The San Francisco call., 1910-03-28
BOYS NEW BIPLANE
NAVIGATES The AIR
Machine Will Be Entered for
Contest at Alameda Avia=
ton Meet

Ernest Ohrt. the youthful president
Of the San Francisco aero club. an or
ganization of boys interested in solv-
: ing the problem of aerial navigation.
made a successful flight in his biplane
: glider, Ohrt Brothers No. l. on the sand
dunes near Nineteenth and @ streets
yesterday afternoon.
p: Three flights were made and proved
that his biplane was built on scientific
: lines. but on the fourth trial the ma
chine dived into the sand, breaking the
.'Tudder- The young aviator was not
seriously hurt by his sudden descent
La earth.
-: The biplane was built by Ernest and
Hans Ohrt 1t is 20 feet from tip to
tip of planes and constructed according
TO the plans of the most successful
.. aeronauts. The machine will be one of
the entries a the coming aviation meet
at Alameda.
gin the construction of a &c foot BIZ
plane, in which it will be possible to
place an engine The device viii en-
. body the latest apparatus for steering
and controlling the mechanical bird
while il is navigating the air.
Plan Aviation Laws
PARIS, March 27-Rules and regula-
lions controlling the navigation of the
air have been formulated by the Aero
Club Of France and have been sub
mstted to the French government as the
b. basis for a national law.
The code, elaborated after much
study, aims TO meet the rights and in
terests or all-of the aeroplanist and
balloonist flying through space and of
= man and mans property on the earth
below. Following are some of the
clubs suggestions:
Aerial craft, whether aeroplane or
dirigible balloon, must not, circulate
lower than $50 feet above private prop
. erty.
Flying above cities requires a per-
init from the municipalities.
Flying in fog is not allowed, and
the transportation of explosives, except
hunting ammunition, is prohibited"
The fixing Of general aerial routes is
recommended as way of avoiding COL
lisions and aeroplanes and dirIgible
balloons should keep off a certain dis
tance from spherical balloons, so if ac-
cidents happen to the dirigible ma
chimes the spherical may not be en-
dangered.
For the protection of the aeronaut
it is recommended the proprietors of
high buildings and other structures
be required to illuminate their prop
erty at night at each level of 250 feet
while electric wires strung above $50
feet from the ground should be marked
each 500 feet with a white flag by day
and a white light by night. other
suggestions relate to the establishment
of aerial ports of access" to large
cities.
Aviation Meet Arranged
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 27.-An
aviation meet has been arranged for
April 6. T. s and 9 here, at which Glenn
Curtiss, his assistant, Charles Hamilton,
and Charley Willard will be the prin-
cipal operators Of aeroplanes. The
aviators have promised TO try TO estab-
1ish new records for height and dis
-tance. Only heavier than air machines
will be eligible.
In addition to the aeroplane races.
there will be races between the flying
machines and automobiles and motor
cycles.
San Jose to fiave Meet
SAN JOSE, March 27-An aviation
meeting that will rival that held in Los
Angeles is promised for this city, ac-
cording to announcements made public
today by the aviation committee
The meeting will be held on May ID
and IS during the rose carnival week
and it is planned to have at least six
aeroplanists here and in addition a
~ firipfhle balloons