New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
WRIGHTSAT FORT MYER
Preparing for Tests of Their Ne.s
AerOpIdne.
rErom The Tribune Bureau 1


Washington June H.-OTvilla and Wilbur Tr+rh.
who arrived in Washington Sunday afternoon.
went out to Fort Myer early this morning ara
went TO work assembling their aeropIane as thouxA
they we're still repairing bicycles for living IN
stead Of spending their spare time packing away
gold medals for breaking aerial records.
Judging from the condition the aeropIane ts now
In II will be ready for its tuning up fight By
Wednesday or Thursday of this week Two gov.
ernrnent requirements arc TO be met The machine
has TO make a minimum speed OF thrty-six niles
and hour over measured course and must remain
aIoft with two men for hour The contracs
price OF the machine IS SIS 900 II # maintains
speed Of forty miles an hour. For every mile un-
der this down TO thirty-sx miles deduction Of 20
per cent Is to be made There IS 70 be corr.-
spending bonus for each mile IN excess Of forty
and up to forty-four miles In this the speed trial
IS similar TO that OF a battleship-
OrvilIe Wright. speaking Of the prospect to-day,
said that they expected TO make the contract speed
Of forty miles OF course.' he added with
SMILE .'if we are making more than that vs VIII
not try 10 Glow down This Is about as near a
promise Of wtat they Will DO as tbs 5r6tners
usually indulge in.
The dying ground at Fort Mvsr Is undsntably
crsmped There trolley lines on al tour
sides Of the field. which Is not much over quar-
ter OF mile IN diameter. The officers Of the War
Department had telephone line run from thu
edge Of the field 70 the aeropIarA shed ~hsrs the
machine Is being put together. This was at once
removed BY order OF the wrig1ts. indicating that
they are going 70 make their trial fights close 70
the ground that they DO not want TO Be troubled
by telephone messages
Owing To the death oS Lieutenant sslfridgs Ias.
September the airship board % the War Depart
rnent had TO be reorEanized- and the following an
nouuceu1ent has been mads of ths new assign
r1ents: Major George O. Squire Major . Mex
saltzn1an Captain c. :. Wallace. LsUtezants
Frank P Lahm. BENJAMIN .. Foulois. c l.
Humphrey and Lieutenant Commander Charles
Sweet. L.. s. N
Major Squire and General Allen. chief signal o.
GER went 10 Fort Myer this afternoon for cor
sultatlon with the Wrights the direction ths
measured fve-u1ile course shall take Conditions
being favorable. this viii be from Fort Myer 70
Alexandria where the end OF the Courss will %
marked by a captive balloon The final selection
OF the speed course viii depend, however, on
Veather conditions
The machine Orv-ile Wright will USE 20 cor1plets
the government trial Is new. with the exception Of
the motor. which Is The same one usei IN ths ma
chine wrecked last year. A double set of guy
wires has been attsched 70 the rear ruidsr-
OrviIle and Wilbur Wright. with their chtef
mechanic. Charles F. Taylor. and Lieutenant Fou-
lois OF the signal corps worked on the intricate
arrangement OF wires This IS the most dif1cur
part OF the work Of assembling the machine-
The War Department. has heard nothing further
from A. VI. Herring. the New York inventor. vho
is the other contractor for a hyins machine