The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-16

~ tuf ~ stofnuH TO the naval avn
tors have little 10 fear. when North
America and the Atlantic arc clear OF
great atmospheric disturbances. u ~
almost aure that an %airplanc could
travel over the whole breadth OF the
ocean. from west to east. without en-
cOuntering a storm. Tho reason Tor.
hat IA the eastward drir OF the at
moaphcrc. credited sometimes 20 the
revolution OF the earth and regarded
M responsible for the inyuftnblc tcnd-
enry OF storms In northern latitudes
to travel from west TO east A great
storm IN this country IN likely 60 APP
pear In Europe within q few days
fact that WIS put 10 use during the
war BY meteorological with the Amer
lean cxpeditionary force. Thus, " an
a%irpiane Heta OFT from this continent
In clear weather and with clear wealth
or ahead, no storm developing after
its departure ~ likely 10 catch a. ON
the other hand. an nirplanc travelling
from Europe 10 America BY the north
srn route would do 10 under the
chance Of running tnto u storm before
reaching this side Of tho Atlantic
Practically all the cyrlonic disturb
anea- that move across the mite !
states enter the North Atlantic cca
slightly 10 the south Of New Pound
land
IL Il probable the cpochni flight viii
be made az an altitude Of from i.uOu
TO 5000 feet-much less than the AZ
ornrc maintained on long flights over q
land. a reason for hits IN seen IN the
belief Of meteoroioNata that a trans
Atlantic aviator would moi need TO fly
as high a. would u transconiinentai
aviator In order to derive the greatest
possible assistance from the winds
The reason for their belief is that sur
49,. a.Na.Nu "a = -. N..WNNW NaaNlg ~
strong ~ those on land. and the IN
creaEs with altitude over the sen il
much less than over the land The lat
ter Increase on this continent ~ well
as In Europe. 10 nearly 100 per cent
In nlrout 1900 feet.
I1,inE low Les Dangerous.
Whatever the wind direction. say
the mcteoroiogints. flying ~ low lev
els above the sen would he iers dang
erous than az similar levels above the
land bccau-e the air above the 50 u
less turbulent o. hump
Marine weather mars Elid MI
Drcrr In u recent paper read before
tho Philosophical rociety ~ Wash.
ington. show that az 10 altitude n
500 20 1000 meters N,Goo "a 5000
feet. approximately conditions are
mVouhi. for an eastward trip ~
proxImuisly oue-third of me time. the
ION ~ ,or,brrp tban ntonr Tho
s.utb.ry ,,,tfc A. rr.sf.r aititud.s
tt, r-.rr,yt,g, ~ f,,.orsbi. dnys ma
,.rt,tty tr,r,a-s .rp,rf,tty along tho
,,,tt.r, 100, -, M, v.gt,ard
,rin th. ID fayorrhie dn,s
b. so small ms To make transatlantic
utgbt I, tbis dfr,rtiop Numerically
MN ~, rrut.inv rsJius IN nirrrap
H. tn,rc,.,d d, surb nn extent that
~, 81. r.t.ttrh tnd.p.ndent Uf
virt ,,ptlttona
An tblnps eonstI,r.t gouditlons
f,r an cnstwnrd niaht nr, most IAN.
or.bi. aiour mo northem course. for
"A vrstvurd di.ht they ARE most ftV.
o,nblo along thc ronthofn course
m, NJ thr pre,niitnr vysstcriies ARE
t.-s p.r.tat.nt along thts course than
nrth.r north.
Itulr glplf- la Ssa-n.
There seems to bc little choice ~
20 season. fnr. although tho prevail.
Ing vyestrrIIrs aro stronger ln wintor
than in summer. vet on the other
hand stormy conditions are more pre-.
ynisnt in winter. aud the not result
is about AN s1ual psrcsutaro ~ faN.
ot-tbie dtya In the Two ssaanna More.
over tho r~rrater fog percentage in
summrr inst about offupE the greater
p-errDutare of tlnudiuers ln winter
Fog is n disadvantage chiefly hccause
of H. interference in making ohsgrNt q.
tions with drift indicators The New
Fuundlund foeH in general ure Vert.
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