The Detroit times., 1910-12-01
DISTINGUISHING
A|RsHlP HISTORY
DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, Famous
Inventor, Supplies Some Inter
esting Sidelights.

nnents, and took the only picture OF
Langley's machine in flight.
but Dr. Boil has done much more
than give encouragement to expert
mentors In aviation. He has contri.
buted largely Of time and money. His
most important contribution was the
formation Of the Aerial Experiment
association.
This association was organized in
the fan OF 1907, and was financed by
Mrs. Bell, who paid for the expert.
ments carried on at Hammondsport,
N. Y, and at Baddeck, Cape Breton
island, Nova Scotia, where DR.. Bell
has summer home. Composed OF
Eve members, 1t built Ave machines,
all but one of which were success
fully flown.
asked DR.. Bell to give me a briet
history OF what was done by the Aer-
ial association.
First | must tell you how the as
ISOLATION happened to be formed" he
said. Il had been working with my
tetrahedral kite experiments prob
lem OF constructing supporting sur
faces. l worked this out TO my own
satisfaction. and reached the stage
where II only remained to ft out my
kite with q motor.
II don't know much about motors.
and there's good deal that don't
know about practical engineering. So
determined to bring to my assist
ance men skilled in these lines. | got
c. II. Curtiss Of Hammondsport. N.
T., good practical motor builder; J.
A. Douglas McCurdy of Baddeck,
Nova Scotia, a good engineer and
construction man, and f. w. Baldwin,
q graduate engineer OF Toronto, Can.
Then the United States war depart
ment assigned Lieut.. Thomas K. Self.
ridge (who was later killed in the fall
OF Orville WrigAts mxrhine at FIT.
Meyer to Represent the government
and render any heIp possible.
II was agreed that we should
work together for y year-later ex-
tended to Is monthsr-and that each
man should have the privilege of de-
signing, experimenting and operating
with the help OF all the rest OF us
IA machine. 1t was case of all for
one. and one for ALL m
3. The object was to get into the
ar That was the societys motto.
No matter whether the design was
Initiative or original, new or old
each man was to have q chance to
get into the air after the fashion that
best pleased him; and the rest were
to stand by and help.
We'll, We all got into the air. ex-
cept myself. Ny Signet III would not
leave the ground"
The doctor seemed to appreciate
the joke on himself, and laughed
heartily as he told how the big kite
on runners slid gaily along the ice.
but refused to soar.
TOO much weight for the power.
he explained.
But the failure OF the kite to r.,
did not shake his faith In that ss
OF aeroplane. A similar stru ~
Signet |, was flown on Lake, ns,
dor. with Lieut.. Selfridge as D
senger, the kite being towed pas
steamer. penino
/ asked DR.. Bell to explain ,.
respect his tetrahedral VIE
would be superior to the Wrid -. ,vn,
Of aeroplane. n' Sp'
Stability" he replied. An ,...,,
stability. AT present the aerdk n,ana !,
dependent on the skjlsaf the a,iator
The man who runs< , $500 !.
think of three u 30 ,S a,, :,
time--to perform .eo s,,no
lions to keep tbf 'nIee sepala.s iun.
an even keel. ma .ln saiueu "
heights or maj In cIiInpihs 10 erea
fisbts n nn1 ntaining long extende
,tr IN ~. us too much responsible
80 % @ dman element. A failur
,r. a,o non entary lapse involves to
..1 Consequences.
u,ui ,.of& sought a machine whic
~ at,oasiSyserve It's equilibrium auto
VIII .ydy. My Signet ii. will do tina
oatutomatfc stability and a w,
sh,n S4ed motor We Will have an al
80 .cthat can 90 UP and stay con
.'sr,b lily and safely In the air all day
here are well defined limits
az Zsi1e and carrying capacity Of an
bg machine. The 'tetrahedral col
tion Will, I am convinced. pc
the building of the largest an
pes lifting machines. The numbe
cells can be increased almost II
initely without greatly increasin
weight. Ordinarily, the weigh
,reases as the cube OF the increase
y nensions while the lifting surfat
creases only as the square. Wit
rahedral cells the weight and su
&c increase at practically the san
atio"
- Reviewing the work OF the Aeri
Sneriment association, DR.. Bell sais
THE association. during its
onths' existence, built six dronae
m rCurdy's silver Dart, the last, q
l. most creditable work The >
Dart made countless flights ov
nine-mile course. but no extsnd'
~ tzhts we're attempted. Om assoc
TIC IN had no serious accidents. II "
di lssolved March 81, 1908"
g pLLEcroR sETTLEs shoRTAc
ipoNTlAC. Mich, Dec. 1.--By acti
so,f the common council last night, v
II lam j. O'RiIey, former water rate
u kctor. was freed from the charge
FL fmbezzlement by the acceptance
: Nc council OF $3,452.4s, the xrno'
III IA O'Riley's shortage, and 3847 10
" lie expense OF the Investigation
~ Riley's accounts. II vas recon1me
A Bd that the prosecuting attorney NJ
prosse the case against O'Rfley.
TAxIcAB--MAIN o. crrr~-ia
nEssENGER-MAsx on CrBr--S
gu.,ne.s-lfNe r>nsttng. no fuss
II 10 feathers The plain, neat Eind
ooks tight Ttuses Pr1nelng .lSs