Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

, 'Irn IN me united states or else
whore Of any domestic or foreign
tyrc Of motor which viii help win
the war
FROM now on the Liberty motors
Will have TO stand On It's own merits
|lr rIu he used where Il can he
used 10 advantage. and our aviation
r,prrl0 wiIl no longer be halted by
awaiting IT'S further evolution and
possible eventual perfection.
u is probable that there are a
number NJ American types OF avia-
ton motors which have been devel-
oped and tested 10 a point where
they can speedily be put into guam
tiny production. one OF the most
Unbeatable results OF the Liberty
motor was 20 discourage The normal
incentive of American inventors
ana capital to go ahead with the
creation of rival motors, some one
N which would put this nation to
tho fore In this vitality important
war art Such men had no heart
"a enter in competition with the Of
fcially adopted and triumphantlY
vaun'ed Liberty motor That bar
rler 10 inventive ingenuity and me-.
chanical skin may now be consid-
cred as removed
In the meantime, as shall later
explain more fully. we are fortu-
rate in being able 10 obtain. In fact.
are already obtaining, n large and
steadily increasing supply Of foreign
tSpes OF motors Of the highest ex-
cellence and which are now being
manufactured in quantity, in whole
or in part right here in the United
States. Thus we already have at
our command types Of aviation mo-
tors which will help iii tho void
Six More Kinds Being Made.
Those who have assumed that we
were entirely dependent on the Lib
orty motor will be surprised and
encouraged to know that there Is
the highest authority for the state
ment that the United States govern
mint is now receiving six types Of
aviation motors exclusive Of the
Liberty. SO far as / can learn only
two Of these six additional types
are being delivered In quantity, viz.
the Curtiss and the Hispano- Suiza,
but II Is pleasing 10 know that four
others are actually in production
II even In small quantities They
Rre eaid to have successfully passed
the designing and experimental
stage, and II may he presumed that
the day is near when they can be
delivered in numbers sufficient to
Count
The Curtiss 20 X" engine is de
signed for the Curtiss plane, which
is intended not for war duty. but
more particularly for what Is known
As primary training purposes
These are OF relatively low power
and speed but are admirable for
the initial training use which gives
the aviator novice relative control
and confidence A much faster plane
is required for advanced training"
and It now seems certain that the
existing type Of Liberty motor will
not wholly serve this vital need, an
| unexpected and most unfortunate
development. but one which may be
overcome by the employment OF the
Hlspano Suiza and other motors
provided they can be built in SUI
l fcient quantities
Model Used In France.
| The Hispano- Suiza Spanish
Swiss) motor is Of the model most
generally used In France. where
seyenteen large manufacturing
plants are working night and day in
their construction The Wright
| Martin Aircraft corporation began
their production In the United states
under contracts with the French
government early in 1915 more than
| u AtdA bFibit We ItNldittl wal
against Germany II has completed |
FOR France 450 Of these motors AZ
the rate OF five hundred a month
which | consider the most encourag 2
| ing bit Of news vet announced con
| Cerning our aviation program
| This corporation has n contract !
| with the United States for the pro |
| ductlon OF three thousand motors OF |
500 horse power each, and will fab
rlcate them n huge plant which it !
has purchased in Long Island City. |
| Poth the $50 and 900 horse power |
| types are motors for fighting pur-
| poses, including pursuit, scouting |
! combat, battle, bombing and all !
! oi the duties which can be met only |
! by engines and planes which can |
| face the German foe on equal or |
| better terms
| We are also producing in this !
| country most of the parts Of the ia
| nous English engine the Rolls
| Eoyce, and there is reason to believe |
IJhat arrangements could be made !
| with the British government or the |
! manufacturers for the complete
| building and assembling OF this mo-
| tor tn the United States We are
! now setting none Of this product.
! There is also being manufactured |
/ In this country the Bugatti motor
The Doesenburg corporation is fill-
| ing large order OF these Bugatti
motors for the French government,
and ] am informed that deliveries
| have been made or can be made in
quantities 10 the United States
Concerning the positive identity
and manufacturing position Of the
other corporations declared to be
delivering motors I have no accur-
I !