New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
The Langley, Equipped
With a Liberty Motors,
Makes Successful Flight
Attains a Speed of
80 Miles an Hour
Immense Machine Christen-
ed by Mrs. H. B. Mingle
Before Allied Officials

ELIZABETH, n. J., July with
its four Liberty motors working as
one, the giant Handlcy Paige bombing
plane was successfully launched this
afternoon at the aviation field Of the
Standard Aircraft Corporation, in the
presence Of Assistant Secretary of
War Crowell, John D. Ryan, Director
OF Aircraft Production: Senator Ere
linghuysen, of New Jersey, and many
others Altogether there were 10000
persons present
The gigantic Bird measuring $50
feet across its wings, made such 8
successful flight that Mr. Ryan init
mated that the craft, which was chris
Langley, father of aeronautics in
America, might attempt n flight across
the Atlantic
Christened by Mrs Harry B. Mingle,
who broke a bottle Of champagne
across the uprights, the Langley took
to the air like bird l. carried Colonel
William Semphill, of the Royal Air
Force, who directed its flight; Y P
Darkins, of the Handley-Page COM
pany' Captain Z. T Waller, of Toronto
the observer, who is only twenty-five
Years old; General e S Henley, di-
rector of the British air mission in the
United States, and two movie camera
men
High over the field in graceful
sweeps few the craft, the roar of its
engines mingling with the strains of
the Star Spangled Banner Then it
darted away toward Elizabeth and, en-
circling the city, celebrated its success
with several nose dives as it sped along
a, ro+ Of
The Langley has a lifting capacity
of 5000 pounds of bombs and crew
of four men With little other freight
1t Is capable Of carrying from twenty
to twenty-five passengers A fleet Of
them it is declared, if they escaped
hostile aircraft guns, could quickly IT.
Cuce Berlin to ruins
Each of the four Liberty motors IS
capable of developing 400 horsepower
York OF the Fourth of July has only
three Of these motors
The Langley is not designed for
speed as much as it is for lifting
power and endurance in flight 1t has
been asserted that fleet of 10000 such
planes can be built By May l. 1919
General Branker. of the British air
mission came to the field from Mn
cola in biplane- He made a SUCCESS
LII l0iN1llS Oi lliE ltllOu uSlO-
John D. Ryan aroused the throng
when he said that the fight of the
-'Langley7 was only the beginning of
the enlargement of aircraft produc-
ton He said that the success was
largely due to his predecessors Thou
sands of these machines airs on their
way" he said.
The aircraft Industry" continued
Mr.. Ryan, "is the question of engine
ability. and l wish to say for Your in
formation that the production of LIB
erty motors during May and June was
greater than the entire output in Eng
land during 1915. Our aircraft pro
Era1nme is gaining daily.
"A new means of taking t1henn over
has been found continued MI Ryan,
land they possibly may fly over"
This is the first time that the Stand
ard officials have allowed it to be Off
cially stated that the Langley might
attempt the flight across the Atlantic
John Langley, Il nephew of Professor
Langley, spoke Of his uncle's efforts to
perfect the aerial instrument of war
fare.
Assistant Secretary Crowel1. repre-
senting Secretary Of War Baker. in
warning against overcunfi dence said.
ut is overconfdence that leads to
trouble. Germany had it, the British
had it, and America must not get it.
eve have reached position where
the power of the United States is
being felt Just before coming here
saw the majestic Vaterland lying in
her dock, capable of taking 10000
troops aboard at one time This was
specimen of German overconfidence
They thought Yankee boys could not
run her. If they only knew how many
trips the ship has made since she was
left for us and her crew internec
oVercontidencc would take big drop
Mr.. Crowell said that America is pre-.
pairing for three more years of war
He declared it was his personal opinion
the way would be over much sooner.
Sir Henry Fowler. Of the British Al,
Ministry, Endorsed the Liberty motors
He said his government had ordered
him to get all the Liberty motors pos
slble for English planes. He declared
that England intends to discard all
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