The New York herald., 1922-07-03
CHALLENGE ISSuuD
FOR GIRDLING EARTH
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ments In aeronautics have been interna-
to take up aeronautics with Bleriot in
1909 and was later associated with Far
man. During the war he was chief test
pilot in the French Air Service. He
holds honors for having made the first
trans Baltic Sea flight and Paris-Stock-
holm flight, among many others, and
has been identified with American aero
nautical activities since the close of the
war
"Dr. Charles w. Burrows is a con-
sulting engineer in New York with lab
oratories in Newark, n. j. He was
formerly chief of the magnetic section
of the United States Bureau of Stand
ards at Washington, in which post he
served with professional distinction dur
ing the war. having been called to IL
from the department of physics at the
University of Michigan. DIR. Burrows
has accepted the post of administrative
engineer and will pass on every detail
Of the construction and equipment Of
the American Eagle.
"The board of consulting engineers In
cludes Charles H. Day. who built the
first tractor airplane in the United
States. and as chief engineer designed
the il for the Standard Air Craft
Corporation and built the American
Handley- -Pag Caproni bomber. He is
engineer in charge of structure. Duval
La Chapelle, who was with Orville
Wright in France and is recognized as
an authority on pontoons, which con-
stitute his especial responsibility with
the American Eagle. Frederick Chara-
way, NJ. E.. among the foremost de-
signers and experts on propellors Is con-
sulting engineer on this phase of the
huge American plane.
Electric Experts on staff.
"E. A. Robertson. chief engineer of the
! Splitdorf Electric Company and rec
ognized authority on ignition is in
| charge Of electrical design and installa-
ton, and associated with the foregoing
in charge of power plant, controls. ma
| terial, instruments and aerodynamics
are engineers and experts whose names
| have not as yet been made public.
THE personnel of the engineering
staff includes l. S. Kaufman, b. s., g..
E., who has been active as an aeronau-
| teal engineer since 1910. and who
served during 1918 and 1919 with the
! United States Army Engineering Corps.
receiving a prize from the United States
Government for designing a successful
night bomber /. +. Glover and James
| Uh n in n
years experience in aeronautical en-
/ gineering, devoted two years to exhibit
i ton flying and passenger pib ing.
| Joshua Ward, B. S., NJ. E., has been
named as the Washington representative
and Col. Evan Shelby as counsel.
Despite the naval and military tinee
| In the personnel, the American Eagle
project and the competition 1t has In
vited are described as approached pure
| ly in the spirit OF sportsmanship on the
promise that the contest will blaze the
way for larger scale aerial commercial
activities of an essentially peaceful na-
| ture and hasten the adoption of air
cruisers for transoceanic passenger. mail
and express business. This aspect is
! emphasized by the past activities OF the
secretary. Cyril o. Assmus who or
ganized and directed many cruises for
! the British Royal Mail Steam Packe;
and the Hamburg American companies
prior to the war. The latter said Of the
project:
This undertaking Is simply m
obvious development of the day, ar
elaboration of what has been done and
is being done on a smaller scale. Ex-
perimental stunt and gypsy" flyers
have paved the way so thoroughly that
large number of American aeronau-
tical experts came to the conclusion
| nvIt c.
sary to circumnavigate the globe witt
an arship of practical commercial size
10 settle once and for all time the ques-
ton of the scientific mastery OF the All
for other than destructive purposes.
VIII Lay Cards on Table.
work on the American Eagle has
progressed in quiet way over a con-
siderable time. Reports OF similar ef'
forts abroad reached our ears, and af
ter delberation II was agreed that thC
most manly and sportsmanlikc method
OF approaching the subject was in lay
ing our cards on the table for all tho
world and to invite international com.
petition. This will go far to clarity
the status of various prizes that have
been offered from time TO time for this
feat. and doubtless will result In the
Offering OF other prizes and trophies b.
I the SpOrtSmen or the world. III VIII aiSf
serve to stimulate a friendly construc.
tive interest and enthusiasm among
those who realize that the airship viii
supplant the ocean liner for first cabir
passenger. mail and express business
as distinguished from those who SEE
In the airplane only an agency OF wal
and destruction.
1--WE feel that we have no occasion
to fear that American ingenuity ard
constructive genius in this field canno,
hold its own against the world. Ir
this connection the names that have bo-
come public do not tell the story of the
personnel group In this project. Every
inventor. engineer or manufacturer who
has anything OF value to offer may
contribute his idea or feature without
sacrifice OF proprietary rights. II viii
be tested for efficiency and II of SUI
perior value will be used making yhe
American Eagle great American
aeronautical laboratory or clinic.
q" Negotiations are pending with MAN.
prominent men and organizations for
whom we have no authority to spesl;
Mt this time because the negotiations
have not reached the stage of compile
! ton
Admiral Fiske authorized the chal-
lenge while I'm New York last Thursday
but the decision of the board was no,
arriv ed at until later. when the action
was taken and the challenge issued
Now It's up to the world to try to beat
America in this neld.'"