Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — TO TEST NEW AEROPLANE [ARTICLE]

TO TEST NEW AEROPLANE

Frankfort Man Will Make Trial Trip Next Week. Frankfort, Ind., August 17. The La Mar aeroplane, which has been in course of construction here the last few weeks, will have its trial flight next week. The airship is now complete, with the exception of the engine and its propeller, and these will be put in place at once. The aeroplane has a spread of thirtyfive feet and is suposed to h ave a carrying power sufficient to sustain the weight of two men. The engine weighs ninety-seven pounds, is 30-horse power and is geared to make 1,200 revolutions a minute. J. Robison, a Frenchman, who had charge of a monoplane with a circus, will assist La Mar in putting on the finishing touches. Alt the trial flight La Mar will go up in the machine.