Evening star., 1922-09-12
i, s. NAVY PLANES
TO ENTER CONTEST
: - -. a. - ;:
Will Seek Honors in Pulitzer
16o.MiIe Race at Detroit
Lin October.
ENTRIES ARE ANNOUNCED
Naval Hiera; ! ;Al.o 8 Out to Win Cur
tissMarine Trophy for
seaplaaes.
By the Associa ted Press,

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. September 12-Seven
United States naval airplanes will
participate in the Pulitzer race when
the 160.mlle test Is staged in the air
here October II. 1t is announced by
the naval bureau of aeronautics. In
addition. there will be Il number OF
machines representing other branches
or the American fighting forces. as
well as those entered by civilians.
The Navy also will make an effort
to capture the Curtiss marine trophy
IN the race to be held over Lake st.
Clair, near here. October 7. having en-
tered eleven seaplanes in this event
One naval entry has been ANNOUNCED
for the liberty motor builders trophy
race FOR observation planes October
Naval Entries for Race.
The naval entries for the Pulitzer
race follow: Curtiss Navy racer, with
Curtiss D-12 engine. 400 horsepower
trophy race at Omaha 1t has a speed
| OF 1856 or more miles an hour to be
piloted by Lieut.. Frank C. Fechteler,
U: s. NJ. of San Rafael. Calf.
Two planes. engines and specifica
tions not given. The machines will
| be driven by Ensign Afford ]. Will
| iiams. jr., OF New York, former mem
Der Of the New York National League
base ball team. and Lieut.. RutIedge
| Irvine Of Brooklyn.
| Wright HIS, 400 horsepower engine.
Each Of these entries has a retract-
able landing gear by which the entire
gear Is pulled into the body or fuse
| lage while the machine is in flight
Only an Embraced monoplane wing is
used and no radiator is carried. the
wing being covered by a thin sheet
OF copper under which water circu-
lates. This makes the wing act as a
| radiator as well as supporting the
| plane. If these planes survive the
test OF the race they will affect the
future design Of all military and naval
aircraft. 1t is expected. Pilots. Lieut.
stephen w. Galloway, Bismarck, N. D.
and Lieut. David Rittenhouse, st. Paul,
MINI.
| Thomas -Morse-MB-7, with Wright
HIS engine. 400-horsepower A. Y. A.
! monoplane; has a speed Of $50 miles
| an hour or more: Pilot. Capt. Francis
P. Mulcahy of the United States Ma
| rine Corps. Rochester, N. Y
Curtis TR (Wildcat), with Curtiss
C-l2 engine; trtplane that won sec
ond place in the 1921 Pulitzer race.
No pilot anpounced.
First Prize $1,000 in Cash.
Tho Pulitzer trophy. for which the
| race VIII be run, was donated by
/ Ralph Pulitzer. proprietor of the New
York World: Cash prizes of 81 200 for
! first place. $500 for second place and
5000 for third place also will be given
The naval entries for the Curtiss
| marine trophy race include the fol-
lowing:
Vought Co-1 seaplane. with aero
| speed of 13o miles an hour. Pilot,
Lieut.. Commander N. A. Mitscher.
| Curtiss HIS seaplane. with two
| hlsh-compression motors Of 420 horse
power each. Pilot Lieut.. Irving.
high-compressio motor. OF 42O. horse
power. 1t Is the only machine in the
! country using the gear drive. The
! motor Is located in the fuselage. the
propeller directly behind the wings
| body and tail structure of the plane
extends. Pilot. William Kenneth Pat
terson, American war birdman.
Other Important Entries.
! Two Navy 1s-T seaplanes, with Cur
tiss c. DIP engines, 400 horsepower
| Pilots. Lieuts. T. B. Lee of the Navy
and Lawson H. Sanderson of the Ma
/ vought Eth seaplane. with Wright
240-horsepower engine. Pilot, Lieut.
H. A. Elliott. U. S. N. Sidney. Ohio.
Navy ISL seaplane, with Lawrence
engine; Lieut.. Galloway, pilot. Navy
TS2 seaplane. with aeromarine U.s. d
motor, 240 horsepower: pilot, Harold
J. Brow, U. S. N, Providence, r. l.
Navy TR-1 seaplane. with Lawrence
radical air-cooled engine. 220 horse
power; pilot, Lieut.. A. W. Gorton, U.
8. N, Pawtucket r. I. Navy TR-3
seaplane. with Wright E-3 engine, 220
horsepower; pilot. Lieut. Rittenhouse.
| Curtiss HA-2. with Curtiss D-12 en-
gine. 100 Horsepower: Ensign Will
liams, pilot The Navy entry in the
Liberty motor builders race is vought
ETH, q land plane, with Wright 22O-
ihoreepoWef engine: pilot Lieut.. Ell.