The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
MEN MAY SOON CROSS THE ATLANTIC
N NEW AER0PLANE, SAYS CURT6s
Aviator Expects Successful Effort WIN 81 Made IsI6-Remark-
able Development Of the Aeropane Result Of the European
War Has Displaced Dreams With Deductions
Use In War Has Proved Utility In Peace

| wv Aasa TAI &2y Win oDAuiteuFu
he continued. Experience win show
that the seaplane u the safest as well
~ the speediest OF all the means of
transit We have One Of cur big sea.
planes would ride al anchor through
the worse of storms. but would more
probably get above II aud ku.=sy On
with complete indifference TO the
weather.
You asked me what In my opinion
are the chief outstanding features OF
the great experience which thu war 10
Europe IL sfording us In aviation. |
would say that they are these: The
Increase in the size. bu, principally In
the power Of the machines. the amaS.
ing work shown to be possible by
Flyers and. above all. the urgent need
OF proper and adequate aerial forces
for the defense Of the United States.
-- Lesson for v. s.
For us think this last lesson 10 by
far the most important. We have
practically no machines and almost
no flyers. We could perhaps get the
machines. II the enemy was good
enough to give US the grace OF little
time: but how about the men 10 use
them! II takes time to make q oyer.
lot more time than any foe would
give us. The situation 10 = serious
ons, No coantry can afford TO take
chances these days Something ought
to DO done at once.
Congress has voted $4,000. 900. but
most OF IL, | understand. Is going for
experimental workshops That's all
right but It won't produce aviators.
As builder OF aircraft | shat! be
considered interested suppose But
| viii run that risk. speak because
! know For that matter, everybody
ought to know. II 10 so obvious
In the last two naval maneuvers
the defending feet was eluded each
time and the enemy succeeded Ia
landing on our shores. We were told
we had not enough scout ships The
obvious fact was that we had no se,..
planes, Efficient watch on long
coast line like ours can only be kept
by means OF seaplanes. The expense
OF scout ships is unnecessary. and
they could not do the work so we'll no
matter how great their rumber.
Our entire coast. believe, should
DO guarded by a system OF seaplane
stations, The big seaplanes Of today
can 40 far out TO sea. drop anchor and
ride there for days II necessary. They
can see Infinitely farther. their
speed is twice or three times thai OF
q scout ship. they can keep In touch
with each other more easily. they run
little danger from the toe and are a
peril TO submarines instead OF being
In peril from them.
seaplane All Eyes
The seaplane is the only thing from
which a submarine cannot escape. To
'hNaPo iiVM "shiP suuluhIiHe
has but TO submerge. and once II Is
below the surface II Is out OF sight.
and far from having to fee. can turn
back on the wsrship and have II at Its
mercy But experience on the other
side is showing that once II is spotted
from scaplane submarine Ia
doomed as surely as q pigeon oyer
which n hawk Is lowering. and from
tho air It can be spotted and followed
even when submerged
British ayiAtors have adopted an
ingenious daring and deadly method
with the German u.boats when they
come upon them submerged. Unseen