The New York herald., 1922-06-04
EXTENSIVE AIRPORT
!. FOR BOSTON HARBOR
Both Land and Sea Craft to
Have AirdrOme Close to
Heart of City.
ITO ECLIPSE NEW YORK
France Still Ten Miles an
Hour Ahead of America
in Aircraft Speed.
,MONTAUK A DANGER SPOT
,Brit0n Produces Safe Gasoline
Tank-Better Air Motor
Contest Arranged.
TO ECLIPSE NEW YORK
MONTAUK A DANGER SPOT

Contest Arranged.
Boston, although only the seventh
city in the United States, has stolen a
march on New York, and some day
this metropolis may awake to dis
cover the smaller city looming as a
formidable commercial rival. in the
opinion Of aeronautical men here with
one eye on the air and the other on
the future.
The authorities base their somewhat
vivid belief in Boston's future great
ness simply upon the establishment Of
an airport for both land and water air.
craft near Jeffries Point, East Boston,
within twenty minutes by streer car
Of the heart of the city. Moreover,
they maintain that their belief in the
Importance of the event is not over
exaggerated, since Gov. Cox of Massa-
chusetts, in a statement to the press,
said:
Since the carrying Of passengers, mail
and express by air seems certain to de-
velop in the future In the United States,
as it has already developed in Europe,
1t is essential that facilities should be
provided for linking this avenue of trans
portation with those already established.
In particular it is of Importance in
Massachusetts that the port of Boston
should be equipped with all necessary
facilities for speedy transportation of
goods and persons arriving by sea in
order that our advantage in respect of
distance from Europe may be made use
of to the fullest extent in shortening the
time of transatlantic journey. The
establishment of this landing field on
the shores of Boston harbor will offer
easy transport not only to voyagers to
and from Europe but to travellers at
home.'
Seeking New YorL's Trade.
According to men In the aeronautical
business this statement plainly indicates
that ubiquitous Boston has her thoughts
on an effort to wrest part of New York S
transatlantic trade from her. as well as
gaining an advantage in the coming age
Of aviation. 81
There is no landing field worthy of
the name nearer New York than Curtiss
Field, Garden CITY," said one aircraft
manufacturer yesterday in explaining
why New York was regarded as back
ward city. THAT means that the prin-
cipal merit of aviation, speed, is les
sened or done away with by the hour or
more than incoming and outgoing
freight and passengers must spend in
going to the terminal, This means
nothing now, but in ten years it is going
to hurt New York hard in dollars and
cents, in prestige and population"
Although this city is far behind most
cities In this country or in Europe in
the matter of landing field for land
planes it has a port for seaplanes in the
Hudson River off Eighty-second street
This port, established several years ago,
has been used extensively by flying
boats. On June / a seaplane line to At
lantic City was established by the Aero
marine Always. Inc, with this port as a
base, and other companies are expected
to follow this lead soon. The Aeromarine
Company Is considering lines to South
ampton, Newport and other places along
the Atlantic coast.
In commenting on the establishment
of the field AUidtion says:
"The passage of the bill marks. too.
recognition of the vital Importance, of
aerial transport to a seaport in future.
Boston lies 200 miles nearer Europe than
does New York, and that much vaunted
advantage of the port of Boston cannot
be utilized to full advantage unless
there are provided in connection with
that port means of transporting passen-
gers and goods direct from the transat-
lantic steamer to the newest, fastest,
best means of overland transportation.
the aircraft"
Behind France I'm Speed.
This country is still about ten miles
an hour behind France in the matter Of
speed, for Sadi Lecointe has flown at
206 miles an hour.
The United States Army Air Service
however, for both business and pleasure
reasons. is cunning for the record. with
the assistance of prominent American
builders of speed scout planes. Already
three contracts for planes which will de-
velop at least 200 miles an hour have
been given to the Curtiss. Looming and
Thomas Morse companies. The new
racing planes will be tested In the inter-
national airplane races at Detroit next
September.
Montauk Point n Bad spot.
Lieut.. ftuEcuc todi hoddtt- oht Va
the Mitchell Field galaxy of pilots. re-
Gently was assigned to the ticklish task
of ascertaining whether or not 1t would
be practicable to establish a temporary
landing field In the vicinity of Montauk
Point during the field training period of
the National Guard. ~
The pilot successfully accomplished
the mission, reporting that no landing
fields were available on Long Islands
sandy and hummocky tip. From the fact
that he returned intact, other pilots who
have flown over the bad ground con-
jectured that he confined his reconnoit-
cring to observation, rather than actual
experiment.
Prize for Safe Gasoline Tank.
After submitting eighteen different
types of tank TO everything there is in
the way Of machine gun fire, the Brit
ish Air Ministry awarded prize of
II 400 to a London company which pro-
duced safety gasoline tank
The new tank, for a slight increase In
weight over the standard steel tank.
gives almost complete immunity from
fire either In a crash or In action
against enemy machines.
Seeking Best Air Motor.