Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-24
AVIATION FOR
SHELTER CIIYA
SURE SUCCESS
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douglas internationally
Douglas is on tip toe of sxpeca-
ton ove< the coming of the aviation
meet and from all the reports that
come in from the cities hereabout
almost as much interest is being
shown outside of Douglas as in this
city itself. Manager Hobson has re-
eeiyed some reports from the four
publicity men he sent out. Bisbee
is to send a big delegation aid old
Tombstone viii let herself out for
the occasion. From Cananea comes
the announcement that practically
the whole camp will turn ont from
Nacozari comes the word that the
country to the south OF here win
be in Douglas en- masse Up the
valley interest is keen and there is
every reason 70 expect one OF the
greatest. yes the greatest. crowd FOR
next Saturday and Sunday that Doug
las has ever known.
Richard r Young. who was with
Hamilton in the Orient when he
was giving demonstrations with dir
igible balloons. is now the advance
man for Hamilton and arrived in
Douglas this morning Accompanied
by Manager Hobson and an Inter
national reporter. he went cut and
looked over the park He express
ed himself as delighted with the
smooth surface of the ground This
he expressed as being perfection
for the start and return. The only
criticism that he had to offer was
that he wished it we're larger than
it is to give more room for the
return when the aeroplane rUsheg
down at terrific speed. there being
some danger OF injury TO the ma
chine at that time.
Mr.. Young stated that if weather
conditions were suitable Hamilton
would try for records for both speed
and altitude and that he proposed, |
again conditions suiting, to fly out
10 and around Niggerhead. He said
the exhibition at Tucson was highl'
successful. although the crowd out
side the ground yesterday was so
great that It overcame the police |
and some 4O0G people broke into the
grounds.
Speaking Of the equipment which 1
Hamilton win bring here and Of
the work he viii do Mr. Young
continued:
Hamilton has two flying ma !
chimes that he viii bring here, one (
an s-cylinder Curtiss biplane, and /
one a four-cylinder machine, which 4
is OF the same type. only with small /
er engine. This eight-eylinder Cur
tiss machine is the one Curtiss him
self used In Rheims, France, in the
contest there to lower the worlds
record. However. Mr.. Hamilton has
lowered Curtiss' record at Rheims
which was 1:1S, to 1:12. the fastest
mile that has ever been made by
biDlane, and this was made on
circular track. He viii positively
make this flight every day. IL the
wind viii permit and other weather
conditions are favorable. and II ev-
erything is favorable he will make
some records. 4
The eight-cylindsr car weighs $50
pounds. the engine 100 pounds. and /
is OF 50 horsepower. and capable Of /
travelling 80 miles an hour. II was /
built a year ago and has been in |
commission nearly every week ard .
often many times each week
The four-cylindar car weighs 500
pounds. its engine 100 pounds. with
% horse power capacity.
~Out OF Il men starting out as
aviators. seven have succeeded. and
Of these Sir. Hamilton holds the
worlds record for speed and is in
every sense the best aviator in the
world today.
His biplane measures &c feet
inches from tip to tip Of wings and
% feet from elevating plane to rud-
der. It's lifting power Is from ? IA
70 - pounds to the square inch