Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-14
'KANTNAR TO INTRODUCE
V0LO-PLAME STUNT
Considered Most Daring and Danger.
Gus of All Aviation
Features.

The Moisant International Aviators,
which aggregation of birdmen will be
brought to Bryan by the Elks for the
big aviation meet on May II and 22,
have just concluded very satisfac-
tory meet of three days duration for
the Elks' lodge of Port Arthur Mr..
'G. M. Brandon of the local Elks, who
have this affair in charge, received
letter from the Moisants this morning
which stated that over $500 people had
been present at the Port Arthur meet.
The letter also stated that the Mois-
ants had introduced some wonderful
flights around the flying field and the
lake which is adjacent to that city.
The Moisant aViators claim to have
given some very successful meets all
over the United States under the aus
pices of chambers of commerce, boards
of trade, Elks and Shriners. The
Moisants have a factory where ma
chimes are turned out of the mono
plane type, one every week They also
have school at Hampstead Plains,
IL. l., where licensed pilots are created
in from five to fifteen weeks. Such
distinguished air champions and pilots
as Roland Garros, altitude champion
of the world; Rene Simon, Rene Bar
rier. st. Croix Johnston, Harold Kant
mar. speed demon of the air; Harriet
Ouimby, avatrix, who flew across the
British channel; Matilde Moisant, and
some hundreds of others who have
DISTINGUISHED themselves as aviators
have been created at this school. The
style of machine manufactured and
used by the Moisants is the 1O-horse
lpower monoplane type. There are just
two wings to the machine and when
flying two or three thousand feet III
the air it resembles a great dragon fly.
| The Moisants guarantee some great
! flights at the Bryan meet. One OF the
| principal ledluleo vi thV PiN7i"i "'''
be presented by the young daredevil,
Mr.. Harold Kantnar, who will intro
duce the voloplane stunt, which is
considered the most daring, nerve
recurring and dangerous of all aviation
! features. At a height of about three
| thousand feet in the air the motors
are shut off and the machine allowed
to glide through space. With master
control. the great Kantnar will be seen
to slowly warp the wings of the great
monoplane, slightly tip the elevator
when will be introduced thousands OF
feet above the spectators the most
sensational sight of all aviation and
it's daring attempts. The machine will
gradually be seen to tip it's nose down.
ward and then with terrific speed will
spiral glide, whirl, dip and figure y
in immense circles like some great
big graceful gull Upon arriving with
! in a few feet of the ground the motors
are started. the controls elevated and
! the aviator with wave of his hand
starts again upon his upward tour to
flirt with the clouds where he feels
at home.
A program including altitude. dura-
ton. speed, cross-country, volo-planing
and interesting demonstrations of the
machines on the ground will be par
ticipated in on both days of the big
aviation meet at Bryan on May q and
%. All that's new on land and in the
air is positively promised The Moi
SAINT aviators, machines, mechiniciana
and the entire retinue of assistants
will arrive in Bryan on Monday, May
20. in their own special train of cars.
Everything will be unloaded and trans
ported to the flying field and on May
81 and % they will proceed to give the
citizens and visitors of Bryan what is
guaranteed to be the most sensational
exhibitions of flying ever witnessed
anywhere.