The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-12

$50 Bulton n, Jamaica
{ first fight that there il a limit 20 h-r lift
lng capacity. which theoret 'cally ~ pre-
poSt"rp'Iz. Jimmy Martin IN the mean
time has acre upon a Gro ~ good dry ground
connected dirs,tlv with the chassis down
into which he can sink cellars and sub
cellars. q nt~'eszary, IN which may De-
erected add itional flsl bins.
During the past few days Of the Squan-
! 'um mesi the Groundhog has h.s,n unique
among aeruplanss- IN that n ~ ths only one
not equIpped with an engine. A. the
engine used al the Stadium tests not only
sOiled the chiffon planes and dlsarrang-i
the bows u crimson satin decorating the
struts. tut also was found To be useless
as "A source % momentum it, absence
~ not a :, rious loss TO the asroplane
Also the Harvard aeronautical scIen-
fists. instantly grasped by the simple
experiment Of trying unanimously To liH
] the aeroplAne before and after removing
the engine. decided that any doubtful
advantage a motor equipped aeroplane
might have over the Groundhog - more
/ than made up for 10y the decrease m
/ weight after removing the engine
The most noticeable difference betwee
/ the Harvard Aeronauttcal Society = IDEAS
! on aeroplane construction and the ma
chimes at the meet which merely are
the practical eNperimeut- ot workmrn
/ wholly innocent Of university framing
I H. the nice combination ia thu UutCOin"
Of trained Harvard thought of . Sth-i,c-
and the thoroughly practical kNen the
Z hong flowing lines pf the craft wee not
designed haEhSzard but from lac coin
bIuatInn shaving mirror and forward
hlndsT ot polished aluminium = ~"
D. tiny ktChanotte tuCAsi away far ar
i IN the aeroplaue- tail every tnwtuE
line - m absolute harm INV WITH VT
Martin = Injurious hslrd
Even the bows e rihh n that decorate
. tn. Chippsndals s..at and Sherit ~ has= ok
+ ., toe lIsal nv Aviator Martl' ar" It
/ -alactai shade rf Z Ham Evils c-~I-".
- hist uu' a Earring note # color VIII u"
III evidence. even when an await 'r'- h"lri
trailing far behind IN ''s Irtens" winds
/ Z rapid fiying brushes gently against
I the ribbon bows
/ The sTe-' when Jimmy takes the AR
will hs NOR. tran color -Ch"'r' ~
will be emit le'nA'iC If tn" N'ar- and ~ Tip''-
. %; a misguided ra'''u winch "a moments
= Of emotional ang"r 80 Tar forgot 10
loyalty 20 the mother country A. 70 Turn
. upon her Ike "A sf"psOu and hand her
n slam IN the sIi's And to these poor
people gazing a4pi' from CI'I"s ana towns
a. Jimmy speeds hlgh over state after
STATE what ou'bIr-r- - pat r. J'lSn. what
glad huzzahs Will pi"rCa to III" very
heavens Themselves a. miles above them
J. unfolded the GOi gwen -p-'rt aC!e Of
graceful reddish WHISk"rs against whit"
NnlWfn flhne-N against il'lf HhtFN 'HllN
the gleaming stars of their nations flag
will he wanting and who knows nut wlen
the GroundhoR rises from the earth stars
NAV ~ seen also
The Grounding taking her lines IN a.
a whole - the nearest aerial approach
To marine construction IN that she NAV
/ almost be called an a-rOnautical sister
ship 20 the famous single SIdeWheel
-tea mship Wabhle. Capt Heiuie HA--an-
pfeTer The Wabnle. however. Was first
.sT
would have -i.in~d through the columns
- THE St'S az an. ~ will b. retn-rn p"reSi,
4 some ~ the snip news experts ot New
York hadn't quite unConsC'ou-iv mis-
taken the code word -Wabhle- IN "a bs
despatch from Bermuda for IN" name pf
4 ship and IN the rush ot going 10 pres
talephOnsi hurried particulars To- their
offic-- around Times square. New IorS,
about the good old German tramp steamer
q Wahbla which had Just saved a sinking
ship that all New York for days had given
ny A. lp-i
/ Bu' tho Grounding. unlike her marine
sst~r the wabble. was done on purpose
b created absolutely a. she now - with
prarnsdi' I'Ion The Partisan shops Of
PagYln never sent forth a creation with
a tenth ~ her daintin"-- In general
way n-r chiffon planes CIV" the nov
nobbi" effect From her dslIra'" light
uIng rod springlng gracefully abov" m.
. caves 81 fI.. fopna-t front stoDp DOWN 20
the pyar-ktrt like playful mCa Their" Is
wealth 81 lacelika "dguuE % heavy
~ N. except n IN" aerOplane -waI-t IuSt
above m" hips
Thus p;,.nWork stItuh.ng vlll when high
enough IN th" az CIV" III" ''f''r' - NRl"n-
cirnn"S lace r'!nhinE all along t.' "iS's
- the plans-
The up-uWOrk 'VIua -'rCnrug however
- even more suitarl" for a@ruIian" con
StrfICtipn. ~ Jimmy Marin maintains
chan EVAN real Aal.ngI,aup,z lac. ITaalf
Gov Draper tried - iI-.' his authority
'p cpnp..l the u-s - Irish iaT-' IA he
, Grounding. and the Harvard asronauts
o'Id hav. basn only toD glad - acc"ci@
- nls hot " shes IN ~" matter bIf no one
n Harvard could oi'ain from IN" another
u - aid any information concerning N"
!poa'Ipn - the source - Irish Lac"
The Harvard bIplane ~ m" main -
the result 81 Jimmy Martin = ~k.ll IN con-
HtrtictIDn About the only important
detail that Jimmy did not fs'h"r - he
Barrett Wendell reverse English switch
which enables IN" asroplane - ran back
ward even better than u can NOV" FOR
ward Every convenience. that even
week end aerial house party DosSIhly
could ask for NAV b" found aboard m"
machine even down 20 nickel trpIssrs
hanger and individual toothbrush racks
Despite the iuNUr ou-ne-- 81 her APP
pointnentS however. the GrOundhog -
an aeruplans Of tremendous -olidity.
A. one gazes upon the craft NJ one pos
se-sed u even the widest flights ~ fancy
could imagine a winds;orm which the
Groundhog could not face calmly and
unperturbed without hitching
Scohers who can have no appreciation
81 the scientific truths 81 which she -
the result sometimes smile when told
that her designers have vIndicatsd the
truth 81 their theories IN everything eX-
cept 90 prove them above the ground a.
well a. upon y
Truth needs no proof II ~ enough 10
know that jimmy Martin has built IN rho
Harvard Grounding an aeroplans that
rests securely upon a strong foundation
% scientific veritie-. Ages hence when
even Edison. Grahame- White and Alex.
gotten aye. even when his gracious
Majesty King George himself shall no
remembered only ~ one who has been
entirety forgotten. Jimmy Martin will 10
remembered. for m 10 glass case in m"