The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-10
HOW AV|ATORS MAY
FLY OVER RUSSIA
Conditions for Round-the-World
Flight Are Received by
Aero Club.
LspecInl 10 The Tilnes.plsnntch.

sSpceinl 10 The Times Dispatch.
New York February 9.-The Aero
club OF America to-day received from
The Imperial Club OF Russia n list OF
conditions under which aviators could
hy over Russia These conditions win
apply IN the round the world" night
that has been organized In connection
with tho Panama Pacific Exposition in
san Francisco next year. Great inn
portance is attached 10 them, as 81
boria and Russia Will constitute the
longest overland stretch that tho COM
petlns av!ators Will have to negotiate
In circumnavgnting the globe.
Each aviator who wishes 10 cross
mo Russian frontier must notify the
Imperial Russian Aero Club In advance.
giving particulars OF route, the place
ana time lie expects to cross the from
tier. and the leading physical features
81 his ~aeroplane. The Aero Club VIII
then obtain permission from tho mill
tary authorities
IN order that the troops and off,
Gals Of the frontier Ruarda viii 10
able to distinguish the phvsica, char
acter!atics OF the aeroplane. tho ayia-
Tor VIII have TO ny AS close TO tho
ground as possible when crossing the
frontier Under no circumstances must
he lis over fortresscs"
conditions under which the flight
can be made over other countries that
haVo 10 be trnversed will bo receiver
by mo Aero Club in few days.
y y. -. McCnrdy, u wel-kuown avi-
ator said most cmphatically to-day
chat the round the world" flight was
possible. lie was very cnthusiasiir
about the Aight, but would not Sal
whether he would bo ono OF tn. en-
trants
Fifteen months is sufficient timo In
when TO develop the acroplane engine
tor tho trip" hc said. "Travclina, yy.e,
10 east ~ would be possible to main
ialn an average speed OF ninctv.uyo
miles an hour. Under normal condi-
hons, machine travels at tho rato
OF seventy-nvc miles an hour. but with
the DRIFT from tho wind thta wnuid hc
Increased another twenty miles an
hour"
letter was received by tho acro
@ino from Roland Garfos, The French
\ aviator, who has made several sli.
Hesstul flights across tho Arvd!terra
mean. in which he states that tho tr.,t,a.
"iiautic hight IS Theoretically nnd Ina
Fact humanity possible" Ut would toka
thirty hours from ireland to Now
Al3Nni3hdf ne says.
Tile problem OF direction" Inc aass
ph account OF drift, presents thc grc;,t,
~ dii'culy and risk. These might bc
toNereome II the flight could he eXter,d :
Co"r 60 ny h9nrs. as mat would allow
. according 10 Lyman J. Scclry. OF mo
IN tlrs Company. this statement. com
lus from an aviator who has MAD. 49,
tgah| practical oversee Nights. Jnfk5.
t2e content!on or Rodmnu WauarnaIt.r
,hat NE can lily ncross the Atlantie vc.t
!9 eHst. ~ hftcon hours. tcnaLlc. ne Il,
nay direction nc would have tle yyind
WIN NINA, while the await fying IRON
ttsl%nd 10 wtnnndland would ifavc ~
a, het"rding the round. the world,
hiignl Nh seeley said that tho ,fans.
hn"ht'e Night. "h!ch would undgub,
."lg he accomplished this year ,youii
1911 !. great many lessons ~ real
ninI.I. mat might rcsult In the acco,".
aai.?Siinl'leii.' OF the FORMER under the con.
Exposition. ""'' i"hciaco