Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

| The senior Berlner spent much time
and money on the development of IA
| helicopter or a vertically rising air
| craft, which later was turned over to
| the son, who, in turn. made marked
| progress. Further experiments on
| this type of aircraft have been set
aside temporarily, not only by Mr..
| Berliner, but other persons believing
| in the future of the heicopter, be-
cause commercial and military avia-
ton have offered no encouragement
or place for this type as yet.
The young inventor by no means
has abandoned his hopes of some day
building a helicopter that will shoot
up into the air vertically, fly away as
the aircraft of today and then perhaps
land on the roof of house or build
ing.
The monoplane, together with the
other craft that Mr.. Berliner hopes to
add 70 his holdings, will be licensed,
registered and inspected in accordance
with the regulations of the Depart
ment of Commences aeronautics
branch. The monoplane, which now
bears the designation "SCM-2," mean
ing semi-cantilever monoplane and the
second of this type, has a fuselage
framework of steel tubing, similar to
cruise for seven hours on one charge
of fuel.
Has 10O-Mile Speed.
1t has a high speed of over 100
miles an hour, and has been landed at
the minimum flying speed of 80 miles
per hour. 1t has good climbing ability
and has demonstrated this by getting
out of small fields with no difficulty.
The high-lift wing, on the same prin'
ciple as used in the Fokker monoplane
that flew over the North Pole, like
wise offers the same advantages with
respect to stalling. Instead of falling
off into a side slip or a tail spin when
stalled in flight, the plane settles
downward picks up speed again and
then is brought onto horizontal flight
by the pilot.
At present, Mr.. Berliner has four
mechanics and two pilots assisting
him. Three of the mechanics, j. l..
Simmons, w. T. Queen and w. S.
Mills, aided his father in aircraft ex-
periments, and the fourth, l.. NJ. Peter
son, formerly in naval aviation. ac-
companied the Macmillan Arctic ex-
pedition to northern Greenland. Low
ell II. Harding. a former Army war
pilot, will be pilot and flight operating
manager, and Herbert Fahy, also a
former Army airman, will serve as
pilot, too. Simmons has been expert
menting with airplane ands propeller
construction since 1908.
Graduate of Tech High.
| Mr.. Berliner was born in Washing
| ton, was graduated from Mckinley
Manual Training School, and from
there went to Cornell University. Upon
completion of his training there. he
took course in mechanical engineer
ing at Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology and was graduated in 1917
with the degree Of bachelor of science.
He worked for year as a mechanic
in the shops of the Curtiss Aeroplane
& Motor Co and then joined his father
In the airplane and helicopter expert
ments at College Park, subsequently
acquiring the entire undertaking when
the senior Berliner withdrew.
In order to drive home the advan-
tages Of civil and commercial flying
to all interests in the District, Mr..
Berliner said he will be prepared to
| undertake any and all types of flying,
both of local and long-distance char
acter.