New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05

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more elan 'No hundred pounds. h.t'
'ha. load. ''' mach'no mus he oapah. 9
Of Flynn. - g.. s"'c"> 'e'Neen h..>
and eighty r'.e~ an 1oo.. J. mus he
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Gliding CAPACITY Important.
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plane f., 700 feet above m, water. II
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lid on .-.u orders Bid 4 ,s for trre,
L,1-a.r-,r'sro. and rour Dove
-.,-.. nd p .s -o. SIX bvd-os,Io-
r.rrcs en-. .,-r. ro-.o~ ni5r,s nd
,e-- fr, ,rc smaller number mus, %,
r-e-s-ss .. ,o..,c,. one -,ach,.o h fore
All g. and on tho o,ro~ two mus.
tc ready r, .rat date The whole or
dor s q. ec completed on or before
June D.
Tc.,s for scswo~tri-ess mentioned
rs0g,rc the mach nc 20 he capable or
drifting on thu omen sea for four hours
IN -rc~t--frc.~7. wind vi-hou-
cs-cer Of capsl..rge Airwor,hiacs
wi" DO determined b. flights. .ncrt.
Ing ..co- hsrkirr. in ,r;rtv-f. or, le
VII
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Builder, Face Big Problem.
Experts agree mat me cravings .or
s1'h machine co'io not nc comp,oie'
la Ic'' IMAM 'NlI'F dalS. 10 oHtd IN
machine. including the installation 0,
me various mStrumcnts' armoT ana
fln-WolrunC, would take nearer TWO
months than anything else. II IS
doubtful. whether the instruments
could -s secured from their manu-
isc,ufcrs iI time.
Wy course Nhen one nyofo mas 5'',:i nes IN
much less rmc. and there would be a
fsr better chance Of obtaining the a'r-
,var u .he Navv Department had
specified May H. for the first delivery.
An interesting angle IN connect, on
With tho proposcd purchase is that l.
viii leave the navy without funds for
ne ACQUISITION Of moro machines this
wear congress. in its infinite wisdom
Topped 1T half Of the appropriation Of
$1,000 600, recommended by the com
mIt'Cc, and the six machines viii cost
in the ucirhborhood Of $4,000. The
balance Of S350,00O will not more than
suffice for the maintenance OF naval
aviation stations and experimental!
vort
Thus, the air feet OF the navy, for
which Admiral Dewey asked an sppro-
pra'ion of S5,000,000. In the recent
Icnort Of the General Board, VIII ne
augmented by but SIX machines.
noteworthy feature OF inc oppoSii..
was led by MIR. Mann, Of Illinois. Mr..
Mann FIRST advocated the purchase OF
a. acroplanc for military purposes al
Che time Orville Wright demonstrated
! machine at Fort Myer.
Me-, nD,os.d Air Aid.
What caused the change Of heart on
frp part Of Mr. Mann has not been
leaned, but II Is said the reason one
,ar-tcssmsn gave tor, voting against
trr npropriation was that ne mad oeeh
Influenced by articles by magazine
wr'er who had observed aeropisheS
81 the front, IN Europe. ana m'nIfhs
iEed their importance. II may ne sara
however, that the statements maze ~
the articles IN question are IN dIrecI
hrchcner and General JoHre.
The cut in the appropriation mas oc-
os.ored much disgust among those IN
ieicstcd in the new scIence, = huInoer
o. mon high IN sclcn'inc ana eng. herI
''g circles are considering ote
Weut 20 educate the puol'c III Tue s.t
rhcance Of aircraft lot detehCe' anu
eventually make TIC s't'lude o. Co"
gsessloual candidates on scfonauI!o"l
Development an issue.
uryl.e Wright tel egTaphed Inc rlo,,
unc last night that ne hao not Iece.yea "a
The call for bids on navy mSch'neS, Du l
mat be would enter 'he Coh'es. a. 80
the call reached MN ~ SpIle oI 'he
snort time allowed Tor delNe'S'
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IN reply 20 q query concerning we
cal Tor bids on ydro-serop!ahes' ihss
NGItlss Acroplaue Company Responded