Evening star., 1928-03-01

Wright which has been written for the
magazine the United State Air Serr-
ice. the inventor for the frs. time
makes statement TO explain why he
has sent tbs original Wright plane 20
the British Museum instead Of 70 the
smithsonian Institution. He says, in
part:
While Prof. Langley was secretary Of
the Smithsonian all Of the relations be-
tween that institution and ourselves
were friendly. At that time Wilbur
and were universally given credit not
only OF having made the first fight,
but fer having produced the first ma
chine capable OF fight. and for the
scientific research from which this
flrSt machine Sprang Our 1903 ma
cnine was based entirely on our own
scientiflc tables and none other. Lang
ley's published work In aerodynanics
consisted Of measurements Of air pres
sures on fiat surfaces only. BY an
entirely different method We had made
measurements OF a great number OF
cambered surfaces as well as OF fiat
surfaces. Our measurements Of nat
surfaces did not agree With those made
by Prof. Langley. Although We were
not able to use any Of Prof. Langley's
measurements. because We had found
them far from accurate. yet on every
occasion where opportunity was offered
We expressed our sincere appreciation
lor the inspiration and confidence
Prot. Langleys standing in the scien-
tiric world had given US when We were
starting.
After Prof. Lansley's death the at
tsiGde Of the Smithsonian began to
change. The institution began a subtle
campaign 10 take from us much OF the
credit then universally accorded US and
To bring this credit TO its former secre-
tary. Prof. Langley. Through some
clever and some absolutely false state
mentS il succeeded IN doing this with
people who were not acquainted with
the facts"
When Il Is conceded that Pro-. Lang
ley made valuable scientific research
Of the dyramics OF air pressure in lift-
ing inclined planes. it must also be
found that neither Langley Tor the
WrightS were the o-isinatorS .. that
Investigation and theory John String
tellow, in England had made expert
nen,S along that line Il. 1884. and
lawrence Harycave. al Australian. had
made a model fly short distance In
1891.
But even they were icailerS after
leonardo Ga Eluct, who wrote ex-
tenSiyely or the subject IN THE latter
part os the fifteenth century
In 1918 u very scientific paper was read
by Mr.. Henry Leffuer before the Frank
lin Institute. and It proved Sn valuable
;hat IL was published BY the Smithsc-
MAN Institution. Quoting Irom that
high authority:
than air. and this leads - the view
that II Will be BY the method they use
--~ namely, reaction u,>ON the air as a
material SuhSiaucs~~t(at true n;sht will
be obtained, This was IarsleyS view.
II would. however Ne inaccu-
rate IL claim for Langley absolute prs~
ority for the idea that heavies-than-
air machine can he made to 1y, TO
ttFilS Of al invention Is a simple naen-
TAI effort. and there are few ot the
great Inventions or discoveries II mod
ern times that canuct DC tcuad fcre~
>hadowed In The records ~ the past. A
Greek lN>et describes in set terms the
invention NJ submarine warfare. when
Sey.luS and his daughter exyert SWIM
merS, d,yed at the sides " Nerves.
Shis@, cat the u,onrins cables and thus
caused many ships 10 drsU tc their de-
SlrUction,
"Atnut the time d the discovery es
America that remarkable and versatile
genius, leonardo ia ViNct. wr,te an
ESSAY on the flight ot birds and referred
~ the possibility NJ human rt,ght, tSee
Na Esnct'S Note H,<,S translated BY
giwagd McCusdv ,sesN
Said Ia ViAcl. Remember that
vrur bird NhNald have nH cshey model
than that " the hat, h<SaaSr iIs mem.
hsaneS serve aS ar,sNr, ,T rather as
means nj binding together the psscsS "
It's arsulr pi$>sSt the bat
stud, It carefully and W. sAsS nsSNis,
,<0s>trs,ct the machlne The eiyd have
ieSes,es'd ought IL ee aels ey the hrlp
W the wtud IL rise ~ ssvat Nessne,
and this viii psVve us SasetN. Ssssce evea
IL slt the aerse revclati<atS Weye te be
tail II, It would still have time a. regain
Its e9utlsegmm, pr,,sidea the various
parts have a gseat lN.wer M fesiss'
ance
Even the champions et she tAngses
Nogk eg~dls the WrtShtS With the IN
.ent,nn " the equilibrium deNWeS Mr..
setfner, In his essay Unpublished by the
tnSt,tution. renlagkS NJ PVT, Langley,
Tie maae 4 study NJ the diShs N
hirvS. but his mgerenees aegS nSt cSN~
rect IN seine unIsTtant reSl'sesS, ana
while we may give hun ere<tW tur sci
entltle methNd II l. Ap9Arent that he
Thought NJ rather than thought ous'
The lsfneleIn NJ human night"
~ did iNa Ntnei tour centagtSs earlier
tNeessssaa tees, es es0 Y SNsAaal