The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-07-30

Without Stop at Maximum Speed Of
100 Miles an Hour-Regular All
Lines Across Atlantic After WaI
Predicted.
1t is within the memory Of high
school boys and girls of Dayton, O.,
that Wilbur and Orville Wright were
, contemptuously referred to by their
thrifty, Industrious neighbors us "those
two no account boys" For the Wright
brothers passed the bright days Of
spring and summer fiat on their backs
IN orchards and woodlands making no
EFFORT in life beyond watching little
birds as they few from tree to tree.
The Wright boys didn't amount to
much fifteen years ago, except in their
own estimation.
| And today, among other wonderful
things resulting directly from the fact
mat the Wright brothers invented
nying machine that would fly, the Unit
cd States post Office department has
perfected plans for carrying mail by
airplane between the cities of Wssh-
ington, Philadelphia and New York.
A feature Of the contract the aerial
mall carriers will have to obey stands
out as direct development Of the
world war, the greatest advancement
OF which, next to the establishment
OF the superiority of Hun barbarity, ID
Improvement of the airplane. This
feature is that every airplane must
carry 300 pounds of mail distance
OF not less than 200 miles without stop
andtat maximum speed of 100 miles
an hour. Forty miles an hour faster
than mile minute!
Routes to Be Permanent.
The post Office department insists
the routes are to be permanent, the
confident announcement that 1T is no
experiment" having been officially
made. Bids have been called for by
the department for five airplanes for
this air line mail route. Truly, 1t Is a
time of wonderful and amazing prog
ress.
Speed and higher percentage of
safety are the two salient points Of
advancement in aviation for which
Mars takes credit. -
Safety first" is Dayton slogan in
all industry. It was natural that Or
vile Wright who survives his brother,
Wilbur, should turn his attention to
making the product of their genius as
SAFE as might be. He worked out a
stabilizer that, operating automatic
ally, kept the machine, under ordinary
circumstances, on what might be called
an even keel. Also he helped to bal
ance the weight of the machine to bet
ter advantage.
An ingenious method of airplan0
was adopted, and It Is in
teresting to observe how 1t dovetails
into human psychology, If one might
call 1t that. To drive an airplane, the
flyer follows directions that fit i'm with
what easily are the natural impulses
Of the body.
For instance for higher altitude, the
flyer pulls the steering wheel toward
his breast This is leaning back
ward which points the toes of the hy-
sr and the nose Of the machine up-
ward. To descend the wheel is thrust
way from the flyer. And this is
Gaming forward which inclines the
eet of the flyer and the nose Of the
Machine toward the earth. Steering to
eft or right is done with the feet
'laced upon rests beside the steering
'ost. and warping of the planes for
banking" Is effected by turning the
teering wheel to the left when steer
ng the plane to the left and to the
light In vice versa fashion.
Increased lifting power is another
7ar development of the airplane. Ar
lament was necessary on the battle
ronts and heavy machine guns were
lounted on planes designed for fight
lg. And the plane had to carry
ilot and an observer, which increased
le size of the plane beyond that used
,r years in exhibitions, though the
ane that could carry one or two mas.
myers has been in existence for some
me.
The most wonderful development in
lis direction Is seen in the achieve.
ents of the Caproni brothers. Italian
rplane builders, who have turned out
achines that would carry as many
80 passengers.
Air Lines Across Atlantic.
They predict that, after the war
eat strides will be made in airplane
Hiding for commercial purposes. Reg.
ar air lines across the Atlantic, thew
Y, actually will be established and
lntained.
Next to the Wrights, the Cannon,
others have done more it is claim.
!, in the development of the airnlane
nm anybody else interested In tho
entifict problems presented.
For the present the chief interest in
nerica in aviation is the strides made
the war department In trainine
,usands of civilians for war work
the air, and the production of tba
nous Liberty motor, holding the
nposite idea of the best engineering
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