Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 76

Model Aircraft The eyes of every young model aircraft builder in the Capital are focused, during these early Autumn days, model aircraft tournament in Louisville, Ky., on the approaching national October 18 and 19, to be conducted by the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Seven local boys have them, Everett Meeks and their preliminary records. qualified for this tournament, Bobby Towles, lead the entire country in Everett won distinction when' his rising- and two of off-ground fuselage model flew out of sight over Bolling Field after more than 8 minutes of flying. Bobby is ahead of all other juniors in the rising-off-water class for outdoor events, with his 3 minutes 28.3 seconds flight during the big tournament here last month. The other five boys all stand well up in their class, in comparison with the entrants from all over the country. Otho Williams and Douglas Bruce are the senior entrants, and Johnny Sullivan, Robert Swope and Sam Walker are our juniors. 57 to Represent the Country. Out of the total 57 boys from all parts of the United States, Washington has more entrants than any other city except Chicago, and stands a good chance to bring home a national cham- pionship and some world records, if our boys can only get to Louisville for the big meet. Right now, there isn't enough money for their railway fare, and it must be raised soon, or perhaps our flyers may have to stay home. Gen. Patrick, Lieut. Hinton and the rest of the committee are hoping that some big contributions will come along in the next few days, and make it a sure thing for our seven boys to arrive in Louisville on the morning of October 18, ready to win. Chicago was lucky enough to have 10 boys qualify, and our nearest competi- tor was Los Angeles, with only 5 lucky boys. Four will come from Detroit anc 4 from Knoxville; there will be 3 each from Baltimore and Providence, and 2 each from Boston, Elmira, Evanston, New Haven, St. Louis, San Diego, San Francisco and Topeka, Twenty Cities Represented. Buffalo, Glendale, Calif.; Houston, Pittsburgh and Richmond each suc- ceeded in qualifying 1 boy. Twenty-one boys are in_the senior class and 28 are juniors. Altogether there are only 20 different cities in the whole country who “made the grade” at all. ‘The national committee, including Orville Wright, Col. Charles Lindbergi, Amelia Earhart, F. Trubee Davison and other prominent fiyers and aviation ex- perts, have decided that the Louisville competition will be for the champion- ship in each class and the all-round championship of the country. It is interesting to know that 11 min- utes was the longest outdoor flight se- cured in the preliminaries during the Summer. It was achieved by a Hous- ton_ boy; Abrey Robinson, a junior. Carl V. Carlson, a Chicago senior, was next with 9 minutes. Everett Meeks' 8 minutes puts him third in the whole series of outdoor preliminary events. The longest indoor flight, 6 minutes 57 seconds, was made by Albert Mott of Detroit, with Joseph Rausseau, also of Detroit, in second place with a record of 5 minutes 52 seconds. And it is important to know that these two in- door flights in preliminaries exceed any indoor records at the 1928 tournament in Atlantic City. No Girls Qualify. There were girls entered in the pre- liminaries this year for the first time and, though none of them qualified for the finals next month, their ree- ords were excellent for a first time. Girls had good records in Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Elizabeth, N. J.; Louisville, Providence, San Francisco and St. Louis. Thé Amelia Earhart trophy for the girl who made the greatest number of points in the local contests was won by Helen Wilson, 18 years old, from Baltimore. Miss Wilson stood first in Baltimore, in the senior indoor flight, with a record of 2 minutes 184-3 seconds. When all the United States records were gathered together by the national committee it was found that she placed tenth in this event and ninth in the senior outdoor rising-off- water event. Girls who also had good records were Eleanor Harcouiller of Chicago and Ora Hall of Providence. The program for Louisville will in- clude events for hand-launched models, for fuselage models, rising-off-ground and for models rising-off-water. The competition will be for duration of flight, junior and senior, contestants being judged separately. Events for each of these three types of models will be held both indoors and out- doors. There also will be an outdoor event for models having any motive power other than rubber, the type of launching to be optional. This makes a total of seven events. ‘The - National Miniature Aircraft Tournament was_organized in July, 1927, just_after Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh made his transatlantic flight. It has already enlisted thousands of young people. In the 21 cities which conducted preliminary contests _the past Summer more than 30,000 boys and girls were reported to be engaged in the making and flying of model planes. At least 130 other cities and towns are known to be conducting model aircraft as part of their recrea- tion programs. AERIAL TEACHERS MUST STAY ON DUTY Instructors’ Licenses to Be Issued NAVY FLYER STOPS LAND PLANE IN BAY Gear Is Damaged, He Notifies Only to Those Actually Em- ployed in the Service. By the Associated Press. Only flyers actually engaged in teach- ing students to fly will be granted in- structors’ licenses under the new De- partment of Commerce regulations