The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-04

returned to its starting point for q
second attempt, Mrs. Levine appeared
pale and nervous. Several friends
stepped forward, gesticulating as il
to pacify her. A moment later the
Bellanca shot down the runway again
Mrs. Levine starting after it in
agonized amazement. "You ought to
be proud of him." said John Carisi
factory superintendent for the Col
umbia Aircraft corporation. Hes a
very brave man,
Mrs. Levine Hystcrical
Mrs. Levine could not reply. She
became hysterical, sobbing wildly
and gesticulating in great excite
ment. Five men hurried forward
attempting to calm her. Former
State Senator Charles c. Lockwood
of the Brooklyn Chamber of Com
merce, led Mrs. Levine to the auto
mobile Of Kings County Judge Will
liam Martin, who drove her to the
Garden City hotel.
The deftly designed monoplane, its
propeller whirling and its motor
roaring, TAXED down the runway and
lifted itself clear of the earth about
1000 feet from where the spectators
stood. A flight that had kept mil
lions in anticipation for weeks was
I under way at last.
As the plane sped down the runway
on its final start, Mrs. Levine turned
pale and her hands fluttered to her
face. Then she tainted and was
taken from the field by friends.
The destination Of the Columbia
was not announced prior to the de-
parture, but Chamberlin said that he
would fly to New Foundland and
follow the Great Circle, the rout
Captain Lindbergh took. He would,
he said, accept the boon of favorable
winds and speed on until diminishing
gasoline forced him to descend. In
fact, he said, the destination was the
farthest point from New York that
he could pilot the plane. The pur-
pose Of the flight, he said, was to
break the long distance nonstop
flight record. That means that he
is aiming to beat the record of
Captain Lindbergh, who flew 1910
miles in 33 hours and 90 minutes.
Gas Enough for 1000 Miles
The plane had been loaded with
455 gallons of gasoline, enough
mcchanicians said, to carry it more
than 1000 miles.
Of this 455-gallon fuel supply, 65
gallons were carried in tin contain
ers strapped inside the fuselage.
There was 40-gallon oil supply.
oou for the two occupants OF me
plane were 10 chicken sandwiches on
toasted rye bread, six oranges, two
quart thermos TASKS Of chicken soup,
one one-quart thermos flask of cof-
!, fee and two gallons Of water.
The weather was said by Chamber
lin to be "as good as can be ex-
pectcd." His last weather charts
showed southeast winds on the first
part of the flight, between New York
and Nova Scotia, with the probable
/ ity of fOgs. Clear weather was prom
ised from Nova Scotia to Newfound-
land, with northwest winds. Rain
and fog east of Newfoundland were
predicted. The weather man suggest
ed this could be avoided by taking a
course south of the Great Circle. In
mid ocean winds shifting to north
{, east, and from mid-ocean to Ireland
! moderate tail winds from the west
were shown by the charts.
Leaves Note for Lindbergh
Before hopping into the plane
! Chamberlin penciled the following
hOtC w S0PC0lu x/IUuOCIkus OOIIy
not to wait to greet you but l have
to take advantage Of the weather.
Pm off"
An elderly man broke through the
crowd and calling, "G0Od luck, Clar-
ence," flung his arms around Cham
berlin's neck and kissed him-to the
aviator's evident amusement. A mo-
ment afterwards, Chamberli was in
frnAnnnd 70 a 1v,ko
pressed the wish to kiss him goodbye.
Chamberlin brushed his cheek against
hers.
, Among others who also wished him
farewell was Anthony H. G, Fokker,
designer of the America" the tri-
motored monoplane in which Com
mander Richard f. Byrd proposes to
make a nonstop flight across ~.
Atlantic; and George @. Neville,
Byrd's radio engineer.
The Paragraph, official recorder of
the attitudes of the flight, was sealed
by Carl f. Schory, secretary of the
contest committee of the National
Aeronautical association, who had
come from Washington to officially
start the flight. Schory gave the Of
fetal time of the hop-off as 6:O5:27.
That was the time the plane gained
an altitude that was considered suf-
ficient elevation for flight start.
Successful Hop-off
The actual hop-off was accomplish
ed with great deal less difficulty
than Captain Lindbergh's. The rush
down the runway was smooth, and
aviators who watched every moves
ment of the plane said it was "a
splendid piece of work." The plane
kept directly down the runway, and
did not bounce as Lindbergh's plane
had. The ascent was gradual, the
plane skimming the earth for short
distance and then rising with grace
and sureness, until it was a speck
on the horizon.
Its total weight was set at $3.50
pounds. The plane itself weighed
$50 pounds. When Chamberlin and
Bert Acosta were breaking the world
endurance record few weeks ago,
the plane was filled with the IL five
gallon gasoline containers. Acosta
and Chamberlin stayed up little
more than 81 hours.
With the fuel supply carried, the
Columbia was estimated to. have a
cruising radius of $500 miles. It's
speed was estimated at los miles ah
hour with no wind. The. speed will
increase as the weight, diminishing
by fuel consumption, decreases. The
motor of the Columbia is q Wright
Whirlwind, similar to. that of Cap
tain Lindbergh's Spirit of st. Louis.
FLYER HAS HAD ONLY
ONE SERIOUS ACCIDENT
New York, June 4-CF)-Clarenc
Duncan, Chamberlin, in trying to
make an express air flight to Europe,
will fly over waters travelled at
much slower pace by his great-grand-
father, who was British admiral. q
The example of his seafaring an
castor did mt turn .Cha m hn Rim IN