The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-06
Art Smith Makes Trial Flight in
Longren Machine.
Does Tail-Spins, Loops and
Many Other Stunts.
PLAN HEADQUARTERS HERE
Success of New Type of Plane Is
Proven.
Pat McCarty of Moving Picture
Fame InspectS Plant.

The initial flight of the new 500
pound Longren airplane was made at
the Longren field this afternoon.
Art Smith, the aviator who succeed
ed Beachy at the Panama Pacific ex-
position, drove the machine in its trial
flight
Smith made the take-away in fifty
yards clearing a pond of water in a
perfect ascent. He was up fifteen
minutes, putting the ''flivver' thru
the tail-spin, loops and other stunts,
after which he landed perfectly.
The plane is a new type~built by
the Longren Airplane corporation.
The wings fold to the side of the ship.
When folded the machine measures
only feet 8 inches in width. Z feet
in height, and 19 feet in length. 1t
can be put in the garage. usually sbuilt
, for a Ford car.
1t is believed by the manufacturers
that the new flivver plane will make
| Topeka the Ford headquarters of the
air in the United States. The success
of the new type of machine was
proved in the flight this afternoon.
Pat McCarty Visits Topeka.
Smith and his partner, Pat Nc
Carty, who was seen in Topeka last
winter in the feature movie. "Go and
Get 1t" at the Grand theater. are en-
tered in the interstate air meet at
Concordia, which takes place on Aug
ust IL, IL and 13. They came here
from Concordia Friday and aside from
a few exhibition flights for the people
of Topeka. have spent the day in in
specting the Longren plant in Oak
land.
In the last three months McCarty
and Smith, as a flying team. wor
| twelve cups in three meets. That was
| all but one, and they didn't go after
| it. They make all the meets in the
country.
While he has a stunt record that
excels any other aviator in the United
States. McCarty says that he is goinf
! into the commercial flying game with
/ the purpose of furthering it's Interests
| as speedily as possible. The dare.
devil stunts will only he used to draw
| the crowd and arouse interest. HI
/ has covered 100 miles in the arctic
circle in the last year. He has beer
! in civil flying all over Europe, England
and the orient. and has made a stud,
! of it. From his experience he is capa
BILE of giving to the flying in thi
country some of the speeding up tina
it needs to put it on a par with tina
! of Europe. It is now far behind, HI
says.
Many Fancy Stunts.
/ McCarty and Smith are the only
team that will land out of a loop, o.
will land with a man on the tail of tht
| ship. Smith is the only man tina
! barrel-rolls and tail-spins with maj
! standing on the tip of the top wing
| McCarty does the stunt and also land
standing on his head on the wing o
! the plane. He does the single, double
and triple parachute drop. All thes'
! stunts and more will be put on at th'
| meet at Concordia next week. Lee
! lures are to be given free to thos'
! interested in the promotion of civi
aviation by A. K. Longren of Topeka
and George Benn, of Grand Rapids
| Neb.
THE new Longren airplane is on
| of the most completely finished
stable; safe, and efficient machines OF
the market the present time" saiC
Smith after the flight today. 'Th'
plant is the most up-to-dae airplant
1 factory in the west