The Washington times., 1918-12-07
PLANS FOR HEAVY
A|RPLANE TRAYE!.

NEW YORK, Dec Anti ,i1~ .-pr
that Reroplanes viii be IN rsrs al
use after peace has been de>'ere.l
the COMMITTEES on landing place c.
the Aero Club OF America reports taRt
It has received offers from organiza-
willing TO stablish landing places for
both planes and flying boats from the
center OF Netv York city to points .
hundred miles in every direction.
Alan r. Hawley. president OF the
club, said that a large proportion OF
the 10000 college men who had bees
trained BY the army and navy as
pilots had announced their intention
Of purchasing planes OF their owT
Statements made to officials OF the
club. he said, Indicated that many Of
the yacht owners within a radius OF
hundred miles intended to purchase
nytng boats ranging from two to twen-
~ passengers in carrying espaeity.
II was AIrii -Howiey's view that
wealthy men with sporting tastes
living on Long Island and the Jersey
and Connecticut shores would colae 70
business In flying boats and air
yachts In the future. Instead OF using
speed boats and steam yachts.
by using flying boats ahi afr
yachts 1T will be possible to ssN~ be-
tween two and three hours eVe 'ay
in going to and from New York" szid
Mr.. Hawley. MANY persons as -iIf
use land aeroplanes. the numbs to-
pending on how central q lsn'ilg
place c9h be established In the city.
NORer Landing Places.
The report Of the committee on
issuing places states that the OFFER Of
the Automobile' Club Of Ameriea to
furnish one for flying boats al the
foot of East Seventy second street
can now be accepted. The New York
Yacht Club. the Columbia Yacht
Club. and the Atlantic Yacht club
also will AFFORD excellent l4n1inS
places Others have been offe. ed be-
tween the Battery and Spuyten Dry-
vii on both the North and East rivers.
The most ambitions project for an
asronautic center Il the plan of .
group OF prominent men OF New York,
Baltimore. Chicago, and San Francisco
for one at Lloyd's Neck, L I. Regi-
maid c. Vanderbilt Is president OF the
newly incorporated Lloyds Neck
Club
Mr.. Hawley said he was one Of the
directors. and that the vice presidents
were Harry, Payne Whitney and Law
renee l. Gillespie. Their associates on
the board OF governors are c. Oliver
Iselin. Edwin d. Morgan. Frederick II.
watriss. Ebert H. Gary. Gen. T. Cole
man d1 Pont, Cornelius K c. Bill
ings, Leroy ". Baldwin, Frank c.
Henderson. William r. Grace, A
Kingsley Macomber. Arthur v. Davis.
Roy A RAiney, Nicholas r. Brady.
william r. Coe, and William CoAdby
Leow,
The Lloyd's Neck property consists
of go acres facing Long Island
Sound and q few miles from Oyster
Bay and Huntington Landing places
have been offered the. eluh-Mr. Haw-
ley said, by Edwin Gould at Jelxyi
Island and by Admiral Pears at an
island near Portland Ne. ----E~-'---- =
To Cross Atlantic.
Charles H. Day. chief engineer OF
the Standard Aaircraft corporation OF
Elizabeth. N. J.. II working on 4 new
type Of airplane for transatlaHtic
flight. Mr.. Day stated that plans are
well advanced. and that the machine
Is designed to have considerable pas
senger carrying capacity. in addi-
tion to carrying a fuel supply that
will take II across the Atlantic IN
der the most adverse weather condi-
tions.
II Is believed the machine is :
cross between. a flying boat and the :
big Handley-Page bombing machine.
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