New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-29
LOG OF AMERICA
ON Way TO PARIS
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1900 a. m. (E. d. T.)-High ovel
Meteghan, Nova Scotia, pointed TO
Halifax.
1855 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Cook'fa fall
Nova Scotia, very high.
1910 a. m. (E. d. T.)-Martin'
River. Nova Scotia. Dodging fol
banks.
1888 4. m. (E. D. T.)-Bedford
Nova Scotia. hours and II minute.
out Of New York and approximate,
$40 miles of airline distance.
1915 p. m. (E. D. fisher
brooke. Nova Scotia. approximate,
$50 miles out on flight in hour,
and 81 minutes. Sherbrook is 6
little more than 100 miles east o.
Bedford, the place previously re.
porting Byrd, 40 minutes earlier
Whether this indicated that Byrd
had made the hundred miles In sc
much less than an hour or whether
tn, unofficial reports from Bedford
had mixup as to timing was not
ascertainable.
1880 p. m. (E. d. T.)-Scatari
making 100 miles an hour.
Those Making Trip
Personnel: Commander Richard
f. Byrd, U. 8. N. who commanded
first plane to fly over North Pole
on leave from navy for present
flight: Bert Acosta, fight pilot, hold
er with Clarence Chamberlin OF the
world record for endurance flying;
George Neville. flight engineer, army
wartime pilot and former head OF
the air mail: Bernt Balchen, pas
senger and relief man, associated
with ROAD Amundsen In prepare
ton for Norge flight over North
Pole.
Route They Tape
Route: Roosevelt field up New
England coast, across Nova Scotia
| to Newfoundland, then slightly south
Of great circle course across ocean
to ireland and thence to Paris. Dis
lance roughly $500 miles. Time
about 40 hours.
Purpose: The study of winds at
various attitudes in an effort to
chart general rules which may aid
future transatlantic fliers.
Type Of Airplane
Plane: The America is a three
motored Fokker monoplane similar
to the Miss Josephine Ford In
which Byrd flew over the North
Pole, but has greater wing spread.
Thirteen hundred gallons of gasoline
are carried and 81 gallons Of oil.
The engines are air-cooled Wright
whirlwinds, the same as those used
in the Ryan and Bellanca mono
planes that preceded Byrd to Eu-
rope.
Instruments Carried
Instruments: All the instruments
carried by the Ryan and Bellanca
planes and more. Commander Byrd
will be able to take accurate reck-
onings such as are used on ships
and will carry three compasses. he
will have the magnetic compass and
earth inductor compass such as the
other planes had and will also be
equipped with sun compass, = re-
cent invention which he used on his
Polar flight.
Food: Two roast chickens. 10
cheese and 10 turkey sandwiches.
Also emergency rations of hard tack
and Pemmican to last 80 days in
case of emergency.
Communication: Whereas the Ryan
and Bellanca planes carried no radio
set the America has two. The large
set will send continuous "alls weli'
signals and in case Of forced land
ing at sea a small set in the tail
(! may be used for distress calls.
Sponsors: The fight Is backed by
the America Transoceanic company.
which was formed for the purpose.
It's head is Rodman Wanamaker. de-
| partment store owner.
Planes Are Compared
New York, June % R1Follow-
ing are some comparative facts about
Byrd's America" Lindbergh's "Spir-
it of st. Louis" and the Chamber
lin-Levine columbia"
The America" has three engines.
each one identical with the single
Wright whirlwind that propelled
each Of the other planes.
The America" has wing spread Of
~ feet 25 feet more than the "Co-