South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-08
DAYTONA TO HOLD
AIR GLIDING MEET
.Orville Wright and Glenn Cur.
It's to Cooperate Hundred
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DAYTONA, Fla. Dec THE
! first international air gliding and
soaring meet TO be held in America
will take place the latter part of
January at Daytona Beach and Sea-
+ breeze
This announcement was made by
( the Daytona Chamber Of Commerce
/ following an invitation to the Aero
Science club Of America 10 hold the
meet here, which has been accepted.
With the invitation TO the club to
hold the meet here, the Chamber Of
! Commerce also made an offer Of
$1,000 in prize money.
Stanley Yale Beach. secretary OF
the club, announced that Orville
/ Wright and Glenn H. Curtis would
! cooperate in the event and that at
least 100 flyers would compete.
Glenn Curtis recently successful
/ ~ rose in a glider from the water.
When Hentzen. a young German
| student made a continuous flight
/ of 3 hours and 10 minutes in a mo-
torless plane, authorities on aviation
began to realize that something in
the way of a revolution had dawned
! in the science of airplane construc-
ton and control. For a number Of
years the attention Of airplane man
ufacturers and operators had center
/ ed largely on the motor. relying on
/ its power 10 Offset any lack in plane
! construction and pilotage.
Germans Successful
The Germans have added 10 their
original success in gliding flight by
} building planes equipped with two
and six-horsepower motors that
have made the flight over a speci-
fed route of % miles or more and
, more recently have constructed a
glider that rose from the water and
flew for several minutes without
being towed.
The importance that has been at
tached TO these feats In motorIess
/ plane construction and operation j.
seen in the fact that last August
an international gliding and soar
ing competition was held In France
in which representatives Of several
nations participated. This meet
was followed by $1,000 prize COM
petition held i'm England in Octo-
Der during which Capt. Raynam. an
! English aviator flew for hour and
/ 50 minutes in a mOtorless plane. The
London Daily Mail announced a
/ $4,000 contest for next year.
Oncr 81 900 Prize.
! DEWITT V. Hutchings. Of River
side. Calf has offered a prize OF
$4,000 10 the glider pilot breakins
Z the record OF hours and 10 min
utes set by Hentzen
The suggestion to hold the glider
I meet here which first came from
Stanley Yale Beach. was placed be-
fore the Chamber OF Commerce by
the Daytoua Daily News.
IN its action Daytona has attract
ed the attention Of those interested
! in this sport-sclent.sts and thou
"a nds OF tourists who Will attend
the exhibition
/ Considering the great Importance
! attached By experts to the science
and sport Of gliding and soaring in
motorless planes and the great in
/ terest shown all over the world by
this unexpected development In avis-
ton. the people Of this section and
! those from the north who spend
their winters here are highly pleas
ed with the prospect Of the meet
Preparations on broad scale are
under way for the meet Some OF
the planes specially constructed by
the Aero club are already on the
grounds and are undergoing test
/ flights.