New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
M OCEAN FLIGHT,
IS WRIGHT DECREE
wanamaker Flying Boat,
Planned by CurtlsS,
Is Under Ban.
TpIP NOT POSSIBLE,
INVENTOR ASSERTS
taw Victory Quoted to Show
Trouble for Airman Even
if Successful.

o-,uc Wright the foremost hsure IN
49,. vorId cr aviation. who came 10
IA Work. Yesterday on "a business
~, said last night at tho Hotel Man
,.,a- chat tho nyIur boat which
r..,r lr Curtl~s is building for Rod
~.r Varamakcr win never succeed m
e..-c across tho Atlantic. II IL should,
s.. said hc operators would run into
besn ~ trouble on tho other side
~ Vrcht spent Tho day comforting
...s h.. associates and when he met
-, rcrortcrs early IN the evening he
,,,tca freely and seemed 20 have a
,,es- idea Of what DC intended 10 say
.Tr- boat viii never make the trip,
aid NJ Wright. for Tho reason that
= q, NOT believe tho builder has any
.,.s that t uU Since thc high court
,.r5c8 DOWN ife decision in oar patent
-... 80. have boon loft 100 absolute
..-.-o ~ tho acrorlane business IN
.,,. country and vc have made 10 plain
.,,. NC intend 90 stand on our rights
Curtlss Scored by Wright
.Rhcr curuss lost in the litigation
.., orir resource that remained to him
nae IN create such wave Of popular
.r,~oysl that 10 would swamp us If We
,t,s.rrtcl to enforce our rules. Hence
re Wauamakcr proposition was seized
,p,r bv Dim as a great means Of get
,rr before the country as scientific
feucfactor.
.Anv orc who has studied tho posi-
tnrcs can see that the most impor-
can, ro.r, is that Of carrying sufficient
rd This would weigh as much as
fhc machine. and do not believe tho
aviator lives who could adjust himself
90 tho conditions brought about by the
constantly decreasing weight enough
.o ret tho efficiency from the machine
necessary 10 complete such a flight.
.lu ho last seven years practically
r, imrrovcments have been made in
-eroplanos. In this statement motors
sre excepted. ] refer 10 the planes and
controls Now. then. II composite
machine embodyinS the very best
roints ~ an the aeroplanes in eXis-
,erro could be built. 1t still would fall
fsr short o. the requirements for
transatlantic flight
Allowing for drift the shortest dis
lance 10 he travelled IS ~ least 1900
miles. with all the Improvements in
motors. our record Of lifting sixty-fve
rounds per horsepower. made at Kitty
Hawle IN 1903. has never been beaten.
r haven't the slightest idea that the
Wright Company could build an aero
rlanc capable Of crossing the ocean at
his time. and my experience leads me
20 make the above statements. The
newspaper publicity which the present
attempt mas been given has revived in
,erest in aeronautics, which is desira-
BE- but beyond that ] can see nothing
n lt
Difficulties in Europe.
when talk about difficulties on the
ether side I refer 20 the situation which
would be created by the attempt Of an
Unlicensed machine to land i'm a country
who're we control the patents it is
iruc that the machine could be assem-
Ned iu Newfoundland without inter
ference from us. as we do not command
ihc situation there. but in England and
Ireland the case is different, and unless
those concerned comply with our regu-
huons iu tho matter we should not
allow the acr0plano 10 be- used IN ter
rtory under our control
Mr. Wright spoke I'm a dispassionate
manner and said that he bore malice
toward ro one hut was giving his
views and the reasons for them.
his attention was next called 10 The
unrest that has prevailed among ayia-
tors and manufacturers. since the final
decision i'm the patent suits. In this
connection he began by giving his
tory Of DIS aeronautical carer.
lie went over the ground minutely,
iei.ins of the carly experiments made
ly his brother and himself in Dayton
Kitty Hawk and elsewhere
ID 100 NaLf. NN SdlNt our liN4|diioli
has cost us well over 100000. 70 say
nothing az The hard work and annoy
anco OF it Worry over patent suits
eas. ! believe. the main reason my
Bother could not Withstand the ray
ages OF fever.
Wright to Insist On Dues.
"My Intentions IN the matter Of
nyalucs are to collect them in all
Eases. am entitled 10 them. II any
PRISON or company wishes 20 go on
building or flying aeroplanes, II first
must pay up am back royalties and
iho Wright Company will DO business
with IL.
10 would not be fair TO those who
have complied with our conditions TO
make exceptions. and notices have
Been sent out TO companies and in
aNlduals which make our position
aear. I cannot say al this time what
ue terms under future licenses viii
'e' Tor the first step on the part Of
nose dE.fr.t..r rs, ON must loo