The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-13
NEU1 AEROPLANE
ENGINE ACCEPTED
United States Government Announces
That II Is the Most Perfect En-
gine for the Purpose Yet
Invented.

Washington, d. c., Sept l3.-The Lib
erty motor, the airplane engine upon
which the United States is relying To
establish definite air supremacy over the
Germans over the battle fields of France
has passed It's final test and is com.
plete and gratifying success, Secretary
Baker announced yesterday.
Secretary Bakers statement follows:
"The United States aviation engine
has passed its final tests. They were
successful and gratifying. The new mo.
tor, designated by the signal service as
the Liberty motor is now the main re-
lance Of the United States in the rapid
production in large numbers of high
powered battle planes for service in the
war. In power, speed, serviceability and
minimum weight the new engine invites
comparison with the best that the Eu-
ropean war has produced.
Il regard the invention and rapid de-
velopment of this engine as one of the
really big accomplishments of the United
States since its entry into the war. The
engine was brought about through the
cooperation of more than score of en-
gineers who pooled their skill and trade
secrets in the war emergency, working
with the encouragement of the aircraft
production board, the war department
and the bureau of standards.
1.-TWO of the best engineers in the
country, who had never before seen each
other, were brought together at Wash
ington and the problem of producing an
all-American engine at the earliest pos
sible moment was presented to them.
Their first conference, on June 3, lasted
from afternoon until 2:30 o'clock in the
morning.
"These two engineers were fguratively
locked in room in Washington hotel |
and charged with the development of an
airplane motor for use by American avia- !
tions over the battle fields of Europe |
For five days neither man left the suite |
of rooms engaged for them. Consulting |
engineers and craftsmen from various |
sections of the country were brought to
Washington to assist them. The work |
in the drafting room proceeded contin-
uously day and night, Each of the two
engineers in immediate charge of motor
development alternately worked "a
hour shift.
"a remarkable American engine was
actually produced three weeks before any
model could have been brought from Eu
'ope. II was promised that this engine
would be developed before the Fourth of
Iuly, Twenty eight days after the draw
ngs were started the new engine was set
Ip This was on July 3.
Thirty days after the assembling of
he first engine preliminary tests iusti-
led the government in formally accept
ng the engine as the best aircraft en-
zine produced in any country The final
ests confirmed our faith in the new mo-
or in every degree.
Both the flying and altitude tests of
he new motor have been gratifying One
est was conducted at Pixies Peak, where
he United States aviation engine per-
ormed satisfactorily at this high alti-
ude. One of the engines, in an airplane, !
roke the American altitude record in a
ecent flying test.
while it is not deemed expedient to :
iscuss in detail the performances and
of the new motor, it may be :
aid that Standardization is chief fac
or in the development of the govern
rents motor Cylinders, pistons and :,
very part of the motor have been stand :
rdized. They may be produced rapidly
nd economically by great many fac
ories operating under government CON
acts. They may be as rapidly assem- =
led, either by these plants or at cen 8,
al assembly plant"