The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13
Type of Martin aeroplane. go horsepower, used by the army

and they are the main stays of the
British aeroplane raids.
The newest Americas hat England
is getting are equipped with two Cur
tiss motors actually developing ?6
horsepower each. This is a total ,.
% more horsepower than the original
Wanamaker machine. Like the first
America these new machines lave two
propel,ers and an enclosed cabin for
the aviator and his mechanic.
They are also building some Of the
small. regular size flying boats for
foreign shipment at the Curt!ss plaat,
but the large majority of aerop.ancs
on the assembling fioor were tractor
biplines. almost identical! with the ma
chine required by the United States
army in the latest specifications issued
by the War Department.
These machines are pulled through
the air with a tractor screw in IRON
instead of a propeller behind. The
enclosed fuselage contains two seats
arranged in tandem. n for the pilot
and one for the observer. The ma
chine is equipped with dual cont:ol so
that II the pilot is Injured the observer
can take the wheel. Latest military
requirements for nearly all countries
consider this type the ideal aeroplane
for scouting. 1t is a fast climber and
has a speed range of from forty to
nearly eighty miles an hour
The objection to the tractor aero
plane is that it is impossible to mount
a gun on the nose or to fire from the
observers seat at an enemy ahead or
the aeropiane on account Of the re-
volying factor screw. For this reason
, II is understood that foreign uurern-
ments now in the war are in the mar
ket for some aeroplanes of the pusher
type propeller behind the wing Sec
ton.
In a., Of these machines, the big
transatlantic type included, the puf-
chasing countries are demanding in
Interchangeable parts; that is, any one
part of a certain type ae:opIane must
he made so that it will fl Into any
other aeroplane of that type.
Mr.. Curtiss was located AT last in
an office in a new building devoted ex-
clusively to offices n drauGhtlng
rooms.
eft is our understanding with those
for whom we are building machines
Mr. Curtiss said, that we viii not
give ou, information either as to the
number OF machines produced or az
10 where they are being shipped.
can say this though, that In ten
months we have increased ~ work
ing force from $50 men to about 1000
men.
I'VE needed the entire plant NJ
Hammondsport for building aeronau-
teal motors, so we moved the aero
pIane factory to the Niagara street
address here in Buffalo. We soon out
grew that place, so we turned that
over to the metal workers entirely
and built these two buildings on
churchill street. Since that we have
added two new buildings for the motor
works at Hammondsport, and we are
building an addition on the assembling
plant here for applying dope to the
wing coverings -.
1--WE could use more men II we could
ve, them. that is. more men skilled
in this particular line, but we cannot
get them. We are training men VI
as fast as we can, but that taxes
time"
II was learned from an unquestion'
able source that this plant Is turninG
out one aeroplane for the allied armies
every working day, and that this rat
OF output Is being rapidly increased
There are not only the two Buffalo
factories and the motor plant In Ham
mondsport already mentioned. hui TN
Curtlss company has taken over a boa
building concern In Tonawanda, wher'
the flying boat hulls and the pontoon
for hydroaeroplanes are built.
They are building a factory in To
ronto which will manufacture com
plete aeroplanes for Canada's aviation