The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-05
CANADA TO GRANT
AID TO AV|AT0Rs
Dominion Government Stirred BY
Curtiss' Flight, Would Help \
Young Builders.

OTTAWA, Canada, July 5.-The
Dominion government mas been deep
~ stirred by the sensational success
OF Glenn II. Curtiss in his fight tor
the New York Worlds $4,000 prize.
The outcome rs likely 10 be Of tho
highest Importance to progress OF
aviation on this sido OF the st, Law.
renee river. Il was Learned at the
departmental headquarters today
that the government has now under
consideration the appropriation OF a
special grant Of money TO assist the
Canadian flying machine inventors,
J. A. d. McCurdy and F. w. Bald
win. Of Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Just
what amount will be placed at the
disposal of the two aviators has not
yet been decided.
the IDEA of the government, It is
understood, is 10 go much further
than would be doue 10y The mere pur
chase OF a single aeroplane, as vas
conten plated. The object In view Is
to practically make McCurdy and
Baldwin head Of a government aero
plane department, while yet Leaving
them free to develop the ordinary
comme' cal side of ;heir business. In
this way the government hopes to
reach double advantage for the To-
minion-the provision for the flying
machine and the encoul agement Of
the new industry locally.
Under the terms OF The appropria.
ton all the machines built for sorie
time will! be used for the mutual hem
eft Of the militia and the inventors.
The goVernor-genecal, Earl Grey, 10
taking the keenesL interest In the
matter. He recently visited the work
shops at Baddeck and witnessed a
lumber OF experiments which gave
great satisfaction.
McCuIdy and Baldwin we're, with
Glenn II. Curtiss, members of the
little Eody OF eXperimenters who
worked with DR.. Alexander Graham
Bell, oil Washington, ID. c., and pro-
ouced three successful machines, OF
which the best was the June Bug that
was flown by Curtisa. After spending
$4,000 In their experiments the N.
ventors decided they might begin
tuilding for the market. II WAS
agreed that McCurdy and Baldwin
should restrain thci: field OF opera
tions to Canada and CurtIss his TO che
United States. Although McCurdy is
the adopted son Of Or. Bell, both he
end Baldwin are Canadians by birth
In their original machife McCuTny
and Baldwin attempted TO solve the
problem of equilibrium automatically
ey having the upper surface OF their
| Liplane curve upward from it's enas
and the lower surface curve down.
ward. In their latest machine they
ho .
of the curve in the surfaces, and tcr
stability rely largely on the working
of flaps at the ends OF the wings.
These flaps are very much larger Ia
arena than any thas were tried on The
June Bug, and they work quite Sue
cessfully.
II is believed that these flaps can
not possibly infringe even the broad.
est Interpretation OF the Wright pat
ent. They move in exactly the cp-
posite way that the usual and pro.
tested silerons 40. The axis OF their
movement is in the line OF fight IN.
stead OF at right angles 10 II. In place
! Of twiEting they har up and down rs
do the end or tip feathers on the
wings OF a bird.
The Lew front control is like that
OF the Curtiss, two parallel piarcs.
The rear control. however is similar
t. tho front one. except, OF course,
that Il has In its center the vertical
rudder for turning right and lett TIE
chassis and steering arrangement are
very like that OF the Curtiss. In its
trials over the ice a; Daddeck this
machine made a flight OF over 80
miles.