The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-10
TO ENTER PLANES
New Model Longren Machines
To Be Exhibited in Meet.
Pilots Smith and McCarty to
Fly to COncordia.

The Longren Aircraft Corporation
is sending two planes Thursday to the
first interstate aero meet, to be held
at Concordia, Kan. August IL to IS.
The meet is under the direction of Pat
Mccarty. stunt artist. who was in To-
peka last week when his flying part
ner, j. Hodgins Smith, made the ini-
tia1 flight in the new Longren "fliv-
YER" plane. The purpose of the meet
is for the interests of commercial fly
ing in the United States.
Pilot Smith arrived in Topeka Tues
day night in his Curtiss plane and
made the landing at Longren field per-
fectly, despite the almost total dark
ness at S:45 o'clock. He brought with
him another pilot, Earl Barnes. from
Grand Island. Neb., who is going to
assist him in getting the Longren
planes to the meet.
To Award Twelve Cups.
Twelve cups will be awarded at the
meet in flying contests, which will in
clude take-away distance, altitude
races. SPOT landing parachute drop
ping, mail and parcel post dropping,
and stunts such as wing walking dur
ing fancy flying. Many famous air
men will be at Concordia and great
interest centers in the contests for
the cups.
A number of planes have already
arrived in Concordia for the meet, ac-
cording to Smith. 1t is expected that
fully twenty will be there for partici-
ptation. All the new models OF the
airplane manufacturers over the
country will be on exhibit in the show.
as we'll as a full line of parts and lat
est accessories. The new Longren
flivver model will be on exhibition. 1t
is not the only model with folding
wings. That idea has been worked
out in other craft, but it is said to be
by far the most efficient small model
produced at the present time, out
CHASING all its rivals, and it is expect
| ed to arouse much interest at the
show.
j. Hodgins SMITH Is Pilot.
The pilot of the new model at To-
peka last week was J. Hodgins Smith
| of Grand Island, Neb., not Art Smith
as announced thru mistake. tho 1t is
said that he has fully equal flying
ability of the latter who is deceased.
| He is the flying partner to Pat Nc
| Carly. which team has a stunt record
unequaled in America, it is said.
Conservative Flying.
| The stunts are merely to show what
can be done, however. and the main
feature of the meet will be conserva-
/ tive flying and the emphasis of its
! value to the commercial Held. free
| lectures will be given the public each
| day of the meet by A. K. Longren OF
| Topeka and George Benn of Grand
| Island, Neb. These lectures will be
for the instruction of those interested
| in aviation as a desired profession or
| for general knowledge.
The small Longren model plane is
| expected to bring back some of the
cups offered if all goes well. A new
propeller is being put on today. The
one originally on the machine was too
large, but despite the fact that it was
developing only half its power on its
! initial flights. it was a marked sue
cess With the new propeller 1t will
be better equipped for the contests in
which Smith expects to fly it 9
/ Elsie Allen of Grand Island, Neb..
one of the professional women flyers
in the United States, will be one of the
features of the Concordia meet.