The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-03


dynamo, at the time setting the gyroscopc il
proper angle and starting IL.
"'This is the mechanical brain of my new Aver
he remarked patting tho aluminium ease loving.
You look in through this little window in III
and the hywheel inside revolving tho,
sand revolutions minute Press down on the gyrc
scope, be shouted 10 me.
As placed both hands on the case of the apparent
" fra little instrument, he added, ''You remcmbc
how easily YOU moved il Just moment ago
] pressed down with all my might Then litcralI
raised myself of my feet aud my whole weight Wa
on the gyroscope That uncanuv little iustrumen
seemed TO resent it-yes that's the word. rcscnt-n
touch Il was almost human in the resentment too
Far from Welding TO me, il actually rose on the sid
was pressing down. The who were watching
me laughed at the puzzled look on my face.
took my hands or, and the gyroscope lesurely
and nonchalantly went back to its orgina position
= That s the property use applied the rudder
and the aileronsthose fiat planes between the large
main planes. That gives automatic stability to the
machine, - continued Norton. I'm not going TO ex
plain how IL is done till the thing is settled by til.
courts. But it is there and the court will see it, and
| II prove that Delanne is fraud-a fraud when he
says that my combination ism It patcnable and ism I
practicable at that The truth is that his device
it stands ism T practicable and besides if he
makes 1T so il infnnges mine. Would you like 10
take fight with me'''
looked at Kennedy, and vision of the wreckaee
Of the two previous accidents the Star photog.
But Kennedy too quick for me.
Yes he answered GA short flight No stunts -
We took our seats by Norton, J. at least with some
misgiying Gently the machine rose into the air. The
sensation delightful The fresh air of the morn.
ing came with stinging rush to my face. Below I
could see the earth sweeping if it
engine and propeller Norton indicated Kennedy the
automatic balancing of the gyroscope bent the
aIerons
Gould you hy in this machine without the gyro-
scope at ally yelled Kennedy. The noise deaf
ening conversation almost impossible Though sitting
Norton.
Yes called back Norton Reaching back of him
he pointed out the way to detach the gyroscope and
pTl sGps of brake On it that STOPPED its rsvogons
the air he shouted at can be done but it safer
to land and do it'
machine while Norton e1patiated the compactness
of his little dynamo
maehinesfh inquired Kennedy at engtb.
They are stored in shed down the railroad
Might have a look at them;p
surely: will give you the key
lion, and together with our, examination of the
wrecked machines it took the rest Of the morning
Craig emad as he gsneas ce5 sf % tbs foT
tered aluminium cases. EBut there doesn't seem TO
naturally happen in such accidents "na' would
for my part felt sort of awe at the mass of
9 bTms Ss T. and d had been
me engines are a mass of scrap; see how the
with great interest The gasoline tant &c S
dented out of shape No explosion there. And look at
WY the wires in it are actually fused
or; wonder what could have caused thatY''
Gbafnn continued S to regard the tangled
we str9lled back TO the grand stand on our side of
me neidi Already the crowd had begun to collect
Across the hed we cond the various machines in
front of their hangers with the men working on them
i Inc ne. buzz OF the engines was waited across by the
or9ken loose to predict warm weather
hennedy and | stopped before the little wireless
telegraph station of the signal corps in front of the
grand stand and watched the operator working over
has Instruments "
There There II is again mutered the operator angriIv.
NAT the the mattsr,' asked Kennedy .fAmsteurs
ne man nodded reply, shaking his head with the
,edephonnc'lke receiver, vicously lie continued 10
"Confound it, he exclaimed s.Ye. that follow,
mas been JammIng me for tho past two days OF and
On. every time | get ready to send or receive a me-.
equipped with wireless apparatus in minute and ibis
sllow won I get ont Of the way. BY Jovc though.
ing' I've never been iuterfcrcd with 50 in NV c1
eT!cnce- Touch that screen. door with your knife
kennedy did So and elected largo sparks with quite
:, Yesterday and the dsy before it was 50 bad we
ams continued the operator, ''It was worse than
m ronS & 70 work in thunder shower. That's tho tmc
'Icctriciy as II is now =" VIZ"
TSst ipeTs;'ins saho5 Tcns5kcd Ecnncdv
lot,nr tho condition in his clog book - ..Naybc i
- hul csU ~ d1rncd IL : slmos, IiLc
n work IN = power station ~ INK
Inaera 2uGGied konnedv. r beg your pardon
'oln, OF view. Who is itgdo YOU supposrr''
- HON do kuovf Some amateur | gucss No ,,o
csSioual would butt in this wsv " '
Kennedy took leaf out of his notc bool ,,a r-.o.
Norton. ~ ~ "'''' ~ 10
'Detaeh your gvroscopc ard dynamo - II rcad
leave them in the hangar. Fly without them tLis
tiernoon. and sec what happens. No use 70 trv for
he przo TO-DAY. Kennedy - ~ 80 ''
We saunieved out on the open part Of the field
Aeh or INC tencc and n the side of tho stands aud
yatehsd the hierS for few moments. Three vo-o ~
ne arr now and could Norton ard his mon cot.
ing ready. " '"'" S''.
The boy with the message was ooipq ,s,ilr, .v
nc ueh. heuuedN Was impatIentlv watching him n
'aS 700 Tar on 70 sec Just what they were doing buf
= Noitou seemed TO get down Of HI. scat ia ~,
er3piane Nhen The boy arrived and it was wheeled