Evening star., 1927-05-03
SPECTATORS VIEW
NEW TYPE PLANES
Visitors at AIl-America Air
Display Try "Coupes"
and "SedanS."

Manufacturers of airplanes designed
solely for civilian and commercial use
this afternoon are demonstrating their
wares before a crowd of spectators
who are visiting Boiling Field to in-
spect the all-American aircraft dis
play. which opened yesterday and win
continue through Friday.
Several types of planes. which the
builders say ultimately will be used
almost as extensively as the auto
mobile, are making trips aloft with
interested spectators. The planes are
of the coupe and sedan type, whereas
others are of the roadster or sport
model in that their occupants sit out
in the open and must he protected
with helmets and goggles.
The aerial parade to Baltimore and
return was Cancelled at the last min
ute today, as was the proposed cloud
luncheon" which was to have been
held in the Ford three engined mono
plane. Engine trouble caused a post
ponement in the take-off plans. As
the defects could not be remedied soon
enough. the entire plan was aban-
doned for the day.
Women Are Passengers.
Numerous women were among the
passengers given demonstration flights
today.
The entire enrolment OF the Army
War College, headed by Maj. Gen.
Hanson E. Ely, commandant of the
college, were to visit the exhibition
this afternoon.
Aircraft production showed a 65.S
per cent increase last year, as COM
pared with 1925, the Census Bureau
announced today in connection with
the opening of the aircraft display.
Airplanes numbering 1.179 were
produced, and. in addition. sea-
planes as against I'll airplanes and
78 seaplanes manufactured in 1925.
Total value of the airplane output
was S8,771, ,077, and the seaplanes.
S765,234 in 1925.
Aircraft Product Increases.
The total value of products report
ed for 1926 by establishments in the
aircraft industry proper is S20,0S1 ,181,
an increase of 60.3 per cent compared
with 12,524,719 for 1925. There were
81 establishments, including five air.
craft engine plants. New York had
Is establishments, Michigan, 9; Cali
fornia, z; Illinois and Ohio, each,
and Missouri and Pennsylvania,
each.
Aircraft ranging in price from
$4,000 to $4,000 and in design from
the small family" type to huge, luxu-
rious cabin affairs, were on display at
the all-Ameriean aircraft exposition
held under the auspices of the Ma.
tional Aeronautical Association and
the Aeronauticaf Chamber of Com.
merce. The Army and Navy was each
represented with an exhibit along
with the leading commercial plane
manufacturers, and the Post OffiLe
Department was represented by a
display showing the operation of the
transcontinental air. mail system in
model and in photograph.
Eagle Flashed on Monument.
A representation of a huge Ameri-
can eagle. visible for many miles, ap-
peared atop the Washington Menu
ment last night in a demonstration
given for visiting delegates to the
Pan-American Commercial Conference
and the United States Chamber OF
Commerce by the Aerograph Co. of
America. ...
The device which projected the
eagle on the Monument, and then
flashed the seal of the United States
against the black background of the
sky is known as a sky-writing gun"
and was perfected by Gregor MelikOv,
Chicago engineer and inventor. The
gun" was built at the Schenectady
plant of the General Electric Co.
The protector does not use screens.
the night skies furnishing the back
ground. II is equipped with a 36-inch
high intensity arc light mechanism
and employs approximately 400, 10000
candlepower. The protector resembles
huge cannon and it throws a beam
of light 10 to IL miles in the air.
according to the inventor.
Expect Plane From Canada.
An additional plane exhibit Is
expected today from Canada. 1t is
Tokker Universal" single-engined,
monoplane. which the Canadian gov
ernment recently purchased together
with five others OF the type for aerial
survey of ice conditions in Newfound-
land and northern Canada. The plane
now is Canadian property and neces-
sarv permission was obtained for II
to fly from Canada to this country.
Tomorrow many demonstration
flights for the railroad executives here
In connection with the United States
Chamber of Commerce convention
will be held. and at s o'clock tomor-
row night the field viii be lighted as
In daytime with millions of candle
power lights for a night flying demon.
stration. The exhibition hangers viii
remain open until 10 o'clock tomorrow
night, whereas they will close at
pm. on other days.