The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-05
Wnghts Claim to HaUe a NeU and Better Way
Of Navigating The Air
AVLATORS INTERESTED IN INVENTION
NOTED BIRDsiEN RETURN OLD PLACE
NORTH COMPLETION THEIR


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Wilbur and Orville Wright are pre-
pairing to conduct a series of aero
plane experiments at this place
which are expected to be as revolu-
tionarv in effect as the historic
trials they made here almost ten
years ago.
While they are keeping secret
the exact nature of the experiments
they will make. it is known they
believe they have arrived al Il so
luton of the problem how 10 fly
with Il minimum of artificial power.
In other words they have elaborat-
ed upon the work they originally
started here and believe that they
can approximately achieve fligh
with the soaring wing motion of
the bird.
This has been the dream Of aero
plane inventors ever since artifi-
cial flight first became a scientific
study. Lilienthal Langley and
others knew for years that ii was
pulsiVe power.
Real Secret Sought by All.
The real secret that they sought
was to fly with very little power.
To achieve the soaring power OF
birds practically means that man
can skim through the air for hours
like a gull and make the flight
/ from coast to coast with very few
stops
| The wrights have been studying
this problem ever since they be
gan to work on aeroplaneS. Theil
/ development OF the machine the!
are now producing was simply ;
step in the evolution of the Graf
they hope now to perfect.
Lorin Wright, one of the fou
! Wright brothers, who seldom ap
pears in the news is now her,
erecting a new building on the sit
where they carried on thei
experiments years ago. This struc
ture at the foot of the Killdevi
Hills, will be ready next week
Wilbur and Orville Wright, accom-
Panied by several English friends
have arranged for accommodation
in the village, and will take III
their residence here next week.
Development OF Tip Warping.
What the Wrights will attempt t.
do is the sole topic of converse
ton about the town. At presen
an aeroplane flies principally be
cause it is a kite. Even the Wright
biplane is nothing but a gigantic
kite such as any boy flies. Ii
consists of cloth stretched tightly
over a framework which is driven
by a motor at great speed instead o.
being dragged through the air on a
cord 1t depends entirely upon the
speed of the motor for it's ability
to stay in the air.
The Wright Eirlane, it's advo'
Gates assert, is superior TO others
on account of its balancing de?ice,
which consists of a warping OF The
ends Of the plane. When the angle
of the plane-eXtremities is changed,
it impedes the progress of the craft
or causes il to turn. Herein lies
the further developments the
Wrights will commence to test here
next week
Will Emulate Soaring Birds.
1t is believed from hints that
have been dropped here that they
have discovered a way in which to
initiate the gull and the buZZard.
These huge birds fly practically
without moving their wings. They
can soar to tremendous heights and
sweep around for hours without ap-
parent motion of their bodies.
1t is known that they are able to
q this by reoason of their ability
t. change the position of their
wings as a whole as well as parts
of their wings, even the feathers.
They also have a way of shifting
their balance that has seemed al
most uncanny.
Most illuminating of all is that
they fly, but in strong winds. Nat
urally they fly against the wind.
The method of their locomotion
is very much like the way in which
a sailing ship travels. They tack
back and forth.
1t is the purpose of the Wrights
to fly their new craft after this
fashion in order to minimize the