Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-05
PLANS TO CONQUER The AIR
Flying Machine that May Solve the
Problem About Complete.
is NOT LIKE ANY OTHER CRAFT
Inventors. Managers ana Avintors
Are Ready 90 rake orr Their
Hats 60 the Mono
pInne.

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-(Special TelegramJ
The largest heavier-than-air flying craft
in the world-a monoplsne-is nearing COM
petion at Genesee Valley park, Rochester,
and viii make its trial flights before
Christmas day
II Is as different from the present type
Of air craft-the Wright, Curtiss and Bier
lot machines-as the Lusitania is from Full
toms Clermont though It embodies the first
principles Of the preceding craft just as
the Clermonts working principle is found
in the big Cunarder
Inventors. managers and aviators VINO
have seen the machine John f. Cooley is
constructing ct Rochester say that It will
solve the one big prbblem Of aviators-
safety.
The Cooley craft is OF Cinosauric outline
and proportion, end carries the suggestion
still further IN general appearance. 1t
weighs $500 pounds, IL equipped with two
six-cylindeT, ao-horsepower Elbridge en-
gines which VIII run Independently Of
each other and used together are capable
Of driving the plane at a speed Of 1g miles
an hour, carrying eight OF ten passengers.
1t Is constructed Of spruce wood, stayed
with piano wire, The soaring surface is Of
Irish naisd aeronautic cloth, especially pre-
pared for this purpose and will consist Of
1,54S square feet, modelled like a birds
wings.
-Four Sets Of wings.
There will be four sets OF wings, each
Independent OF the others. The wings are
kept at right angles to the car and held
rigid in that position by 12S piano wires Of
a tested strength of 1900 pounds each.
The mechanism is entirely closed and
/ the engineer and aviators, as well as an
n nj cd In,
with portfolios covered with glass, similar
to those Of ship.
The craft combines all the features which
by aerial experts are considered vital to
correct aerial navigation, and Is the first
serious effort in the line of actual com
merclal utility, The craft is equipped with
complete electrical device for signalling
between the engineer and aviator, and
also for illumination. The pneumatic con-
troll is operated by oarbonated gas carried
in tank and the lubricating system is
SO arranged that the engineer does not
have to leave his. seat to oil any part Of
the mechanism.
Method of Controlling Car.
One of the features IL the movable front
and rear spars, by which the plane is made
to take the air. The spRrs which are at
tached to the aNles, are arranged in such
manner that they can be thrown up or
down, causing the planes and car to tilt up
or down.
There would be but one setback to pre-
vent the flight of our monoplane," said
Manager Goldenson today, and he FASTENED
| go explain:
''All the established laws Of nature would
! have TO go back on us. Our entire weight
will be less than two pounds to the square
foot of supporting surface. Machines
weighing five pounds to the foot have
flown. Our motive power is also propo%-
tionetely greater @"-
| "Ninety-eight per cent Of the weight OF
the mOnoplane is in the cara downward
weight below the wings surface-end the
wings are at right angles to the weight.
70 illustrate my meaning more clearly, a
side wind would not tilt our plane. but
would move the whole machine sideways.
We have proved this In tests Of our models.
I'VE have started models upside down
and they would right themselves in the
air and settle down to earth as you have
seen thousands Of pigeons do. The total
weight of our craft il but twenty pounds
to the horsepower"