Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-24
PROBLEMS Of AVIATION
GIVEN CONSIDERATION
Advisory Committee of Lang
ley AerodynamicaI Labora-
tory Meets.

| Valuable reports dealing with prob
lens of aviation were made and dis
| Cussed yesterday afternoon at the sec
ond meeting of the advisory committee
| of the Langley aerodynamical labora-
| tory. recently established to study and
promote aeronautics. The meeting was
held at the Smithsonian Institution.
with DR.. Charles D. Walcott presiding.
John Hays Hammond. jr.. sent in a
report telling of his recent experiments
to discover the best way to establish
communication between air craft in
| flight He is completing a new sys-
tenn of radio telephony with which he
! hopes to make it possible for two avia-
! tors to talk while flying. He is now
experimenting at his laboratory at
Gloucester, Mass.
| DR.. S. W. HUMPHREYS spoke Of atmos-
pheric disturbances in their relation
to aviation, and proposed that disturb
ances which are dangerous to aviators
be investigated Such Investigations
are expected to be made by the use of
aeroplanes in flight and special wind
towers.
Tests of Motor Power.
Work being carried on at the bureau OF
standards for testing and standardizing
motors and instruments was explained
by DR. s W. Stratton, director Of the
bureau He explained that q special
building has been erected at the bureau
recently for housing apparatus for testing
| the power and efficiency OF aeronauticai
| motors.
Capt. D. J. Chambers spoke on naval
air craft design. and presented plans TOT
testing air craft while in flight Naval
{ ot,.,;r RiehardQ0n
the experiments at the model basin nj
| the Washington navy yard to discover
suitable forms for the floats OF hydro
aeroplares.
Maj. Edgar Russell spoke on the pin
| c.pies OF air craft design. and Gen q. r.
| Scriven reported on air craft appliances
and field experiments. mentioning the
| danger from peculiar atmospheric condi-
| lions.
Glenn Il. Curtisc Present.
Glenn II. Curtiss was present. and ex-
planned in detail many lines of investi-
CATION which should be taken up by the
committee.
A new committee was created to study
applied aerodyns mics and Dr.. A. F. Zahm
was made chairman. 1t was announced
that eventually 100 OF the most eomPe-
tent scientists versed in aerodynamics
VIII DC cooperating Win the dONiSofy
board
Resolutions OF coincidence over the
death In Annapolis last week of Ensign
Billingsiey of the navy We're adopted by
the committee and sent to the family
of the young aviator. A letter of regret
over the accident was also sent to the
Secretary of the Navy, JesePhus Daniels.
Cooperation Assured.
AS the work of the iabera ,ory is now
planned, all of the departments of the
government with special facilities for
carrying out the various lines of research
and experiment will cooperate with the
advisory committee, Several of the col
leges and universities throughout the
United States also will aid in this work.
AS time progresses it is expected that
some special buildings and workshops
will be erected in tire Smithsonian
grounds, where particular experiments
may be carried on,
Glenn H. Curtiss, accompanied by Mrs.
Curtiss left Washington last night for
Anna polls, where they visited Lieut..
Towers. VINO was hurt in the aeroplane
accident of Friday. From there they
will go to New York and return to Ham
mondsp ort in a few days.