New-York tribune., 1919-02-23

The triplane is the largest Of any Allied
army planes, and, next to the Curtiss
triplane flying boat, is the largest tri-
plane ever built or flown.
The first Caproni bplane built in the
United States was flown for the first
time at Mineola, July a, 1918. 1t was
driven by three Liberty motors and
developed a speed of 100 miles an hour.
The biplane has a wing spread of rs
feet 9 inches and has total length of
II feet two inches. Its gross weight
is 1880 pounds.
Next to the Caproni the great British
Handley-Page aeroplane will be one of
the centers of attraction at the exposi-
tion. 1t is the super development of
this type of aircraft that the British
aeronautic experts are confident will
succeed in flying across the Atlantic
this year. The super -Handley- Page has
wing spread of 127 feet and length
of Ga feet inches. Its endurance has
! been reported as / 500 miles. This type
will not be on exhibition.
Handley-Page Built Here
hibited is the one built in this country
by the Standard Aircraft Corporation,
of Elizabeth, N. j. The super-model of
this type is the aircraft that the British
army would have bombed Berlin with
but for the armistice. 1t has a carry
ing capacity of 5000 pounds, with a
crew of six men, and was also armed
with eight machine guns.
The "All-American Bomber" de-
signed and constructed by the Glenn
L. Martin Company, of Cleveland, Ohio,
will a'so be on exhibition. This type
is declared to be best adapted to com
mercial aviation. 1t has already been
used for mails and passenger carrying
two Liberty motors. 1t has a wing
span of II feet inches, and length
of IA feet 10 inches. 1t has a gross
load of 1868 pounds. This machine
attalns speed of 118 miles an hour
and can climb 10000 feet in twenty
one minutes.
In the French exhibit there is also
a Breuet fitted with a Liberty motor.
1t is a two-seater and has a speed of
127 miles an hour at an altitude of
$500 feet, 1913 miles an hour at 10000
feet and 116 miles an hour at $4,000
feet.
Three German Machines
The trophy section will include three
German machines, if the ship carrying
them, now at sea, reaches port in time
on exhibit. OF these one is a Fokker
D r., the most advanced of all German
fighting machines. 1t was of this
type that the famous circus of Baron
Won Richtofen-Germany' greatest
aerial fghter-was composed. The
baron himself was flying Fokker
painted in the weirdest Of colors when
he was brought down in flames in
front of the American lines.
Tho Erar,cb oi1ctc ou11oI ho y,
squadron the "Tango Circus" because
every machine in it was painted in
fantastic colors. All the Allied avia-
tors, however had profound respect
for it, because of its great numerical
strength.
The Fokker succeeded the Albatross
as the leading German scout machine
because Of it's great climbing speed
and meneuvering ability. 1t is a one
scatter biplane fitted with 180-horse-
power Mercedes motor. 1t has a speed
OF 1f6 miles an hour at 1920 feet and
can climb $1,000 feet in twenty eight
minutes
The German Rumpler will also be
: exhibited. This is the type of ma
chine the Germans used for artillery
= cooperation and reconnaissance work
~ is two-seater, fitted with a 260-
J horsepower engine.
Postoffice Depa rtment Exhibit
: The postofhce Department has an
2 exhlbit showing the latest develop
ments IN the use OF aircraft for aerial
. mail services
! The commercial exhibitors embrace
, every manufacturer Of prominence in
, the country. The Dayton Wright Air
craft Corporation, which built the first
american de Haviland fighter, and is
ae present constructing the three
, scatter Honeymoon Express, will ex-