Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-11
San Francisco Aviator Arrives
to ComnIete CuItiss Com
pany's Contract tof Two
Flights Daily at Fair,
AEROPLANE LARGEST
EVER SEEN IN STATE
BHdnan Promises to Perform
Every Day. Barring Acct
dents VIII Race Motorcycle
if Wind is Not Blowing,

Roy \. Francis. san Francisco
aviator. arrived last night to fly here
today ANA tomorrow in fuflhmen, OF
the contract made with the Curtiss
amusement concern for the appear
ance here of one OF their aViators.
4 Francis promises to get into the air
! twice today and twice tomorrow bar
ring accidents. He has tho largest
machine ever seen i'm this state and
when conditions are right carries a
passenger With him. usually one OF
! his machine helpers.
/ Francis IS twenty-siN years old and
has hcen living for two years. Ills
time Is taken UP In filling contracts
for the ,Mrtlss people, but he uses IA
htplane Of his own design, built for
him IN San Francisco under his own
supervision He has been a racer
ever since the days of bicycle races,
going gradually from a bicycle to mo-
turcNcle. then 10 automobiles and H.
nally to the latcst development OF
gasoline engine power. the nrropiane.
His machine is thirty eight feet
head 10 tail II has i75 feet OF wing
surface ana sixty horsepower engine.
It Is a twin-tractor drive. Francis
having adopted the French style OF
having the propelets in front. This
machine has two OF these. drivun by
chains from the engine.
As to his flling here. he is conf
uent of success. saying that he has
attempted flights with success in far
higher place ana under much worse
conditions.
Il have started from an elevation OF
5000 feet and gone up 3.ao0 feet" he
sud last night. and | know that l
can get OF the ground here. will
curry out Beachey's contract for two
flights every day or there VII he
something busted.
II do the spiral glide and do dives
when conditions are favorable. ] take
no chances on either an accident or
machine failure. nnd J have always
the crowds. If the weather
permits tomorrow. | will do spiral
dives and gldcs
II have flown at Phoenix Ariz.
Douglas. Wyo., and many othcr high
in Denver, ana I know that | can get
IN al right here. J have arrived IN
town two hours and half before II
flight and set up my machine aud
Town on tine have two mechanics
here with ue and We vii is Ia shape
70 fy as scheduled
If tho weather Is right. ana you
wish H. will flN against motor
,Ncl, for u mile What islnora viii
)eat il unless YOU have some exccp-
ional drivers mere 1 have done that
itunt before
with Francis are ]. +. Mason and
\, Barrnvs mechanics, who will as
list him in setting up his machine.
francis declared last night that the
MY reason be was yct alive was his
are Ia going entirely over the ma
hine ana his never allowing II TO DO
ct ~ unless he was there.
Francis coming was announced by
hp fair officials Yesterday. immodi-
try on receipt Of the following tele-
ram
Sew York. Oct, 10. 1919.
{. A. storiz Secs Fair Assn, Albu-
auriduc. y NJ.
Aviation ROY \. Francis will arrive
lnuqueraic Thursday night. TWO
lights each Friday and saturday.
crRrlss EXHIBITION CO.
When ths word was circulated
lout town The local aviation fans
rickcd up thcir ears at once and it
certain that the crowds today wall
e. larger than On any previous day.
rancs will carry one OF his lnochan-