Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1931, Page 12

CA—12 THE SUNDAY 00 MILES AN HOUR IN AIR HELD NEAR Realization in Few Months Seen in European’ Devel- opments. Greater speeds than man ever has traveled, ranging from 500 to 1,000 miles per hour, are expected to be real- ized within the next few months as a result of competitive developments in Germany, France and England of planes designed t> travel in the strathosphere more thah 10 miles above the earth's surface. According to reports received by the Commerce Department, two of these | superplanes are German, one of which | already has been completed and par- tially tested, while one is being built in England and one in France. If they fulfill expectations, travel time between the Capital and Paris would be reduced to about eight hours, and a traveler leaving Washington after breakfast could be in San Francisco for luncheon. The only problems which have had to be overcome in designing planes for flight in the strathosphere are those of compressing the thin air sufficiently to provide oxygen at operating pressures for the engine and providimg sufficient warmed air at proper pressure for the crew and passengers Approached Region. 1 The strathosphere, the rarified region of intense cold existing above 50,000 feet ude. already has been pene- trated balloon. In setting the world’s airplane _altitude record here, Lieut Apollo Soucek, U. S. N, was several times close to the area. y The research engineers who are in charge of the new developments ape convinced that if they can mainta full engine power by adequate super- charging in the rare, cold air of upper space that the reduced air friction will make possible speeds more than double those obtained in the thick air of the lower levels. Their tests have demonstrated, ac- cording to word received here, that even the present transport planes used in this country, which have a maxi- mum speed of 156 miles per hour at| sea level, could be stepped up to 294 miles per hour at an altitude of 60,000 | feet if the power maximum of the en-| gines is kept constant. With more effi- clent single-motored planes even better | results could be obtained. | European engineers have been work- ing for several years on the develop-| ment of the stratosphere planes and according to word received here. no have them so near the point of perfec tion that startling results are antici-| pated during the coming year Prof. Alexander Klemin of the Gug-| genheim School of Aeronautics, New York University, in discussing the de- velopment of these planes, said speeds three and four times the present maxi- mum of 408.8 miles per hour could be expected and that speeds of 1,000 miles an hour would become common at the high levels Built by Junkers. Details of the German stratosphere | plane, which has been completed. have ! been revealed to American aviation | officials by C. S. Von Heydekampf, re- | search engineer. The plane was built by Dr. Hugo Junkers. designer and builder of the many famous Junkers lanes, including the world's largest andplane. ‘This plane, according to Von Heyde- kampf, has undergone preliminary tests which indicate maximum efficiency will be obtained at an altitude of 1 0 meters or about 10 miles. Two passen- gers will be carried in an air-tight cabin, insulated against the cold and designed to resist internal pressure Oxygen will be provided by compressors and a device has been incorporated for removing the carbon dioxide exhaled by_the occupants. The wings, in proportion to the loads to be carried. are abnormally large. While they will be inefficient at the lower altitudes, they will be exceedingly efficient in the thin upper air. ‘Though the United States Army and Navy air services have been constantly seeking planes capable of operating at extreme altitudes, little has been done in this country toward conquering the stratosphere. Army pursuit squadrons mnow are operating in formation at alti- tudes up to 30,000 feet. 1 . \ ARMY ORDERS 46 FAST AIRPLANES FOR PURSUIT Wew Craft to Be Speediest of Type Ever Built With Fluid Cooling of Engines. Forty-six of the fastest pursuit planes ever to be powered with fluid-cooled engines have been ordered by the Army Air Corps as a part of the campaign of the Army and Navy air services to build up fighting plane speeds. ‘The new planes, to be known as the P-6E type, are said to have a top speed of 197 miles per hour with full military Joad. Reduction in weight and head resistance has been obtained by use of chemical cooling. ‘The new planes will be able to climb %0 16,000 feet in 10 minutes and have an absolute ceiling of 26,500 feet. They will have a striking appearance with new streamlined landing gear, wheel “pants” and beautifully streamlined fuselage. A three-bladed propeller is The engine develops 650 horsepower. A 50-gallon main tank is provided, with an auxiliary tank holding 50 gallons more. TWO PILOTS ESCAPE WHEN PLANE BURNS