Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-07


PHILADELPHIA sept. i-Travcl.
INK forty miles an hour faster than
any human being had ever moved Eu'
dulph liohlfs IN several secret test
flights al Roosevelt Field l. l., has
made 2s0.miles AN hour Ia s. l.. j.
CnN'A "TcXas Wildcat" one If the Tex.
ans three citrics In the Gordon Ben.
nett Gun rae, a. bc held September
- In iar!s. The plane win act as
the American contender In the event.
The "hahy" plane. with Its ircmen
dous 400 horsepower engine litt rly
tore through space In the final Try.
outs two days before shipment a.
France this week an the army trans
port pocohontas.
MIR Rohlfs and the designers u
the machines believe they VIII make
approximately 400 miles an hour Ia
the actual racc," Nh. 5. y. j. Cox. H.
nancier and builder II the bullet
planes declared after the tests.
l.rhlis sdys that he had the motor
running ut hut half it, maximum
speed a. he feared the WINS would
O., tom oft du,. L. IN, great speed.
This means that Win ih" shorter
wings. iu io uscd Ia the rac" possibly
already remarkable record u the mo
ter Is run al full speed.
"if this proves to be- true the Cor
don Bennett cup Nill L., brought back
in america to stay 49, no other ns.
chine has nearly approached this
speed and II ~ doubtful Il amy de'
vclopcd for this contest viii do so"
d" continued.
Cox II president e the General on
Company 81 Texas lie has two en-
tries In the race one the Texas Wis
cat ~ his Eamc and the Cactus Kit
ten" Ia the name of Mrs Cox. Thu
latter sup, ~ iscd tn. dcsignins md en-
tire construction ~ the machines and
IL tn, first woman Ia ever enter u
machiu" IN this international speed
contest
The Texas wndclt' has inauy 70.
markahle features inpn,atcd Tor lilo
cup race Tho most rrm'rknhlc n tho
t2cylindcr. iae horsepower motor.
THIS puwrr plant ~ expected 10 piUNs
'hc enc drctiiur f,cinr In ~" contest
its pnwcr weight ratio ~ lower than
any other aerial engine The motor
~ alsn compact aud presents la SIR
face in flight than any engine - hall
~ horsepower.
The machine is but % feet frnm ~
ia tip and % feet IN lrugih Such ~
m"nsions have been held out ~ qucr'
iiun on y plane. 81 such tremendous
powcr. The propeller q "a third ~
lung NJ The spread Il the planes ana
over u fout thick ~ the hub.
Considerable trouble was Vvpcri
cur-d IN taking 'lf and landing, n
being necessary g. attain a speed ~
more than Too miles an hour before
the machine would l,7vc the rround
In landing Il was found ihsi The r''ic
must DE- travelling az least 80 mi'cs an
hour 10 sustain IL Until The Wheels
could safely touch the glounc
Such great landing speed rcccssl.
iatcd the sudden stopping = the IA,
chine 20. Few Goldr could BE- io"nd
large enough and level enough 20 p"r.
init N plane a. gr1duaiiy 7uac 90
halt Several Wp"~ = pefinl brakes
were 'Np'riu,utcl with hat mi" go
'uutri,uurr has proven practical. Tin'
consists 81 q small parachute willie
IN hight D. retained o. the fusel1re q
tho p,anr. under the cfu,as .ycrirp
on landing long 40 ls f"~n ~ 49,
cloth and the parachute ierkcd out.
- tNf wv - u zee UNIV NNl o 3
comes 90 "a halt
Mr.. ANA Mrs Cox have devoted tha
cnfirg past month 20 pushing cunsirrr.
iio, fffh,. sneed ships that thrv might
ha ready on h. date set fpr ti.ir an =
n,crt a. Europe The entire perstit.
mol II tho Curtiss Airp'ane Company
has been 90 ihcir diT,ns1l rvp.ti.
mentf and the construction ~ the two
plsrcs entered IN the races. ih,rt
fnr u.s. In a. cmrrgcnrv and n fOur't
built n spare parts hrs alroldy 70;
NJ CpS more thar quarter - "a nj.
lien dollars
Tho Cox entries have boon made IN
the nam. = the Aero clnh ~ TaN4s
~ which De- 10 Vic, president. rcpiV
s.n'irg as wen a. the Aero club -
Amerira
Tho planes are now on their wav g.
Tauur md immsdiptclv unon their -
fita' 20 The nirdrur,. near raris wil
D.. 80 up and TIE tcs; flights con
'iruri hv EHh'fs aud Citrcrce CH0u'hs
'he pilots Who viii dr.vr in ~" crr
contest rnhlfs d. known ns 'hc host
''rplans uilUi bon Nu,rt1 W. ho'is
M, worlds uffi,al sn 80 rrrurd - 'f'
miles an hour AND for snnlc month
bold the altitude rrocrd having
climbed over %. 600 feet AZ Minenia
last fall This record was later brn',.
On hv Major Shroo,lci another pilot
enier,d IN 'hc cup race
1'he two pi'Hs have sailed wilt
ff..U. A. -