New Britain herald., 1917-05-22
nRPLANE MAKERS
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uuSlaSllC MOp0allOl
 Nov Fork. May 11.-Ths appoint-s sfaent of national Aircraft produc- ton board wAs hailed yesterday by Athe nen In this city who are Inter- sested in aviation assa great step In the devslopmsnt of aAronAuties. sono sef thsse men. uks Hsar Admiral Peary phAarman Of tho Nat1anAl Asrial Coast Patrol co4sai ,helisvs that < tho a8ovas1naant ahoulA have gons step. 1urthsr and establtshed . separate de- partmsut of ASronautioe with . secre- tary to bs . Insuabsr of the prssi+ dent'o cahanA4. There seems to be htt1e doubt among those. who have maaoe . study of the situation that with the governments aid the manu- facturers of aircraft will be able to inctse4s their output to meet the call made upon them.
 Several months ago there was . conference In Washington between the sQd1cials of the war and navy depart n1enEe and tho leading airplane manu- fActur4A. and at that time the Qaaes- ton 1T output was gone into care 4nl1y. IL 1A from Information Uathered at Int conference, and suppiementAd 6y fhS facts obtained by the men sent out n mako . trade survey by tho Council of National Defense, that, 1t is be1iAvSd here tho Cpuncil of De- f6nae has based tts demand for an out, put of $500 machines for the frst year. Ever since that conferences the t1nnufActurers have been mobilixing fheir resources it II satd, 90 as to get 10 work without. delay as soon n ti,c ord iefs are placed. ToSgcxp6Mite stA4eontracsna ase Am II H. 7@skiAaN ot 10tb bsalieaa s.. n pres ! ltAet as o4sanlkod fssntiy.
 uite nt the steps which 1t is gaid will make for the success of the task of misunderstanding great nufnbcrs of air planes rapidly, II the standardixatisn uf the .lnachlnss, h order to insure le rlaced - = to insure . continu- ans alltput shy each manufactures 70 $ to iuAttfy enlareint plants and ex- -snd.n& experdnantAl work. Alan R. t.awlAI. prAsiAent o1 the Aero club that recently investigated both the Auertcan and tho Huropean planes, and tho ssaplanes naAnufacturAd here Ar0 tho equal Of those made in Eu- ropo. Nr. HAwley d4olAFed that our airplanes gave . 9r4ater margin Of safAty than those useA abrQN whore safety shad been sacrince4 to speed and paickness in lAndinE and mount lng. I'll orders aro placed imn4diAteiys tor aaSostanti&I numbers of airplases and motors and extsndint over long perlo1hof tilne, the manufactut9Wi will be aS6ured o1 snfi1eisnt buisness to in. creaAe their plants and believe that within . few months there will be ! surpr4eing development of aeronautics m thia country,- sald e. Douglas wardr0p, managing editor of Tho Aerial Age yesterday. There was sjrst this sort Of development In Eng land and in France. That this de- yelopment is to be expected here under encouragement n ahown by the tact thAt the atrplAne output more than auadrupled after congress ap- pfoprtated &ls.o0o, 900 for aeronaaatics 1est August. There arc scores of pro ! fects for the establishment of larger factories and work will be begun .. soou n 1t is realized that substantial ertlers are to be placed by the govArn. ,a1ent. There are It present many types of motors in this country and Z tn this branch of tho .ndustry we may nav look for n unprecedented Ad- < vance"
 Wnl Eplsrsc P1aaaaL
 For three years Rear Admiral Peary has been calling tor greater acttvit, ,safN m<s ~ t41] ha has interested hundreds Of young men in nying. As evidence of thu sealth of material from which thl qr.ates training facilities gre avAilAbie a member of the Aero club recalled that within week after we enteres tho war more than 3.0O0 young me.
 either directly or indirectly applied t
 the club for information as to how t
 enter the aerial branch of niiitar;
 service.
 .-rhere will be no trouble in gettin
 mon for the army and navy aeris
 service.' said Admiral Pe&fy. T
 las been estimated that the army an
 navy. the Aero club. and the Coal
 pa1fof commission and other organ
 iDaA4ons have received more than 30
 GOO applications from. young men wh
 deeir4 to become avlators. Forum
 ately several hundred did not wait bs
 began to train It their own expens
 If we are to have . real defsna
 VI must begin developing our aeri,
 s&r6ngth now and push 1t with III spA<isag energy. Whsn we have begu to spend not les than $50. 000,00O x yAar on building up our air servic
 we shall have started the proper pac