Evening star., 1928-12-09
AMELIA EARHART,
Who was successful in her transatlantic fight.

using several hundred aerofoils; they
also measured the center Of pressure
on several of these. The system OF
ailplane control in the original Wright
patent was completed about this time.
In 1908 the Wrights made a success
full trial with their otor-driven plane
and continued experiments with power
machines in a field near Dayton, Ohio,
for several years more.
From 1905 to 1907 they developed
the four-cylinder vertical engine used
on Wright model "B, which interested
the War Department. In 1908 they
tested the machine on contract with
the United States Government at Fort
Myer. Va, and there made the first
flight of one hours duration. A series
of brilliant flights in their white ship
terminated with. an accident which
vile.
Meantime European powers became
intensely interested in the Wright
flights and extended persuasive invita-
tions to display their machine on the
Continent Wilbur preceded his
Orville They aStounded the French,
English, Belgians, Italians and Span
iards with their Yankee ingenuity and
prowess. Royalty and the common
people courted their acquaintance.
Orville returned to America and COM
pleted tests for our Government in
July, then returned to Europe and flew
with his brother for several months IN
Germany.
From 1910 to 1915 Orville designed
and tested airplanes and gave much
attention to the automatic stabilizer
President Wilson appointed him a
member of the National Advisory Com
nittee for Aeronautics.
At present Mr. Wright and his fam
| ily live in beautiful colonial mansion
| in DAYTON. His residence in Dayton
was responsible for the Arnny's decision
! to locate its principal aeronautical ex-
| perimental station there. Many Amer1-
can aviators are acquainted with the
work of these experimental laborato-
ries. The regulation Army parachute
which has at this writing saved the
lives of 106 persons was perfected on
the field named after Wilbur Wright.
The chairman of the American dele
CATION, william F. Whiting, Secretary
of Commerce, was born in Holyoke,
, Mass, in 1864. and was graduated from
Amherst in 1886. He was president Of
the Whiting Paper Company, Holyoke.
and held executive positions in flnan-
cial and industrial concerns when ap-
.. pointed Secretary of Commerce on Au-
gust 81. 1923, to succeed Herbert Hoo
yer. His department is charged, under
the Air Commerce Act of 1926, with the
promotion of air commerce. 1t is his
specific duty to foster aviation by en-
couraging establishment of airports,
civil airways and other navigation IA
cilities and make recommendations to
the Weather Bureau for meteorological
services. His Office studies the develop
ment and possibilities Of aviation and
disseminates information regarding the
existing state of the art. He advises
with the Bureau of Standards in carry
ing forward research In aeronauticS.
CENATOR BINGHAM. another dele
gate, Is president Of the National
Aeronautic Association and was born
in Honolulu in 1875 He was educated
at Andover and Yale, and holds degrees
from the University of California and
Harvard. He taught at Harvard,
Princeton and Yale and Is noted as q
Spanish scholar and South American
explorer. He has written books on his
explorations
Senator Bingham became actively in
terested In aeronautics in 1917 when
he attended the Curtiss School and OBJ
tanned his pilots license. He organized
the United States Schools Of Military
Aeronautics. In 1917 he was commits
stoned Northumberland in the Air
Corps. where he served as Chief of Per-
sonnel in the American Expeditionary
(CRntinued on Ninth PaRe.l