The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-29
WATCH FOR AERO
PLANE EARLY
THIS MORNING
Lieutenant Swan will Fly Over City
And Perform Sensational Stunts
Between and 10 This
Morning

Wheeling and her neishhoring cities
will b. introduced To tho real up Ia date
aerial stunts this morning by Lieut. r..
&. Swan il 4 CurtisS bombing hl-nlanc
capable OF making d hundred miles an
hour.
Lieut.. Swan and mcchanician Sergeant
L. H. t.Eclkraut Of Wilbur Wright flying
field at Dayton are making trip to
1000 miles through the state of Ohio IN
the interest of the Var Savings Stamp
campaign and left Wright field Thurs
day morning staying over night in Col
unbuS.
They left Columbus yesterday after
noon at l:30 O'clock. flew over Newark.
whcr" they gave mn exhibition then flew
10 GAINESVILLE where they landed for gas
oline and oil. passed Cambridge and then
came to Bellairc arriving over Rclla!rc at
the altitude of 1000 feet where they ran
into heavy snow storm at $40 O'Clock.
The snow was quite thick and they had
to stunt all the way down dong two con-
tFccutive loops and side slipped Into
Schramm'S field just north Of the city
limits where they left the machine for
the night and came to this city for
hotel accomodatinns.
Lieut. Swan and Sergeant EEelkrau.
will go to Schramms field carly this
morning to so over their bus and look
over the engine which has not been be-
having very good. They expect to spend
about two hours in their work and Will
go UP at o'clock. II the engine sings
right and weather conditions are favor
able at 2000 feet, all Of the maneuvcrs
made by the aces will be gone through.
such as the Immelman turn. barrel rolls,
humble bee twists, tail spins. nose dives.
ICONS, side skipS and Skids-
The zoom is a continuation Of the nose
dive; as the plano comes nose first at
a terrific speed to the Garth and when
the onlookers think that it is going TO
bury its nose in the ground. a sharp
turn is made upward and before you
can say Jack Robinson the plane Is
shooting almost straight up in the air
at great height: this Is done to gain
altitude.
After these things are done for the
benefit Of the Bcllairc people. Lieut.
Swan will fly to Wheeling and over the
Island will 90 through the same moves
and If the engine is working perfect
and weather conditions ideal he viii
perform the unheard of stunt Of looping
the steel bridge: making a dash under
INC OTlQSc ana j COTQplelc circle OF Inc
structural work of the bridge and pass
ing under again This will only be done
if conditions arc perfect however.
The plane will then proceed TO Martins
Ferry where more stunts will be pulled
off above that city and winding its way
tporthward will 60 to the Following
places in order; Stcubcnville, East Ltv-
crpool, NV Lisbon. Salem. Alliance.
Canton and to New Philadelphia where
the night will be spent
The air plane used is an up to date
fighting machine. CuriSs bombing BIZ
plane. ]. y. s H. equipped with 169
horse power Eispano Suiza engine and
the wings have a spread Of SO feet.
Lieut.. Swan spoke enthusiastically
about tho future Of the air plane and
predicted thai in few years it would
b. used for commercial purposes rs we'll
as pleasure and deprecated the fact that
the United States was away behind IN
acronautics- He thought taking It all
in all. the Germans had the best mach
ines in the war but n number Of Amer1-
can models did not get a chance to dem
onStratc themselves.
The Liberty motor. said Lieut.. Swan.
did not got the proper tryout and in his
opinion 1t is as good as any motor
made in the world.