The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
WRIGHTS TO BUY
TESTING GROUND
Noted -Aviators Will Build Per
manent Station for EN-
periments.
TO REPLACE WOODEN SHACK
Over Sand Dane Wilderness New
Soaring Glider Will &c
Tried With Motor.

Mantco, y. C., November .s.-rho
wright company has pracucully closed
ue"i whereby II viii ACQUIRE uuv
acrcs oil la!id al KITTY IIuwk, ON wulcn
/" permanent tcsung ground TOR acrJ-
planes VIII DC cStupiIsneu next splIut;
me strctci, composed ut giant SAINT
uuhes ana wouuianu, runs east ala
west across the "panks" from the At
lphtlc Ocean to Croalan hay, ana AZ
rluucs three duncs. the niguest oil
winch is Known as iiiiI thirteen ana
rises TO 100 lcct. y niarsn, now dcyut-
Gu 10 raising ra2orpucK nogs. is M.
tiuued IN Inc property. as is a smull
swamp infested WIN water moccusins
hhiucrii mus, OH wnlcn the virgins
nave maze experiments since 1907 ana
"a wnlcn II may he SAID inc ilrst aero
pune was born. is not ON the property
put unduuptcuiy arruns cmunts win be
nude with itubcrt Niuscatt, the ntu-
saver who OWNS the lanu, whereby Ii
may he used
W hen Orvilic and Lorin Wright left
Kitty fiawk, ioIUwinS the recent OK
pefinents with the new soaring gl:uer,
INC former said he was not sure wu@t an
or he wouid return, Dat before depart
lug ne obtuintd from Junn j. Mum an
oPtlon on the tract upon wnIcn tnrousn
an arrangement with air. Mann ne
puilt iast summer Il rough WOODEN nan
Sar ana laboratory. ~ lew DAYS uSu
Mr' Mann received nolicu from ,ne
WriSnts at Layton, ONO, tnul 1nry
Wound exercise Ineir option ana cstuu-
hsh permanent experiment SAXON
AZ Ni'tE iiawk. shoruy after TINS
Anam Istncreusc, the virgins kitty
ii;rwk REPRESENTATIVES. ana a member OF
inc Nil'ucNii mus Lie SAVING CORDS,
WAS presented Win the hangar ana
toid To MAKE SUCH use OF the iumprr as
ne saw nj.
VIII Erect Hangar.
During the winter or early next
spring the virgins Will erect at the
loot of llill Thirteen, 100 rods from
kiiluevll HIS, combination hangar
ana laboratory vi concrete aud quite
possibly, bungalow Tor living pur-
poses. This VIII be the only struc-
ture OF Its Kind i'll Dare county. NnIic
camping at KITTY Hawk in Octuecr the
virgins lived, cooked and worried in
Single bulIdliis and found their.
quarters exceedingly craInped sand
lieas INVADED the nimsy structure and
made life unbcaraplc In making the
station permanent mechanics VIII nc
brought from Dayton and il Will be
necessary TO provide accommodate
for them, as the nearest boarding.
house IS ut Kitty Hawk village, s.A
miles to the north.
The concrete laboratory and hanya
VIII be much larger than the old build.
Ing and Will be thoroughly equipped
for acroplanc building 1t Will be
wide enough 10 house two machines,
and in all probability ii set forge viii
be Installed in one end. One end VIII
DC devoted to carpenter shop. Tho
loft Will be used for storage.
I,..
build their station here for three req
sons. The nrst is that the winds are
OF high velocity and blow steadily
through certain months, whereas in
all other sections where there are elA-
rations the winds come in gusts. The
second reason is that the sand dunes
are the best on the American cout!-
nent Tor glider experiments and each
new adjustment to an acroplanc or
principle affecting one must first be
tr'cd out on glider.
The third advantage has to do with
the isolation of Kitty Hawk The
Wrights always safeguard their exper-
mental work with secrecy, and hero
they can lily unseen by any who would
make Interior use of unpatcnted iders.
The only inhabitants within miles are
the lifc-savcrs. and they are TO be-
trusted. No one can approach over
the vast stretches OF white sand with
out being seen by ii person posted on
the top OF one of the dunes
Find the spot IdcnI
The tract to be bought by the avia-
tors contains Il strip of ocean front
literally lined with beautiful semi
tropical seasheliS. enough standing tim
Der TO furnish Hrewood for nifty years,
and small harbor at CovingtOn Inlet,
where freight may be discharged, and
where the aviators may moor their
launch. The station will be ten miles
north of Mantco, the nearest telegraph
Office; forty miles east of Elizabeth
city. the nearest railroad point ana
Sin miles sonth of Kitty Hawk post
Office, where the WriShts Will post and
receive their mail.
telephone line AT the life saving
station, one mile away, makes ii pos
siblc 10 send and receive emergency
messages without going TO Manteo n
daily packet runs from this village 81
iG0 Inhabitants TO Eli2abcth City. and
three times Il week boat plies be-
tween the latter place and Kitty Hawk.
Before Orvillc Wright left here h.
said that the best months for expert
mcntinS with n glider at KITTY Hawk
were from April 10 September. During
this period the winds blew steadily
from the east. and are without flaws.
; lie also observed that should he re-
turn 1t would be at n time when the
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