Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-02
,ort upon the project IN all u

phases.
Lieutenant Crumrine, who was
member of the successful airplane ex-
petition to Alaska and return in 1922.
will survey Greenland, Iceland. the
Farce islands, British Isles, France,
and Italy as soon as the necessary
diplomatic arrangements can be COM
pleted. AT the same time Lieutenant
Mutt, who also was a member of the
Alaskan expedition, will proceed
through Japan and the KuraIi islands
to the Aleutian islands and Alaska
to investigate the facilities for flight
over those areas.
The committee of five members will
make final report after completion
of the Investigations by Lieutenants
Crumrine and Mutt and it will in
clude recommendations as to type OF
planes, the personnel. the route to be
followed, the general organization of
the fight. and the necessary advance
parties that must distribute supplies
and equipment prior to the event.
Work for Special COMMITTEES
This special committee is headed
by Capt. William F. Volandt, who will
furnish information in regard to trans
portation and finance. The other mem
bers are Lieuts ST. Clair Street. Rob-
ert J. Brown, Erik r. Nelson AND
Crumrine. Lieutenants Street and
Brown will conduct the necessary
liaiSoy with n%l,o,.s e,1rx,iooe For. iufo1,
nation relative to meteorological con-
ditions investigate the location OF
landing fields in relation to the best
season for the making of the fight,
and study the organization of the flight
based on the experience gained in the
Alaskan and Porto Rican flights and
report on the distribution and alloca-
ton of supplies. Lieutenants Nelson
and Crumrine will consider equipment
and make recommendations as to the
type of plane to be used. This part
of the problem will include survey
and comparison of all types Of air
planes available In this country for
long-distance flights.
Ii is believed that not more than
six nor less than three planes will be
assigned to make the fight, which
probably will proceed from the west
coast, possibly Seattle, cross the Unit
ed States in the general direction of
prevailing winds, and thence proceed
by way Of Newfoundland Greenland,
Iceland, British Isles France. Italy.
Asia Minor. India, China. japan. Kur-
lie islands, Alaska. down the west
coast Of Canada and back to Seattle
As to the cost, ii is estimated that.
by making maximum hops OF from 1000
to 1,5OO miles, the fight can be accom-
pfished well within 100000, an amount
that in all probability would moi re.
suire special appropriation by con-
gress.
Commander for the ZR-3.
Capt George w Steele has been
named as the commander of the dirigi-
BILE being Constructed al the Zeppelin
planr in Germany, when and If the ship
arrives in the United States He will
watch the final work on the ship and
accompany the German crew on the
transatlantic trip to Lakehurst, N. j.,
this fall
The ZR-3 is somewhat smaller than
the ill-fated ZR-2, the British-buiIt air.
ship which fell in the Humber on its
trial trip.
The ship was contracted for at the
council Of ambassadors, and can be
used only for commercial purposes 1t
will not become American property
until ii is landed in America
The ZR-3 will be the largest dirlgi-
BILE in the world. having a length Of
$50 feet, maximum width Of 90 feet
and height Of 100 feet II will have
a capacity Of 100000 cubic feet It's
length will be slightly exceeded by that
of the ZR-1, which will be $50 feet long,
but the other dimensions Of the latter
ship will be smaller. The width of the
FRI will be 70 feet, its height 80 feet
and its capacity 2,115,OO0 cubic feet.
The capacity Of the ZR-2, the giant Of
them all, was 2,724.OO0 cubic feet The
cost Of the ZR-3 is estimated at ST.
100000