The sun., 1918-07-25
NEW COMBAT PLANE
ORDERED DIOR U. S.
rs. f. 5" to Succeed the Bris-
tOl, 200 Of Which Will Be
Strapped.
LAST FOUND DANGEROUS
10000 Liberty Motors Will Be
Rushed. Some for Use
i'm Tanks.
Sn.cinI D,snnfch 10 TIE srs.


WASHINGTON, July "A new type Of
combat plane. resembling the British
Spad. Is to be manufactured in the
United States for use in France. This
decision has been reached following fail
ure to make a success of the Brist oil
| fighter equipped with the Liberty motor.
| II was learned to-day.
The decision TO manufacture the nes
| fighter, known as the IS. f. s. marks
another change in policy. The bad fall
down in the attempt to make the light,
| fast Bristol fighter. designed for q $50
Hispana -Suiza motor, carry a Liberty
motor OF 400 rse-power, was followed
| by a decision to conhne American man
ufacture OF airplanes to training and
heavy bombing machines. This has been
| modified. and the IS. f.. 5" combat plane
! will be turned out at the Curtiss plant,
| Buffalo.
The new type OF fighter is to be
equipped with the Hispana- Suiza motor.
There will be no experimenting with It.
| The Bristol was 10 overloaded with en-
eine that the wing load was increa sed
from the safe figure OF IL pounds per
square foot to 90 pounds, This increase
in wing load With the terrific speed OF
| the fast fighter made u absolutely un-
| safe. The death of many American
| aviators in this country Is charged
aga inst this fact. Two hundred Bristol
machines and about 400 other types
built at the Curtiss plant will be
scrapped
| Maniac ure Of new De Haviland
| type OF bombing plane. the 20" to re-
place the manufacture Of the -" has
been decided upon also. Avlators have
said that the type ''3" is great i'm
provement over the 49,
l.
J parture from the "4' but an improve
| ment on Il. Orders have been issued
10 speed up construction OF the De
Haviland As" now being built and
then turn attention to the 80.
The Government is about to enter
into contracts for 60 ooo additional
Liberty motors. The failure OF the
Bristol fighter to make success
equipped with the heavy engine IL not
a criticism OF the motor, it was pointed
out to-day.
It has been decided 10 equip all
| American made tanks with the Liberty
! motor. II has been tested for this and
found acceptable.
The subcommittee OF the Senate
Military Committee is still struggling
with the report Of its investigations.
The committee has under consideration
whether to recommend Government pur-
| chase OF some factories or Federal con-
troll during the war.
II has been found one OF the largest
companies, the standard Aero Company.
VITA two plants in New Jersey. is
owned by Matsui Bros. Some members OF
the committee believe II mistaken
policy to permit any foreign Arm. even
though the members OF It are citizens
OF an allied nation. to he instrumental
in the production OF such a highly inn
portant part OF the nations war pro-
gramme.
| Acknowledgement Gregory and AS
sistant to the Attorney General Friar-
con left Washington to-day TO join for
mer Justice Hughes on an inspection
Of the airplane plants near New York
This will occupy them three days. Next
week Justice Hughes will visit the Cur
! tiss plant at Buffalo with the Attorney
| General and his assistant