Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-20
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OVER LAND
AND SEA
PASSENGERS CARRIED
WITH EASE OF TAXICAB
Perfect Weather Conditions
Attend Yesterdays Flights at
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Aviation Field, Los Angeles, Jan. 19.
BY carrying one passenger in his
biplanc on 4 % mile -cross~countrN
trip from Aviation field to Il point
half a mile out over the ocean and
taking another passenger on a 12-mile
flight over the fields and three pas
sengers at a time on short fights,
Louis Paulhan today established Il
new worlds record for heavier than
air machines.
No other aviator has taken up SO
nan passengers during one day and
no other aviator has taken a woman
for a high flight over fields and woods
and villages and SURF for more than
twenty miles. Paulhan sailed at an
altitude of from 500 to l,000 feet ov-
er Redondo Beach, Observation-Disclosures
and other resorts toward Point Fir
min. There were no life buoys tied
TO the machine to save them from
death should they fall into the ocean.
He made the trip and the other
perilous flights of the afternoon With
the ease Of a run in a taxicab. The
passenger-carrying record is held by
Orville Wright who flew with Captain
Engelhardt for one hour and thirty
five minutes at Berlin last fall. Blu
Wright did not leave the course where
he could land at will. Paulhan was
gone thirty-three minutes on his ~
milo trip. He had 4 passenger, his
wife. His ~ mile trip was made
with Clifford h. Harmon. of New
York.
Besides these he tool up Mrs. Cort-
land f. Bishop. wife of President
Bishop of the Aero club of America.
Lieutenant Paul Beck of the United
States army signal corps; William
Randolph Hearst, the newspaper pub
Usher and another newspaper man.
The flights We're made under per-
feet atmospheric conditions. Earlier
in the afternoon the wind had been
puffy" and the other aviators had
gone back to their tents after trying
the course for Il few laps.
Lieutenant Back on his trip took
dummy dynamite bombs to attempt TO
throw them from a height to a meas
ured place on the ground. This was
a. test made for tho benefit of the
army.
While Lieutenant Beck was not sue
cessful. in placing the bombs in the
square he did not land far aWay and
1t was demonstrated that the aero
plane could be used for such pur-
poses and that il was a matter Of
practice only in placing the bombs
where wanted.
Paulhan's last flight with Mr., Har-
mon was not made until Z o'clock.
Again he disappeared in the direction
OF the ocean. but did notego to the
shore. He returned after circling the
fields in the west. an approximate
distance Of IL miles made in Il little
over 20 minutes.
The other aviators did not accom-
plish much Charles X. Hamilton
made three starts in an attempt TO
lower Paulhan's altitude record or
4.165 feet.
ON his first flight. Hamilton rose
49, feet on his second. 800 and on his
third approximately 200 fet. Paul
han on the seashore exceeded this
without any effort, but Hamilton's
machine was not working well.
The Gilldosch machine met With an
accident that eliminated II from any
work tomorrow. This is an American
machine owned by II. w. Gin of Ball
timore 1t has been tested out several
times but each time met with trou-
bic. This time the trouble was ser
ious. AT a height of between so ana
100 feet II circled the field once and
Their came down with "A crash that
wrecked the left plane. Hillary
Beachey. the driver was not injured
Glenn II. Curtiss made two appear
ances. The FIRST time ne went around
the course three times and the sec
ond time. he tried for "A speed record.
Ills lap was 2.is. seven seconds from
the record.
Tomorrow is the last day of the
meet.
Curtiss. immediately after the close
will go to Hammondsport. y. Y. TO
start work OH a new model biplane. "A
heavier one thar he has used here
He claims he viii demonstrate with
the new machine that he can get
along without the Wright patents.
The plans of the French syndicate
controlling Pauihan. To take the avi-
alter on a trip around the world have
not been decided Negotiations are now
on with several cities. particularly salt
Lake. st. Louis and New Orleans. II
the arrangements were reached the
world trip would be postponed until
c<hibitions have been given IN these
places.