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Show Page 20 November MILL TOP TIMES Wanted: One By ("apt. Bobby K. Masters the Army sent out to the Signal Corps under Signal general public Corps Specification No. 486 a call for a "heavier-than-ai- r flying machine." Brig. Gen. James Allen, chief signal officer of the Army, signed the document -one and a half pages detailing the Army's desires for a machine that would eventually rewrite the textbooks on On Dec. 23, 1907, supported entirely by the dynamic reaction of the atmosphere and having no gas bag." balloon. They wanted a self-propell- ed flight. LTD Hi hot-a- ir machine capable of flying machine heavier-fhan-ai- r modern warfare tactics. WHAT DID the Army Signal Corps want? Actually, the requirements contained in Specification 486 were quite "a flying machine simple They didn't want a 1, 1974 But the specification went further: "It is desirable that the flying machine should be designed so that it may be quickly and easily assembled in army . .for transportation wagons. It should be capable of being assembled and put in operating condition in about one hour." One hour! Sounds like a maintenance man's dream, doesn't it? That was item two re mm the general requirements of the specifications. Item three required that the machine be designed to carry two persons having a com- bined weight of about 350 pounds and sufficient fuel for a flight of 125 miles. Further requirements were: e 40 miles per hour speed in still air. e Ability to remain airborne without landing for one hour. e Ability to land without damage that would prevent immediate starting upon another flight. Equipped with a device to permit a safe descent in case of to accident an Lb the given until Aug. zu, iyu, 10 build the machine and deliver it to Fort Myer, Va. In return, the Army agreed to pay them propelling machinery. And, sufficiently simple in its construction and operation to permit an intelligent man to become proficient in its use within a reasonable length of time. of $25,000. Forty-tw- TIIK WHOLE specification listed a total of only 14 requirements. On Feb. 10, 1908, two men from Dayton, Ohio, who felt , they could meet these requirements were awarded the contract, The two men were Wilbur and Orville Wright, trading as the Wright Brothers. Orville signed the contract on behalf of the two. The Wright Brothers were o bidders had responded to Specification 486, but the Wright Brothers' entry was the only one actually submitted for test. With the Army's acceptance of the machine, the Wright Type B military aviation really got off the ground, thanks to Signal Corps Specification No. 486 -the call for "one heavier-than-aflying machine. (AFLCN ir What's the weather? Dial 2643 LOOK WHAT'S NEW GIFT (See Below) NEW HOME, GREAT AREA, PLUS MORE FREE PURCHASE Op Ss ' CLEANEST CARS IN TOWN"! 12 Ford torino $3488 73 $2883 73 Wgn, Air Monterey. 4 Dr. Air Ford Co. 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