The evening world., 1919-10-20
DONALDSON HERE,
SECOND TOF|N|SH
GREAT AIR RACE
Maynard TO Use Revised DH-4
in Attempt al Nonstop
Cross Country Flight.

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While awaiting the arrival at
Mineola OF Capt. J. o. Donaldson,
second TO complete the coast to coast
and return night Of the army airpIane
test, air enthusiasts to-day showed
the Iiveliest interest In the revised
DH-4 plane which is to be used by
Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard. the "F1y-
ing Parson." in his attempt TO reach
San Diogo, Cal, with one stop at
Dallas. Tex. as soon as he In rested
from his feat In winning the army's
great cross country race.
Capt. Donaldson, in a single seated
SE-6. reached Mineola from Bing-
hamton at 1908 this morning and
while he II the second 70 finish the
test, II will take long and careful com
putations by experts 10 determine
whether the honor Of having made the
5.4O2 miles in the least actual flying
time rests with Maynard, Donaldson,
Kiel or Smith. The last two are still
on their way 10 San Francisco.
The now machine To be used by
Maynard In the attempt for a one
stop flight has been under constr1lc-
ton and progressive tests at Hazel
hurst Field for four months. Its gen.
oral design was first suggested by
Col. Archie Miller. commander OF the
Long Island group Of army nyins
fields, after hearing criticisms OF tho
DH-4 machine from aviators who had
experience with II abroad.
Lieut.. l.. ID. Bradshaw, who has
been an army aviator since 1919 and
Ia the repair oficer at HaEelhurst
Fdd, undertook to carry out Col.
Milier's ideas when Washington au-
thoriIed tho experiment. He con-
suited freely with Lieut.. Maynard,
who IL q recognised expert on the
Liberty airplane engine and Its fuel
consumption. ...
Since Maynard started West In the
test Lieut.. Bradshaw has made sew
eral flying experiments with the new
ly modelled machine, which has been
christened the "DH-+ Greyhound"
He is confident that II will carry
through to the Coast In two daylight
lights. Ho has claimed the right 70
ny as Maynard's mechanic on the
trip.
In q preliminary test a month ago
Maynard and Bradshaw fiew the
Greyhound with only a few OF the
since completed lmprovements) TO At
lantio City and back, 25s miles. in 2s2
minutes.
The latest feature to be added 10
tho Greyhound Is Il third wing, with
twenty eight square feet area, which
adds $50 pounds TO it's lifting power to
compensate for the addition to the
old type OF new landing gea- OF
laminated ash. weighing flfty'pounds
more than the regular DH-H land
ing sear. which Is recognized as dan
serously light
This Improvement was designed by
Carl Stolm, civilian expert at Hazel
hurst. The Greyhound now has a
lifting capacity OF 5000 pounds.
Lieut.. Maynard has the utmost
confidence in the new machine.
''of course, am not going TO do
anything like this" he said with q
grin to-day "Ot course NOT. But
II ! should 20 UP some day in the
Greyhound ana they gave me up for
lost, what do you suppose would hap
pen 20 me II l were next reported in
Ireland or Englandr'
In the new Greyhound the pilots
seat has been removed from Its peri
lous position between the engine and
the gas tank; all the wires and struts
are arranged In 'stream line" TO cut
down air resistance. Gas tanks like
saddles have been straddled on the
frame on each side OF the fuBelaEe.
The machine Is designed to carry S06
gallons OF gasoiene, or enough Tor a
non stop Night OF 1,40O miles.
Senator Harry s, New of Indiana,
congTatulatinR Lieut. Maynard on
winning the transcontlnental race, ad-
dressed n telegram to Maynard
through the American Flying Club, In
witch he urged concentrated efforts
for placing all the nations air actiVl-
ties under one head.