The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-08

ludCulue WHICH VIII uuIllo IuTOuSu space at the rate of 800 miles per hour, hop off from New York at a, m with six passengers and their baggage, arrive in London or some Flu. ropean metropolis in time for lunch and return before dark will be devel- passengers is the only barrier to time, Brigadier-GeneralW William Mitch. ell, assistant chief of the Army Air Service and holder of the worlds rec. ord for speed, declared in an inter. View here.
 Inability to perfect a device which will supply sufficient oxygen to pilot such an achievement, the noted aviator said. America may solve the problem, Brigadier-General Mitchell intimated, A plane with an enclosed cabin and equipped with a large oxy- gen tank has been constructed at Washington, and experimental tests are now being conducted, the general revealed. A variable pitch propeller allows the pilot to make the necessary adjustments to reach high altitude and to create sufficient power to travel fast, he said.
 A Round the World Trip The greatest thing ever undertaken in the air, round-the-world trip by a squadron of six planes, is being ar ranged for, Brigadier-General Mitchell asserted. The fliers will hop off from New York, make the first stop at Ice land, then jump off to England and from there continue around the world. The terrific speed necessary to make round trip to Europe in one day is attainable only at an altitude of approximately 55,5OO feet, the high est ranking flier in the United States declared.
 The extreme speed can only be made at a height where the atmos- phere does not carry moisture," said General Mitchell. "This altitude is approximately 55,500 feet. We have carried out experiments showing that la flying machine can dash through the atmosphere at this height much faster than at the lower levels. The air is much finer and offer less resistance to the aircraft than, say at 5000 feet Must Supply Oxygen sm% The barrier which the army engi- neers are now trying to overcome is that of supply air to the passengers and pilots. At this altitude, which believe is the ideal altitude, oxygen must be supplied to both human beings and the engine.
 We have constructed plane at Washington with an enclosed cabin which houses the passengers and motor. A large oxygen tank supplies the air. We have made several tests with this plane, but we are not ready to give the results of our experiments
 The plane has varivalve propeller which allows the pilot to make the ne- cessary adjustments to reach high al titude and to create sufficient power to travel fast.
 Tt soon will be possible for bus mess man in New York to leave at a. m., arrive in London or some other European metropolis in time for lunch transact business there and return be. fore dark. &
 Running an airplane is just like operating an automobile" Brigadier. General Mitchell said, as he was but. toning up his flying togs preparatory to taking trip to Dayton, Ohio. q admit flying is a trifle more hazard
 ous, but I believe that the heavier. than-air machines are now becoming much safer.
 None Hurt in Race
 Take the recent air races as an
 example. Not person was even seri
 ously injured during the entire meet
 despite the fact that hundreds of
 planes were in the air and the greatest
 speed known to man were made. | "Of course, you know, when you're
 driving machine at the rate of 225 | miles an hour you cant stioIy vo,y l head out the cockpit to See what is going on down below. I tried to do that very thing, when suddenly ]
 heard a rip on the top of my head. l sat down in .ne cockpit quite sudden ly, wondering whether the machine l had collapsed.