The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-08

| With a United States war vessel
 possibly a battleship, off Bridgeport
 and Brigadier General James Allen, U s. A., aud a staff of 14 officers pres ent, including the army and navy aeronautic experts, the first tests of the McDermott- Murphy monoplane
 which is being built in this city, will
 be made next month according to the present plans of the builders It is
 hoped to have the tests not later than August 5tf1.
 The presence of the war vessel and representatives of the War Depart mont was assured Inventor John M
 Murphy, who has just returned from trip to Washington, where he was the guest of General Allen, who is head of the U. S. army signal ser vice.
 General Allen predicts minimum speed of 125 miles an hour for the Mo Dermotf monoplane, as it is called, Congressman James McDermott being one of the principals in the Bridge port Aerona utic Company which is engaged in it's manufacture.
 Experts of the War Department are enthusiastic over the McDermOtt aero plane, and it's first public tests will be witnessed by one Of the most i'm portant gatherings of army and navy men ever to come to Bridgeport. There wdll be both land and water tests, hence the presence of a war ves- sel.
 Experts of the War Department will bring with them six of the new shou1- der magazine guns especially designed by Uncle Sam's experts for aeronautic work. The new guns are equipped with finders 30 accurate that a marks man cottsd rick sn apple sse the aG of an aviator In flight.
 Inventor Murphy was the guest of honor of the War Department while he was in Washington. He witnessed the official tests of the new Curtiss and Wright machines at College Park, Maryland, under the auspices of the War Department. The results were very. disappointing in some respects. There was a 30-nndle gale blowing, and in flying against it the machines bare .ly crept. Their wings were put to their utmost capacity to stand the strain.
 Mr. Murphy's automatic stabiaizers were tested on a CurtisS machine un- der the auspices of the War Depart ment, and worked like a charm, the machine automatically maintaining a keel as even as ballroom floor. This is one of MT. Murphy'S most important inventions, and is patented in. every country in the globe that recognizes patent rights. Needless to say the success of this invention delighted Congressman McDermott and MT. Mur- phy, and aroused the enthusiasm of the aviators who watched it work. It is absolutely automatic in operation and alt the same time, is subject to control from the seat in an emer- gency
 Before Mir. Murphy left Washington he was assured that General Allen and his entire staff, as well as the naval aeronautic experts will await his world and will come to, this city as soon as he is ready for the tests.
 Congressman McDermott, who is chairman of the committee which has the purchasing of aeroplanes for the government, is today inspecting the twin motors for the Bridgeport mono plane, accompanied by one of the gov ernm ent's gas engine experts.
 Congressman McDermott is very anxious that the tests shall be made not later than August 5th, and every effort will be put forth to have the big aerop1ane in readiness by that date. Bridgeport will become famous over night, if the plans of the Bridge port Aeronautic Company are carried put
 Immediately after the tests in Bridgeport, the McDermott monop9ane