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To SAIL AROUND
WORLD IN THE AIR
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chine, Lieut. Porte also discarded his
first projected route He now intends
to divide the flight into three legs
The first Of them. about 1900 miles,
will carry him from Newfoundland to
the Azores. In the Azores or Western
islands, he has three oil and gasoline
stations-at Flores; HOrta- on the is
land of Fayal, and POnta Delgada. II
forced 10 come down II either OF the
first named he will take aboard neces-
.sary supplies and fly on TO Ponta Del
gada, where John Lansing Callan VIII
meet the America with a tug, plenty
OF oil and fuel, extra parts and all
facilities for repairs Here, too, Cal
Ian may take the place Of George E A.
Halett as Lieut. Porte's companion In
the America
From the Azores to vigo. Spain. IS
about $50 miles. Here the Aero clubs
Of Portugal and Spain viii cooperate
in expediring the flight. The last leg
is about 525 miles from Vigo TO Ply
mouth, England Bucking into head
winds, this may prove the most dill
cult part Of the journey.
Lieut.. Porte an Irishmnn.
Lieut. Porte IS an Irishman, 81 years
old, feet tall and 167 pounds in
weight. He was Is years in the Brit
ish navy and several years in the sub
marine service, where i'll health finally
forced him to get out in the open air.
He took Up flying and laid the scheme
of crossing the Atlantic before 8Ir.
Wanamaker. George E A Hallett, who
accompanies him, has been the private
flvine expert Of Harold F. Mccormick
OF Chicago. John D. Rockefeller's SON
inlaw He is a loose boned youth OF
"A from southern California Neither
he nor Lieut. Porte is married.
The America is rs feet from tip 70
tip Of the upper wings and IS feet wide
on the lower wings. Her weight empty
is $500 pounds and the gasoline and
supplies for the transatlantic trip will
add 800 pounds She has carried more
than that in her trials, at one time
taking up eleven men
Her color is bright red, as Mr. Cur
tiss believes this can be seen furthest
in the air or on the water. Her body
is built on beautiful stream lines, Of
cedar, canvas covered, with an enclosed
cabin which has windows at the front
and sides.
Has sleeping Compartment.
In the cabin is a place to sleep neatly
at full lengthz-head under the avia-
tors seat, feet between the gasoline
tanks. SO stable is the great flier that
Mr. Hallett can climb about the wings
making minor repairs without danger
Of unsetting the craft
The hull is fitted with six tanks con-
tanning 500 gallons OF fuel, the gasO-
line being pumped to a feed tank un-
derneath the top plane between the
engines by a pump which the wind op-
crates
The cabin is fitted with instruments
for registering the propeller revolu-
tious, the drift, the height, the direc-
ton and several other things The
question Of reckoning Is one Of the
most serious with which the aviatOrs
have to contend. The compasses are
specially designed for use in a flying
boat No iron or steel is used in the
interior cabin fittings, so as not to
affect the magnetic needle. The con-
troll wires are bronze
start About August 5.
The start may be DELAYED until Au-
gust 5, when there is 2 full moon, or
il may be earlier. The weather bu-
reau at Washington will give special
care TO letting Lieut.. Porte know when
conditions over the ocean are espe-
cially favorable. 1t was originally
planned to start at midnight but now
Lieut. Porte figures on leaving at
dawn This is because government pi-
lot charts indicate that on so TO IS per
cent Of the days at this season the
ocean for many miles around New
foundland is enveloped in a thick fog.
II viii take six hours TO fly beyond
the fog area and Lieut. Porte wishes
to do this by daylight
The flying boats trip is laid between
two English ports and il is captained
by a British subject But IL will fly
the flag Of the United States and the
pennant Of the Aero Club OF America.
This is because it is an American boat,
built in this country and owned by Mr..
Wanamaker, who is an American citi-
zen and a member Of the Aero Club Of
America