The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-30
He WILL . TRY To
FLY TO CHICAGO
Record Flight Made by Curtiss From
Albany To New York Spurs sey-
mour To Plan Bold Feat.

NEW YORK. May SO.--An aero
plane flight from this city to Chicago
with no more stops than are made by
the fastest express trains to change
engines, Is considered possibility to-
day In the light OF Glenn Curtiss' sen
sational feat OF yesterday when he
started from Albany at 1902 and
landed at Gouvenor's island. south OF
this city. at noon, after having made
one stop halfway down and another
inside OF the city limits. Today Cur.
tiss Is at the Hotel Astor no richer
than he was Sunday morning when ne
started on his flight, although the New
York World turned over a check for
$4,000 to him as the prize he
promptly transferred the cash to Mrs.
Curtiss and she declared today that
she will make good use of 1t.
Curtiss broke all speed records OF
continuous flight In his performance,
averaging 81 As miles an hour for the
trip AT one time he attained an ele-
walton which he estimated at 5000
feet, and on the last lap, along the
lower Hudson, he few less than 200
feet above the surface OF the river.
Only once was he in any danger. and
that was when he mixed his aeroplane
with the currents that swirl about the
top OF Old Storm King mountain, south
OF West Point. His machine dropped
40 feet sideways with increasing mo.
mentum, but picked up enough air
TO enable the aviator to get control
OF 1t before any real damage was done,
The largest aeroplane In the world
has been built in the aerodrome OF
the Aeronautical Society at Mineole,
Long Island. Today the finishing
touches were put on the framework
and there remains but the installation
of the motor which is on it's way from
Europe.
Joe Seymour, the veteran racing
car driver, and Walter Diefenbach, an
expert machinist. have built the
machine from their own designs, fol-
lowing closely the best points to be
found In the Farman, Wright and Cur
tiss types and they are confident that
the flyer will eclipse all records tor
long distance flights.
The machine Is of the bi-pane pat
tern. Its wing, spread. Is forty-five
AOSN anu thC ACh6hh hiOh thO AAOhe
control to the tail is the same. The
lifting force measures 600 square feet
When the motor. which Is an Isotta
awaiting engine of 10 horsepower, Ia
installed the aviators expect to be
able to lift the weight OF seven men
I'm going TO beat Curtiss' Albany
to New York flight" said Seymour
I'VE have christened our new machine
the 'Lusitania.' I believe I'll be able
to fly from here to Chicago without
stopping"
Seymour and Diefenbach say that
the larger the machine the steadier II
will fly and their opinion has been
borne out In all recent tests. They
expect to have the "Lusitania" ready
for trial this week.
Seymour holds all records for learn.
Ing to fly an aerop1ane. He bought a
Curtiss biplane week ago, set 1t up
at Mineola In two days and on the
third made his first attempt to fly. He
drove the machine along the ground
on Its wheels for about a hundred
yards and then assembled to q height
Of 80 feet. On his first essay he few
several hundred feet Since then he
has flown every morning and evening
when the wind permitted and on Sat
urday made q successful double circle
Of the neld. distance of about six
miles.