The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09

sentaton of a battleship outlined on the
field. Had the representation been a
destructive bomb, the battleship would
have likely been blown out OF the sea.
Descends With Stilled Motor,
Parmalcc maneuvercd about The field.
startling the crowd with his skiIlful
handling of The machine. Then he went
off his motor, In a, long graceful sweep
Parmalee giided silently to the earth.
Before going up II was announced that
Parmalec would demonstrate to the
spectators what would happen i'll case
the motor stopped in midair.
The feat OF gliding To the earth from an
altitude of 1000 feet without the aid of
the motor is one rarely attempted and one
Parmalec accomplished the feat In man
ner that won for him much commenda-
tion, not only from the spectators, but
from the expert airmen. who compliment :
ed the aviator on his success Parmalec
landed easily at tho extreme end of the
aviation field. where the ground is some =
what rough and rollins. However. he
landed safely and q few minutes later
rose from the place where he alghted
and completed his flights for the day
with one in which he demonstrated his
finished art in liamdlins a biplane.
Charles f. Willard. the little Curtiss
flyer, took the honors for quick starting
and accuracy in landing. Within a few
feet OF the place from which he started
he rose. in the air, His landing place
was designated as the space on the field
which was enclosed by the lines marking
the representation OF the battleship. He
came down in this space and stopped all
three wheels OF his machine almost In
the center Of the theoretical battleship.
Ely Rises High.
Eugene B. Ely. while not attempting
any altitude record, gave the spectators
just taste OF what high flying means
by ascending 10 an altitude of 5000 feet
above the aviation field in a long steady
climb After reaching this altitude he
executed some pretty maneuverS high
above the earth and then came to earth
in sharp dive.
The aght OF the hydropIanc was the
last on the afternoons programme Ii
was viewed from the beach, half mile
from the grand stand. The people were
permitted 10 go across the aviation field
TO the shore OF the lake to witness the
demonstration.
The hydropane was kept in hangar
AT the edge Of the lake bottoms II was
however. another half mile over the salt
plains 10 the water Of the lake Glenn
II. Curtiss. clad in top boots and his
mechanicians had the somewhat difficult
task OF taking the machine across these
soft plains to the waters edge.
In appearance the hydropanc resem
blcs closely the regulation Curliss BIZ
planes, with the exception that IN place
OF a triangular chassis. mounted on
wheels, the hydrop!ane has long and
narrow wooden surface on whlon the
planes and engine are mounted This is
curved upward at the Prov and down
ward al the stern. Attached TO either
extremity of the lower plane is a bel
ancine tank.
For the purpose of conveying the hydro
plane to the water II was mounted on a
small two wheeled truck, which cut deep
m the mire. The engine was started and
the propeller helped materially in the
task OF transporting the machine over
the salt plains to the lake.
Over Officious Deputies.
The large crowd followed the HYDRO
plane across the lake bottoms TO the
edge OF the water. The only thing to
mar the otherwise efficient work of the
guards who handled the crowd was the
over"oniciousness OIL the part Of some