The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-05
FOUR RHYDRO-AEROPLANES
TO SWELL NAVY'S FLYING
SQUADRON AT TPENSACOLA
Two OF Them of the Curtiss
Type. One a Wright and
the Fourth a Burgess -
Dunn-WiII be Delivered
This Month.

Four new flying hydro aero planes
are to be added to the flying squadron
of the United States navy at Pensa-
cola They consist of two of the Cur
tiss type. one Wright and one Bur
CESS Dunno machine and Will be de-
HVered at the aviation school before
the end Of this month, according TO
the following special from WaShingt on
to the New York World:
-Four new hydro aeroplanes will be
added to the navy departments squad
ron within the next month. Two OF
these are of the Curtlss type. which
has been in use for some time and
has given general satisfaction The
third is a Wright flying boat differing
from the Curtiss mainly in that 1t is
'bobtailed" instead of having a long
afterbody, and it's rudders are on the
frame work of the machine instead
Of being on the boat body.
The fourth machine is of the Bur
CESS Dunno type, being the invention
of a retired British army officer
Iiamed Dunno. 1t is modified to some
extent by W. Startling Burgess, the
American eXrert. Its special feature
* said TO be inherent stability 1t
is claimed that this machine is able
to hold its position in the air with
out the use of horoscopes or other
artificial means. The machine is be-
ing purchased mainly for experimental
purposes, and 1t will be used at the
naVy's Pensacola aeronautiC station.
GOOD RECORD AT VERA CRUZ.
With the return of the naVy's aero
plane squadron from Vera Cruz,
which it left on june IS, the most
successful series of flights ever made
for scouting purposes has been COM
pleted. Several flights were made
every day. During the forty-three
days service OF the aerial squadron
over 250 flights were made without
single accident The flights varied in
duration from fifteen minutes TO two
hours and the average speed was
about sixty miles an hour. The aero
planes never failed I'm all this time
to respond to a call for a scouting
flight.
"The number of naval officers de-
tailed for aviation duty is now being
increased from ten to twenty by
the addition of a new class and within
a year it is expected to increase the
to thirtyftVe. The new men
are first given a course of preliminary
instructions in the construction Of mo-
tors and aef'oplaneS by the Burgess.
Curtis and Wright companies. After
this they go TO the Pensacola station
for six weeks for further instruction
and then are expected to begin work
in the air. They are picked from the
applicants for this duty in the grades
Of ensign and lieutenant. Junior
grade, and liteutenants. After they
had begun to make actual flights they
are allowed 80 per cent increase in
pay mainly because they are unable
to get life insurance.
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.
'eWhfIe at the present time there is
money available to purchase the four
new flying boats mentioned, which
will bring up the navy's total to tair-
teen, it is likely that before long
congress will be asked for a special
appropriation for aviation purposes.
The work done at Vera Cruz has
drawn general attention to the navy's
air squadron.
Because of the sale Of the battle
ship Mississippi to Greece. the navy
aeroplanes must find new mother"
The Mississippi has been used as the
headquarters and home from the avia-
ton officers, and also as a training
ship for aeronautical experiments"