gov- erning flying schools. Department inspectors are much too busy, Commerce Department aeronau- tical officials say, to examine and grant a license to every pilot who should apply for one. Instructors at flying schools now are operating under letters of au- thority. The examining and licensing of instructors began September 1, when new flying school regulations went into effect. Under the Department of Commerce regulations only holders of transport pilots’ licenses, the highest rating, are permitted to instruct students on li- censed planes. CHARLOTTE TO BE STOP. North Carolina City to Be on At- lanta-New York Air Route. Charlotte, N. C,, is to become a stop on the New York-Atlanta air mail line ing through this city, under authority granted by the Post Office Department, it has been announced by Pitcairn Aviation, operators of the Toute, _Planes will stop there as soon as lighting facilities for night operations are installed at the Charlotte Airport. Charlotte will be the fifteenth city served directly by the two Pitcairn lines from New York to Atlanta and Atlanta to Tampa and Miami. ———— PLANS UNIFIED AIR FORCE. Ireland Considering Co-operation of Army and Commercial Units. Consolidation of the Irish Free State army air force and the commercial air services of the country into a unified military-civil air force in case of emer- gency was discussed at a recent con- ference between the departments of in- dustry and commerce and defense, ac- cording to a report received here by the Department of Commerce from Vice Consul Edwin J. King at Dublin. ‘The consolidated air force would be under comn:ind of the minister of de- fense. It belived that the $500,000 a year now used for the military air force could be more usefully employed in a pool out of which not only the military might be supported, but the civil might be stimulated by establish- ment of airways and airports. New Metal for Engines. A new metal, said to be much strong- er than steel at high temperatures, has been developed for use in the moving parts of "internal combustion engines. It is known as “konel.” AUTO BRAKE Station, Which Sends Out “Wrecker” to Save Craft. ‘What is described as one of the neatest emergency water landing and TIIE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 29, 1929—PART 4. AIRMEN PRACTICE DASHBOARD FLYING Cockpit Hooded to Give Navy Men Training in Over- coming Heavy Fog. ‘Valuable gains in the battle to defeat the aviator's pet bugaboo, fog, are Leing made by the pilots of Navy Scouting Squadron 3B, now on carrier duty at San Diego, Calif., according to reports to the Navy Department. One plane in the squadron has been rigged for blind flying and at least one pilot is given training each afternoon. The plane is equipped with a canvas hood which may be drawn over the for- ward pilot's cockpit, cutting off the view of the pilot and forcing him to fly by instruments as would be the case in a heavy fog. “It has been found that it usually takes from 15 to 30 minutes of blind fiying before a pilot will begin to under- stand the reading of his instruments and will trust them in preference to his sense of feeling,” it is stated in the report published in the Navy Depart- ment news letter. “After that he usually has no diffi- culty .in steering a steady course at a censtant speed and altitude,” the report continues. “Turns can be entered with- out slipping or skidding or changing speed. However, most pilots have a great deal of difficulty in coming out of turns correctly snd in settling down on the desired new course. In making a turn most pilots will hold the plane in the turn until they are past the desired new course, It has been found better practice to stop the turn before it is estimated that the plane is on the course desired, and then to ease onto the new course with as little rudder as possibl salvaging jobs performed at the big Naval Air Station at San Diego, Calif., in many years occurred recently when Lieut. H. T. Stanley, U. S. N., dis- covered while in flight that the land- ing gear of his F6C-4 Navy fighter had been badly damaged, according to a report to the Navy Department. Realizing that he could not put the fast little ship down ashore, Lieut. Stanley flew over the station and bay to notify all hands of his intention to set the damaged land plane down in the water. He then flew around until the “Mary Ann,” the station's stern-wheeler wrecking barge, got into position in the bay. Lieut. Stanley made a perfect “full stall” landing close alongside the barge and pulled the emergency flotation gear, consisting of small balloonets in the wings, inflated from an emergency tank. Within a few minutes the barge had attached a hoisting sling to the regular fittings on the upper wing of the plane and lifted it from the water without damage and with- out even wetting the tail surfaces. PATCHES UF; CONTROLS. Stick Breaks While Pilot Is in “Snap Roll’ ’in Flight. When the upper tube of the control stick of his fighting plane broke while in a “snap roll” over San Diego, Calif., recently, Lieut. C. C. Jerome, U. S. M. C., decided not to resort to his para- chute until he had done what he could in_the repair line. Using his belt, necktie and other ar- ticles of clothing, Lieut. Jerome suc ceeded in attaching the broken portion of the stick to its stub and brought the plane down to a safe landing. PLANES TO'H'A E HEATERS New Air Cruisers to Provide Hot and Cold Running Water. OAKLAND, Calif, (#).