The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
AVIATION'S BIG ADVANCE
IN 1915 DUE TO THE WAR
Orders Flood the Plants of the United States, Which
Is Now the Worlds Leading Manufacturer
of Machines and Parts.

IVA kht' INV lts
been exemplified by tho belligerent
Powers. In Germany's Zeppelin raLda
over the coast and heart of England, I'm
tho $50 mile trips of the French aero
planes which dropped bombs on the
German chemical works In BavsIia, am
In the daily work of tho niers over the
trenches. which has won for the set
vice the sobriquet Of "the eyes OF the
army
&i,OOO,OOO A~gninst s2OO,OOO.O
In the UIated states practically all
the Government has done has been
through the appropriation OF st.00O.OUu
left for aviation he tho last Congress
For purposes of comparison 1t may h
added that the European Powers have
spent 500, Ov0, 600 and appropriated
$500. O0O, 600 more for aviation in the
last three years. Last April the Navy
Department announced that n contract
had been awarded FOR the construction
OF three hydroacroplancs at s11 .00o each.
the first contract Of the sort ever made
In this country. In October II Aaa an
nounced that the Washington Navy
Yard was about to begin work on one
aeroplane similar TO the biggest in use
abroad.
A contract has Also been awarded for
the construction Of 4 dirigiblc, OF me
old non-rigid type, t37 feet long. TO the
,clllet1l'ut AIT 'idll company VI sNtN
Maven for Si5.G36. The machine was
to have been delivered lay October I. A.
present IL II not known whether worN
has ever been started On " or not. II
April tho old wa dirigible. built sever
years ago by Capt. Thomas =. BALDWIN
for IS. 900 and the only one this country
ever owned, was condemned TO be sol.
ne Junk.
Last November the Naval Advisor
Board. OF wfrh Thomas \. Edison IL the
head, organized AMI formed a commit
tee OF aeronautics with Henry 4. Wis.
Wood. president Of the American So
ciety OF Aeronautic Engineers. as chali-
man and a membership composed o.
Howard T.. Colin, Elmer 4. Sperry.
L. G.. Hewitt. ADdrcw l.. Rikcr, N v
Sellers and A. g. Webster. on Dcccm-
Der % Mr.. Wood Resigned from the com.
rnittee. declaring that he lid SO because
Secretary Daniels had ignored the SUI
gcstions OF the committee. refused 70
make them public and shown himself
in favor OF "a totally Inadequate aeria.
defence.
The Aero Club of America had pre-
~v!ously. a. early Is May. Announced
Itself as disguised with the small amour;
provided by the iast Congress for av!n-
tion, and started a public fund, siinilar
To those of France and Germany IN
1912 with which TO supply the NItiOuJ'
Guard Of the various States with avia-
ton sections. Already a Curtiss flying
boat has been given to the First Ba'.
TALON. Naval Militia, y. Y. y G., anil
sl2.e50 mas been provided FOR a dcta y
ment for the Signal Corps The militia
OF Wisconsin has received a boa
Forty-three States have begun funds r.
buy equipment. TO which the club con-
tributes. and Il il intended to continue
until every state has an aviation corp
"
4 plan to establish a chain of acr
radio stations all along the Atlani.c co.'s
FOR national defence has been started
Forty-three stations, loo mile apart
will he needed, the entire cost hciu"
$500. 900. Portland, Me. has alrcaa
started 70 establish the first l.uh in ~
chain and ten other States are consider
Ing similar action.
The past year has been an uucyentFH'
one IN the matter Of records, Pra0t
cally every Europcau aviator, and
lumber Of Americans, too. are IN th"
army service abroad. 1t Is prubah'.
that many worlds rec"rds have bee
broken in the var flights. but II a.
new marks have been set they are, -
course. not official. In this count
Lieut. BYRON G. Jones. L. : \, broke
the worlds record for endurance" st Si'
Diego on March -. remaining alof' NJ
two passengers for seven hours and nv
minutes. Lieut. j. l.. Clrberry. L :. \
broke the American record for altitude
with one passenger at San Diego, ris.rT
10 II $50 foot. on August 10 at Buff
Raymond V. Morris broke the America
record for altitude with two passengers
reaching SOFA feet and beating the mark
set BY Steve Msgordou on june - o.
6,496 feet. The same day Morris brIl,
the American record by carrying thtr~
uaSSDuEnrS M 40, Feet.