Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-02
WRIGHT FLIGHT
UNQUALIFIED
SUCCESS
MACHINE CIRCLES FORT
MYER GROUNDS AT WILL
Three Trial Trips Demonstrate
Capabilities Of New Aero
plane and Ability Of Operator
Guide it Perfectly.
tny Morning journal Special Teased Wirei

Washington, July Calm and con-
fident. Orville Wright. late today en-
circled the Fort Myer drill grounds,
time after time, in his aeroplane. in
three separate flights. He was cheer
cd by thousands Of persons.
Shortly before 6 O'Clock the aero
plane was wheeled from it's shed to
the starting track. Previously the
field had been cleared by q troop OF
cavalry. As Wilbur and Orviljc walk
ed across the field. Bishop Milton
Wright, their father ana Euchlin their
brother, was With them,
After the motor had been tested, the
weight which gives the aeroplane it's
start was hoisted up and everything
was ready. The propellers We're crank
ed and OrVille turned ON the motor.
The screw Whirled around AT what
seemed greater speed than ON the pre-
Vious occasions and as OrVille climbed
into his seat, wilbur put his hand on
the RICH wing ready to run along with
the machine. Noddiug to his brother,
Orville released the machine and il
started down the track at "A rapid rate.
AS it neared the end of the starting
rail. OrVillt turned up the forward
horizontal rudders and the machine
arose into the air.
1t was a beautiful start. Down the
field. the aeroplane sailed, curved
gracefully about the lower end and
back mp the east side of the field along
the edge Of Arlington cemetery. MI.
Wright was making short turns but,
as if to gain the familiarity with the
ground over which he was travelling.
he increased the radius of his trips.
The first round vas made in fifty see
onds. Five times the machine circled
the field, attaining a height which var
led from Is to 80 feet. ON the sixth
round Mr.. Wright came to earth with
IN n few hundred feet of the starting
point, completing the flight in exactly
five minutes. The landing was per-
feet, the machine. %sWooping down in
successive glidcs until within a few
feet Of the earth when Oville pulled
the string which stops his motor and
the aeroplanc glided smoothly over the
grass on its sklds until II came to "A
stop
The machine was returned to the
apparatus while the two bro
theirs held a consultation. Again the
aeroplane was placed in position. the
motor was tested and another flight
vas essayed, The start vas as sue
rcssful as the first. The machine en-
the field with ease and grace.
Mr.. Wright approached dangerously
the starting and flew with
in a few feet of the stables which line
the field.
1t was noticed that at times the mo-
tor skipped, but this seemed to have
10 effect on the progress Of the aero
plane, The starting rail runs down
into a little hollow in the field
and whenever the aeroplane passed
pver this hollow it dipped noticeably
ond whenever it passed over a vacant
space between two of the stables it
was seen to rise as though on a bill
low of air. 1t was also noticed that
was a tendency to approach
nearer the earth whenever the mach
inc flew along the east side of the
field, which is bordered by large
.hickly foliaged trees in Arlington
cemetery But all these atmospheric
conditions were easily overcome by
lever manipulation of the levers.
On his second flight Orville made
1ine rounds of the field in a few see