El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-28
AN AMERICANHAS MADE THE FLIGHT:
OCEANPLANESWILL DEVEL OPRAPIDLY

IN THE list Of the worlds big achievements Lieut. Com
A C. Reads exploit IN flying across the Atlantic ocean
ranks with the discovery Of the North Pole and the nven-
ton Of with 90 miles range IN that 1t extends
the range Of human endeavoT.
thrill went through the world Tuesday when the news
flashed that commander Reads big seaplane the N-C4,
had flown successfully from Ponta Degada, Azores,
Lisbon the capital of Portugal For while arrival Lis
bon did complete the flight schedule, marked the
conpetiou of the trsnsoceanic flight That was hard
nsrt The air voyage from Lisbon to Plymouth, England
whether 1t be successful not, IS Of small consequence
Flights Europe old story. During the war,
aiInen flew from Rome to London and from Paris to
Africa.
Americans are most pleased Of course because an
American first to make the flight and because he flew
IN an American navy plane the officers of the
NC under his command VIII receive ovatons deserVedly
but the major credit must 60 to the navy department which
provided the facilities make the exploit possible; which
used men ships and money careful scientific effort to
safeguard the flight and make If success.
These preparations worth while, though expensive.
Because Of them the American seapane able to start
for Europe lozz after the British aVators had reached New
Foundland and while they still marking time await
ing favorable moment for attempting hight Their worth
weness further evidenced BY the fact that disaster
the British Sopvith plane shortly after started
and its pilot, Harry g. Hawker ana his companions naT-
escaped with their lives Two American planes the
NC- and N-C5 unable to complete the voyage but
at no time were their crews N danger Of becoming
lost the ocean rather remarkable fact that these
two planes made the best start, while the Nc dis
abled the way Roeaway Point, New York to Hall
that for time It believed its engine would be
unable to make the trip overseas.
The flight Of the NC indicates something Of trans
POSSIBILITIES the future Inc Seaplane
made the flight about "a hours actual flying time It
takes week under the best conditions and with the fast
est ships to the Dung the war because ships
crcuitous routes the crossing time from
two TO three weeks.
One vision the day when it VIII be possible to break
fast early IN New York and dine the day in Paris
London
That day coming, but It is not people may
believe IN the first flush Of their enthusiasm Reads
flight The fact is, his achievement merely shows that
transatlantic flight possible Planes and the engines
that put IN them not yet dependable enough The
failure Of the first and third navy planes and the break
down Of Hawker's British plane show that.
Moreover, the N-C-4 while its actual flying time
extraordinarily short really long time getting
When reached Lisbon It 10 days out Of the United
States The three navy ships started May g. They left
Trepassey, n F. Nay 10 10 the The N-C4
then demonstrated what might be expected the future
She Horta the Azores in IS hours and, when she
vent to Ponta Degada, made that lap in about
hour and IS minutes.
One apIane having made the TIP the ocean,
and aviators VIII try Their attempts VIII be
attended by great development in the construction Of air
craft Only actual flight Of that kind the perform
ance Of engines and the bodies Of planes be gagged They
cannot be measured by performances land for similar
distances it is found because the conditions differ
greatly
As machines are improved, the day wiz be brought
nearer when flights the win become CONNER
aly possible that is to say, when passengers nail and
freight be carried the IN brief time
and with reasonable safety. Il