Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
TRANS ATLANTIC
FLIGHT FEASIBLE
CURT|S5 THINKS
Airship Builder Ready to Con-
struct Machine to Undertake
Great Feat.

HAAIAIONDSPORT, y. Y. April >
With the interest of the 0vi3tors OF
the world and people attracted by the
London Daily Mails offer of $4,000
cash prize to the first man who VIII
make a flight over the Atlantic Ocean
great weight naturally attaches to the
,uiniou of Glenn Curtiss as to such
an achievement
rurtiss declared positively that he
believed that the offer would not
stand long unwon-that in the course
of n wear or two the s-Atlanuc
flight would be accomplished. Anu
other flyers now at the turtlss es-
rabltshment-ChaI Is. HamlHoil
charles Niles, BeckWith Ravens ana
others-gave coinciding views.
81 have always taken the greatest
beenest interest i'm the problem OF 4
eioht across the Atlantic ocean said
rurtiss, II certainly consider such
aight possible. / stand willing to I'M
dartake the construction of a machine
for the purpose.
MIGHT ee Done Now.
1T is altogether possible that win
Surb aeroplanes as now exist, We're
corporation given i'm the matter OF
Government aid and the escort OF nav -
al vessels. flight could be made be-
tween the nearest points Of land ne
tween the two hemispheres-NeW-
foundland and Ireland. This is a ms
lance of about 100 miles.
Curtiss was not prepared To say
whether he himself would undertake
the flight. II must Of course be sun
fresh in the public mind. since 1t Is
1 In. Hl
that Curtiss aWolIo the admiration ui
the world by the first record long dis
lance hight-that which he undcrtook
from Albany to New York on sun
dav. March %, 1910. for "a prize Oi
SO 600. and accomplished in the most
graceful and efficient manner.
Invented the 1ydroplane.
Fspecially would Curtiss seem to
figure as the chief American contest
ant for the trans Atlantic prize oliei
because he il was who invented ana
demonstrated the first hydroplane
The first machine was of the cataiha-
ran type. but the second was an Hc-
ual dying boat, one which. it is
claimed, would be capable of riding
a heavy sea. At the Curtiss plant
such a machine is now being COM
pleted for Harold r. Mccormick, John
d Rockefellers son-in-laW.
The terms of The London Mails
Offer" said Mr. Curtiss, seem really
to be most liberal and the viewpoint
of European aviatOIs that the condi-
tione are hard and perhaps prohibltive
10 not seem To me TO call Tor that
characterizations, The European flyers
in planning an oNer-t he -ocean. roursr
seem 10 think that-thc course would
require journey of 3.600 miles.
Permitted to Alight.
Then the conditions do not re-
guire." ne said. the carrying OF Suf-
fcient fuel FOR the whole journey, This
plainly guarantees the aviator tho
right 10 alight and take Off fuel from
convoy ships or any of the passing
liners The course between Ireland
aud Newfoundland i'm certain seasons
would seldom if ever find the flyer out
of sight of passing liners, and Inc
would never face the danger of drop
ping helpleSsly for lack of fuel for any
great length Of time.
The foreign aviatOrS 1ro mistaken
In the belief that the ueroplanc would
best be fitted by .he light double pom
toous such as are used on the hydro
planes employed Cor racing My out
III would include a stout suDstan-
TALLY built boat. which could. If nee
cssary, successfully ride rough water
in mid-ocean for a considerable time
at least"
Hamilton. with his New York Jv
Philadelphia nieht behind him. an
u0uEced himself as willing to under
lake the trip al a;y time that backing
should come forward. lie said the
danger of n ocean flight would DE
on the face OF il far less than living
over cities. where fan meant nothing
else but death.