Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-02-08 | Page 7 | Shall We All Fly Soon?

Shall We All Fly Soon? "Before another year has elapsed the aeroplano will cease to be the rare machine ma-chine that it is at present; in fact, by that time discussions of the merits of various makes and types may bo common, com-mon, and wo shall probably begin to hear of ' '1000 models." 'There are fifty orders in hand for tho Wright machine, ma-chine, and all of these will bo in usa next season. In addition, many well known French shops aro building machines and numerous experimenters are constructing them privately. Next year, it is declared, a French company of repute will undertake to build a large series of Wright aeroplanes, and orders for the motors have already been given. Princo Bolatoff, a young Russian, is to tr' to cross tho Channel on au aeroplane, and his machine, of 1.00 horse-power, is ncarb' complete. In Fiiiropc alone a quarter of a million dollars in prizes is waiting to be won by aeroplane performances. That drivers shall not be lacking to man all thoso machines a large firm of constructors con-structors is about to open an aeroplane school. Leon Dclcgrango also advertises adver-tises his services as a teacher for a fee of $200. and Wilbur Wright is even now completing the training of three pupils. Aeronauls in general seem to consider that tho aoroplanc has now "arrived," and nro discussing the probable prob-able lines of its development. Somo think that its immediate use in the future fu-ture will bo for sporting purposes, but others look at it as chiefly a military engine. Lovasseur, a " well-known French designer, asserts that in five 3'cars the aeroplnno industry will be more important than the manufacture of automobiles is at present. Ho expects to see next year an cight-passcugor aeroplano of 200 horse-power making 100 miles an hour. Tho present defects of most types are lack of simple devices for starting and of p rovisipn for passengers, pas-sengers, but these will doubtless be remedied soon, as so many skilled mechanics me-chanics and designers aro working upon them.