The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08
CURTISS AND PORTE
WRANGLE Filler
Lieutenant Tells Inventor Tie Is
Through With HydrOplane
Experiments.
WANTS TO USE PONTOONS
Pilot Also Says He Will Not
Have Life Prcservers on
Overocean Trip.
WANTS TO USE PONTOONS

HAMAtoNDsPoRT, y V, july The ex-
perimentIng OF Glenn II CurtIss to get the
most efficient hydroplane surfaces for the
Rodman Wanamaker transatlantic hyins
boat America has ended. \ climax was
reached at a conference here tonight Of
Mr.. Curtiss. Lieut.. John cyril Porte,
George Hallet and several experts.
Lieut. Porte put an end to the expert
mentlng by telling Mr.. Curtss lie would
Try the America tomorrow with new hy-
droplane surfaces that are being added
tonight, but that IL they were not efficient
he would use pontoons similar TO the
Langley machine floats that Mr.. Curtiss
found so successful when Lieut.. Porte
was in New York last week.
Mr.. Curtlss does not like to use pom
toons for planning the America TO the sur
face OF the water. They are efficient in
the water but offer no lifting surface and
too much head resistance In flight. Hydro
plane surfaces fms jutting out from the
side of the hull under the water line.
would be better. but Mr.. Curtiss with
the help of the best authorities in this
country. has not yet been able to work
on the right dimensions, angle and curve
for these surfaces. There is no doubt
that It could be worked out. but the ex-
periments might take several weeks
longer
Lieut.. Porte has never flown tho Amer
lea with pontoons for lifting surfaces.
These We're put on after Lieut.. Porte went
to New York last week. and Mr.. Curtiss
found them effective enough to raise the
America to the surface with 2,100
pound load.
Among those present nj the conference
were DIR. A. T. Iahn. Smithsonian Insti-
tute. Washington Lieut.. John H. Towers,
: 4 a
f. Crcaph Osborn
Lieut. Porte and George Hallett will
not carry life preservers. This fact came
out to-day when Lieut. Samuel =. Ed
monds Of Newark. y. j.. tried TO interest
Lieut.. Porte in a life Jacket he has in
vented.
I'VE shall not take life preservers."
| Lieut.. Porte told him I'VE will trust
our lives to the America Tf thu ship
zoe down I will go down with IT, There
! IS lite chance that two bod es floating
with life i,r servers in mdocean would
( ever be covered. but II the America Is
wrecked there is a chance Of the wreck
being seen"
CAPT. CrcaEh- Osborn. superintendent; Of
I compass,s for the British navy. arrived
here this morning, bringing wiki him an
I especially designed compass and the
! Sperrydrlft recording instrument for the
| America. Capt. CreaEh-oshorn tcst0d the
I compass by steering motor boat over
/ Lake Keuka. Then he Installed II in the
| pilot house of the America
sumner Il. !iullcnder OF tho WananaEcT
! Grm came from New York with capt
| Creagh- OSBORN. lie viii sail Tor Euru"c
| next week To- meet Ii ut Porto a. the oHd
| Of his fight. +. Kruger, bro;hD"-iu-law
/ Of RodWan NauainthcU also arrived o.
! day. lie saw Mr. Wauamike" 'u London
! vncently and said that III" Nms rica's
J owner would not come 10 This country for
! the flight. but would meet Lieut.. Forte at
/ tho end Of his voyage.
! Tho America had two short nigh;1
! to-day. one flight was made when the
! lake was choppy. There will b. further
! changes in her water planning surface. 80
| Lieu. Porte has no. yet been able TO
| get her off the water with u load. BIZ
! plane water fins Will he the next step
! in the experimental work Mr.. Curtis 10
| conducting.
John Lansing Callan. who is making
| arrangements for the Americas recep-
! ton in the Azores, has been informed
! by cable thai the start viii not be made
| until after July 90