The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
SUPER-AMERICAS"
TO CROSS ATLANTIC
New Machines Have Speed and
Carrying Capacity, Says
WOOdhouse.
IN USE ny THE BRITISH

American built acroplanes OF the hying
boat type. which. In the opinion or ex-
ports, could easily cross the Atlantic IN
a single night. are being used by Great
Britain for tho protection Of its War'and
merchant ships. SO amazingly have
Yankees developed aviation TO meet the
demands Of the European conflict that
the transatlantic flight, regarded as a
risky experiment when projected by
Lieut.. John Cyril Porte last year. could
now. IL IL said, be accomplished with
comparative ease.
When Rodman Wanamaker ordered an
oversee Nicr for Lieut.. porte's adventure
and the Curtiss company RESPONDED with
the Hyins boat America 1t was hailed
as the last word in heavier than air
construction. But as has so often been
pro, we'd. there Is no last word In aviation
The America has been succeeded by the
'super-Ancrica." u third larger than JUS
predecessor, with 100 more horse-Iowcr
In its engines. with improvements IN the
way OF fuel economy. stability and gem
era, afety that make the original Amor.
lea seem a cookie shell In comparison.
According to Henry W~oodhousc, "A gov
crnor of the Aero club OF America. the
Curtiss factories In Buffalo age turning
out twelve Of these amphibious dread
nauglits every day. and the Curtiss Ca
madam factory IN Toronto five. Virtually
all these machines are being shipped TO
England. most OF them In parts, to he
assembled on the other side.
Factories Kept Busy.
Grea. Britain bought the original
America and used 1t during the first six
months of the war for hurting and
destroying German submarines. In June
last twenty more OF the same type We're
ordered, and these were shipped from
New YORK in July. 1t was apparently
in september that Glenn Curtiss mar
ketel his first super-America from his
! factories In the United states and Can
ada. he has tried to guard the details
ot this work. out IL is said that his force
| In tho Buffalo factories alone has been
! increased from Hfty TO EGO employees
since the war began.
other companies have also been sh?
! ping acroplanes to England II the other
Allies. and perhaps "A few have managed
10 reach Germany. The Burgess Com
pauy has shipped al Least twenty-five
blplanes operated by Sturtcvant motors
the Thomas BrotheTs Of ithaca exported
! at least as many from July TO S.p;em'
be- and Glenn l.. Martin OF Los Angeles
sent about the same number abroad IN
! the same period. Russia II Italy have
bough, "A few American machines, and d
few have gone to Spain and Holland
Hui ,hc increase OF Enzland's air fee,
from American sources has been simply
tremendous.
81 believe" Mr.. Woodhouse said Yes
tcrday. '';hat there Uoud be No troubl.
At al iu crossing tn" Atlantic with the
super America. Generally speaking, II
Is unc-tlird Jaeger than the first Amer
lea. The latter Hyirg b,et had tvt
mu.urS OF 100 horsepower each. Thc
new one has two motors OF l6o horse
power each. For "a long voyage = could
aleo l- supplied with All auxiliary motor
Operating a water propeller. 80 that, il
anything happened to u" regular pro.
~,,cllcrs tho machine could descend ana
make good time through the ocean.