The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
Brothers to Train Number
of Machine Operators for
Demonstrations.
WILL REMOVE
ALL THE DANGER
Wilbur Tells of Plans for Future.
Plenty of Time to Teach
Signal Corps.

Millions OF persons IN the United
States. and probably abroad. who have
read for year about the wonderful
Wright aeropianes. but who have never
seen one. will be given chance. pos
sibly, before the year Is out, 20 see
the most marvellous flying machine of
the age;-the real pioneer heavier-than-
air biplane-in fight. according to a
statement made TO The Times by VIII
bur Wright at the Raleigh Hotel this
morning.
we intend" said Mr. Wright. Ito
train Several men so that they can op-
crate our machines. When they are
aale TO make flights successfully. so that
there viii be no danger. and so that
they can demenstrate it correctly they
viii give exhibitions
We do not intend to make exhibi-
ton flights ourselves under any con-
sideratioa- We do not know just yet.
whether or not we viii dispose Of the
exhibition end OF the business or not.
Ii Is possible that the machines will
te disposed OF 20 individual operators
or in some other way.
Wnghts To Charge $500.
we intend also TO sell machines.
We have not determined how much
We shall charge in special cases. but
the price of a machine 70 individuals
would be about $500 We have not a
larse number Of machines on hand
al Dayton now, and we do not know
untH We get there just what we shall
do"
For more than year, ard especially
for the last months, thousands of sci
entists and military men all over the
globe have been wondering just what the
rHr-E 10 told
some of their plans in those feW words
this morning probably the first time
he ever has talked about the future
work Of himself and his brother
The Wrights intend 70 make ma
chimes TO sell. not merely TO govern
meuts, but = individuals as wei. Al
so tisey tuteTfd rfnit exhibitions Or
their machine either through skilled
operators who have purchased aero
planes. or through some concern which
might buy the. exhibition rights.
One machine has been sold already by
the Wrights 90 2 son of former Senator
Alger OF Michigan Whether any others
have been disposed OF is not known, be-
cause the Wrights do not care TO dis
cuss the matter.
Climbed Too High.
Orviue Wright said this morning that
II he had Tot climbed so high on the
fight soUthward probably he would
have Dnade even better time
II had 10 climb up said BIr. Wright,
"and although there the wind was not
so strong as IT was lower, il was much
more noticeable than 1t was down z
hundred feet lower. Coming hack the
wind was with Us. and I did not have
70 climb up so high. I made a sharp
turn at the end OF the course and lost
some tire by that
"One thing that ] remember particu-
larry is the large number Of houses
along the course. We must have passed
over forty or Hfty. I always allowed
myself lee-way enough TO land in case
anything happened. but after q time !
got used 70 them and didn't mind al all
Over Rough Country.
It's always well 10 be up pretty high
in flying over rough country Ike that.
II anything had happened last night 10
the engine and IL was necessary TO come
down. we could have glided down with
out trouble and have had time enough
20 have found an open space for land
inz
you can glide about seven or eight
times your height" said Wilbur. in ex-
pianatiOn
Orville said this morning that their
Immediate plans are net fixed One of
the brothers is 70 go TO Europe. where
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