright
again for some time. He is going to
Germany TO put their machine I'D
against the Zeppelin dirigible balloon.
The Government did not pay such an
unusually high price for the Wright ma
chine, il is said, considering all things,
as may appear. In an interview in The
Times OF Saturday, Wilbur Wright de-
- sell machines 10 individuals for about
$500 The Government is paying four
times that amount. This apparent dis
crepancy Is accounted for by the fact
that in building q machine for Uncle
sam the brothers had to come up TO
some special requirements In building
one for an individual they would not be
compelled TO meet any REQUIREMENTS al
al, except such as they set for them
selves Also. at the time the Govern
menI contract was written real flying
heavier-than-air machines We're mighty
scarce
The contract doesn't permit the Gov
eminent 70 make Wright machines. If
any repairs are needed from time TO
time, the Government viii get them,
probably, from Daytous