Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1929, Page 57

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., MAY 12, 1 29— TPART PARTY WILL LEAVE FORLANCLEYFIELD Record Gathering to Attend NAVY SOON TO COMPLETE TASK OF REFORMING DIRIGIBLE FORCE Expansion Program Provides for Training Crews to Put on Huge Airships | AIRPLANES STIR GOLD PRODUGTION Mining Area in Wilds of New factory. Airplanes make the trip in an hour. Cargo of all descriptions has been transported to the fleld, including a 400-pound cast iron engine bed for the wireless station at Bulolo. Gold is the chief article of transport on the return trips. One shipment of gold recently carried by plane to Lae was worth $30,000. $1,000,000 in Gold Shipped. So great has been the development of the new fields that the shipment of | gold to Australia last year totaled 90,590 U. S -BUILT ENGINES REPLACE EUROPEAN |Delayed Start of Transatlantic Commergial Flight Reveals Story of Triumph. BERLIN (#)—Sixty miles in the air without a motor is the new unofficial glider record, made by Johannes Neh- ring, the present world champion. He flew an hour and 40 minutes over dangerous _mountain terrain between here and Bruchsal, in Baden, circling 'MOTORLESS AIRPLANE SETS MARK OF 60 MILES AN HOUR |nearly 2000 feet above his starting point. dipping into valleys and lifting again above peaks. His distance as “the crow flies,” | which is all that can be counted for the official record, was only 42.6 miies, & bare tenth of a mile shorter than his Aircraft Parley—175 Are Expected to Go. The largest gathering of executives and engineers of the aircraft indusu’ys ever to attend the annual aircraft en- gineering rescarch conference held by the National Advisory Committee for| Acronautics at the Langley Memorial Laboratories, Langley Field, Va., will leave this city aboard the steamer Dis- trict of Columbia for Langley Field at| 6:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. Last! year the trip was made by 82 repre- s of the aircraft industries and nment. This year appr are expected to go. Every phase of commercial acronau- tics will be brought up for discussion at the conference or informally between the representatives of thc industry and members of the Federal committee and its subcommittees on aerodynamics and Adams. ation of a school for dirigible officer: to bs known as the Rigid Airship Train hurst, N. J.. the Navy's dirigible base. mander of the Los Angeles will be filled L commander of the dirigible Los Angeles, | has been relieved of that command and | und assigned to command of the training | Comdr. Wiley probably wi squadron. been completed the Navy will have at| aboard the Graf Zeppelin on its pro- least three trained dirigible commanders | posed transatlantic flight this month, Now Being Constructed. ' The Rigid Airship Training and EX- perimental Squadron will be one of the most complete schools of its kind in ex- istence. There the Navy will train its | tuture_dirigible commanders and their subordinates in_ground work and the . Reorganization of the lighter-than- | air forces of the Navy in preparation | for the construction at Akron, Ohio, of two huge 6,500,000 cuble feet military dirigibles will be completed next month. | A program of expansion which will pro- | 1 2| vide for the training of crews for the | handling of dirigibles afloat under | big ships has been inaugurated under | every possible condition. Advanced air direction of Secretary of the Navy|navigation courses will be taught and | the officers will be thoroughly trained - | in the constructive features of dirigible | building, following closely the fabri | cation of the ships at the Goodyear- Squadron at | Zeppelin plant in Ohio. Lake- | Comdr. Rosendahl's post as com- The reorganization includes the cre ing and Experimental Lakehurst Naval Air Station, by Licut. Comdr. Herbert V.-Wiley, | executive officer of the ship. It i.s} rstood that Comdr. Rosendahl and take over | command of the two new_dirigibles. " Licut. Comdr. Vincent A. Clarke, jr., Reserve Force to Be Trained. | who now is in Germany preparing to ‘When the work of the school has act as the United States naval observer eut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, | Aviation portant part in the development of the | Bulolo gold fields in the wilds of N:\&" Guinea. alone has made rapid development pos- | sible, planes being used for gold as well | as all kinds of cargo. cation between Lae, on the New Guinea | two-day celebration has been planned coast, and the Wau, 60 miles inland, and a fund of $50,000 is to be subscribed the Bulolo-Edie Creek, has been maintained for nearly two years. ounces, worth $1,000,000. Every month | Behind the delayed start of the first except April gold was conveyed to | commercial transatlantic flight of thc1 Australia, the largest shipments being | Rohrbach flying boat, the Rostra, which | in August, when 24,790 ounces, valued | pas by stponed from May 15 to| | at $250,000, was transported. i s < !