New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
Ever Increasing Skill Avators Make Upper Element Theirs

established a practical method wherein
wireless communication may be carried
on between flying aeroplane and th.
old-fashioned earth.
Not to be outdone by the navv ..
nouncement is made at the office ~
Major General Wood, chief of star a,
the United States army, that the off,
of Robert ]. Collier OF New York. Of
his new type Wright biplane to the Wa,
Department for a month or six week,
has been accepted. Mr.. Golfers offer OF
the services Of Philip o. Parmelee. III,
Wright aviator, to instruct such officers
as the War Department may deslgnats
in the use Of the biplaDe and TO e..
plain the equipment Of the new model
has also been accepted. The aeroplaus
will be shipped to Lieutenant b. d. Fou.
lois, L. 8. A.. at San Antonio. Tex, and
Mr.. Parmelee will join him there.
| Lieutenant Theodore @. Ellyson. n
S. ~, OF the class OF 90 at ANNAPOLIS
has been assigned by Secretary Of thu
/ Navy Meyer to receive instructions from
/ Glenn II. Curtiss at Los Angeles. When
I Lieutenant Ellyson shall have mastered
/ the aoroplane II is likely that he will
/ be detailed TO the duty OF instructing
other officers OF the navy, so that event.
ualy this government will have men on
every ship of it's navy 10 operate the
aeroplanes that will sooner or later be.
come a part Of their equipment.
The interest of the officers Of the navy
in aviation is intense. On the Pacific
Coast. where the Curtiss camp has been
installed, it would seem that every officer
of the Pacific feet Is seeking TO become
an aviator. Scores OF applications went
to the Navy Department, 1t is said. ask.
/ ing TO be allowed TO learn to operate an
aeroplane, and Lieutenant Ellyson. 10
whom the assignment came unsolicited,
"a considered the luckiest man In the
service. In fact, the entire army and
navy are wide awake TO the Importance
of the aeroplane as part OK the MILL
tary eouipment. Mr.. Curtiss's water ex-
neriments have not tended to decrease
this shirt naturally enough. His ma.
chine was equipped with hydroplanes
and a new arrangement Of front control.
The aeroplane scudded up the bay at
fortv-mile clip for a quarter OF nile,
,hen lifted out of the water and rose to
q height of fifty feet. After remaining
in the air one minute and twenty-five
seconds. flying half mile, Curuss
aliehted and turned around as easily
az a motor boat Putting on full power
he again arose, this time to height OF
one hundred feet, sailed out over the
bav a mile from the starting place. cir.
cIed around near the revenue cutter and
then landed lightly on the water In from
of his shed on shore.
The recent demonstration by Ely OF
the possibility OF aeroplanes working In
conjunction with the naval branch OF
the service has brought home TO the
authorities more vividly than perhaps
any other achievement in aeronautics
the importance cl ny iiio iii"S'sAiNS 80 W.
auxiliary for scouting purposes. 1t has
now been finally proved that there are
no insurmountable difficulties In utiz-
ing aeroplanes for the navy in practical
work. which may very greatly assist
naval commanders In settling their line
of action when engaged in some i'm
portant movement Ely started from
'Selfridge Field. near San Francisco
flew over the city and the warshlps IN
the bay. and finally came TO rest on the
deck Of the Pennsylvania where spe-
cial landing superstructure had been
erected. He started at l0;45 o'clock and
| was flying over the bay within Few
minutes, and, although it was misty con-
tinued his flight at fairly low altitude.
ultimately sighting the Pennsylvania
with which vessel he was kept In touch
! b. the hooting of the siren.
Before actually coming to rest on the
deck OF the vessel he flew beyond ner
for several hundred yards. then circled
back, rose comparatively slowly keeping
UP to the wind toward the vessels stern,
and finally settled down with sxiiu'