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yeloped, the committee said, but only
fifteen had been very recently COM
pleted and one shipped to France.
Another lighting machine, the
Bristol, is lighter and faster and Is
expected to attain speed Of 1876
miles per hour, to be used largely for
reconnaissance. Another type, a
defensive fighter, carries two man
and four machine guns, driven by
one Liberty motor.
"In addition to the American pro-
duction of engines and airplanes,"
the report continues, considerable
orders for combat airllanes and en-
gines were last summer placed with
European manufacturers and we
have furnished materials and me-
chanics for their construction"
Changing Liberty Motor.
Important changes made in the
Liberty motor within the last two
months, the report states, "will
make the motor serviceebIe for COM
bat planes of the defensive type and
for bombing and observation planes"
The motor, It says, bids fair to hold
its own with foreign motors of SINH
lar power, weight and purpose.
"The production of Liberty mo-
tors to date Is, of course, gravely dis
appointing. The testimony shows
that experts repeatedly warned off,
cials that perfecting Of a newly de-
signed motor must inevitably involve
many months of painstaking expert
ment. In spite Of the testimony
along this line government officials
IN charge have made the mistake of
leading the public to the belief that
many thousands Of these motors
would be completed In the spring Of
1915"
Recommendations for reorgani-
cation of the aircraft production ma
chinery follow:
Your committee believes that
production Of aircraft should be con-
trolled by one executive officer, ap-
pointed by the President and respon-
sponsible to him. He should be as
sisted by corps of the best aircraft
engineers and designers possible to
obtain, both European and American.
The matter Of production should
be taken out of the hands Of the sig
nal corps entirely and no man who
has any near or remote interest in a
company manufacturing airplanes or
engines should be permitted to act
as adviser or to be in authority.
"The committee believes it to be
its duty to point out that thus far no
broad plans looking to future de-
yelopment have been laid down by
the authorities. Warfare in the air
Is still In it's infancy and it is inevi-
table that rapid changes will take
place in engines and planes. It is
essential to our success that those in
charge of American aviation devel-
opment shall be constantly looking
ahead and devising plans for contin-
ued expansion of the program as we'll
as development of new types Of en-
gines and planes"
The Minority Report.
Senator Shepard's minority report,
presented late to-day and signed by
himself and Senator'S Myers, Of Mon
tana, and Kirby, Of Arkansas, declar-
ed they believe the majority report
does not show "a proper estimate Of
what is being accomplished or that
1t Is sufficiently complete to give an
accurate impression Of the facts"
Praising work of officials in charge
of the aviation program and declar-
ing that the Liberty motor is such a
demonstrated success that a large
number has been ordered by Eng
land, the minority report concluded:
"On the whole the record Of the
signal corps Is one of which every
American can be justly proud. In the
face Of unparalleled difficulty, it is
accomplishing an unparalleled task
with characteristic American energy,
capacity, patriotism and enthusiasm" I"
The minority report, citing the ar
rangement with France for produc-
ing battle planes, continues:
"As American aero squadrons
reach the front ready for duty, bat
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