Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-29
AIR SAILORS TRY
OUT MACHINES
Was a Marked Difference in the
Manner in Which Aero
planes Behaved.
BOTH MADE BAD LANDINGS.
Curtiss' Flew on Even Keel With less
lateral Movement but Wriyhts
Was Faster.

New York, Sept. 29-Just as the sky
line OF New York city became dimly
visible above the haze. which hung
over the harbor today Glenn II. Cur
tiss, winner OF the Gordon Bennett in
trrnational cup at Rheims. France
successfully tried out the aeroplane
which he viii use in his flights during
the Hudson-Futon celebration.
AIR Curtias remained at Governor y
Island over night and at $50 a. m
made preparations 10 test the new ma
chine After giving il a preliminary
run over the sand am az the south end
OF the island. MI Cmtiss and his as
sisiant turned the machine with its
head toward the west from which a.
rection the wind was blowing at the
rate Of Ave or six miles an hour.
on account OF the resistance offered
by the soft sand MT Curtiss found IL
necessary 70 run the machine for
greater distance than usual to get the
required initial impetus Driving GA
an even keel In short undulations. ne
rose to "a height OF about 30 feet. when
swinging his rudder to the left AR.
Curtiss turned his machine toward the
south
As the aeroplane reached a position
at right angles 70 the wind. IL was
listed somewhat from an even position
20 the left II responded quickly 20 Nj.
Curtiss' control and. again hying OH
an even keel II continued turning I'M
I'll Il had described semi-circle. Cur
tiss then brought IT 10 earth. and al
| though he landed on log that lay IN
his path. the machine alighted safely.
Satisfied with the result OF his EARL,
morning trial. Mr. Curtiss. with the aid
OF his assistants. guided the machine
under its own motive power, back 70
/ the shed in which il was housed
First blood" said Mr.. Curtiss as one
| of those who witnessed the flight
/ grasped his hand 1T rides smoothly
| and ! am well satisfied with IT,"
As result OF this test, Mr.. Curtiss
NAV replace his propeller with another
that he has built at his Hammonds-
port factory.
! Previous TO making the flight. Mr.
| Curtiss examined the entire extent Ol
| the Governors Island aerodrome and
solid enough 10 afford a good start
ing point.
WRIGHTS FLIGHT.
Two hours after Curtiss completed
| his flight Wilbur Wright had his ma
chine taken from the shed and made a
flight oncircling Governors Island. sati-
ing over the water and covering SIX
] miles.
| Wright made a bad landing, the tip
| OF one Of his planes striking the sand
and swerving the machine around. No
! damage resulted, however, and the
| aeroplaue was replaced on the start
ing track
| In starting Wright faced the west.
The wind was not as strong as when
| Curtiss flew. The aviator, after his
machine had gained sufficient speed,
\ turned his elevating planes, and, ris-
! ing. headed toward the western edge
| Of the aerOdrome.
| Turning TO the left. ne made a wide
| sweep Of the field and coming around
] 10 the southern end of the island, head
ed over Buttermilk channel, going to-
| ward Brooklyn. As soon as he was out
! over the water. he turned north ana
I circled the island. being lost from view
| Of the spectators behind a clump Of
| trees.
lie roappoared on the outer side u
| Castle william and made complete
| circuit in the southern half Of the
| acrodrome before coming around sec
| ond time very close 20 the earth
| When about 90 land. the left wing
| scrapcd the sand and Whirled the ma
| chine around SO that IL landed side
| wise on the sldds
That's the worst landing I've made
! In a long time. and I'm not going TO
| try anything like IL again." said the
I utsfafRr 81 flDupHf snrDlV the ma
chine would be smashed. IL is the only
| machine IN the world that would stand
/ such a bad landing
Throughout. II was characteristically
| a Wright flight The machine gained
an altitude o. so 20 100 feet al certain
periods. but few on an average Of 40
! feet high
When al right angles 10 the wind. 10
listed somewhat and there were undu-
| latlons which tended % show that the
operator mad good control and wac
effectively meeting the putting gusts OF
wind
There were marked differences Ia the
manner in which the Curtiss and
Wright machines behaved, Curtiss
few on an oven keel and with less
movement from side 90 side. Tho
Wright aeroplane when taking curves
heeled over ike an automobile round
ing "a banked track n also flew some
what faster than the Curtiss machine
After Wright had inspected hls aero
plane 10 see N 10 had suffered any dam
age. Curtiss, who had reached the field
as Wright came 10 earth greeted hla
rival fmliarly and asked him, How'a
II going this morningY'
"Verv good" responded the Dayton
aviator, "but ] made a very bad land
ing"