Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29

for the present the immediate demand
for quantity, product.sA 1Is&e-s the. ohi.f
emphasis on the heavier types as Amer
ica's chief contribution.
In the manufacture of aircraft vast
Quantities of productive machineyvNn6
skilled labor. which otherwise could
not be contributing TO the nafSon's
cause in full proportion to fts-capscify
are being made available for the pro-
ductton of aerial machines Existing
aircraft factories OF responsible char
scter are undergoing enlargement. and
each is concentrating upon some one
type Of machine required by the War
and Navy departments. Automobile
plants will be called on extensively and
for special parts. cash register. sewing
machine and typewriter plants. wood
working and other manufacturing in
stitutions will each be used in various
ways through subcontracts from the
engine builders.
The plan to turn to aircraft building
the resources OF many allied industries
is one which has been used in SOM
measure by both England and France.
but the limitations OF their Industrial
resources. and particularly the lack of
experience in the Standardization of
parts. have precluded its being carried
out to such an enormous extent as
will be possible with the United States.
The American automobile industry IL
the most extensive of Its kind IN the
world. and the same system OF stand
ardiZed- parts and quantity production
of machines which has enabled the
United States to have three and a half
million automobiles on the road will
be turned to the making of aircraft
Further than this other manufactur-
ing plants can be used for turning out
parts in quantity. Portions OF cash
register plants and typewriter fac
tories can easily be turned to the man
ufacture of small steel parts The CYL
inders of the motors can be forged
and bored out in quantity by the mu-
nitions plants now making shells. but
the relative number needed win not
interfere with the quantity production
of shells.
THE whole answer to the problem
before us is Standardization" says the
council of national defense. in recent
ly issued statement. The American
development OF the airplane motor viii
be a standardized motor. IL necessary.
parts exactly alike can be turned out
in quantity in one factory and shipped
to different place to he assem- bled
AS the work develops our engineers
can be engaged constantly In further
perfecting the motor, and, as the in
dustry expands in quantity. 1t can also
improve the quality of the output
The United States government has
adopted as the distinguishing insignia
for all its aircraft white star with
red center on circular background
of blue All American afrplanes, sea-
planes. captive balloons and dirigibles
will bear this star of the flying corps
In the meantime plans are going for
ward for the nine aviation helds. the
four on which work of camp construc-
ton is now under way are situated At
Dayton, Ohio: Rantoul and Bellevflle.
Ill, and Mount Clemens. Mich. These
are to be occupied Immediately by the
men who have completed their labora-
tory courses in military aeronautfcs. and
from now on new students Will be
Skinned on to aviation fields from the
universities as rapidly as they are pre-
pared.
The standard aviation field Ia ap-
proximately a mile square and provides
for accommodating two squadrons OF
$50 students each with the necessary
officer instructors and enlisted men.
The hangers, will take care of seventy
two planes The aviation field at Day
ton. which is the site of the original
field on which the Wrights developed
their first successful airplanes, pro-
yides for four squadrons. In these va
rious fields the aviators will have four
months practical training before going
to Europe
In anticipation of their transfer to
foreign fields. the United States gov
eminent is now building in France
duplicate of the American standard
two-squadron field. As the new airmen
leave the American fields at tine end of
their training. they Will fly to the At
lantic coast and embark for France. On
French soil. under French instructors
and with French machines. they will
complete their preparation for actual
work at the front. This American held
in France is entirely a product OF
American brains and American energy.
The aircraft production board IL
working hard to assist the military de-
partment in their plans to have all
these related activities co-ordinated-
to have the preliminary schools turn
out their cadets in order to fit into the
plans for the training camps, and at
the same time to get the necessary
training machines ready in time for
their use," said Mr.. Coffin. Both the
manufacturing problem and the train
ing problem will be much simplified the
second year if we can establish the
proper coordination of effort this year.
The manufacturing capacity can easily
be doubled the second year"
of the deep-seated springs OF common ac-
ton.
THE ADVENTURES OF A WOMAN
HOBO. BY Ethel Lynn, N. D. New
IL