(;u:; previous record, established last year. But if the wide detours are included, the distance was more than 60 miles. His flight is regarded as of great value because of his ability to use cross cur- rents of wind to extend the flight. ‘ AIRPORT TO BE OPENED. | Dedication Program to Be Held at Daytona Beach, Fla. ‘The new Daytona Beach, Fla., munfci- ' pal airport is to be dedicated about May 15. The committee in charge of the exercises is endeavoring to obtain the co-operation of the Army and Navy for the occasion.. ‘The field is being used already by | Piteairn Aviation, Inc., on its mail run from Miami to Jacksonville. All factli- | ties are to be installed by May 15. Guinea More Active With Aviation. | above Heidelberg and other fowns on the way. Disproving the old belief that motor- less flying is impractical over hilly and mountainous country, Nehring utilized air currents throughout his trip, searing EXTEND LOGAN FIELD. | June 1, is the story of a triumph for | | American aviation engines, it has been | « learned here. | The Rostra’s flight, with a 2,000- pound cargo, from Lisbon to New York, was delayed berzuse of the unsatisfac-| tory performance of its two Europcan | engines. These motors have been re- | moved and will be replaced by Ameri- | can Pratt & Whitney Hornets, a radical | air-cooled engine of 575 horsepower. | The Hornets will be fisted with a Eu- | ropean type of reduction gear for use | on_the big flying boat. Decision as to whether the flight will b2 made by way of Cape Verde to | Fernando Noronha or direct from Cape | Verde to Barbados will depend upon | the weather at the time of departure, |it was indicated. AR |AIRPORT TO OPEN JUNE 14 BULOLO, New Guinea, May 11 (). — has begun to play an im- Ceremonies in which Army and civii- transport | jan aircrafc will take part will mark the dedication of a new municipal airport at Memphis, Tenn., June 14 and 15. A Difficult of access, air Baltimore Airport May Be In- creased by 70 Acres. The lease on Logan Field, the present Baltimore municipal airport, is to be renewed for another five-year period or until the new municipal airport be- comes available for use. An‘additional 70 acres is being con- sidered and other improvements and | changes will be effected at once. The | new day air mail service of Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., between Washington and New York will include a regular stop at Logan Field. Air communi- | nearest accessible point to the | ror yrizes and for the entertainment of | visiting pilots. The Curtiss Flying Service will open Eight Days by Road. | a hanear. shops, sales unit and flying | ‘The journey by “bush” road requires | school as the headquarters of its south- cight days. As the natives are not per- | ern department at the new airport as a mitted to carry more than 50 pounds, | part of the dedication ceremonies. Work | including their own food, for the trip. | is in progress on a $25,000 administra- | progress is slow, unsafe and unsatis- | tion building. and crews, with a certain number of | will be the third dirigible commander. power plants for aircraft. Nine Subjects Are Listed. The purposg of the conference, which | is the fourth of its kind to be held, is 1o acquaint the industry with the cur- rent status of many fundamental in- vestigations in progress, and, after in- spection of the facilities and methods employed by the committee in their study, to receive and discuss sugges- tions ‘from the industry as to further problems that should be incorporated in the committee’s research program for the coming year Nine major subjects have been listed for discussion, as follows: Analysis of the committee's investigation on deter- mining factors of pressure distributio cowling and cooling of aircraft engine: the use of wing slots, boundary layer control and warped surfaces; propeller characteristics; taking off and landing as affected by brakes, rear wheel and different methods of ‘absorbing shock; reduction of parasite drag; the flat or uncontrolled spin: supercharging of air- craft engines, and the fuel injection engine. reserve officers trained to fill any vacancies which may occur and to form the nucleus of future dirigible crews. Organization of the Lakehurst school | will follow closely the plan in effect at the New London submarine base in Con- necticut, it was stated at the Navy| Department. ~ Although the dirigibles are designed primarily for operations with the fleet, the training of the | officers who will man them will ‘be | divorced from the fleet and placed under | the jurisdiction of Rear Admiral Julian L. Latimer, commander of the fourth Naval district. This is done, it was explained, because the Los Angeles, under the terms of her surrender to the United States by the German gov- ernment, may not be used as a military | ship, but must be used solely for train- ing and experimental purposes The first of the new dirigibles, which | are to be designated ZRS-4 and| ZRS-5, probably will not be launched | for at least two years. Construction of the great hangar in which they will be built is in progress at Akron and construction of the dirigibles will begin Party 4o Wetbrn Wedbesday. immediately following completion of the building. | Harry F. Guggenheim, president of ti First Class Due June 15. The new dirigible school will receive its first class June 15, when 16 Naval officers who have no previous dirigible training will begin the course. Among the officers who already have been assigned to the dirigible school are: Lieut. Adolph Hede, now