10 JANUARY 1914, Page 3

Mr. Orville Wright has exhibited his " stabiliser " for

aeroplanes before the Aero Club of America, and has declared that it will make aeroplanes "absolutely fool-proof." He flew many miles without touching any of the controls. The "stabiliser" corrects all the plunges of an aeroplane, whether forward or lateral. It is a separate instrument which has to be carried on the aeroplane, and depends for its power partly on electricity. Mr. Wright hopes that it may come into general use within a few months. His statements have always been so well within the limit of his achievements that we may fairly expect that a long-hoped-for and immensely importantdevelop- ment in the use of aeroplanes is really within sight.