The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-27
AVIATION SCHOOL
FOR WASHINGTON
Plans for Opening Will Be
Perfected Tomorrow.
PROJECT HEARTILY INDORSED
Army and Navy Officials Interested
In EnterpriSe-NOted Birdmen 90
mOters Aim 10 Make Capital "the
Aviation Center of America"

Washington is soon. TO have an avia-
tion school which promises To be one Of
the largest in the world. The institution,
in which a complete course in aerial
navigation viii be given is 10 be known
as the National Aviation School, and
viii be formally opened on March 1 at
College Park, Nd. The headquarters or
the school viii be located in Washing
ton, and the aerial practice ground may
later be established along the river
'front.' where experiments can be made
in flying over water, or in Montgomery
County. beyond Chevy Chase. where
largo level fields have been offered 10 the
founders Of the institution, provided the
school is located in that county.
Final pisG= .o- the opening OF the
school will be consummated at a special
meeting Of those who are Interested IN
the project. 10 be held tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the Office OF the Ma
tional Aviation Company. A2 Union Trust
Building. At this meeting propositions
from some OF the foremost aviators In
the country who are interested in the
establishment at the National CAPITAL
Of a first-class aviation sch0o! viii be
considered and passed upon after a fun
board Of directors for the proposed in
stitution has been chosen.
The creation OF the National Aviation
School is part of a plan OF those in this
city who are interested in aeronauticai
affairs 10 make the National Capital the
aviation center Of the country In addi-
tion TO the usual course OF instruction, as
carried on in the schools that have been
established in England and the CONT
mental countries OF Europe opportuni-
ties viii be afforded for trial flights by
those who. without desiring To become
aviators, wish 10 experience the sensa-
ton Of flying in heavier-than-air ma
chimes.
Army and Navy Men Interested.
Many army, naval, and National Guard
officers have expressed interest in the pro
posed school, which will also be used as
an aerial maneuver ground for experi-
ments in practical problems in reconnois-
sance and other features Of military aero
nautics. A testing and demonstration
ground and general supply depot for
monoplanes. biplanes. and aerial supplies
bA al MINUS III 1t6u tFo INLLDllSIeu IN
connection with the National Aviation
School, so that people from all parts Of
the country who visit the National Capital
viii be able to see what can be offered
m the aeronauticaI line.
Private exhibition flights will be ar
ranged for the entertainment and instrue-
tion of the various conventions that visit
Washington during the year, and it is
planned to give a large exhibition, prob
ably by the international Aviators. - some
time this spring 1t is pointed out that
Washington as the Capital OF the coun-
try, with its excellent flying weather dur
ing a long season of the year, as the place
where the Wright brothers first demon
strated 70 the public the practicability Of
the heavier-than-air machine, as the home
Of the heads of the army and the navy,
and OF tho military committees Of the
House and Senate. and Of the diplomatic
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