The Washington times., 1911-06-28
ARMY .AY|ATORS AT
UNCLE SANS SCHOOL
SHOW SKILL ALQFT
Climb and Do Spirals at the
College Park Head
quarters.

The aviation field at College Park
was busy place today, with a large
number of visitors, including many
army and navy officers. They were
attracted by the news of the successful
flights Leutenants Arnold and Milling
are making in the beautiful new Wright
machine, and especial interest was felt
by teb officers because OF the announce
ment by General Allen, chief Of the
Signal Corps, that 1t is his purpose to
send an aeroplane to each OF the army
posts just as soon as machines can be
obtained and the necessary number of
officers instructed.
Anxious. to Be Aviators.
There are many applications now on
file at the office Of the Signal Corps in
the War Department from officers who
are anxious to become aviators, so
there will be no trouble in securing all
the candidates wanted. Lieut.. r. C..
Kirkland was on the grounds early and
made a careful study of the different
parts Of the Wright machine, so he will
not only be able to handle the machine,
but will be familiar with its construc-
ton and various parts. Lieutenant Mill
ing. who is instructing Lieutenant Kirt-
land, says his pupil is making rapid
progress. and it will only be a short
time before Lieutenant Kirkland can
handle a machine himself.
The engine was put in the new Rex
Smith machine this morning, and Mr..
Smith and a large number OF men are
at work in the new Rex Smith machine
shop, where the parts of the aeroplane
are being assembled.
Capital to Baltimore.
c. A. Dorian, the aviator for Edmund
K. Fox, expects to have his machine
ready for flights the last Of this week
and If a suitable prize Is offered, will
make fight from Washington to Bal
timore. He has already laid out the
course, and will follow the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. first circling the
Capital If the conditions require it,
and then flying to Baltimore.
1t will be but a short time now be-
fore cToss-country flights are being
made by the aviators at College Park.
Before the storm yesterday afternoon
flights were made by Lieutenants Ar
mold and Milling. Arnold went up over
a thousand feet.
The machine climbed easily and grace
fully.
Flight will be made today II atmos-
pheric conditions are favorable. The
morning flights are made at different
hours and in the afternoon the ma
chimes go up about ? o'clock.
Lieutenants in Air.
During the morning the army avi-
alton school was in full blast, and a
number of flights were made by Lieu
tenants Arnold and Milling. After a
flight by Milling. he descended and
took aloft Lieutenant Kirkland, who
is receiving instruction preparatory to
becoming a full-hedged aeroplanist. In
this flight the two lieutenants at
tanned an altitude OF 1900 feet, and
during the trip Lieutenant kirkland
operated the controlling levers most
of the time.
For the first time the aviators wore
football helmets as projections for
their heads. These helmets were pur-
chased for the~army aviators after
they had been recommended by the
National Aero Clubs of both this coun-
try and France.
Weather conditions were perfect,
and it was announced that unless
there were showers, there would be
additional flights this afternoon.