New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
TRANSATLANTIC AIR
SERVICE IS PLANNED
Boston T aveler Story Tells
of Planes for 100
Passengers

Boston, May 2S P1The Boston
Traveller in a copyrighted story pub
lished today says that 1t has learned
of preparations which have been 60
ing on over long period for reg
ular trans Atlantic airplane service
with giant airplanes carrying at least
100 passengers.
The Traveller says:
1.-The Boston Traveller today gives
the first news of hitherto secret
preparations for regular trans At
lantic airplane service using giant
liners carrying at least 100 passen-
gers each. Boston will be one Of
the first ports in America to get the
service.
THE great trans-oceanic ships will
be heavier than air planes. The
hackers of the enterprise tested and
abandoned the idea of using dirigi-
bles. The date of the start of the
service is not divulged.
Until now the plane has been pro-
tected by the utmost secrecy. Quick
upon the heels of Captain Lind
bergh's triumph comes the Traveller
discovery of the secret preparations
that have been going on for 16 years
without even a breath of it reaching
the ears OF single person outside
tinanciers and sportsmen who are
making possible the gigantic under
taking"
1.-THE trail leads from Boston to
New York and Dayton and finally to
the very heart OF 1t all in an ex-
tremely interesting establishment on
lonely mountain top in Massa-
chusetts."
In the place, the Traveller contin-
ues. was found "a man whose name
had been smeared over the front
pages Of American newspapers in
years past but who suddenly disap-
peared from public life ard has not
been heard from since by many of
his former friends.
TT would appear impossible for
such a celebrity to disappear SO ut
terly from the eyes of the world and
his friends until it is explained that
fate helped him in his desire for Sc
clusion. Several years ago a man OF
the same name was killed in Japan
and when word of the death was
cabled to America it was thought
that it was he who was dead. The
misunderstanding fitted perfectly in
to the plans of the man whom the
Traveller reporter found on the
Massachusetts mountain top.
THE Traveller has full informa-
ton as to the design Of the great
air liners, but as that information
was given in confidence this news
paper quite naturally will not vio-
late the confidence given. At d
later date the Traveller will be re-
leased from that pledge and at that
time will informs its readers fully
of the details.
But it can be told that the new
plane, while adhering strictly TO the
exact science of aviation and follow
ing mathematical rules laid down
after tests at the Massa chusetts In
stitute of Technology. will be at the
same time craft that will aston
ish even the most airwise of all
aeronautical engineers.
No prediction is made as to speed
but it Is assured that the air liners
will cross the ocean in much less
than As hours. This estimate is
given as conservative because the
designer of the plane is quoted as
saying:
Our air liners will have more
than three motors-how many more
we would rather you would not di-
vulge at this time. Our planes will
contain cabins and berths and din
ing rooms and recreation rooms and
promenade decks. They will be
heated throughout.
we will be able to maintain n
schedule. We will be able to give
safe transportation. At this time
the only other information ] can di-
yulge is that We will not follow the
route taken by Captain Lindbergh.
We shall fly by way Of the Azores"