The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-06-13

are running, and this will be taken ad-
vantage OF when the hydroaeroplane
returns from its scouting expedition
The aviator will alight with his ma
chine upon the water ON the sheltered
side Of the vessel, and, thus protected
from the stronger sweep Of wind and
wave, the air pilot and his apparatus
will be easily hoisted aboard
Developments in other directions
are increasing day by day the relia-
bility of the aeroplane and its value
as a military implement. Just as the
self-starter has added to the conven-
fence OF the up-to-date automobile,
similar device is contributing to the
efficiency of the hydroaeroplane As
part of the equipment Of fighting
ship. With a good self-starter. by
which the air pilot can set his motor
going from his seat, and with a
launching apparatus like that devised
by Captain Chambers, the aircraft will
be able to assume its own propulsion
the instant it leaves the runway Of the
catapult.
It Is not enough, however, simply to
get the flying machine into the air;
the scouting aviator has a lot to at
tend to after he Is aloft and started
upon his mission.
Until a short while ago the air pilot
had his hands dangerously full OF
things to be manipulated in order to
sustain him safely in flight, and mo-
ment's inattention was pretty certain
to invite trouble il not disaster. He
had no opportunity to make observa.
tlon of the land beneath him or to
release bombs intended to hit GER
tain spot on the landscape below The
airman therefore needed a companion
whose duties should be limited to re
connitering and to dropping projec
tiles upon the enemy.
Now 1t happened that the machines
used by the Italians in Tripoli were
not weight carriers, and 1t was there
fore out of the question to support q
second person in them. Accordingly
the aviator had to do all the work
himself, and this explains why bombs
dropped from aeroplanes so often
failed to hit their mark. The Italian
dirigible balloons, on the other hand
because they could be maneuveret
deliberately and could lift a number
of persons. were successful as bomt
throwers, and what they did showed
what could be expected of flying
machine properly built for military
work.
AS a result of study a number o
devices have been developed which
make It possible now to insure to |
large degree the automatic control o
an aeroplane's equilibrium, and othe
apparatus is being perfected which
reduces the demands upon the avia
tor. Quite apart from the militar!
Importance of these later inventions
the physical and nervous stresses
upon the aviator are fewer. Thes
have proved so exhausting during tn
war between Italy and Turkey tina
the pilots have become incapacitate,
after six months of service, and doc
tors declare rest period of at leas
two years is needful in order to In
sure their recuperation and fines
again for duty with the flying squad
ron.
: Among the helpful apparatus nov
being developed by an American fir
is a gyroscopic device which give
7 promise of success in maintaining tn
stability of an aeroplane in fiigh
4 captain Chambers is engaged In tn
3 construction of an aerial compass
r which will not only give directions
+ guidance, but will also compensat
for the drift or sIdewise movement {
t the flying machine.
r On the other side of the Atlantic il
S strument makers have been workin
+ away at the same problem with NOR
D OF less success. The market supply {
n such apparatus is not large. Ths
n there is need OF just such an aid
+ aerial navigation is evidenced by til
t fact that German Arm was suddenl
e denuded OF it's supply by the demand
q of the war in the Balkans. 1t is sal
/. to say that no small share OF the e
fective aid rendered by the Bulgaria
n flying corps has been directly due
s these Instruments.
l. In the past aviation generally hi
g been encouraged more as sportir