New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-07
ARMY AWATORS ACTIVE
| avinu Plans to Stir Up Interest
of the Authorities.
wANT FOREIGNERS INVITED
Urge Competitive Meet at the
government Station After
Chicago Contests.

washington, Sept. 6.--United States
Inv ayiators, after taking part for the
-, time in real military movements in
=, ,scent Connecticut maneuvres. have
turned 10 the government station at
corese Park, Md. determined to awaken
,.-,her interest of the General STAFF and
=. army in general in military aviation.
70 speed up the progress of this ma
.,,, pioneer in the field. they are plan
.,.e hard campaign and are urging the
W., department to invite 10 College Park
-. foreign aviators who arc to take part
:. ,be aviation meet which begins in Chi
caso on September IS
The army aylators seek 10 have an aero
.,.n. and engine competition held at the
.,0sa Of the Chicago meet. They believe
=. presence OF the foreign aeroplanes
"a engines as models would point out TO
AMERICAN manufacturers the necessity OF
,,,,royement I'M their machines to insure
n, patronage of the War Department.
IN. department has taken no action as
"a, toward inviting the foreigners TO Col
l.,, Park. but they will be approached by
rsp,ain Charles de F. Chandler, COM
r,pdant Of the army aviation school, and
r.utenants Henry II. Arnold and Thomas
Da W. Milling, army aviators, who left
Washington tonight for Chicago TO act
=. Judges at the aviation meet. Colonel
- - cd ~
scsr. will leave for Chicago tomorrow.
Impressed by the results obtained by
The French military aviators in the per-
tormance OF scouting duty In manpuvres
there. Major General Wood, Acting Secre-
,sry OF War. decided to-day TO send Lieu
tenant Milling to France, where he WILL
through the courtesy Of the French gov
srnment. attach himself 10 the French
,sronautical corps for a course Of study.
Army aviators are urging the depart
ms,t 10 send Americans 20 Germany and
England also 10 study aeroplanes and
,ngines IN the shops of those countries.
they point 70 the necessity of quick &C
ton on this recommendation. urging that
American officers can obtain permission
10 work in foreign shops at this time and
predicting that secrecy will be ordered as
the science progresses.
Participation in the recent manPuvres
around New York greatly aroused the en-
,husiasm of the army flyers. They were
impressed with the need OF better and
swifter aeroplanes. and have decided
that two distinct types of aeroplanes are
needed IN the American army. One OF
these. they think. should be powerful
velght-carrying machine capable of ris-
ing quickly with pilot and observer and
wireless equipment II should be able to
sustain itself IN the air fully four hours
and travel al from fifty to sixty miles
an hour The other is described as a speed
machine. capable of carrying single
plot and Of travelling at the rate OF sew
eniy-Hye miles an hour.
Immediate steps are urged TO secure
these types Of machines. and It was this
that suggested the competition at College
Park about October /.
The cavalry is not doomed by the adj
vent Of the aeroplanc. according TO the
osicers who took part in the Connecticut
manpuyres They point out that the aero
plane IS Of little value in cloudy, misty
or foggy weather At an altitude or l'"O
feet objects Of military value cannot be
distinguished below. they say, but the
sroplane can be plainly seen silhouetted
against the sky. However, they declare
that the aeroplsne can save the cavalry
much work. especially when equipped
with wireless Messages can be sent back
for fifteen miles. which. II is explained
is equal to an ordinary days march.
The officers also point 10 the urgent
need and desirability of placing fully
Equipped aviation station in each geo
graphical division Of the country and to
The need Of twynty more officers for ayi-
alton duty