The Detroit times., 1910-07-06
lANADA TO GRANT
+. ND TO AV|AT0Rs
Dominion Government Stirred BY
Curtiss' Flight, Would Help
Young Builders.

\ ottawa, Canada, July 5.-Thc
Dmiinion government mas been deep
ly stirred by the sensati. nal success
@ Glenn Fl. Curtiss in his fight Tor
re New York Worlds $4,000 prise.
ne outcome is likely to be OF tho
highest importance TO progress OF
aviation on this side of the st. Law
renee river. IL was learned at the
departmental headquarters today
That the government has now under
consideration the appropriation or a
special grant OF money 20 assist the
CaEndiah flying machine inventors,
J. A. u. McCurdy and f. w. Bald
win. Of Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Just
what amount will be placed at the
disposal OF the two aviators has not
yet been decided.
the idea OF the government, II Is
understood, Is 10 80 i1uch further
than would be done 10y The mere pnr
chase OF a single acroplane, as was
conten Hated. rhe object In view Is
TO practically make McCurdy and
Baldwin head of government acro-
plane department., while yet Leaving
them free to develop the ordinary
commercial side OF their business. In
this way the government hopes to
reach double advantage for the 10
minion--the provision for the fy'ug
machine and the encoul agement NJ
the new industry locally.
Under the terms Of The appropria.
ZION all he MACHINES built for so-ne
time will be used for the mutual rem
eft OF TN militia ard The inventors
The encouragement Earl Grey, Is
taking tie keenes. interest In the
matter. le recently visited the work.
shops at Baddeck and witnessed IA
humber E experiments which gave
great sstifaction.
McCIIg and Baldwin were, with
Glenn + Curtiss, members Of the
little Edy OF experimenters who
worked 18th DR.. Alexander Graham
Bell, Washington, ID. c., and pro.
duced tree successful machines, If
which q best was the June Bug that
was fion by Curtiss. Aher spending
100000 their experiments the ~.
ventorsc ecided they might begin
building for the market. II vas
agreed.hat McCurdv and Baldwin
shouldre strain theft fieiG OF ope;a
tions canada and Curtiss his to the
Unite&tates. Although McCurdv is
the arted son Of DR.. Bell, both IA
end p0win are Canadians by birth.
In teir original machife -McCurGy
and a;dwin attempted TO solve the
prohn of equilibrium automatically
ty Hing the upper surface OF their
Liple curve upward ftom it's ends
andne lower surface Curve down
war In their latest machine they
havvery mucn reduced the amornt
of curve in the surfaces, and rcr
st5ity rely largely on the working
of APPS at the ends OF the wings.
TIE flaps are very much larger IN
ara than any tha5 were tried ON the
Jt Bug, and they WORK quite sue
cfully.
Is believed that these flags can /,
pIpCssibly infringe even the broad
Interpretation of the Wright pat
g.. They move in exactly the op-
site way that the usual and pro-
Sted eilerons do. The axis Of their
ovement Is In the line of fight In.
cad OF at right angles To 1t. In place
twirting they hap up end down as
D. the end or tip feathers ON tae
ings OF bird.
The Lew front control Is like that
Z the Curtiss, two parallel piares.
rhe rear control, however Is similar
<. the front one, except, of course,
that Il has in It's center the vertical
rudier for turning right and left. TIE
chassis and steering arrangement are
ver like that OF the Curtiss. In its
trills over the ice a Baddeck this
mchine made fight of over 50
niles.