1901-09-11, Collier's Weekly, Vol. 27, p.57

September 11, 1901               COLLIER'S WEEKLY                                   57

                             THE BUILDING OF FLYING MACHINES

     By HENRI LACHAMBRE Constructer of all the Santos-Dumont Airships

                   [Another flying machine] is that of GUSTAVE WHITEHEAD, who

recently made a successful flight of half a mile. Like the Lilienthal, Langley

and Chanute machines, Whithead‘s is built on the bird principle. It has

wings like those of a bat, and a spreading tail. The mechanism which oper-

ates the wings also works an automobile attachment which makes it possible

for the machine to travel on the ground. In this way the inventor is able to

get a running start. Mr. Whiteheaad hopes to perfect the machine at an early 

date, and to make an aerial voyage from his home in Connecticut to New York.