Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1931, Page 51

SAVIA TION BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. FFORTS of the Smithsonian In- hensive aeronsutical are seriously hampered by lack of for hous valuable items which are avallable, but which cannot be acquired bucause there is no place where they can be even stored. Through the efforts of Paul Edward Garber, curator of seronau the Smithsonian has built up a splendid collection, half of which is in the iron shed south of the Smith- sonian Building and half of which is scattered through the Arts and Indus- tries Building. There is not room for proper exhibition of the planes; only the hull of the NC-4, first plane to cross the Atlantie, for example, can be_shown. Mr. Garber has been forced to reject several valuable exhibits because there is no room for them. The Spad used by Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker in France in winning fame as America’s | p, leading ace, was one of the planes which could not be housed in the col- lection. It was held in a hangar at Bolling Fleld and was totally by fire, wiping out what would have been an increasingly valuable exhibit ™ e wfieb’m by Lieut. Russell his “dawn-to- d the West Coast also had to be niocud and later was destroyed by fire at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. After the close of the World War | the there were many famous combat planes available which could not be accepted and which now have been lost forever. The Josephine Ford, used by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd on his flight to the North Pole, is in dead storage at the Ford aircraft factory, and undoubtedly could be acquired for the museum here if Toom were available. The wings and motors of the NC-4, now housed in the naval aircraft factory, Philadelphia, also could be brought here and mounted if larger quarters were provided. Altitude Plane Desired. ‘The high altitude fighter used by Lieut. ©. O. Champion and later by Lieut. Apollo Soucek, U. 8. N, in es- tablishing new world altitude records, is standing idle at the Anacostia Naval . It probsbly soon will be Tetired and should be placed in the Smithsonian collection. This cannot :d eddm’ however, until space is pro- ‘The iron shed allocated to the air- craft museum was reopened during the past week after being closed many ‘weeks for alterations necessary to make it fit for use as & public exhibition hall. This work has been completed and, after much planning, 13 planes have been crowded in by a sort of process which would make a sardine packer or s New York subwa; {\)I’er with envy. In addition there are being moved into place 20 cases of aircraft engines and & number of cases of mod- els, aircraft instruments and equipment of various kinds. A new feature of the remodeled ex- Thibition hall will be & most comprehen- sive propeller collection, comprising 70 specimens representing development from the dawn of aviation. Many of the propellers have figured in great events in aviation history and others show the rro(rus of propeller design. ‘The propellers are g arranged in chronological order around the walls of To the Man By the time all the cases, propeilers, fl:{qflvm and other equipment have installed the bfim will be crowded to its utmost, only a little more than half the seronautical collec- tion of the instituticn represented. In the arts and industries bu there are nine planes, inclh Lin h's irit of St. Louis and the first Army afrplarie, and 12 large models, includ- }ing those of Prof. Samuel P. Langley. Kacican autogtro soon o be deliered. auf , soon elivered. It is true that all departments of the museums coming under the wing of the Smithsonian are overcrowded, but with aviation now emerging from its ploneer- ing state, there are exhibits which must be acquired now or lost for all time, ‘These exhibits should be acquired, even though they must be lding plans now being made for the National Capital. Alrial “Tunnel” Completed. Airplanes flying between. Portland, Ore, and Pasco, Wash, now may travel at night through what is virtu- ally a tunnel as a result of lighting by the ent of Commerce air- ‘ways branch of 50 miles of the Colum- bia River e. ‘The lighted tunnel is bounded on two sides by rock walls and trees, on bottom by the raging Columbia River and the rock canyon floor and frequently on top fog which blankets the surrounding area and the upper portion of the gorge, making it impossible to route planes over the top of the valley. The lower part of the gorge usually is swept by winds which keep it free of fog. When fogs form & roof over the , frequently resulting in 250-foot ceilings, beams from the regular long range revolving beacons in the higher land are blotted out. A special lgm of low altitude lights has been devel- oped along the walls to mark out an air lane below the fog free from obstruc- tions, extending from Cape Horn, 25 Wash., 50 miles farther east. Flashing code beacons are mounted at 21 sites\on both sides of the gorge s0 that ainnen need only follow the course outlined by the two lines of lights to negotiate the gorge in safety. . Air Law Study Planned. Co-ordination of the legal and - lative activity of -the aviation indus- try co-operative action of national organizations such as the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, the American Academy of Air Law and the Air Law Committee of the American Bar Asso- ciation has been undertaken. Under a policy just approved by the board of governors of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, the organiza- tion will act as a clearing house for the collection and dissemination of infor- mation on State and national legis- lation and important judicial decisions. The industry will be kept informed on the progress of every new bill af- fecting aviation and on every new reg- ulation or court case which arises, it was announced by Charles L. Law- rance, president of the chamber. Ex- perts in the chamber’s new Legal and counsel of member corporations in the preparation of legal cases. tion to bulld up &' compre- |labeled. : stituf P miles east of Portland, Ore., to Lyle, | J Legislative Committee may work with | Aj THE SUNDAY aid ppointed to st pervise a¥iation activity in each State, and that State approprirtions be en- couraged to aid aviation.’ The commélme hlll h;'-‘nuinnrueu':d to oppose ly gasoline taxes on aviation gasoline and to work toward the lightening of tax burdens generally during the infancy of the industry. Recomfhendat on policy regarding air transport lability and: compulsory insurance are being with- held until a further study can be made. History Makers in Tour. The Diesel-powered Bellanca which was flown to & new world non-refuel- ing endurance record of 84 hours and 33 minutes at Jacksonville, Fla., is to be one of several history-making air- planes to participate in the 1931 na- tional air tour, starting from Detroit July 4. Walter Lees, test engineer for Pack- ard, builders of the motor, who with Frederick Brossy flew the plane on its record flight, will use the ship in the tour in his capacity as chief timer. Lees flew the first Diesel-powered plane in a national tour last year. Another interesting plane in the tour will be the Spokane Sun , & Buhl air sedan in which Nick Mamer and Art Walker established a world non- stop refueling distance record in Aug- ust, 1929. The plane traveled from the Pacific to the Atlantic and return, re- maining in the air five days and nights and covering a total distance of some 10,000 miles. Capt. Frank M. Hawks' little bullet- like racer, which he has made famous in this country and Europe, also is expected to participate in the tour, with Maj. James H. Doolittle, world- famous former Army pilot, at the con- trols. Still another notable entrant will be the Solution, special Laird racer which was flown to victory in the first ‘Thompson trophy race last year by the late Charles “Speed” Holman. ‘The national air tour winners are udfid on a basis of efficiency and re- liability, combined with speed. Prizes include the coveted Edsel B. Ford re- liability trophy and & total of $12,000 in cash prizes and the Great Lakes light plane trophy. The tour route will extend h 18 States and 1 province of a, touching at 40 cities, and will close at Detroit July 25. Aircraft Production Gains. Belief that aircraft production is definitely on the upgrade is expressed by leaders of the industry on the basis of reports just issued by the Aeronau- tical Chamber of Commerce, which show that there has been a decided monthly increase in production and sales of commercial planes since th January low. Production and sales, however, are still below the figures of a year ago. 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