The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-20
AERO CLUB OPENS
AN AIRSHIP SHOW
Machines of Curtiss, Wright,
Bleri0t and Farman Exhib-
tied at Auditorium

Get a horse was the encouragement
the autoist received not so many years
ago and as for the aeronaut-insanity.
The aeronaut, like the autoist. has be-
come a recognized factor and the re-
suits of several years of study of aerial
navigation are at last before the public
of the west in an exhibition, which
opened last night in the Auditorium at
Page and Fillmore streets. The blaz-
ing sign of "Airship Show" in front of
the building would have made the pub
lie laugh not long ago, but last night it
attracted enthusiasts by the hundred.
UNIQUE AIR CRAFT SHOWN
The Pacific aero club, which is giving
the show, may lay claim to the distinc-
ton of gathering together for the first
time under any roof in the west every
type of air craft known today. Perch
ing about the floor as if in readiness
for immediate flight are the famous ma
chimes of Curtiss, Wright, Bleriot and
Farman, those designed by local avi-
ators and the toy models of the Juvenile
aeronauts. Suspended from the ceiling
are the primitive playthings, Philippine
war kites. and beside them the type of
kite used by the government in wireless
telegraphy.
One of the most unique features of
the exhibition is the odd appearing frail
model shown by c. Z. Lamburth and
called an Ezekiel" which is Jew
ish for airship. 1t is made of a thin
framework of bamboo and the surface
of the planes is covered with white It's
sue paper,
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At first glance the eye is mystifed
with the peculiarly shaped fans and
wings, which seem to be placed to-
gether without reason. The average
bystander judges the little model has
tily and passes on with a smile and
thumbs down, but there is a world of
possibility in the many pointed planes.
The whole scheme may be explained
by folding an oblong piece of paper
into a pointed three filmed affair that
may be thrown through the air for a
distance of so feet by a simple twist
of the wrist. The device has pestered
teachers and delighted children for
years. Lamburth has seen in it the
possibilities of aerial navigation. His
model is composed of a series of these
three sided and pointed planes.
STEEL TO COVER MACHINE
Lamburth states that he will not en-
ploy canvas or any of the usual COW
erings for the frame of his big machine
when built. He intends to use steel,
rolled to the thickness of 10000 of an
inch, which he says is lighter and
more durable than canvas.
Among the big machines attention is
drawn to the Santos Dumont mono
plane owned by George II. Loose and
the Antoinette type monoplane built by
him. The first is one of the smallest
practical flying machines in the world:
it measures 16 feet from tip to tip and
is Is feet long.
Loose has made several short flights
in the monoplane, but as yet it has not
been fully tested.
The Antoinette monoplane is of great
interest. The frame is constructed of
bamboo and the general lines are sim
liar the the Bleriot, though Loose has
employed his own ideas for the most
part.
During the exhibition. which will
last until Saturday night with matt
nee Saturday afternoon, there will be
moving picture shows and lectures
concerning aeronautics, besides musical
numbers.