Evening star., 1927-05-08
Does Not Seek Prize.

Can't. Charles Nungesser, French
war ace of so victories, predicted as
long ago as March, 1921, nonstop
aerial trips between Paris ana New
York. a feat that he himself is now
striving to accomplish 10 add 10 the
laurels Of France.
In November. 1922. he began plan
ming a Paris-New York flight with the
idea of establishing TRANSATLANTIC
air line using the fastest planes aVall.
able. but it was not until March OF
This vear that it was announced def
.nitelp that eiand Capt. Francis Con,
noted aerial navigator, would JOIN
the ranks of French and American
aviators striving for the honor OF be-
ing the first 90 make the hazardous
crossing between New York and Paris
Capt. Nun,sesser. whose primary
object In the flight is to set a new
nonstop fligh3 record, is not a con
.testant for tlA Raymond -Ortelg S25,-
600 prize for 4 successful New YORK
Paris fight. Ne has not entered ms
name as a contestant In accofuance
with the prize rules, but recently told
the Associated Press that he was at
tempting the flight simply to bring
the honor to french aviation.
Will P.sys Near Boston.
The plane, Sn which the aviators
are flying Is 8. Levasseur, With Lor-
raine- Dietrich ',eneine and was con
structed at NLiacoublav. It has 400
horsepower eri,incs, which. are cap
able Of devel' ping 525 horsepower
under favorable conditions.
The route which Capt. Coli has
mapped, out tcntativel% represents a
curved line, passing from Honfieur,
near Harve, 'C;lerbourf, Bray Head
and Lands End the last point of con-
tact with land. and then goes slightly
northward to ;50s degrees, longitude and
So or 81 latitlde, to drop toward Cape
Race and Hail. ia <, reaching the United
States coast I'm the neighborhood OF
Boston.
In order IL lessen excess weight
the aviators decided to drop thcir
landing gear 1t the moment OF depar
ture. The huh ot the plane las been
constructed sd tlat 1t win float easily
in the event t;f forced descent upon
the sea.
No Wireless Carried.
No mechanf ca' wireless apparatus
is carried, thu extra room being util
lied for the stkrate If additional gaso
line. The plake is painted white ant
this IS depended '.pon 10 aid in ready
distinction bys aysing Ships.
ON April II tie l'lane was 1estct
under 3-tol! load, rising to 5000
feet and attailIng a speed OF 1870 miles
an hour, addia asonal tests with gradu
ally increased Sloasls up to four tons
were on the rl;ogram al the flyers be
fore making tl,nir hop off.
Enough gasoline for 4o-hour f1igh
was set as the InaTgin of safety. This
provided for a Snin mum rate Of speed
Of JOS miles AZ hour which il man
tanned would aive the aviators five
hours leeway, Jas It was thought g
hours should Ne enough for the trip
Capt. Nunge S&er .epeatedly declared
he would not kp ruahed into the fligh
and that he w:sIld not start until con
ditions were absolutely perfect fol
the trip.
Capt. Coli 9,as been planning E
Paris New Yol1l fight for some years
In September 1925, his plane, which
was intended sfor fight TO New
York, was del4Olished in an accident
Capt. Num- tsser was married Il
Miss Consuelo! Hatmaker, prominen
in New York; and Paris society, il
1928 at Paris, ishcy We're divorced las
wear. The captain has been to tn
United States JON several occasions il
the interests nc avia tion.
ANNIVERSARY OF NC-4 TRIP
NEW YORf, May s [Pl.--Nunges