The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-08
BY J. II. DUCKWORTH
~. r.. A. Aviation Expert

n. r. A. Aviation Expert
NEW YORK. Aug. S.--Every day
brings new strides in commercial
aviation.
Development OF air science has
been startling since the armistico
was signed.
After thoroughly investigating
the situation. predict that the
many short air routes now in op-
Grafton or about 10 be started VIII
quickly be linked UP until IL be-
comes as easy To get from one
part OF the United States to an
other by airplane as II Is now to
travel. by trolley transfers. from
one part Of a city to another.
Many aerial transportation COM
panies have been organized the last
few months and are now operating
successfully. As in the case Of the
railroads more than three-quarters
OF century ago. these air routes
will in time be consolidated into big
transportation systems. Before We
realize IL, regular commercial air
traffic viii be settled feature Of
American economic life.
PAY.As-YOUENTER
AIRPLANES POSSIBLE
Pay-as-you- enter airplanes may
be expected TO appear when the
country is criss-crossed like =
spiders web with airways.
When "A man wants TO travel
somewhere quickly. he will 20 down
TO the nearest airdrome. buy his
ticket. and step aboard a plane fixed
UP something like this:
A handsome cabin with IN.
hoIstered seats for ten. Room
for light baggage. Separate
window for each pesson and IN
dividual height and speed IN
dicators 70 add to the interest q
the trip. Adjustable ventiIstioa
and heating. Speed 100 miles IN
hour.
The Vickers people OF England arc
already putting out aircraft like thia.
Handiey-Page Is building a 40.passen>
ger plane.
The Curtiss Aeroplane A Motor
company has bought $500 army
planes for commercial use on short
air routes. They have also boughe
six army fields.
regular passenger service -
now running between Los Angeles
and Fresno. Cal. The Trans Con-
unental Aerial Transportation COM
pany is now purchasing aircraft. So
that before the year is out the aerial
transportation Of passengers prone
Uses to be as extensive as the various
routes and landing fields which
municipalities and the army are e.
tahlishing thruout the country win
permit
THIRTYTNO CITIES ASK
MUNICIPAL AlRDROMES
Thirtytwo cities have already
made application to the war depart
ment TO cooperate with them in es.
tahlishing municipal airdromes which
will be properly lighted. policed and
which will contain hangers. accessor.
les. parts, etc.
The air mail service between New
York and Chicago is only the fore.
runner of a regular passenger serv.
ice between the two cities The fact
that army filters, mail filters and
passengercarryin filters can all use
the same aerial station will reduce
costs.
Basing their figures upon the
work done in carrying passengers,
mail and express between London
and Paris, a large British concern
is now submitting figures TO the post.
office department for carrying mir
mail from New York to Chicago.
which they believe can be done ae
the same price as is now charged
by the regular mail service. This
company has been carrying news
papers from Manchester s25 miles
into Scotland. delivering newspapers
every morning These are dropped
by parachute. just as this company
hopes to deliver mail and express in
cities like Pittsburg. Cleveland. etc.
without alighting.