The chronicle=news., 1914-06-05

enormous progress in aeroplane de
sisn during the pas; three years there
has been y distinct increase in the
price Of the machine. The reason il
simple. II Is the steady increase In
the power of the engine employed.
In the London aero show of 1910
the most powerful aeroplanc was one
of my hOrso power. Most of the
machines Were driven 10y motors Of
twenty-five To thirty horse power,
There was an Ayro bipiane Of twenty
korse power. In the aero show this
year the lowest powered maehin. was
one Of nf,y hors. POWER. There Mas
several Of seventy and eighty Lorse
power. and t~o with 500 horse po~sf
engines. And IL is the engine ihs,
has most 10 do with the cost Of Nh
neroplane.
Il Is possible to fly ~i,h very lille
power. The Wright machine of the
early days ~'as driven by II twenty
six x-hors--po~.r motor. and Il flew
~Airs meiy veil. Wilbur Wrisnl
claimed that he eoaid iiy with fif's. n
or sixteen hofse Po~sr. A. a matter
sf fact. 4. v, ito- la. flown with
twelve horsr power. n. ni.rior cross
ed the rhann-i in 1903 with u very
une-siain s~sn,y-nV. hor.- Po~.i
motor.
Higher i,o--. IL us-.i today the
Manufacturer soni.nds. ''b~.sus- IL u
tmi3ssiblc To sssur- the sup~rios
.i.-~d and ia,n.asassbis safer son'
sisuelioa And the relatively comfort
able qusSt~ss foe pilot and pas.Sa'
ger. without it. There is soms pfus
p-.i now that sinsi- -axin- mA1 hihrr
Of sssioas touring Np-s ~iii snsn
i,rromc standardized AMI gradual,
cheaper. al IL. sani. time inpfos ins
in quality. There -ss a iim--i'
seems oaly YESTERDAY ~h-a ih- real
!, comfortable automobile .".i a.si'
BILE ss much as The purchaser ha.
tn Isay ios II ,5-iaSs II 10 moi iih-i,
however. that III. .h-al,-nins ~.
..Ss ~iii liz sa rapid in nyins ma
chimes. for lhs ismsai aiii ha, b'
.is fas many wars ,s .om-,
An essrii.n, seventy horse i.-'
-r a.sos.iAae. provided Nth s-a's f"'
i-a. .An liz L-sash, Tot ab-,ai li."cu
II for less II an engine that is-s mol
hapl.-a Tn i-r rai.Tisg bis 'osu'
,- us-.'s This is the loves, prize
4. '.~ considered. sni the in'pnainz
, pfisss- aviator siii b. aLi- tn shs-sss
'-,---a shss figure. ami. say. 'h'
Si-..."". ~hish -iii have tn psl
for . high pasrr-,i s-arisn-. ~i,i
-,-rY thiae oa tho ns-ss esl~nsis.
ssai- -
IL 81 sienifisans that f-~ af tn.
s~snss -.is sesupiAars as The iis'
London eshiss,i.a ~rs- marked IL
s.isis az sss s,hsr figures sni sana'
at sh-m arr aos -g-n pfis-i in III.
trade ssiai"zaDs
4. II b-ssusr th- sues of running
thrm - - u0U VIZ pFHshhrf hAah
pafses After ali the private n-nsf'
In England nuss fra, = .h-d-ai III.
mass ss.a E~r snnum. Ills me.hani'
~iii cos: not aosu than SIS. a yrsf
lie mus, insure against tir-. and siss
against third party sists. both s-r,
small items A. Ia repairs. they d-'
tend eniir-iy aJ-na the mrns II hs
IL able to ..o small repairs himself
aud takes a real Interest In the ma
.his- he viii tlsa Il inexpensive aaa
rnj.yasi- Z. ao snmr .f tho ~-si
himself 4 fair parallel exists In an
tn owning oac man. car ...'s $3.50
. r-ar. an.shcs's t:.s"". What ats
known as ''runainx COSTS ta.i.,
'ir-s. -s... arc ts.e In the .as- Of III.
s-rni.ian- than In that of the high
i.~er aui.mohiir. for with the for
MGR there is no expensive tire wear
and tear. II may therefore hrins
based on tho assumption "' total
air distance ot GOO" 4. zoe" miles,