aboard the U. S. 5. Barker; Lieut. Charles F. Mil- ler, U. S. S. Arkansas; Lieut. Harold H. Pickens, U. S. S. New Mexico: Ensign James A. Greenwald, jr, U. S. S. Wyoming: Ensign Clinton” S. Rounds, U. S. S. Saratoga: Ensign Thomas M. Whelan, U. S. S. Detroit. Comdr. Rosendahl has been in com- mand of the Los Angeles since May 10, 1926, and for nearly three years prior to that was in command of the ll-fated Shenandoah. He was born in Chicago May 15, 1892, and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Texas July 9, 1910. Comdr. Wiley was born in Wheeling, Mo.. May 16, 1891, and appointed to the Naval Academy from Missouri in 1911. He was sent to Lakehurst in April, 1923, and assigned to the Los Angeles in January, 1925. the Guggenheim Fund for the Promo- | TOREPLACEWATER Commerce for Aeronautics, and Ed- Chemical Seen as Aid to| ward P. Warner, former Assistant Sec- retary of the Navy for Aeronautics, who Super-Planes, to Carry Hundreds. have been appointed members of the National Advisory Committee for Aero- nautics since the last meeting, will at- tend this year's conference for the first time in that capacity. ‘The party will leave Langley Field ‘Tuesday evening by steamer, returning to this city at 7 am. Wednesday. AIRPLANES BECOME EMERGENCY UTILITY Military and Private Craft Used in Denmark When Storms Block Transportation Lines. By the Associated Press. Liquid cooled aircraft engines of 1,000 or 2,000 horsepower are seen as a pos- | sibility for giant airplanes through use of a chemical fluid developeqd to replace water in the radiator. ‘With the bulk and weight of airplane radiators minimized through use of the | fluid, Army Air Corps engincrs say | that the most formidabie barrier to the super-airplane engine has been removed. Development of engines great in power but small in size has been con- sidered the greatest need of the super- airplane which may carry scveral hun- dred passengers. Dr. Claude Dornier, designer of the world's largest flying boats, has said that regular transatlantic airplane passenger service must wait on ;nmnes of the 1,000 or 2,000 horsepower ype. Radiator Perplexing Problem. Since the Wright brothers’ first flights the radiator has been a perplexing prob- lem to aircraft designers. Attention of Army Air Corps engineers has been fo- cused on the problem since 1923. The | discovery of a satisfactory substitute for water resulted from this research, in which scores of substitutes were tested. ‘The chemical - substitute, ethylene glycol, is the first and simplest member of polhydric alcohols and is the base for many motor anti-freeze solutions now on the market. It is clear, color- less, odorless and boils at 387 degrees Fahrenheit. ‘The radiator can be cut to one-fourth its present size and weight by using the | chemical cooler, because only a small | amount of the fluid is necessary to re- | place many gallons of water. Wing Radiators Used. ‘Wing radiators, which have been con- sidered advantageous but difficult to de- velop with the old water-cooled radi- ator, may come into general use because they make possible an increase in speed by reduction: of weight and resistanc to the air, Pursuit planes have increased their speed as much as 15 miles an hour by employment of wing radiators. Air Corps engineers found that use cf the fluid in a standard pursuit plane with. out wing radiators brought an 11-mil an-hour speed increase through a 75 per cent saving in weight and size of the radiator. ‘When all other transportation -meth- ods failed because of snow and ice, every available military and civil air- plane in Denmark and many in Ger- many and Sweden served to reopen com- munication and travel between. the many islands of Denmark and between that country and Germany and Sweden, the Department of Commerce has been informed. ‘The entire country was snowbound during February, and ice blocked water travel. On several occasions Denmark’s only connection with other European countries was by air. Every available plane in the country was pressed into service, and emergency calls for addi- tional nes brought Dutch, German and Swedish planes, which were mainly used to maintain communications with their respective countries. Planes were used to supply icebound islands and forts, and food and medi- cine were carried to ships which were frozen in off shore. During the entire period of the emergency, when between | 50 and 60 airplanes were in continuous use under the most difficult conditions, there was not a single accident. PLACE FOR BAGGAGE IN WINGS IS DEVISED| Pickwick Airways Using 10-Pas- senger, Tri-Motored Monoplanes in Coast Service. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES.