The Washington times., 1914-06-26

Nj Curtiss and ] concluded that cne
hlse for the tail of the boat stick
kE TO the water was the thrust of the
&r current from the two propeliers
Irr.ng inward and driving down on
b. clevating planes. There were not
nuch Geta to go by, but 1t was sGg-
esic6 that the air current from the
Iuilurning propellers would lft up on
b. tail.
Tre theory proved to be correct. AS
bon as the America got up TO plan
hg speed we could feel the difference
Ct in the ease with which she came
| Il The water. and quickness of her re-
pose to the controls. She haanced
err ectly; there was none of the draS-
| |irs down on the tail which was noted
| men the propellers were turning in
arI. The America planed the sur
bCe perfectly at speed of thirty
hills an hour, which is remarkable.
TIE workmen were on the job all
| grt completing and attaching the new
|yCroplaning surfaces which were de-
Igrei Yesterday They are radically
Efferent from the dwarfed fins that
ere first tried out. They will extend
bout four feet along either rs s:de
4 tQE QGlO" lllC oISA A4iAS-
Ee V-shaped and will extend about
|ghreen inches from the side. This,
|e believe, will give the needed Ifung
|Irface to clear the America from the
|at,r with her full load.
Y G stayed up last night only fifteen
kirutes and did not attempt TO fly
CHER than twenty or thirty feet
At the urging of Mr.. Wanamaker
eIresentative. William D. Cash,
ave assented to the decision not 70
hip the America from New YORK untlI
|lly IL. This will land her In New
bundland on the 18th l hope she can
Z assembled in three days
r advantage in the later sailing
rom New York is in making ample al
vance for alterations and trial flights
ere at Hammondsport. But II VIII
OF be my policy to rack the macnine
sry to prove that she will do what the
flight is expected TO oe-
nHud of II. a.
n ,hanically right, then I wish to pack
le- up and be of l plan TO sail my
el. from New York on July In time
0 make preparations at ST John oe-
or the America arrives.
Two More Supply Stations.
rave received from John Lansing
Z an, our outpost in the Azores.
r. y; and recommendations which Will
d se a slight change in the original
for the mid-Atlantic stop OF the
~ arica.
heretofore announced, We intend
1. make the Island of Fayal the one
I ping place in the Western ISLANDS,
2 Azores. Mr.. Callan reports, after
e. assing the islands, that from an
s tors point of view the best landing
Ponta Delgada, the principal mar
II the island of San Miguel ano
largest town Of the Azores.
liam sent a detailed map, supple
, ed with all the information that
. be placed at our disposal by A.
Easberle. the American consul at
a Delgada Callan said that this
al took the most enthusiastic in
- in the transatlantic flight, and
every assistance in arranging Tor
gas and repair stations.
d result OF Callan's Investigations
have decided upon three 'coaling
'ions for the America in the Azores
p Callan is sending 100 gallans OF
.ol and ten gallons OF oil TO the viii
Of Santa Cruz, in the Island of
u1 will recall that we have asked
captains TO signal us our bearings
. .elation TO the direct track between
Johns, Newfoundland, and Flores.
.- is because Flores is the north
-'.rnmost Of the Azores and in al
- direct line between st. Johns and
Island Of Fayal. With Flores sighted
nall have no difficulty in laying our
Sc to Fayal.