New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05
Baker Announces Building
of Great Air Fleet Is
Under Way
Volunteers Eager
For Sky Service
With New Motors, He Says,
Planes Will Surprise
the Foe

WASHINGTON, Oct Twenty thou
sand airplanes for Americas hghtihg
forces In France, authorized IN the
$40 900 900 aviation bill passed by
Congress last July, actually are under
construction.
Tho necessary motors also are being
manufactured. Secretary Baker an
nounced to-day. and the whole aircraft
programme has been coordinated so
that when planes and motors arc com
plcted trained aviators as well as ma
chine guns and all other equipment VIII
be waiting for them.
when this nations army moves up
to participate in the fighting said the
Secretary, "the eyes Of her army VIII be
ready"
+ The types Of planes cover the ent're
range Of training machines light, h,gh
speed hghting machines, powerful bat
tie and bombing planes OF the heaviest
design, and embrace as well giant pa'-
tie craft capable Of the work Of the
Itnlian Caproni, the British Handley-
Page and similar types.
MADE In L. s. A."
within reasonable time. CONSIDER
INC the period for PREPARATION Mr..
Eaker's statement said, this country
will send its Arst airplane to Europe
This airplsne. from the tip Of its pro-
heller 70 the engine. machine gun and
camera, will nave been made in the
/ United states.
There has been n remarkably sra"-
fying response 90 the call for aviators'
This coupirv has an unlimited supply
~ youno mon possessing courage sell
reliance. good Judgment and neci'1oi'
the things required in the air service
This service to-day is fitting thousahuS
of Americans for Tying: -.
Twenty-four flying schools nave peer,
authorized, the statement reveals anu
besides the thousands training mere
students from the United States are
trsinirq in all the Allied countries
v,bile many of them are undergoing m
tonsiye schooling behind several OF the
hattie fronts. The men now IN E".ope
viii be turned over as finished aVia'ofS
10 the American troops IN France
Build Machines Abroad
American machines also are Detns
built abroad. and Mr., Baker sara th@'
approximately one-fourth OF inc mum,
her soon 20 be needed will be maue III
tho Allied countries. In tnat coin-O
ton stress WAS laid upon the heces-
sitv for greatly developing ana e1
handing the aircraft INDUSTRY IN III.
United States. all the summer ana par,
of the carly fall having been deVo''"
20 this essential groundwork.
Time, too. has been required TO Vr,ht
under government control many OF luc
materials required for the mAhula.,-
IRE of aircraft both for tins govern
rnent and the Allies, as well as 10 ID,
sure conservation and Distribution o.
such materials. f.,
Provision also had to be mace 1oi
Tho manufacture OF the many aceesSo
r.cs necessary TO aircraft service AZ 'hc
front. such as machine guns oDsery,a'
ton apparatus, cameras ana Inc IKE
md another essential for the qultS
building Of great air fleets for both
america and its Allies was lnterna,,
.onal standardization in the tests OF
Materials and their specifications.
There is practically no limit TO tn'
number Of aerial fighters which tne
United States can and will furnish IN
the war for democracy" continued the
secretary. "No time has been lost m
experiments. The machines wnien a.
ready have proved successful VIII DC D..
reproduced in large numbers IN th''
country"