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Bob Gardner
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> wrote in message
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> How much did Belfort Instruments pay General Avaition News to
> publish it's company line of untruthful BULL-****? And why would
> the publishers of General Aviation News just accept as fact the
> complete BULL-**** that Belfort Instruments Digiwx AWOS
> obviously feed them to publish?
>
> General Aviation News NEEDS TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
> The only question is: WILL THEY?
>
>
> Company memo that Belfort Instruments needs to write but never will
>
> To: Bruce R. Robinson, Nicholas C. Kaufman, Mark W. Decker, Debra
> Alascio, Ralph Petragnani, and any other Belfort employees with their
> heads up managament's *****
>
>
> In a move to restore credibility and reputation to the company,
> Belfort Instruments is hereby informing all employees (and that
> includes all management) that it must halt the further dissemination
> of lies.
>
> For example:
> 1) The Wright Brothers did not use Belfort
> or Friez wind sensors at any time for anything.
>
> The Wright Brothers Relied exclusively on a
> Richard's Anemometer to record wind speed and
> direction. Here is a history do***enting the
> definitive proof including a picture of Wilbur
> Wright actually using Richard's anemometer.
>
> DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENTLY!
>
> THE HISTORY: Octave Chanute responded to
> Wilbur's letter on May 12th, 1901. He suggested
> that Wilbur specify whether he wanted to use the
> English [Robinson, a cup type] or French
> anemometer [Richard of Paris, a rotating vane
> type] at the appropriate time. [An anemometer is
> an instrument used to determine the wind's
> speed. The English anemometer is a Robinson
> anemometer, a cup type. The French anemometer is
> by Richard of Paris and is a rotating vane type.]
>
> WILBUR WRIGHT TO OCTAVE CHANUTE
>
> Dayton, Ohio, May 17, 1901
>
> As to anemometer we are inclined to think that
> we would prefer the nonrecording Richard's
> instrument as our chief use for it will be
> measuring velocities for very brief periods.
>
> TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903
>
> An anemometer, or wind gauge, is an instrument
> for measuring the force and speed of wind. The
> earliest anemometer was invented by Thomas
> Romney Robinson (1793 - 1882). This gauge uses
> an arrangement of cups on a spindle to detect
> the wind and a series of clockwork connections
> to translate the speed of the rotating cups to a
> wind speed value. Octave Chanute, the Wright's
>
> French colleague, brought them a later
> anemometer made by Richard of Paris.
>
> WRITINGS OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS (Final Prep)
>
> We had a "Richard" hand anemometer with which we
> measured the velocity of the wind. Measurements
> made just before starting the first flight
>
> (December 17, 1903) showed velocities of 11 to
>
> 12 meters per second, or 24 to 27 miles per
> hour. Measurements made just before the last
> flight (December 17, 1903) gave between 9 and 10
> meters per second. One made just after showed a
> little over 8 meters.
>
> WILBUR WRIGHT WITH RICHARD'S ANEMOMETER (picture)
>
> http://www.exn.ca/FlightDeck/Aviators/wright3.cfm
>
>
> 2) Belfort is not 125 year old weather company.
>
> Belfort claims to have been founded in 1876. Yet,
> Julien Friez never made it to Baltimore until at
> least 1890 according to:
>
> "Julien Pierre Friez (1852-1916) was born in France
> and came to the United States at the age of 15. He
> worked with Robert Henning in Ottawa, Illinois on
> telegraphy equipment, circa 1868; later he was a
> foreman for Ottomar Mergentheler, circa 1880-1890.
>
> After leaving Mergentheler, Friez moved to Baltimore
> where he set up Belfort Laboratories and began a
> manufacture of scientific instruments. He later
> acquired an interest in meteorology and did im****tant
> work on the design and manufacture of meteorological
> recording instruments."
>
>
> 3) Belfort is not the oldest weather company in the
> world. Belfort claims to be "The Oldest Weather Company"
> yet the earliest anemometer was invented by Thomas
>
> Romney Robinson (1793 - 1882). Mr. Robinson invented
> his anemometer in 1846 before Julian Friez even was
> born six years later in 1852. That makes Mr. Robinson
> the creator of "The Oldest Weather Company in the World."
>
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