Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-06

Daring But LeveI-Headsd
Frenchman in Spectacular
flights Today at Traction
Park.


George Mcslaeh made a M sl,ls
afternoon with his monoplane flights
lac the fair ground. delightihg The
crowd and daring death maby times.
Mceiach h a shrewd and careful cali
culator and when he takes a chance
he knows what 10 is doing. tie has
been flying Sour years and little
more aud u Is safe 90 sss that never
has he delighted crowd more than
ne did that az the fair grounds this
afternoon.
Mestach Is not fool flyer" Of the
PSB0ud sypc. nor yet does he emu
late Lincoln Bcachey's -doyiltry.
He flies well and he does enough
spectacular things TO stir the red
blood In his crowds. but he does not
Try 60 make his machine do things
Tor which Il was never intended. In
fact. he says that the Curtiss people
demand that their aviat0rs do not
take silly chances.
This afternoon he made his light
monoplane, hardly thirty feet In
length and with wings less than six
feet wide. obey him AZ a birds wings
ana tail obey the directing brain. He
dips, whiris. pivots on one wing tip
and pirouettes In the air with all the
grace Of a giant swallow.
Mestach made his start promptly
for the first flight and experienced
no difficulty In rising. Before the
flight. when questioned as 10 his abil-
Jay TO get into the air, he said:
''Beachcy got up, Walsh got up. I
shall get up" And ne did. he rosa
lightly, made few preliminary cir
Giles and was off. Presently he re-
appeared. coming back after a short
flight around the grounds 10 spy out
the hay OF the land. and then began
o series Of evolutions which made
the crowd hold lis breath.
Since his was the first monoplane
ever seen here interest in It's per-
torfnance was high. The crowds hung
around the monoplane and It's tent
hangar I'm the aviator WAS forced tO
drive them away. leaving clear
space about him.
The second flight was longer one
and more spectacular.
Mestmch viii appear twice daily
for the rest Of fair week.
IN. appearance Mestach Is slight
and unassuming. lie does not talk
great deal about what he can do
and II todays flights are any criterion
ne does not need to- With him he
brought mechanic aud about
enough extra parts 10 rebuild his ma
chine should he have an accident.
Mestach confined himself more To
asking questions about the altitude.
the people at the fair, the city itself
and the men who had flown here for
merly than 10 answering leading
questions. lie has been -four years
and a half IN the flying game and
likes II. He did fool flying" for two
years and then determined 10 quit
Il before II got him" Consequently
he quit experimenting with mono
planes 20 find out what they would
stand without smashing and since
then he has done more flying and
spent less time In the hospital. Last
year he was smashed three times.
once staying seven weeks in the hos
pltai.
Mestach swears By the monoplane
type OF machine. He declares that Il
can do all a biplane can do. except
ny slowly. and that rs small size
light weight and hardness combine
10 mako Il IDEAL The engine on his
present monoplane develops 80 horse
power American rating. which means
something over 60. foreign rating
II IN compact little affair. concerned
IN the front of the body of the ma
chine much as an auto engine D. con-
cealed under the hood. The propel-
Ter rod extends ont IN front, Just ar
the crank shaft does In an auto. IN
hying Mesiach sits in tho rear end
OF the body with a wooden wall on
either side Of him and the engine in
front The aviator is surrounded by
dozen or more devices for controli-
ing the machine or ascertainlng tho
speed ana air conditions There are
OF Indicators. barometer. a wing
werping device and controls 81 both
horizontal ana vertical rudders The