Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-18
A|RSH|P WILL
FLY IN DOUGLAS
IN A FEW DAYS
Wilbams' Machine Is Pro-
nounced Good and Is Taken
TO Park Ready for Trial
Sunday. May %.


DOUGLAS. May Especial -
The 6nishiRg touches to the frame
work OF the Williams monoplane VIII
be put on today and tomorrow the
machine will be taken TO the ball
park and placed under shed which
win be completed today. 1t viii so
10 the grounds on its own wheels
and there the motor which is on the
way from Denver win be installed
and the machine tried out this week.
Almost everyone in the vicinity is
familiar with the biplane as it was
operated by Hamilton on his exhi-
bition here. Few, however. are able
TO recognize the dierence between
a biPlane and a monoplane. It Will
be remembered that the former. as
shown by the Curtiss machine which
Hamilton operated. is built along
lines similar TO a box kite. Il has
double wings, that is two supports
and the weight is between these two
supports All of its controls are IN
the rear and if it dips beyond the "a
dius of the pilots, since the weight
rather above than below the supports
the biplane is apt 10 capsize and it
is accidents of this kind that have
been most common in aviation with
the biplane.
On the other hand a monoplane
has but one plane of support. the
weight is adjusted below the support
and hence the radius Of the pilots
is increased and there is much less
chance of turning turtle. The mono
plane has its controls in the rear and
its wings have a deeper angle Of in
sistanee and less supporting surface
than has the biplane. It bears a
much closer resemblance to the bird
like lines than does the blplane
Machine Looks Good.
An international reporter spent
some time with williams and Fem in
the shed where. the machine has
been kept, yesterday afternoon and
all Of the workings OF the machine.
as well as the differentiation OF a
monoplane and a bipiane were ex-
planned by the experts. The VIII
lians machine was found to be %
feet s inches in length and the plane
from tip to tip is 80 feet inches
These wings of the plane have dou-
bic curvature which aid in the sup
port and Is a distinctive feature
from the Bleriot machine. 1t is one
of the features Of the Williams ma
chine and IL VIII do away largely
with any back draft. The motor IS
in the rear Of the machine. directly
behind the aviators' seat and the
weight it is expected. will be some
IS inches below the center of con
troll The new motor is a 7-cylinder
rotary and is almost identical with
the one which Paulhan has used IN
his record breaking fights. All con
troll is aft and just forward of the
rud6er is a long fin which aids
greatly in the control Of the machine
Sure Of Success.
Why is it that you never consider
a possibility Of failure? Williams
was asked. His reply was a ready
one. I have built four machines be-
fore tbs. The first two failed and
the next two scared. From that ex-
perienee 1 am sure the present ma
chine will fly. I may have to ad-
just the motor and readjust it sew
eral times before it IS right, for on
this adjustment, TO get the weight AZ
just the proper point will lie the sue
cess. We will take the machine 10
the park on Tuesday on its own
wheels and place it in a shed that
win be completed Monday There
the wings will be adjusted and the
motor put in Monday the last days
of the week and the early part Of
next 90 be given over to experiment
al work.
will BE Named.
on Friday Of next week is Is
planned to give a special exhibition
fight 10 Douglas people. at which
time some Douglas lady will christer
the machine. Who the fortunate on'
is to be has not yet been determined
and in the meantime Mr.. Williams
would be glad to have suggestion!
made for a name for his bird ma
chine. On Sunday the 18th there !.
to be a great exhibition. with excuT
sions run in from all surroundinl
points.