Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-02
Brownsville Ou Official Map
as Pam-AmaegScga Flight Stop
Initial Hop Scheduled
To End on Amer
lean Soil Here

WASHINGTON, Nov. EVERY
country in Central and South Amcri-
ca except one and all the principal
islands Of the Caribbean Sea will b.
visited by United States army PLANES
On their Pan-Ame merican- flight. which
tegins December Is. This Is revealed
by the announcement of the complete
itinerary for the trip.
The first hop of the flight will end
near Brownsville, the landing being
the last on American soil.
Government statisticians have fig
ured that the squadron cf five
planes will cover approximately 49,
5Z4 miles. No attempt will be made
to break any sreed records, for stops
will be made in III cities, wheIs the
citizens will Inspect the planes and
equipment.
Maj. Herbert A. Dague will be in
charge. With him will be Capts.
Arthur B. Mcdaniel. Ira {. EsSer
and Clinton r. Noolsey and First
Lieuts. Bernard s. Thompson, Leon
ard ID. Weddington, Charles Mex.
Robinson, Muir :. Fairchild. Ennis
C.. Whitehead and John ". Benton.
Six Divisions.
The flight has been divided into
six divisions and for each. an officer
will 20 ahead TO make ground ar
rangements. These Officers are:
First iivisiCn. First Lieut.. Byron n.
Burt, Jr-: second division. First
Lieut.. Melvin b. Asp; third division,
First Lieut. William b. Souza: fifth
division. Capt. Walcott p. Hayes;
skies division, First Lieut.. Van q.
Mermon.
The itinerary shows that Nicara-
que IS the only country not included
on the schedule. The squadron will
rot fly over Bolivia, but the aviators
viii 20 there without their planes.
africa. the center OF the Tacna-Arica
boundary dispute between Chile and
PeOl, which the efforts Of the United
States failed 70 settle n few months
ago. has been dropped from the
schedule.
Ii has been definitely announced
from the Looming Aeronautical En-
from theLoening Aeronautical En-
gineering corporation will be used.
These planes alight en- and take or
from land or water. The body is
built like hoat and has ratract-
able wheels which. when drawn uP.
fit snugly into inches in the SIDES
Of the boat structure. When they
are lowered the pilot can land on
solig ground. "A lever controlled BY
the pilot raises or lowers the wheels
and even when flying over land, ex-
cert at low attitudes. the wheels are
usually kept in a retracted position
to reduce wind resistance.
Can Fly Long.
The planes will be capable of con-
tinuous flight for nearly ten hours
because of an extra fuel tank at
tachment, Installed especially for the
trip. At speed OF 100 miles an
hour this will give the plans cruis-
ing range Of 1000 miles, which il
more than ample fer any of the
jumps, for the longest single hop,
that, between Neugen and Bahia
Blanca, lin crossing South America
from Chile to Argentina, Is only 565
miles.
The inverted. or upside down"
Liberty engine is used in the planes.
this modification of the original
Liberty motor was perfected at the
army air corps engineering division
because the inverted position 81 the
engine is believed t. offer several
distinct advantages. 1t can, be more
effectively stream lined, for one
thing, and this gives less head re-
sistancc and a wide range Of vision
for the pilot. 1t also permits a more
advantageous position CT the thrust
line of the propeller with respect 70
the wings.