The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-01-11

,.,.,,.. -,ocbncs reconnaissance machines and
hatrlcplnncs each specialized type designed Tor
u specific duty Then, in class by themselves
there arc the hydroplancS writes Arthur benIns
ton in the New York World.
Bombing machines are the heavy artillery, the
condors the percherons, the bulldogs "t the AR
Reconnaissance machines are the Intelligence
service the carrier pigeons, the hunters the
pointers Of the air.
BattlepIance. which combine the duties OF light
cavalry and machinc-gun squads, are the swa
lows the thoroughbreds, the terriers, the wasps
of the air
You might as well ask me What kind of horse
] consider the finest" replied an Italian aviator
when asked for his opinion on the finest airplane.
"It all depends upon what service you want your
plane for For dropping bombs on cities there Is
nothing like our own CaprOni the finest climbers
! personally have encountered were German ma
chimes; the swiftest flyer up to date is the Italian
:. " A.; and think the Ausrians have the most
reliable hydroplanes
Of course this merely the aviators personal
opinion and il Is given here not at all because of
its value judgment ON the several makes OF
machines, but merely to illustrate the diversity OF
type and the wisdom Of not confusing the differ
ent types in ones mind.
For n bombing machine the primary require
ment il ability to carry n heavy load. Then in
order ~ importance. come: Medium speed $50 to
100 miles an hour) climbing power 03,OOO feeD;
defensive armament and radius of action from
30 to 100 miles. Load-carrylng power involves
strength of construction. great stability, and en-
gines that shall develop tremendous power aud
yet he as light az possible Types Of the bomb
ing machine are the italian Caproni the British
Handey Palmer. and the German Gotha g III
and Friederichshafen q. III.
The reconnaissance machine must have room
Cor nj least two persons-the pilot and the OBJ
eryer installation for wireless apparatus and
cameras for taking both still and moving pictures;
fuel capacity sufficient for three or four hours Of
flight: fairly high speed-say from 115 to 100
miles an hour-and ability to carry machine
gun with which to defend itself If attacked. The
camera installation makes great stability neces-
hary Types of this machine the Italian
pomilio s. V. A, and Savoia-Pomllio; the French
voisin and the German Brandenburg Albatross
g III and Aviatiks C Ill
Specd and climbing power are the essentials In
battlcplane. The latest types of this sort-thc
Italian 4. " A. and model Of Pomllio the
French Neuport and Spad, and the German Al
bntross n and AlbatrOss Bue-can carry only one
man, who acts pilot, observer and gunner.
Most of them have only gun, which is not
mounted swivel, but is an integral part Of
the engine itself, for, as Ii discharges its bullets
between the blades of propeller revolving so
rapidly that It cannot be seen Ii must be perfect
ly synchronzed with the motor otherwise II bullet
might strike blade of the propeller. These
machines are nothing but flying cannon. They
carry passenger no cameras, no bombs moth
ing except "A single operator and the ammunition
for the gun.
The difference between reconnaissance and bat
tleplaucs appear slight when set down in figures
hut then every fraction of an inch affects the
speed and stability of an airplane.
Some idea of the differences may be obtained
from the dimensions and these can be given onl!
opproximately except in one or two cases. 1t Is
of course impossible to describe our own Ameri
can planes so the comparisons that follow ar
based on foreign machines.
one of the smallest of the batueplanes is
NOW pomilio which has not yet been tested /
America American representatives, of the Ansa
do company of Genoa which makes the ). '. A.
another very small one-declne to make It's q
mensions public ut present but Capt Alessahur
pomiiio designer of the machines that bear III
name has no objection to II being stated mat III
ponilio which flew from Fortress Monroe
Nineola and which scared over New York on LII
crty Loan day has wing spread OF approximate
" rs feet This however. is "A RECONNAISSANCE
machine The one that Is coming Is battlepiaf
and its wings have spread OF only iracu'
over 30 feet. Both these Pomilio machines nav
exactly the same motor, 2UN horsepower lsel'
Erosrhini but the greater size OF the one airea'
here enables II to carry passenger and camera
,vbiJo tho smaller one can carry only one ma
Tho reconnaissance Pomlio makes l2O mics
bour. n scout is said To have made on tests
Italy 100 miles an hour.
So far as official tests are known, the . "
holds the record for speed. This is the mach'i
that made the sensational flight from turin
pn,. cne miles In two hours and fifty minute
.varopipc 1908 miles an hour. The french Me
mort machines are unoficially reported To ha'
made as high rs 175 miles an hour.
The dimensions of the German Aibatross IL
are known exacty. having been pubiisheu py
Tr.,cb military authorities after measurement
90, Foot tts fuselage is 236 feet long; its spec
and II can climb to Is. $50 zee