The San Francisco call., 1910-12-31
Home PRODUCTSTO
BE TRIED At Meet
NOyiCeS in Machines Built by
Themselves to Compete
With Experts

For no other aviation meet it is said,
have so many novices entered as have
been enrolled in the lists of the South
San Francisco aviation meet, to be held
here, beginning January :, week from
! today. Not only are men who for the
first time viii operate aeroplanes built
along the standard models, but also
there will essay to fly men who have
embodied new and sometimes startling
ideas in the construction of their fly
ing machines.
Among those who will appear with
new models is William G. Wheeler,
secretary of the Pacific aero club, who
has applied radically new methods of
control TO the Bleriot type of mono
plane, and c. f. Lambruth. consulting
engineer OF the Pacific construction
company, who has devised a novel ma
chine, which is q monoplane with
multiplane tail attachment. Both of
those machines are at the hangar at
Kennedy and Canal streets, Oakland
where they have been built, and will
be brought over 10 this city next week
hangers at the South San Francisco
aviation field
CROSS CHANNEL TYPE
Wheeler's machine is of the Bleriot
/ cross channel type of monoplane. It is
an exact counterpart in design and size
Of the machine in which Bleriot flew
the English channel The control is
constructed along original lines.
Wheeler's engine is four cylinder,
four cycle automobile engine, 35 horse
power water cooled. The monoplane
&c Q5 26 in.
to tip. Wheeler constructed it him
self.
Lambruth's aeropIane is a radical
departure from any known type and
has been pronounced by experts, among
them probably the best known author
ity on aerona utics. Prof r. J. Mont
gomery. to be the probable successful
1 aeroplane from all standpoints.
1t is so constructed that whether in
climbing or descending, the engine re-
mains at all times in a horizontal po-
sition. This is brought about by means
of stabilizers, of which there are eight.
1t also has plane inventor to over
come the tendency to fall rapidly in
case of an accident
The total surface area Of the ma
chine is about 402 square feet, with
( approximately 500 feet on the planes
and the balance on the stabilizers.
sTABILIZERS IMPORTANT
The stabilizers play an important
part in the flying qualities of the in
vention, according TO Lambruth, and
are so situated as to render the en-
gine able TO literally compress the air
under them. instead of sucking out the
air in order to secure propelling power.
This feature alone. il is said, will give
the machine at least twice the buoy
ancy of any known aeroplane.
His engine is of 65 horsepower with
four cylinders and water cooled.
The control is very similar to the
Curtiss body control, except that new
devices are used on the engine TO per-
nit Of controlling it with the least
amount OF trouble. The engine, once
started, can not stop, unless entirely
stopped by the aviator, while it can
also be shut down until the pro-
peIlor simply revolves at slow speed
without imparting headway to the
aeroplane.
The headauarters of the aviation
committee were full of rejoicing yes
terdav over the news that Hubert
Latham had consented to fly at the
coming Tanforan meet. After long ne
gotfatfons the aviation board closed the
contract yesterday, with the result
that Latham and his Antoinette-W VIII
arrive from Los Angeles January >.
FAME OF LATHAM
Latham is the man who achieved
fame bv crossing the English channel.
and his daring and dash as an aviator.
despite rain or weather has won him
foremost rank in the aviators Of the
world. He is also noted as the man
who. when his machine was broken
badly. mended it and had II in thor
ough running order in less than "a
hours.
Tho management also arranged yes
terdav with Mrs. ]. c. Levy, chairman
of the Council of Jewish Women, to
talxe 80 children and 20 mothers of that
settlement to see the flights children's
dav Similar arrangements have also
been made with Mrs. e. L. Baldwin for
the children of the Juvenile court. the
Committee furnishing free admittance
and the san Bruno society the trans
portation.
The aviation committee has also ex-
tended an invitation to the chamber
OF commerce of Spokane to be guests
at the field the opening day and as a
result an excursion of 250 is due to
arrive in this city January 3. Seattle
is taking such a keen interest in the
outcome Of the meet that the pub
Usher OF the Seattle Times, Joseph
Blethen. has written to the headquar-
ters for detailed information regard
ing the conduct Of meet so that
Seattle can be the next in line.
NAVAL EXPERIMENTS
Vast interest is centering in the
proposed fight from and subsequent