Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
M0|SSANT HAS FAITH
IN AIR NAVIGATION
Not Discouraged by the Diff
ficu'ties Attending Paris
London Journey.

LONDON, August 25.-As a result Of his
experiences in opposing adverse winds
John b. Moissant, the plucky Chicago avn
ator. was again delayed at Kensington.
twenty-seven miles away. in his flight
from Paris to London. He believes aero
planes will soon be able to master squalls
and gales by lacking as effectively as
sailing ships tack against head winds.
Mr.. Moissant said to a correspondent after
his Bleriot monoplane had been repaired
and had been carried to the apex OF an
adjacent hill from the natural basin where
he landed last Sunday after his desperate
battle with adverse winds:
From the standpoint Of aerial naviga-
ton have learned more in Sundays bat
tie with the winds than in all the rest OF
my flights put together. l have learned
that IL is possible successfully to tack
against the wind with an aeroplane on the
same lines as a sailor lacks his sailing
craft at sea.
Gusts of Wind Encountered.
When 1 found myself and my machin-
list passenger passing over Kensington
into this hillbound valley l thought 1t
would be impossible to reach a high point
on the hillside. Gusts of wind and cross
currents seemed to blow down from the
hilltops like waves over the ocean. Once
or twice I was on the point of surrender
ing and letting my machine drop to the
ground. But l discovered that by bring
ing the bow Of the aeroplane suddenly
about as close as possible to the wind
could not only hold my own. but that
with the machinist skillfully shifting bal
last l could rise perceptibly."
by these tactics repeated almost got
over the hill, despite the big sauall The
Lac AAA % hof xxvtfh
handling aeroplanes need not remain at
the mercy of the winds, but may be sue
cessfully driven in the face of gusty
squalls.
my prime object is the mastery Of the
art of flying as completely as possible
with view of turning such knowledge to
practical account in my work of iuventing
aeroplanes of travelling at twice the speed
yet attained by any heavier-than-air ma
chine. l will not specify the features OF
my projected aeroplane. but IL will be
neither a monoplane nor a biplane."
Grahame White Coming.
Mr.. Grahame White, one Of the three
representatives of the Royal Aero Club
In the contest for the international cup
at Belmont Park. departed by the Cymric
today for Boston. He said: Il will
have two more days after landing in
which to prepare for the Harvard avia-
ton meet. My plans thereafter are in
definite. though I will go to San Fran
cisco, where expect to fly between Sep
TENDER q and October 3. The interna-
tionaI tournament on Long Island is
sure to mark a new epoch in aviation for
the world. / am going to try my best to
bring the coupe internationale deviation
back to England. The selection Of Bel
mont Park for the tournament Is splen-
did.
failure OF the Blackpool and other Brit
ish meetings means the end OF aviation
meetings in England is all rot. Eng
land will have more meetings. Let pro-
moters manage better. reduce expenses.
cut down the value Of prizes and II will
be all right. Aviators certainly will do
all they can to help.