The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-30
LARGE SCALE AERIAL
SERVICE BELIEVED TO
Be STARTED IN 1923
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-It is not
beyond the bounds of possibility THAI
within the next year various aerial
freight and passenger services will be
in operation on a large scale in various
sections Of the country. Aerial trans
portation is no longer considered al
awaiting industrial sterilization be-
fore proceeding with its general de-
velOpment.
Commercial aviation in Europe has
made rapid progress the past two
years. Various lines are in operation
in France and Germany and a regu-
lar freight and passenger service be-
tween Paris and London has been
maintained almost since the close of
the war
Aviation Lays
In the United States, which gave
the airplane to the world, commercial
aviation has Jagged There are a few
aerial services between large cities
in operation in this country now, but
these services are for the most part,
irregular and not on an extensive
scale. The post office department Of
the federal government has been the
most active agency in the promotion
of commercial aviation. 1t is steadily
increasing the number of its aerial
mail routes although congress has not
been particularly generous in It's ap-
preparations for the service. And the
post office department has found aeri-
al transportation of mail not only
practical but economical.
II has been reported that one OF
the contemplated commercial air ser
vices calls for the operation OF freight
and passenger aircraft between st.
Louis and the eastern seaboard, one
terminal in New York, the other in
Washington. This route would be
over Richmond Indianapolis and Ter
re Haute, probably with stations in
each city. 1t has been estimated that
the actual flying time between St
Louis and Washington would be not
more than Il hours.
Makes Fast Time
Recently a not particularly speedy
army airplane made flight from Day
ton, Ohio. to Washington in 3 hours
and 45 minutes. The airline distance
between the two cities Is about 45O
miles. 1t requires II hours for one
of the Pennsylvania express trains TO
make the trip from Washington TO
Dayton, about $50 miles.
The recent successful experiments
in France and Germany with gliders,
+ motorless aircraft. will hasten the de-
velonment of commercial aviation in
this country, it is predicted by aero
nautical authorities here. These ex-
periments have demonstrated that the
aircraft of tomorrow will be able to
remain in the air without any lmpell-
ing force. Recently the German
Heutzen. remained aloft in his glide
for three hours.
Expects Development
American aeronautical experts as
sert that shortly experiments Will pc
made with motorless aircraft IN thlS
country which will be far more as
tonishing than recent accomplish
ments with gliders in Germany.
American capitalists who are inter
ested in the development of commAr-
cial aviation in the United States
figure that the cost of operating air
craft will not approximate the cost
of operating railroads and steamship
lines. There will be no maintenance
of way overhead for aerial transpor-
tation and that is one of the heaviest
items of expense the railroads nave.
Eauipment costs for aerial transpor-
tation would be decidedly less than
equipment costs of the railroads and
the steamship lines.
! The most successful gliding ma
chimes. it is said, have been patterned
after the buzzard and the albatross
The originators of these machines
have discovered that on the ground
there arises air spirals and waves
which the buzzard instinctively makes
use of to lift it to great heights with
out flap of a wing. From the crest
of an ocean wave the albatross does
the same soaring without muscular
action.