The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24

Blon and Waohter; that is To say. in each
OF these cases the structure Of the planes
gave way under air pressure and in eacn
case the excessive strain was caused
either by driving the machine at undue
velocity or by attempting too sudden a
manRuvre. Other fatalities and acci-
dents Ia airmen could be quoted IA illus
trating the same point. but these will
suffice
Very little indeed is known as To the
capacity for breaking asroplanes that
the air Possesses by mere resistance Ia
their movements Aeroplane makers
work from tables showing the breaking
stress of wire and wood and the weight
and persuasive force Of winds OF different
strength. but even assuming that thesa
tables are absolutely To be- relied upon
the actual buheting that machine
receives in flight il quite an unknown
factor
Every accident has its Lessons After
Delagrange and lie Blon were killed
through their machines being literally
overpowered by the excessive speed given
by the JO horsepower Gnoms motor
precautions were taken. and the present
BlsTiots fitted with this motor are 80
streng thened that they are not likely to
break from that cause
THE risk he u said ought 10 have been
forSecn and guarded against without the
sacrifice Of valuable lives will 60
further and say that at this moment there
are hundreds Of flying machines IN exist
enc" which depend upon an assumed
nightly II the air which sad experience
tells us does not exist
In IN" endeavor to produce light st7Ic-
lures far too little regard Is paid TO the
factor Of AIR resistance and Ia tho inertia
IT the machine We know what a storm
IT wind will do We know that II will
lift the roofs from houses and carry them
away in It's mighty arms yet aeroplAne
makers designing machines to speed
through the air, creating a wind equal
To hurricane bearing not evenly but
sometimes with sledge hammer blows.
construct as n tho air in motion were a
soft and harmless thing.
Properly considered. it il it's very
strength that gives us our hest hope Of
the conquest OF the air. Fragile wirrs
and stays and the lghtest Of wood cut
A. finely as possible. materials that are
closely affected by variations Of tho
weather. are employed; and indeed IL may
he said that soarcely any attention has
been given To this aspect Of the subject
IL IL. Of cOIrSe. something very lik" mad
ness to go to work IN this way Airmcn
themselves arr Ia blame
The disaster to Rolls points to another
danger. that which il involved in expert
menting with a new device on an old
machine
II will be noticed that no flying machin.
has y-..fl liam tpranfaI wktah -.
from accident Whether YOU 60 up In an
old fashioned balloon or the latest thing
in aeropIansS you have no certainty that
when what has gone up comes dosn again
the landing on earth will 10 safely accom-
pliShed Vet moro and more peopI.
are every day taking tho air in the avi-
tors sense Of the term and almost every
day AZ this time of year when fiyins meets
with rich prizes ara Icing held word
comes of IA. breaking Of records a. well
as neCkS
No SOONER has some lucky and daring
flying man broken the record for height
or speed or distance than IN. laurel is
snatch"d away 10y an equally daring and
lucky fellow Personal skill IN handling
the machines il still III. largest factor
In safety and som" of the flyers S.-m To-
bear charmed lives
Charles Hamilton. who h"can has
nyIng car"-r ia balloon aud learned to
halano" an a"rnplane 10y sailing "a Israel
Ludlow- bag HI" On Riverside Drive.
- on" ~ the lucky aIrmen ~. ~ skIlfil
too. hut he has had innum"rabla tumhl,.s
IN all parts 81 the country. from most
~ which he escaped without "a scratch
Tn" Wright brothers. IN. pioneers IN
aeroplane flight ia this country. have
both escaped serious injury. although
OrvIlie broke his leg IN the fall that killed
Lieut. S"fridg- Their Cunparaiiv. i'm
munlty from injury ~ doubtless due ="
III" fact that they never take chances
Il that can be said of business IN which
u man Is always IN danger II might he
bctt"r Ia saw that they hav. always real
i2'd the limitations nf the machines as ut