Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
IN ALRPLANE- TO NEW YORK AND RETURN;
AFRAID BEFORE STARTING BUT ENJOYED TRIP
Relief, When the Trip
Appeared Impossible,
Soon Shattered.
Gloom of Friends Made
Expectations of Disas-
ter Seen, Natural.

his goggles and we had a short con-
versation as If sitting in wicker
chair on the front porch at home. 1t
was wonderful. sublime. awe-inspir-
ing. and a scene and experience never
to be forgotten.
Logg stopped his talk, pulled down
his goggles. let out an Indian war
whoop. turned on his motor and made
that machine act like a young colt
out of harness at the end of a warm
ing-up drive. 1t turned over back
wards and forwards; circled with its
planes vertical: nose-dived up and
down Ike a baroue OF the waves of
the sea; Initiated falling leaf: took
a tail spin and twisted and turned
until ! did rot know whether | was
head up Or Gown.
Landing at Boiling Field.
Untying itself, the machine started
on a long, straight dive. ! breathed a
sign of relief. / knew we were going
down to Boiling Field In minute
we came to the level of the lights on
the buildings. SKINNED along, settled
slowly, touched the ground gently
and stopped. A man came out and
hangar. Logg tried to start his en-
CINE. 1t did not go. Gasoline out
he said. My heart jumped; my hair
began to rise. Just imagine what 1
was thinking.
The engine started We turned and
came to another hangar. He had
used his emergency tank. which did
not know he had. We had finished
our 50o-mile trip in about six hours
flying time. We were home safe and
sound, and I am more than ever sure
that air riding is not reckless
every day. 1t would get monotonous
You hear nothing but the hum and
roar of the motor, which is SO loud
that you cannot hear yourself shout
tried it, and my voice seemed to
stick in my mouth. and the words of
literally true to me. You get tired
sitting in an Interchangeable position
on hard seat for an hour or more
although I did not get nearly SO tried
coming back as l did going.
Future of the Airplane.
What the future of airplanes may
be I cannot say. The worlds energy
has been expended during the last
four years in developing the aero
plane for war purposes. That de-
velopment has been wonderful. If
now directed to peaceful pursuits,
passenger and commercial machines
may be constructed SO as to make
their use for such purposes very de-
sirable and economical.
l see by the papers the other morn
ing that machines carrying thirty or
forty people are to be put on regular
flights between Munich and Berlin.
1t looks like the practical German is
going to put his war experience to
commercial use, and I see no reason
why we should not do the same. l
understand a machine has been built
in this country that will carry fifty
passengers. Such a machine could
certainly be made comfortable, and
ought to be of considerable use in
commerce aside from passenger
travel.
About the only exciting experiences
on the trip were the races we had
with Pennsylvania passenger trains
We would see the smoke of train
in the distance right ahead of US. and
it was very interesting to note how
we overlook and passed them. The
race didn't last long and the result
wasn't uncertain.