New Britain herald., 1927-06-09
Definite Type OF Motor.

A'OS CiA.N oSiAStS ~ bAoSkANROlN
within a year."
Definite Type OF Motor.
I'VE have definite type OF ma.
chine in mind. which will carry
1000 pounds and will be equipped
with more than one motor"
Chamberiln said: THE machine
we intend to have bull, is unlike
anything known here, in Germany"
AS part OF the development Of
transatlantic aerial lines. Chamber
lin thinks floating landing places
anchored in various parts Of the
ocean may be desirable for emer-
gencv landing. but he does not seem
to attach prime importance to this
feature, which has been discussed in
the European press as an absolute
necessity.
More Efficient Machines.
The main thing" he said today,
lis the constant development Of
more efficient machines which can
carry a greater useful load IN proper
ton to their weight. During the war
we carried one pound OF mail per
horsepower on jumps OF from zoo
to 500 miles.
Ten years later. we already carry
ten pounds per horsepower or
jumps Of from 500 to 500 miles
That is ten times the former eff.
cheney and shows what the possible.
ties of engineering development are.
The reason we could cross the
ocean was because we carried al.
most double the weight Of our plane.
The plane weighed 1850 pounds,
and we carried about $500"
May Be New Shape.
He iutima'ed that the trans
oceanic machines under considera-
ton might even take q form and
shape hitherto unused.
TOO much horsepower Il still abe
sorbed by air resistance he said.
TO reduce this is one Of the chief
engineering problems"
AS to the mileage covered In the
flight, Chamberlin said 1t was prac-
tically impossible to determine ex-
actly. as the instruments for regis
tering the number Of revolutions (cf
the engine> from which distance car
be calculated cannot allow for the
velocity of the wind-therefore all
estimates must need be guess work"
Were In Danger.
He declined to divulge for the
present wha. periods Of his flight
were the mos. difficult. Asked
whether at any time he and Levine
were in serious danger. he replied:
Yes, but never so bad that Ne
thought we would have to give up"
tween America and Ireland. or after
you passed the British Isles?" he
reflected a long time. and finally
said: That would be long story.
which I am not at liberty for the
present to tell"
Views on Germany.
Discussing German aviation, the
American pilot said: We were
frankly surprised to see SO few
small flying fields. We have a
thousand OF them in America. while
/ here there are only the official fields
OF the Lufthansa German air
league) SO far as we have been able
to learn. Also, private plane. here
seem 10 be few. while IN America
private FLYING is widely developed.
On the other hand. the Germans
have developed commercial paseen.
ger service in manner unknown in
America"
He expressed .lcubt whether all-
metal planes. such as are prevalent
In Germany were superior to ma.
chimes with wooden frames for the
wings.
Various Wing Types.
We can recover our wings with
cloth from time to time. which
makes them practically new. while
once the metal Is worn out. you
must build new plane" he said
to the German correspondents.
But isn't there greater danger Of
fire with wooden planes" one ask
| ed.
Chamberlin smiled. and replied:
when gas blows up, It's hot, no
matter whether you are on metal
or wood"
The transatlantic pilot does not
think that a nonstop flight around
the world Is out OF the realm Of pos
sibility. but that It is 4 long way
off.
No World Nonstop.
That is taking in a lot Of space"
he laughingly replied when ques.
toned as to the feasibility Of such
an attempt I'VE would have to have
a million or two dollars to play with
to arrange for flight covering
more than $4,000 miles. Money ana
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