The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
THE cREPAR HIPLANE
Invented by 6ratleboro Man to Ira
vel $50 Miles an Hour

vel ZoU MlleS an hour
Brattleboro has an opportunity to
add to her already varied list of in
dustries If local aviation enthusi-
asts wish to get into the flying game
they should communicate with T. NJ.
Crepar of Green River. He proposes
to make Brattleboro famous by estab-
fishing factory for turning out the
Crepar biplane. A model of this new
type of airship is ON exhibition in one
of the windows of the Twin State
Gas and Electric company All man
ner of claims are made for 1t by the
inventor, Mr.. Crepar. 1t is covered
by three United States patents coy
ering 40 claims. The first patent
was taken out before the Wright or
Curtiss biplanes were invented and
Mr. Crepar has protected his inven-
ton in Canada, England, France, Ger
many and Italy. The model is a
crude affair and was made in a gar
ret by youth with no knowledge of
mathematics, aeronautics or mechan-
les. Mr.. Crepar made a rough sketch
for the boy and the model was con
structed from that sketch. Mr. Gre
par says that casual glance at the
model does not give even an expert
right to criticise as there are so
many points about it that can be un.
derstood only after careful explana.
ton in detail Dy the inventor He
has spent 16 years studying aeronau
teal problems and says that the only
reason he has not taken chances with
birdmen in the air has been lack OF
funds to own a machine. He wants
to interest Brattleboro people and
has explicit faith in his bplane
Long Tom Of Brattleboro."
The inventor makes many claims
for his machine. He claims absolute
safety and says that the matter OF
speed can only be guessed at With
motors OF sufficient capacity he be
lieves the Long Tom can travel al
the rate of $50 miles an hour through
the air AS to the stability OF the
Crepar biplane the inventor claims
IL is greatly in excess Of other types
OF air craft The capacity OF the
machine is such as to make It of in
terest to rural free delivery carriers
and stage drivers as over a ton Of
freight can be carried in addition tC
the operator. Mr.. Crepar says the
| machine can be constructed sufiic
iently small to accommodate only one
passenger or II can be built to carry
% persons He knows of no reason
why the Crepar biplane cannot b,
built as large as a batteship.
There is no need of large crew tC
operate the Crepar airship as on,
man can handle a 20 passenger car
acting as chauffeur. purser, brake
man, porter, butler and valet I'll,
appearance of the car is calculated
to appeal TO operators of air craft al
1t bears the same relation to othe
| types OF airships as a Pullman priv
ate car does to n coal car Wind doe
not interfere with the management
of the craft. The weight OF the opeI
ator in no way concerns the manage
ment Of the machine. The heavy ca
beneath the lower plane. built upol
the most approved model of a racinI
motor boat, is fitted with high-pow
cred motor and convenient lever
operate the four sets OF circula
planes used to raise and lower tn
machine in the air The blplane /
driven by three propellers placed q
the rear of the machine and operates
by belts connected with the prope
Ter shaft in the boatshaped cal
There are four wheels beneath tn
car and the inventor claims that hi
car can navigate the air, land or wa
er with equal ease.
The inventor wishes to interest Il
ca capitalists In the manufacture
and sale OF the machine. Though h
has not constructed machine wit
which TO make practical trials h
believes the Crepar biplane will soa
In the air with as much grace as an
glider now being used by the man
navigators of the air. He says tina
II Is not question Of what will fil
Mr.. Crepar In explaining the point
OF his machine says that power wi
make a barn door soar but the vita
! point Is 10 secure contrivanc
which will ensure absolute safety I
the operator and passengers II
believes his machine embodies tn
elements OF safety in such q numbe
as TO appeal to men interested in al
navigation.
Mr.. Crepar who is a telegraph OF
orator. has travelled over the entir
civilized world He came to Halifa
about six months ago and bought
farm In the Green River section
There he intends to settle down an
perfect his biplane. He Is at presen
on a leave of absence from his pos
ition OF train dispatcher at one o
the terminal points on the Northern
Pacific railroad. Coming east wit
his wife he decided to make the NOV
he has had In mind for many years
He has decided to market the resul
OF his inventive genius and offer
Brattleboro business men, bankers
spectators and aviation experts a
opportunity to get in on the groun
door In the development of the aer,
plane. He possesses charmin
manner. is an enthusiast in air nav
cation and embodies all OF the essel
tials OF a promoter Of such an indu