The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
TEN WAR PLANES TO
CROSS SEA PLANNED
British Government Also Ne
gOtiating Here for $50
Smaller Aircraft.
WANT THE WORK RUSHED

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Aug. 2s.-The
British Government is negotiating with
Stanley Y. Beach OF Stratford for ten
powerful t%riplanes capable OF crossing
the Atlantic at 100 miles an hour and
$50 %biplanes. f%reproofed and capable
OF 30 miles an hour.
Mr.. Beach, who is president OF the
Scientific Aeroplane Company OF New
York and aeronautic editor OF the
Scientific American, must have the first
trlplane ready for shipment within eight
weeks of the receipt of the order. The
British Government, he says is to de-
eide whether It shall fly across or be
shipped, but he believes the autumn cold
will prevent the flight.
81 believe the flight from Newfound-
land TO Ireland a be made in twenty
four hours Mr.. Beach said to-day.
"Thc distance Is only 1880 miles. II
we did II we would win the London
Daily MATS $4,000 prize"
Twill you undertake the transatlantic
flight yourself?' he was asked.
81 suggested" Mr.. Beach replied. that
the British Government send over Lieut..
John Cyril Porte. who expected to fly
across In Glenn Curtiss's America last
year. our machine will succeed where
the America didn't because It will be
twice as powerful and will have twice
the lifting capacity.
'The triplane will be a big flying
boat. II will be perfectly seaworthy in
case OF accident and will be equipped
with wireless. william H.. Fauber of
New York. winner of the Harmsworth
prize. will design the hull. There will
be two separate motors of zoo horse
power each. Arno Iillger of Bridge
port has invented the motor. 1t Is a
piston valve motor and has no springs
or visible moving parts. One small
piston inside the working cylinder adj
mits and let's out the gas instead of the
usual two poppet valves. We began
work on the plans for the t~riplane two
years ago for a transatlantic flight.
THE biplanes we are negotiating for
$50 of them-will be equipped with six
cylinder, $50 horsepower piston valve
motors. They are to be built with "A
radiator in front, like an automobile.
We will hreproof the aeroplanes. and
they will be the first machines ever fire.
PROCEED.
"we will equip the machines with
horoscopes. We had planned for them
tn make 100 miles AN hour, but the
order calls for 100 miles. | think We
can do 1t with n new type of propeller.
THE latest demand in aerial naviga-
ton continued Mr.. Beach. us for a
, machine that will travel $50 miles an
hour. We are drawing plans now for
! a biplane that viii attain that speed
with a fuel capacity OF several hours.
With II one man can rise from Sails
bury Plain, for example, scout all over
Belgium and return In a short time
II will Ice usei also a. a Zeppelin de-
stroyer in "A new way that | Canno
discuss.
Since the war began every bcllig-
crent Government has been trying TO get
machines that will carry heavy weights
Sikorsky, a. Russian inventor. has de-
signed a big machine with four motors
OF 100 horsepower each. The cabin
accommodates twenty persons and the
machine weighs five tons. Several al
ready are in use. The requirement OF
the Russian Government is 400 kilV-
grams for explosives.
"lsotta Francini has invented a new
machine for Italy with three motors OF
SO horsepower each. II has "A Sperry
gyroscope stabilizer and carries six mer
and fuel for eight hours. II is "A bi.
plane"
Mr.. Beach plans to build his machines
for the British Government In three
factories I'm New York. Bridgeport and
Amesbury, Mass. His negotiations
with the British Government have re,
suited from months Of dealings with
agents of ariou ~belligereuts here
The triplane was projected " years
Z when transatlantic flights Were
discussed. The biplane plans we're firs,
submitted for the United States army's
prize competition at san Diego last fall,