The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-18
AIRsHTPs BEING ORDERED.
From ali Parts Of the World Orders
Come to Wright Brothers.


More than so orders for airshipi to
be used In the United States are now
In the hands OF the Wright brothers,
OF Dayton, Ohio. Since the demon
stration of their ability to handle their
aeroplanes with safety, and to teach
others how to do so, they have been
flooded with letters asking for terms
for the building of the machines and
instructions In flying. From Iceland
In the last few days has come an In
qulry as to the cost of delivering an
aeroplane and sending an instructor
TO that far northern land.
The Shah Of Persia, perhaps re-
membering one occasion, when he
had to escape from his palace by
stealth. and desiring to have new
device TO defeat the revolutionaries,
has asked that machine be CON
structed for him as soon as possible
A Chinese mandarian has also sent an
order.
The Wrights will be unable TO fill
all their orders, because the factory
Is too small for their work They will
enlarge its capacity greatly this SUM
mer. and hope to be able to meet all
demands made upon them Another
trouble they are having Is In obtain
ing sufficient quantity OF steel Of the
exact grade to keep the present fact
( ory working up to capacity.
That the operation Of the Wrlghts
+ need not be restricted for want of
capital is shown by the fact that they
/ have refused an offer since their re-
/ turn. for the investment OF a large
sum In their enterprise This offer
I came from well known New York
/ capitalists, who believed that the OPP
I eratlons of the Wrights should be
greatly enlarged They declared. how
ever. that they had sufficient money
OF their own.
How II Feels 10 Fly.
All who have had che good fortune
/ TO ride In the aeropiane unite Ia their
description of that frat sensation
Z There Ia no jerk iu starting. though
I tiic machine leaps forward with a
powerful swoop. then comes with
/ gome--a brief sense of nausea. feel.
ing as II the blurred ground were
dgopping away from beneath.
4 slight tbuaE ot the LEFT hand lever
llits TIE Ayers head. the ground drops
I away edll faster. and then as the ma
chine climba into tha air ones eyes
aGfnsi themselves 90 The proper focus
aud tho surface % the earth below
aeems ~ be ripping past A{ 'ailrond
speed
E HY this time says q writer In Out
I INK, YOU have forgotten the eiack 81
/ the noisy motor. the Zap and whir eI
( the propeliere. the grinding of the
I chain aud sprocket gear that drives
suu3nJu4d auq uougiqA uN uaul
/ ceast,d aud you float along with i
sense of sprlhry ease aud buoyaucy
! such ~ sou can gain from no othei
I means ~ locOnution THAT yog ARE
I flying fast you know only from tha
roar of The wind IN your cars. and the
slight dificulty you have ia fiiine
I your lungs with air. the same sabsa.
I ton one gets In racing against ths
I wind IN an auto
Then coaca taa aFsl turn. The
machine rises 10 u. taking It's uwu
angle sideways. just a. motor caI
( leans on the banked curve AZ d racing
track You have no sense of leanipf
/ sideways. though no feeling that Eou
+ must uit yourself. Ba sou DO when
the auto turns corner. for you sil
Z upright, the RerodFOme aiautiuE ~ rs
/ own y0llgiun 90 the aereaAnry angle
aud slsnilng you with Il. A ginRa 0l
water aet on the fopr of the ayeI
could BE- carried around curve affni
7 curve and stili not lOae drop.