The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07
NEED HYDROPLANES
FOR MODERN |VAV|ES
British Admiralty Takes Deep
Interest in Latest Aerial
Machines.
Special Cable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. April 6.-"If the army re-
ouires hawks, the navy wants web
footed hawks TO alighi upon and to
arise from the water with.
This statement has double signifi-
canoe. II comes from member OF the
royal family, who is also a vice admiral
Prince Louis of Battenburg. When
the prince, few weeks ago, spoke these
words he was doubtless already con
versant with the preparations the ad-
rniralty was making in connection with
the development of aviation tor naval
purposes What better proof, than, can
be given OF the earnestness with which
the British sea lords are entering on the
great task Of building fleet of hydro
aeroplanes--air-g going as well as sea
going flvinp machines-which are des-
timed to become, in course Of time in
dispensable auxiliaries to the dread
noughts9
II is unnecessary to dwell on the
urgency and importance of utilizing
webfootcd hawks 81 in the navles OF
the world. The services which the
ewlr.discovered amphibious mechan-
ical bird can render As scouts attached
TO squadron, or in connection with
coast defense, are self evident, 1t has
indeed been predicted that the new
type OF air craft has before II future
even greater than that Of the land ma
chine. pure and simple
The most striking proof perhaps OF
the interest which is now taken IN
hydro is the fact that for
the first time a tournament reserved
for this type OF aircraft took place at
Monaco ten days ago.
That the hydro 'aeroplane will In the
near future find prominent place IN
the nayies of the world has recently
been demonstrated by the remarkable
experiments carried out in America. IN
France and, on lesser scale, IN TINS
country. The machine itself differs
but little in shape and size from the
now familiar monoplane or hlplane, but
IN order to enable it to alight on and
rise from water. it is fitted with spe'
sally constructed floats or pontoons.
In the newest, and up to row the
most successful type of hydro plane
the Cnrtiss--the machine is fitted with
twin-tractor screws. II has developed
a speed of sixty miles per hour in the
air and fifty miles over the sea. Pilot"
ing 2 machine of this type, Paulhan,
the hero of the London-to- Manchester
air race, flew recently from Juanl les
Lius to Nice, alighting on his way IN
the Mediterranean. Starting up again.
he descended on the surface of the sea.
and rose easily and gracefully, flying
back to mis- headquarters. In view of
the success achieved, he intends, 1T is
said, 10 fly this summer from Calais
to London, to alight in the channel,
and thence make his way to the Brit
ish capital, descending finally on the
Thames.
Numerous other instances Of the re-
liability of the hydro-aeropane might
be given, such as the test carried out
by the American aviator. Coffyn, Oh
the Lower Hudson river. On the Seine
near Paris, Cooliex, driving Noisin
''canard. conducted series of
equally successful experiments.
In this country excellent work has
already been done in the same direction
by Oscar Gnosspelius on Lake Winder-
mere, Commander Schwann. at Bar
row, on an Ayro biplane, and Iieuten
ant Lougmore. who has made several
flights on a Short machine from the
Eastchurch aerdrome. alightiug on the
water in Sheerness Harhourg. and
thence flying back to Eastchurch