The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
Nrroplanr Experiments.

\ careful examination of the reports
of Mr. GITNN ". CURTISs and his Ter
fprnancr~ at Lake kcuka on THURSDAY
leave, th" Imagination somewhat dis
concerted The tests were arranged
to demonstrate a." ability Of a gentle
man 10 blow up batt',Ships IN tim. ~
war 10y dropping bombs and other high
explosives from an aeroplane lowering
above Il. quiet inland lake therefore
war selected, III" counterfeit present.
m"nt ~ hatrlc-hlp so feet /. ng and ~
feet wild" was securely anchored IN a
pleasant and convenient spot, and Mr.
CTPTIsS began Ia hover
II" dropped his explosives from alti-
uIde> ranging between l3s and m fee,
and according In all accounts would have
wrought ~" utmost havo, IN case II war
had III" haltleship waited patiently for
he coming and had nobody in,erfer"d
with hi> operations The result was
that he mt the amiable and prrfe, tlv
traCiahl" target fifteen times out II
twenty-five and on one occasion he was
actually RH feet up IN the air. The
greater number II the shots" were di-
geCted from an altitude of 3iN feet. and
we suppose that the deadly missiles
launched from le-@ elevations we-"
Cnrrc-pOndinglv destructive Thus We
have the demonstration that with an
inland lake halmy weather. station
ury target, and an aeropiane conducted
hy such a magician a. Mr.. GI.ENN ".
CUET'S>, !; b, possible 10 drop explosives
on tie miRic bartle>hip fifteen times out
at tN"rtv-,wo and ~ DESTROY whole
fleet s''ll mimic. o: course
Thee = another side 70 IN" question
For in-'anc" i3a feet - about IN" ram
of a well thrown brckbat We may
dismiss that PROPOSITION therefor" from
any practical ard warlikc hypothesis
" ~ really not tu b" cons ,d"~ei NtlV
feet oi iis'anc" we pass from thr b-i,k-
bat a. the shotgun ANY ACCOMPLISHED
ppt hunter with thirteen bin" wis
tiers N each barrel IAN >ifai, he dc-
pende | on To blow the a, eray" ar",rrq0.
To smithcreans long before ~ could -
right over m" hattl'ship, ..co -.lprosln-
the vessel a. au' bored iur IN" D,,a-
sion. Greater distances wolIi hive -
I've left tn The marines pr IN" bI' Iar,."t-.
ard platoon of either armed With rhr
I ni'ei States ." would p" lr!" - Dc
strny a who," flock pf a"ruliar'. a. 81
yards Nr CLFNN II CUIsTTSS.- Ip,'trsf
flight or. FOR that ria't"~. ~ 4 Thousand
wards our mon h' bulisavcs a. IN"
latter dlStauo" and hav" lI'ile dliic'.lty .
IN doing u
II. however. We adopt IN" hypn'h",,s
81 real war. with battl..~hlr m morton
and all her men alert and wa', hfui an
aeropldn" subject Ia the Carri,,.S ~ S"a-
going winds. and showing rprtirrrp,
on board abb" pi DESTROYING with
ahsolIlt" accuracy any wIrg'-I "ucuy
insld" II a tuHasand yards y ~',rms 20
~ another na'tn~ "" l""l novel ~ ,
,ummsnd IN almost Unhrldl"i terms
M" ingenious and profound comment
At Major SNMIFL RFBFR. { hirf signal
Officer II the DEPARTMENT II the Last
who WA present On IN" halcyuu ucra-
sion and seems &" hav" given IN" Icr-
iorman"' his very d"cu,st Thought He
saId, - - quoted a. saving
What VI. O. Fri-s arrlc,c,i To- the tri.is 70 day
- crou, N ~, sho~ the alsr ~ the experiment
Their" w"r" other "tiicial ornrl.-s. but
this covers Nh" whole ground