By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, December 19. ~A Transcontinental & Western ex- press plane, with George Price, pilot, and N. C. Morse, co-pilot, aboard, crashed and burst into flames 500 yards south of Municipal Airport this after- noon. The fiyers were taken from the wreckage alive and taken to a hospital in a critical condition. The pilots left Tulsa shortly after noon for Oklahoma City to carry the tri-motored plane to Amarillo, Tex., base. Residents in the vicinity ran to the scene and ambulance crews arrived in time to help extricate the men from the burning wreckage. The plane was Everything in bundle carefully In wax bag. TRY IT FOR ONE WEEK 30 years Laundry experience Navy Flyer Joins Caterpillar Club As Plane Crashes Lieut.M.B. Gardner Leaps ‘ With His Parachute on West Coast. Lieut. Matthias B. Gardner, U. S. N, the Capital's most famous living air plane pilot, formerly leader of the fa- mous Anacostia Naval Air Station acro- batic formation. “Three Flying Fish,” has just become a member of the Cater- pillar Club on the West Coast. Official reports to the Navy Depart- ment state that Lieut. Gardner was forced Friday to abandon his plane, which crashed headlong into_Spreckles’ gravel pit, 12 miles south of San Dicgo, and was demolished. Gardner's para- chute opened promptly and he landed | without injury. The cause of the crash has not been reported. Lieut. Gardner, who now is attached to the airplane carrier Saratoga, was born and raised in the District. He for- merly was operations officer at the Ana- costia Naval Air Station, serving there until transferred to the Saratoga last Spring. While at Anacostia, Lieut. Gardnér became known as the Navy's foremost acrobatic pilot as a result of his achievements in inverted flight, both alone and as leader of the “Flying Fish.” He was the second pilot to per- form the inverted falling leaf, newest and most hazardous of all aircraft maneuvers, which first was performed by Lieut. Alford J. Williams, jr, for- mer Navy racing and acrobatic star. NEW AIR TRAFFIC - SIGNAL DEVELOPED ‘Department of Commerce Builds Light Projector Vis- ible for Eight Miles. After months of study of systems used at airports in all parts of the coun- | try and of original research work, the | Aeronautics Research Division of the | Commerce Department has developed at | the Bureau of Standards a new traffic- | control projector light for use at air- ports. The device, which will he recom- mended as standard equipment for | American airports, is in many respects similar to the traffic control lights de- \veloped and used at Washington- ! Hoover Airport. It consists of a “light- gun” of great power, entirely hand operated. Weight Cut to 7.5 Pounds. Size and weight have been cut down 50 the operator may point the projec- | tor steadily and accurately without be- coming fatigued after a long period of | traffic directing and to keep down wind resistance when strong winds are blow- | ing. | The projector weighs 7.5 pounds and has a barrel 85 inches in diameter and 15 inches long. Two pistol-grip han- dles are provided, the one for the right | hand having a trigger switch for turn- STAR, WANHINGTO! ing the light on and off. Accurate sights are provided on top of the bar- Trel so that the light may be focused with great precision on the pilot for whom the signal is intended. For daylight signals to be seen at the Tequired distances, which may be more than 2 miles in the case of rapidly moving planes, it is necessary to focus & powerful pencil of light into a tight, small beam. Changeable color filters are provided to permit instant changes from red to green, Visible 8 Miles. The projector has been tested at Col- lege Park, Md., by sending signals to alrplanes in flight. On a clear day with the sun shining, both red and green signals were visible up to 6 or 8 miles. Observations were made both looking toward and away from the sun. Conditions of poor visibility reduce the workable range of the signals, it Wwas announced, but apparently the visi- bility of the airplane to the operator of the light is reduced more rapidly than tue visibility of the projector sig- nals to the pilot, making certain that the signals are strong enough to reach any pilot whose plane can be seen by the traffic control operator. BELIEVES AVIATRIX SAFE Berlin Manager Thinks “Missing’’ Flyer Never Left Bagdad. BERLIN, December 19 (#).—The local manager for Elli Benhorn, Ger- man woman flyer who reported missing after a flight from Bagdad into Irak, said today he believes she did not leave Bagdad. A camera she asked for from Berlin ! was sent to her at Bagdad, he sald, and has not had time to arrive. Besides he said the 10-day period required for cholera vaccination necessary for entry into Persia has not yet elapsed. owen children Reduced During This Sale! Stromberg—Kolster Majestic—Howard of radio. reduced. The most NATIONAL LAUNDRY CO. 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