Show THE SALT LAKE TEL AVIATOR BUILDING NEW MILITARY BIPLANES Snaps Together and Parts Can Be Assembled in Twelve Minutes MILES AN HOUR OUR Silas New Nev Motor Weighs Less Than Pounds LOS A ANGELES GELES Sept 4 A A military mili tar tary biplane which can be assembled in twelve minutes s from the crates has been designed ne by y Silas of ot Seattle Harry A. A Miller of Los LOJ Angeles and built the motor and designed the aerial wonder at Millers Miller's establishment on Washington Washing Washing- ton street The motor weighs less than pounds The Tho machine In the air all will develop a a. speed of miles an hour The motor 4 oS 3 will develop elop 10 rsc power powel at 1 1200 OO revolutions and horse power at 1400 anum the metal discovered b by Miller and used successfully for pIstons pistons pistons pis pIs- pis- pis tons in racing cars car is used extensive extensive- extensively extensively ly in the construction of ot Christofer- Christofer sens sen's aeroplane motor All An parts ex except except ex- ex the c cylinders connecting rods an and cam shafts and valves arc are of ot al nl- nl loyan urn The entire motor is encased in an nn Jacket Tho The only working part of the entire engine which Is exposed is about four Inches of the crank shaft between the propeller and tho the crank case All An the parts part work in a bath of oil and with no parts ex exposed exposed ex- ex posed the hot oil does not fly Cly back into the face of tho the pilot I The Tho radiator is on the tho end of ot the crank caso case where It Is In a direct line I with little chance for fOI the connections to work loose There Thera Is an oil radiator underneath the motor which keeps the flow of oil through the motor cool The oil pump Is Inside back of the strainer Instead of the hand compression Pu pump ml motor Is quipped equIpped with an air all pump on the tho motor working automatically One of the most important military features is the quietness of the motor With the tho engine all enclosed there Is little noise but in addition to this there thero is a muffler on the exhaust For military purposes this Is of great Im im- Im- Im The pilot and passenger er or passengers ers may converse while fl flyIng fly fly- Ing Jug and with the motor running muffled muffled muffled fled the aeroplane should be of oC greatly greath great great- ly h Increased value for scouting purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses and night attack work rho Tho motor Is equipped with twin carburetors designed b by Miller l especially especially espe espe- for military aerial service There are two one on each side of ot the motor and a dual ignition system is carried which Is almost Identical l with that on Bob Burman's racing Peugeot Real Secret The Tho r real secret of or the new biplanes biplane's value I In n time of ot war is the rapid as assembling as- as feat feature re To assemble former models it required a squad of ot from four tour to six Ix men about two hours Four men can assemble Christofer- Christofer sens sen's machine in twelve minutes and knock It down clown in eight This is ac accomplish accomplished accomplished ac- ac d b by 13 folding winks and patented turn turnbuckle This turn b buckle consists of ot a a. socket socket- lever and snap There Is no a adjusting adjusting adjust adjust- just just- ing as the socket-lever socket takes up tho the slack automatically On biplane the entire entire en- en tire tiro frame is of teak wood The struts are arC on hinges and fold told Into the body for crating The Tho wings collapse and fold one on the other The Tho machine wh when n packed takes up very little space and is said by experts to be tho the most practicable military biplane yet designed In America is now working on ona ona ona a contract He has already supplied several machines to foreign governments governments governments govern govern- ments and has built several for tor private ate vate parties He lIe now has six British officers studying aviation under him himat himat himat at San Francisco Great Problem The great problem now confronting the American aeroplane motor designers design design- ers according to is the thelong thelong thelong long flight problem On a flight In Mexico a short time ago Christofer Christofer- sen was up eight and one-half one hours but this is far behind the worlds world's record rec rec record ord of eighteen hours In case of a war with Mexico says that the aeroplane would bo be of greater value than any am other branch of ot the service Ho Be says rays that when he ho was down there demonstrating demonstrating demon demon- Villas Villa's soldiers were as much afraid of their own biplanes as those of ot the enem enemy He sa says s the Yaqui Indians Indians In In- In would not even look up as he left and returned to camp but sat Bat out on the ground saying saing their prayers and making crosses in tho sand land While his new military machine Is Isa Isa a a. winner says that the military aeroplane of tho the future willbo will willbe willbo bo be a flying craft with a horse 1000 power motor carrying a pilot and about about- fifty men armed with Ith machine guns and rifles rUles He is now working on a huge biplane for military service which carry a large number of passengers |