Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-16
AMERICAN EXPERTS
FOR WAR PLANES
New Motor, Called as Good as
Type Used In Foreign Fighting
Machines, Breaks All Amer
can Altitude Records.

motor which In Ia furnish the
power for the thousands OF
aeroplnnes soon 10 he lying
over German lines aud German soil
has been designed. ita parts mnnufac-
turcd and assembled. aud IN the most
dificuli tests that could be devised by
engineering experts II has proved II.
self. IN the words of Secretary Baker.
"thr best mir craft engine produced Ia
nny country"
The new engine II the most remark
able industrial achievement IN Amer
lean history" said the secretary In
making formal announcement of the
motor which Il 10 make real the dream
Of 5000 or iOOOn American aero
planes Ia the contest Tor nit supremacy.
Has Passed Final Tests
Secretary BascrH statement follows:
The United States aviation engine
has passed its hnal tests. They were
successful aud gratifying The new
motor. dcsIgnnird by the slgnul service
as the liberty motor II now the mnin
rrlianrc II the United States IN the
rapid production In large numbers Of
n'sl, p""c'"' '"''' I'""c' WI ''',N'
In the war, IN power speed. service.
ability aud minimum weight the new
engine invites comparison with the best
that the European war has produced.
u regard ih. invention aud rnpid de-
Or tll la.
r,niIy bic ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of the Unit.
al ytntes sine, lis entry m the wur.
IN, .nRipe wns trourht ul,ou, through
IN, co.op.ratIon of more thnn N score
of ,urinecrs who poo,cd their skIll and
trade SECRETS IN ia. wur emergency.
workInr with IN. announcement OF
IN, nirrraf, urodnrtion bonri the war
d.r,,,m,n, and IN. bureau M stand.
.,t.
~rn. s,orv ~ ,he nro.luction of This
engine ia n rcmnrknblc one. Probably
,he war b,s n,o,Inrcd ma greater single
achI.,ernen,
"One az tho mrs, probIems which con.
f,,n,od tho war Jonor,men, nnl th,
.i,,,a,, nrni,.,Iou h,,rJ ,f,,r rho
do,l,,,,in,, n, hos,I,l,I.. v,s IN uro.
duee uur.kIy n depcndnhlc nylntlm mo.
i.r ,rwo courses wore oman one wns
% .,cour,,,c m.,uf,c,urrrS IN develon
,hctr ,,,n ,vn,.s ,bc ,tbcr IA hr,ns thc
h..t NJ, nh ,yuc. t,,ether and deyelou
A.. standard
NIL, elI uo.
rhr iccessl'y Tor sl"'ru ana luhl'y
production resulted ~ choicc of the
latter course ana u S'hhdnru motor oe'
rhnc our chglh'rrins "JrtNe'
Two oi 'hc hcs' engihcctS III 'he
country VINO hhu never pe'"re s'Fn
eacb other' were nroughi toge'her ~
washington. ana the propicih of pro
ducing an all American engine NJ ,he
earliest possible moment was pr'seh'"h
to them. Thelr hfs' conference on
June iastcd from hfterhooh uhti' %"
o'clock In the morning
These TWO engineers were hgurhtiye'
~ locked III room III washington
hoteI ana chargeu WIN the ueVe'op
mcnf of an airp'nhe mo'or Tor use py
American avin'ors over inc on't'ehe'oS
vi nurope
~" Ivy .,,,a ""os .a.ao"a [ %, % ,nan " cnn. @
shifting engineers and craftsmen from
varlous sections OF the country were
brourht 10 Washington TO assist them.
"Tbc work In thc drafting room pro.
ccc,,cd continuously day and night.
Eoch M tho two engineers IN immcdl.
atc cbnrpc OF motor DEVELOPMENT alter.
natelv worked twenty.four hour
sbIft
"An inspirlng feature OF this work
wns the aid rendered by consulting en-.
rinecrs and motor manufacturers who
raye M their trade secrets under the
emergency wnr needs Realylpg that
tho new design would be n government,
des,rn md no firm or Individual would
rom ae,0sb bcucflt becansc of IFS msk.
ing tho motor manufacturers never
tbelcss prnctically revealed their trade
secrets and made available trade proc.
cssca Of rrent commercial value. These