—With baggage com- partments in the wings and other new aeronautical engineering features em- ployed, the Bach Aircraft Corporation is putting the first of its newly de- signed 10-passenger monoplanes into the service of the Pickwick Afrways. The line, now linking Los Angeles and San Diego, is a forerunner of a transcontinental line. The route will be extended, according to company offi- cials, as the new tri-motored planes are produced, until finally it stretches from Los Angeles to New York. The plane uses a 525-horsepower Hornet engine in its nose, with two 15Q- horsepower Comet engines on the wings departure for tri-motored planes. ‘The plane is richly finished with a walnut interior, comfortable air-cush- doned armchairs, electric lights, heaters and other conveniences. ‘When in operation the transconti- nental route will extend through South- ern Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, north- east to St. Louis, Chicago and New York. BERT HINKLE.R COMING TO URGE LIGHT PLANES Outstanding English Pilot Has + Several Records to Credit in Such Machines. Bert Hinkler, one of England’s fore- most_pilots, who holds the time record for flight from England to Australia, will come to this country this month to advocate more widespread use of the | light airplane for -sport 'and cross- | country travel. Jand to Australia last vear in 1 days Hinkler made the first solo flight | beiween those countries, made the | vorld’s longest flight in a light air-| plane, made the fastest time from Eng- | land to India, and set a record for the | first non-stop flight from London to Rome. 11 PLANES HAVE SKY ROAD | Residents in the vicinity of the Chicago-Detroit airway were treated to & novel and awe-inspiring sight & few days ago when a formation of 11 big tri-motored Ford transport planes, said to be the largest formation of these planes ever flown, passed overhead car- rying more_than 100 passengers com- posing the Hupp “sky-road” parade. After landing the big_planes were | parked in_rows at the Ford Airport, Dearborn, Mich., occupying a large por- tion of ‘the big passenger terminal. Normally the flight is made over the airway by a single transport plane. The chartering of the fleet of planes supplement the regular passenger s H ice set a precedent in this country and | abroad, it is said. Airport Plans New Equipment. iy Authorities in charge of developing | ' the Amarillo, Tex., municipal airport are planning the installation of com- plete facilities necessary to obtain the highest Department of Commerce air- port rating. The new equipment is to be in place before Fall. Avi Safety Belts Goggles Pinked Tape Shock Cord Seal Edged Tape Meters and Gauges Spray Paint Eqpt. And many other hangar eq WASHINGTO Stenographer Turns to Flying. KANSAS CITY (#)—Eva Austin, 18- year-old aviatr has quit stenography | ccause she sees an opportunity for woman airplane salesmen. A few weeks fter she left her stenographic job in | Okmulgee, Okla, she had 59 hours of &ying time to her credit. 1800 14th St. N Frank G. Stewart, i q ?‘, ' 5, | h | taking Europe in the air mileage flown B e e ation E and Supplies Reinforcing Tape Wing Dope Battery Covers Gaskets Propellers Bolts, Nuts, Cotters, etc. Compressors. AVIATION SUPPLY HOUSE Standard Automotive Supply Co., Inc. U.5. AIR MILEAGE GAINS ON EUROPE Commercial Advance Shown in Bulletin, Which Credits Petroleum Industry. . The United States led the world in the percentage of gain in commercial aero- nautics last year and is rapidly over- yearly by commercial airplanes, accord ing to a bulletin issued by the Amer- ican Research Foundation. Commercial planes in this country today fly more miles than those of any other single country, the bulletin shows. “Planes of American air transport companies flew a_ total of 10,472,024 miles in 1928, which was a gain of more than 5,000,000 miles, or 100 per cent, over the previous year,” says the bul- letin, “while commercial planes in the 10 leading countries of Europe flow 15,578,716 miles, an increase of about 6,000,000 miles, or only 25 per cent. If America continues to gain on Europe at this ratio of four to one, this country will soon be flying more air miles a year than all Europe combined. “Germany led the individual countries of Europe in flying mileage last year with a total of 6,303,150, or about 60 per cent of the American total, accord- ing to statistics of Aeronautical] Cham- ber of Commerce, France was second with 4,666,137, Italy third with 1,237,000, lnéi Great Britain fourth with 1,135,000 miles, “Progress of aviation in this country has been quickened by the co-operation of the petroleum industry, Scientists in the laboratories of the big refiners are experimenting continually' to improve petroleum lubricants and aircraft gaso- line to increase the efficiency and per- formance of airplanes. Moreover, the oil industry is aiding in the develop- ment of airpbrts by establishing a serv- ice of supply for. planes at flelds throughout the, country. “In air passenger traffic, Europe's lead over the United States is markasd, due to Government subsidies lowering the fares. American planes ecarried 52,934 passengers last year, while those of the 10 leading European countries carried 223,845. At that, the United States exceeded all individual countries of Europe in this branch, with the ex- ception of Germany, where 111,000 pas- sengers were carried.” . Toronto-Buffalo Air Mail Plan. Airmail service will be extended to connect Toronto with Buffalo, N, Y., and Windsor during this Summer, ac- cording to an announcement of the Postmaster General of Canada, received here by the Department of Commerce, Navy Issues Aviation Charts. The hydrographic office of the Navy DrpTrlmPl}n has Jl":SL released two new aviation charts, which cover portions of the Pacific Coast. 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