The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

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the French and the British in prepar-
ing for these raids to divide tho duties
OF the craft. Some of the aeroplanes
have been assigned the particular
function Of dropping bombs. while their
sister machines have been sent along
to do the fighting against opposing
aircraft. Thus. while the gun equipped
fliers were busy holding OF the foe
or battling with them to conclusions,
the bomb casting aeroplanes were left
comparatively free to swoop down
reasonably close to their targets ana
able to score effectively.
None OF these machines, however
has had anything like the capacity or
the a%eroplanes o building for the
ALLIES by Curtiss and others IN this
country. and what the French and
British have been able to do with the
smaller machines Is an index OF what
can he expected when the bigger ones
are at their disposal.
Sir Percy Scott will have divisions
or squadrons of these powerful afr
scouts placed at numerous bases. and
these, undoubtedly, will he determined
by the points heretofore attacked by
the Germans. To some extent, the
Zeppelins have stumbled upon the
towns and cities that have already
suffered by reason of their bombs. and
al he same time the enemy has thus
revealed his chosen path of approach.
With scores Of these fast, armed and
armored biplanes it will be possible to
intercept the enemy before he reaches
the coast Of England. and the outcome
of the next aerial battle Of this sort
is bound to be "a thrilling contest.
1t is said that the aeroplanes Of the
Canada type will carry bombs of wide-
~ differing sizes and character. The
lightest will weigh twenty-five pounds,
n there will he others Weighing from
fifty to eighty pounds, while the big
sest and most destructive will be Of
from 125 To 200 pounds. II is not
necessary to dwell upon the power 70
damage of these, especially the latter
ones. The lighter bombs would suffice
To destroy II dirigible. while the
heavier missiles would wreck a big
building or blow up a warship IL Il
landed in "a favorable place.
But none of these Americans made
aeroplanes would be the effective air
craft they are IL il were not for the
genius Of Elmer \. Sperry. BY his
cunninGly devised gyroscopic stabilizer
he Is able to quite double the military
effectiveness of these flying machines.
Each of these ~aeroplsnes will carry
two passcngers-the pilot and the OBJ
server. and because Of the stabilizer
both Of these men will be able to drop
bombs or fire guns.
Three little Cyros housed in cas a..
Of golden bronze, will guard IN. air.
men from sudden gusts Of wind ana
other atmospheric pitfalls. They will
also steady their craft even though
bursting shell make afr holes ana
kindred disturbing ORGANIZATIONS
once the pilot has chosen his angle
of ascent or angle If desren, he IN.
L., gyr1s Will bnll his u,chira ga
ily TO Il, the man at the wheel or
control having nothing .lso To de-
than To- steer to right, or left. hls
acroplanc Will lee as stable as a ss'n
r!d.ag the easiest Of seas.
This means that tho pllat can take
his hands from the wheel and no fr.e
to drop bombs or to work a ma hin.
gun. as the occasion demands. A. tho
same time. this newborn security W"
make fr surrr aim on the bar. q,
'u'h the pilot and H.. passenger and
greatly reduce tn, nervous stress
upon both.
l. VIII Ice Impossible for tho pilot,
through m mru'lry I~n4ttc,;.D-. to
point his mtchln" ~ 600 sharp an
"ngl" upward in his eager de,ir- To-
climb quicker. There IS always dan
Ger in this manwuvrc lost tho specd