The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-19

have made the trip in two and a half
days. flying only in daylight. He pre-
dicted three day trips would be common
within short time and said 1t would be
possible to shift a feet of battle planes
across the continent in that time He
expects that airplanes will become al
most as popular as trains and automo-
biles.
II think we will have planes with reg
ular engine rooms such as ships have,
where the engines can be observed con-
stantly," he said 81 think the plane
for passenger and freight service
should have four motors. l believe It
will not be long before this kind of
machine Is used-a year or two.
The present plane is the result of
military activities. Everything is sac
rificed to speed and other military re-
quirements. commercial plane needs
speed. but not man9uvre ability
Asked concerning his return to the
ministry Lieut.. Maynard said he in
tended to leave the air service this au-
tumn. but had been unable to get quar-
ters for his family at the seminary in
North Carolina. He now intends leaving
the army either about Christmas or next
fall. but said he would fly as a minister
II he could afford It.
Maynard announced at the same time
tiidt ne lnltHueu Try a one STOP night
to the Pacific coast in a specially al
tered De Haviland machine of the same
type in which he made the transconti-
mental return trip. This rebuilt OH,
called the Greyhound, was constructed
under the direction OF Lieut.. L. D. Brad
shaw, who will fly with him in the at
tempt The ship was remodelled SO as
to carry 306 gallons of gasolene, which
Lieut. Maynard estimated would be
ral-O l., lorH
tinent
Motors Speed Must he Kent Up.
The only discouraging thing I discov-.
cred In this trip he said, "is that the
motor must be run at 1850 revolutions
minute, somewhat more than the normal,
in order to keep the heavy laden plane
in the air. At this speed 1t burns thirty
gallons of gas instead OF much less, as
we figured. That would give us a sup
ply for only ten hours, which would
hardly be enough to carry us from here
to Dallas, Tex, the city we had selected
for the first stop"
Lieut. Maynard expressed himself as
In favor of separate air service be-
cause as he pointed out the men in the
Regular Army who might be placed In
charge OF aviation activities do not
know enough about flying. Such men,
he said, despite their good intentions, in
variably make failures. He said that
although the nine fatalities in tie race
were unfortunate. nevertheless in the
nature of things pilots could not be
trained without some deaths, and these
might have occurred in training at fields
If there had been no race.
After the interview Mrs MAYNARD
claimed her husband and they motored
n1la rtA
where big cake baked by Mrs. May
nard awaited the aviator.
Maynard Flies by Compass.
Sergeant Kline, who is a master elec-
trician and mechanic and is married.
said that he would not have made the
trip with any enc but Lieut. MAYNARD.
whm he considered n natural born fiIer.
He pointed out that Lieut. Maynard in
variably few by compass, without at
tempting to follow winding railroads,
rivers or other guides. Shortly after
Lieut.. Maynard's arrival Brig. C en-.
William Mitchell, In charge Of aerial
operations, sent the following telephone
message from Washington:
Convey to Lieut. Maynard my heart
lest congratulations on his remarkabIe
performance. I am recommending that
he be rated as a military aviator in
recognition of his wonderful success"
Capt ]. o. Donaldson, flying alone in
an SE-5, fast British scout machine
reached Buffalo yesterday at Isl on his
return, trip to Mineola. He is Lieut..
Maynard's nearest rival. Lieut.. Alexan-
der Pearson, Jr. who had engine trouble,
now plans to borrow the second Liberty
motor in Capt. Roy ~ Francis's dam
aged Martin bomber and fly with that
to Mineola. He Is at present at North
Platte, Neb.
Capt. Lowell H. Smith, the leading
Western fiier. reached North Platte yes
terday in his dash to the Pacific. There
will be no flying to-day, but It is likely
that Smith will get to San Francisco
by Tuesday morning. or possibly to-
morrow night. Capt Lowell is closely
followed by Lieuts. L. c. Kiel and Fl. E. |
Queens, who were last reported yester- |
day at Des Moines. Ia, at noon.
Four Crashes; No Injuries.
Four crashes were reported to have |
taken place yesterday, none of which. |
however. resulted in injury to either |
pilots or observers. Three of the ma |
chimes were among those flying from i
Mineola to San Francisco on the first !
lap OF the race. while the fourth acct !
dent was that OF Cadet D. L. Cardiff |
who was on HIS way back to the West /
after having given up the race at Salt |
Lake City because Of engine trouble |
The engine of his Fokker plane began |
to miss again soon after leaving Salt |
Lake and he was compelled to attempt |
forced landing. Striking the ground |
heavily the machine was wrecked. Its |
pilot. however. escaped injury.
Major Henry Abbey. in De Haviland |
plane No. 7, found that he was driving
without water in his radiator when his
machine began to behave badly as he
neared Auburn, Cal. and he wrecked his |
plane when he made forced landing In |
rice field near that city. Neither
Major Abbey nor his observer, II. A |
Frees. was hurt.
Lieut.. d. B. Gish, who landed at |
Canadice, N. Y. in flames on the FIRST |
day of the race, crashed again in his !