New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
THE TRIBUNE FOREIGN NEW )
FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC
TO BE ATTEMPTED BY WOMAN
Frau MeIl Becse of Johannisthal with Her Husband
Charles Boutsrd viii Do Her Best 10 Be the
First to Reach u. s. by Air Route.

! In my opinion, 10 hays fewer accidents
Have you had very manyr
mot very many" Frau Bsese an
swered. lauShlngly. and the only serious
one had was while I was being taught
By my teachers mere man. Of course
The propeller broke while tho machine
was In the air. and he forgot 10 turn
on the motor. 40 we hit the ground Win
terrific force landed under the ma
shine. with my face driven into tns
ground. one leg broken In Ave places ana
other minor bruises. / think that hao
there been a woman at the wheel sne
would have shut OF the engine intuitiVsiy
jnstead Of losing her head. As FAR as
my experience goes, women are more
courageous than men. ] have seen men
after accidents. crying like babies under
their machines. never have l seen
woman aviator cry
Frau Beese claims TO be the only
woman in the world who ~ an eeuVe
teacher OF aviation. Her school so iar
has obtained licenses for forty-hve men
and two women. the two latter. however
marrying pilots before they had com
Melted their four-months' course sns'
heraelf. reversed the process for Charles
Boutard was her pupil before becoming
her husband.
And what about your trip 70 the United
States"
Frau Beese smiled confidently ana
after short pause, said
Although 7 have been very SUCCESSFUL
with my school. have not taken SO great
an interest IN my pupils Of late. ! have
/ become interested Ia construction anu
have built a factory OF my own. am
now busy designing hydroplane WHICH,
I hope. will be a great success
ct believe the future Of flying 70 10
In hvdroplanes Aeroplsnes are no" a.
far developed as they will be Tor many
years But hydroplanes have just begun
tbeir showing. expect the racing OF
them 10 become one Of the great sports OF
the future They are undoubtedly SAFER
than aeroplanes as they give the pilo'
the possibility Of alighting on water. by
droplanlng. TOO. will be great sport Tor
women Just wait FIVE or six years.
AS far as 1 am concerned am ouiid-
ing a hydroplane with which ! expect 20
20 ove- 20 America. The first apparatus
no be built in my factory will De that one
Z, differs Eadlcally and essentially rom
existing types as it has the strength 70
rise from the sea with load OF l'SVo
mounds. which Is about double that OF a
hvdroplane's ordinary lifting power.
zone OF the peculiarities OF my machine
too. IL It's double hull The outer one
which ia OF wood. is separated from the
inner one. which is OF metal by strong
springs Thus the shocks caused either
IN landing or by the waves are mlnhmizeu
as much as possible. The machine VIII
have a speed OF sixty-eight miles an hour
In the air and forty-six miles an hour on
the water. The engine will oe OF lW
horsepower. The oceanic hydropiane VIII
also be considerably larger than any ever
constructed. and Will be provided with
two cabins, one OF them with bed Inc
whole machine will naturally De used IN
irving out flights over the North Sea and
improved according 20 experience gained
thereby. But we will DO II. Ny husband
and will divide the work OF taking the
r,schina 10 America"