The Washington herald., 1913-08-11
WOOD TO CIRCLE
BIG SHAFT TODAY
Weather Permitting, Airman
VIII Fly Over Mall and
Polo Grounds, d.
DOG HIS COMPANION
viii Show Army Officers Later What
Machine viii Do in Speed
and Accuracy.

The Washington Monument will Be cir.
cled at about $50 o'clock this afternoon
| by C. Murvin Wood. in his Moisant
monoplane. the Bluebird. In addition.
| ne Will ny over the Mall and the Polo
Grounds, and will exhibit the powers OF
his machine, in which he broke tn.
American nonstop record by flying from
| New York to Washington.
Monoplane. brindle bull mascot Of the
Moisant aviation camp. is expected to
make the flight with Mr.. Wood. A tele-
| gram was sent to New York last night
by Mr.. Wood asking that the dog. which
| by right Of habit has become a skye
terrier. be brought to Washington this
| morning by ;. $. Jerwan, chief pilot of
the school, who is Monoplane's owner,
and who will reach Fort Myer today.
! 1t is claimed that Monoplane Is the only
DOG who has assembled in an aeroplane
He has made about twenty-five flights in
the Bluebird. and, according to the story.
Is an enthusiast. 1t is said that he starts
Tor Mr.. Woods aeroplane upon its ar
rival on the field, and is under perfec,
control while in the air.
VIII show Officers.
Announcement was made late last nigh.
by ]. r. Hall, representative of tbs
Moisant Company, that the fight would
be made unless there was a storm at the
time scheduled for the flight
Mr.. Wood will start from Fort Nver-
where he has his monoplane lust before
$50 II is expected that he will circle the
monument within a few minutes of SD
o'clock.
Upon his return to Fort Myer, after
his exhibition for this CITY, Mr.. Wood
Will begin a series of rather strenuous
tests of his machine for officers of the
army and navy. He will make several
lights this afternoon for the officers. and
will go through accuracy tests. in
which he shows his ability TO land his
machine within a small set space. ana
time tests, in which he will show how
quickly he is able to raise his machine
from the ground. The space usually re-
quired by Mr.. Wood for starting his ma
chine is hfty feet. In leaving Gathers
burg for Washington he required but
fUrty-seven feet to gain enough momen-
tum to rise from a plowed field
The zine required to dissemhle ard as
semble the aeroplane also will be shown
at the tests today at Fort Myer. Mr..
Wood has taken the Bluebird from a
crate ard put it together. ready for
flight in twelve minutes. He is able to
take the Bluebird apart and conceal IL
in box car in two minutes and twenty
one seconds. His time for setting up
the machine is four minutes and twenty
five seconds
By washing the wings Of the Bluebird
in ordinary azure paint. to match the
color of the skies. Mr.. Wood says he
can render his machine invisible at 3.e09
feet even to field marine glasses As Mr..
Wood generally flies at an altitude not
less tlan a mile. and his machine is ex-
ceptionally small, he is invisible at most
times from the ground when he has his
machine painted blue.
Tests Of invisibility were made by Mr.
Wood in the Bluebird before DR.. Lauro
Muller and officers OF the Brazilian navy.
who accompanied him on his tour OF
America, and for Capt. Charles \
Cleaves. commandant Of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. at the navy aviation review
in July at Hampstead Plains. L l.