The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
LOCAL INVENTOR
HAS GREAT FAITH.
Believes That His Lighter-Than-
Air Craft Will Revolu-
tonic Flying.
Upon This Feature Will De-
pend Success of Greenhow
Johnston's Aeroplane.

II, and there Is always that "if" to
contend with, but II the aeroplane
which Greenhow Johnston, of Rich
mond, has invented, and for the manu-
facturc of which a company has been
incorporated, will do all the things
which is claimed for 1t. aerial nnviga-
ton Will be revolutionized within a
very short time.
working model Of the air craft
has been submitted to tho leading ex-
perts on aeronautics in this country.
and plans and Specifications have been
sent abroad. and. to n man. the eS-
perts agree that young Greenhow
Johnston has hit upon the idea which
will make aerial navigation far moro
safe than 1t Is under the present con-
struction of areoplanes.
Johnston has been working on HIS
invention for numbers of years, how
many he Will not state. but. at any
rate. his operations have extended over
considerable length of time. To sit
in front of his working model and
have him explain the way In which he
is going to lessen the hazard of those
who want to fly, is pleasing, II moth
Ing more. Butt somehow or other.
one Is Impressed with the young in
ventor and with his biplaned mechani-
cal bird
Apparently Little Different.
There Is apparently not vast diff
ference between the Johnston biplane
and the biplane constructed by the
wright brothers. To the uniiittated
there is no difference. However, when
the work OF explanation begins II will
be found that where the planes of the
Wright machine present Nat surface
the Johnston machine is concave. The
slight arch OF the planes is in orde,
to add strength. Where the Wright
| machine has but one propeller and on,
motor. the Johnston neroplane has tive
sets of rudders and two motors
| In the case OF the Wright brother
the paddles of the propeller are ordi
nary paddles. but Johnston has invent
ed metal cap which fits on the en-,
Of the paddles. This cap is also slight
ly convex, the principle being that thi,
\ bond will furnish more resistance {.
the air. and therefore admit of great
| er speed.
However. the thing to which John
ston points with greatest pride and
the thing which Will make him famous
| II 1t is practical. are the equilibrium
planes with which both planes of tn,
flier are equipped. These equilibrium
sustainers work automatically, balanc
| ing the machine regardless OF the cur
trent OF air. AS explained, the vane.
prevent absolutely machine from
turning turtle, or from dropping pre-
cipitately to earth. Not only are these
yanes automatic. but they are also
controlled from the seat of the driv
err by both hand and foot arrange,
| ment. This method of balancing the
craft. while not infringing on tn,
! Wright patent, is vastly different.
| Tail Wings Improved Upon.
! The WriEhts balance their machine:
by tail wings. which depend entirely
on the air currents and cannot be con
| trolled with any degree of certainty
| by the man at the wheel. Johnst pr
says he has simply taken these tai
wings and split them up, dividing then
over the surface OF the two planes ant
making them answed to the touch OF
the driver. AS yet there has been NJ
practical demonstration of the John
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