—The latest aerial cruisers of the Boeing system will provide their 18 passengers hot and cold running water. Water is heated by a 120 watt electric unit. ‘The airplane, in addition to the night flying appliances, carries four para- chute flares which can be ejected sing- ‘y. Each will light up an area of 640 scres for three minutes. More than 80 ufinzols are placed in the cockpit for pilots. Kerber Heads Air Firm. Lawrence V. Kerber, former chief of the engineering section of the air regulations division of the Department of Commerce aeronautics branch, has been appointed president of the Spar- tan Aircraft Co. 5 SERVICE CO. Authorized Sales and Service AMBLER AUTOBESTOS BRAKE LINING JOHNS & MANVILLE BRAKE LINING To the Passenger Car or Truck Owner We offer low flat rates and free adjustment service. To the Garage Owner ‘An interchange system of relined bands for all models of popular passenger cars at prevailing discounts. 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Bafety ratings for aeroplanes are now given by a large commercial laboratory, much as underwriters’ tests are given to determine the safety and quality of electrical, automotive, and other products, Inspection of materials and methods of manufacture, material strength and endurance inspections, and tests are given to determine the ings of all types of aircraft. Western Has Fine Record. Western Air Express planes had flown 3,013,859 miles without serious ac- cident up to September 1, according to a report received here. This mileage was flown without fatal accident and only one passenger was injured. He bumped his head. A total of 23,250 pas- sengers had been carried for a distance of 5,064,100 passenger miles. On their regular runs from San Francisco to Chicago they cross moun Floating Airport Anchorage Sought In preparation of the proposed estab- lishment of the first floating airport, the Navy survey ship U. S. S. Hannibal is making a series of soundings in an area half way between New York and Bermuda to find suitable anchorage. ‘The first “floating island” is now near- ing completion at Philadelphia. UNIFORM STATE AIR LAWS ARE ADVISED Commerce Department Fa- vors Regulations Identical With U. S. Requirements. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The need of uniform State laws to | control intrastate air commerce is urged ! by the Department of Commerce. ! Under the air commerce act the aero- nautics branch of the department can only impose regulation on aircraft and aviators operating in interstate com- merce. It has no jurisdiction over un- licensed planes and pilots operating within a State. Most of the intrastate orerators and aviators, however, have , come in voluntarily under the act. ! “Thus far at least,” the department said, “all aircraft and airmen are not airworthy or competent. Some are dis- approved for various reasons when they are fhspected or examined by field rep- resentatives of the Department of Com- merce. In such cases there is but one alternative, either to acquiring airworthy aircraft or improving their ability as airmen, and that is to resort to intra- state operations in a State having no law, or the incorrect law. Contribute to Accidents. “Unfortunately, it is this class of air- craft and airmen which has been con- | tributing in a large measure to the re- | cent aircraft accidents with resulting ' injuries, fatal and otherwise, to both passengers and pilots.” ‘The remedy, the department said, re- | quires suitable legislation which, among other things, must take into considera- _-_fi--\——_“ TWO-WAY RADIO SETS INSTALLED ON PLANES Pilots Will Be Able to Talk With Ground Stations and Get Latest Weather Data. ST. LOUIS (#).—Two-way radio communication equipment, enabling pilots to talk with ground stations and Teceive the latest weather information, is being installed aboard planes of the Universal Line's air-rail transconti- nental service. The new equipment supplants Go. and-dash-code radios previously used ow the Universal planes. Part of the Universal route between Great Bend, Kans., and Garden City is being lighted for use in Winter months when the landing at the Western ter- minal will be made after dark. FLY TO SAVE TI_ME. BOSTON (#).—A survey by the Colonial Airways on the New York- Boston air line shows a large majority of persons ride planes between the two cities for business reasons. Of 586 per- sons who answered a questionnaire, 253 said they flew to save time in keeping business” appointments. One hundred and three said they preferred flying to other modes of travel. the matter of airworthiness of aircraft and the competency of fiyers. Same Rules Must Apply. “Once in the air,” the department pointed out, “there can be no distinc- tion between the intrastate and inter- state character of an airplane. It must be equally airworthy and the pilot must be equally competent. The same rules of passing. signalling, crossing and landing must apply.” In States where it may be done con- stitutionally, the department suggested that legislation be adopted requiring aviators to be federally licensed. Where such a law would be unconstitutional, tion the imperative need of uniformity in the laws throughout the country in To be Up-to-Date Means to be Up-to-Chrysler When anything new is produced, there are always those who - create and those who follow. In the change to balloon tires, some makers asserted the new type would never succeed.: Four-wheel brakes found some who disastrously supported the two-wheel design. And today, there are engineers who decry the Multi-Range Gear Shift and the Down-Draft carburetor. 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