Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-24
LANGLEY LABORATORY
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
Government and Public to
Have Benefit of Aerody-
namicaI Studies.

1 The advisory committee of the Langley
Aerodynamical Laboratory was organ
lied yesterday at meeting at the
Smithsonian Institution. The commit
tee is. made up of Brig. Gen. George r.
scriven. L. S. A.: Mai. Edgar Russell.
| l.. s. A.: Capt W. l. Chambers. L. $.
| N Naval Constructor II. {. Richard
son, L. s. ": Dr. W. J. Humphreys. DIR.
Is W. Stratton DR. Albert +. Zahm.
Orville Wright. Glenn H. Curtiss. John
Hays Hammond. jr. and DR.. Charles ID.
Walcott.
Dr. Zahn was elected recorder. both
elections being for one year.
Functions of the Laboratory.
The chairman stated that in accord
ance with the resolutions of the board Of
regents of the Smithsonian Institution
adopted February 13, the functions of
! the laboratory shall be the study of the
problems of aerodromics. particularly
those of aerodynamics. with such re-
search and experimentation as may be
necessary to increase the safety and eff
| fectiyeness of aerial locomotion for the
purposes of commerce, national defense
and the welfare Of man. The laboratory.
| under regulations to be established ana
fees to be fixed by the secretary, APP
proved by the executive committee may
exercise it's functions for the military and
civil departments of the government OF
| the United States and also for any in
| dividual firm. association or corpora
ton within the United States. provided,
however that such department. indi-
yidual. firm. association or corporation
shall also defray the cost of all ma
ter!ais and services of employees in con-
nection with such exercise of the func-
toas of the laboratory the laboratory
shall. with the approval of the secretary
Of the institution, issue bulletins and
other publications for public distribu-
ticn containing such information as may
be valuable to the government or the
public.
The chairman presented a plan for the
organization of the following subcom-
mittees, which was unanimously approved
by the meeting. Chairmen chosen from
the members or the general commi.tee
were assigned to each subcommittee.
with authorization to add other members
to the number of not more than five and
not less than three.
List of subcommittee
Subcommittee on collection and cor
relation of aeronautical information. DIR.
A. F. Zahm, chairman; subcommittee on
publication and dissemination of aero
nautical information, DIR. 4. F. Zahm,
chairman: subcommittee on aeronautical
meteorology. DR.. w. ]. Humphreys,
chairman; subcommittee on comparative
tests and Standardization OF instruments,
motors and propellers. tests of the ten
sile. compressive and bending strengths
and elasticity weight, etc. of various
materials used i'm aeronautical constrLc-
ton. and determination Of aerodynamical
constants. Dr. s. w. Stratton. chairman;
subcommittee on hydromechanic expert.
ments in relation to aeronautics. Naval
Constructor II. C. Richardson, chairman:
subcommittee on naval air craft construc-
tion and design. Capt. w. /. Chambers,
chairman: subcommittee on military air
craft construction and design. Maj. Ed
gar Russell, chairman: subcommittee on
Aeld experiments with naval air craft,