Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1910 — SOLVES PROBLEM OF AUTOMATIC EQUILIBRIUM [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SOLVES PROBLEM OF AUTOMATIC EQUILIBRIUM

THE government authorities are anxiously awaiting further tests of the Christman flying machine with a view to purchasing some of these remarkable aeroplanes for military use. The wonderful feature of this device of Dr. William W. Christman is that It seems to have solved the problem of automatic equilibrium. m ,S se ! f - balancin S In fli K ht > without the use of auxiliary balancing devices of any kind. The harder the w ? lows ’ et l ffer and mor « Btable It becomes, thus eliminating the heretofore great danger of flying in X whJnVh ‘ ? h0 , machlne 18 tbe onl y one existence which can “hover” or remain perfectly still in the can be rJS e . eng i lne ls Inoperative. It has a lifting capacity of 1,500 pounds. Seventy-five gallons of gasoline can be carried, giving a range of travel of 300 miles or more without coming to the ground.