Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-03
OCEAN AV|ATORS
DEFY RISK Warming
Three Expeditions Make
Ready in France-Germans
Urge South Route.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, September 3.-Not-
withstanding the opinion of British
meteorological expert. that westward
air flights across the Atlantic can
hardly hope to escape adverse wind
and fog, and the comment by German
newspapers that with the advancing
season great risks attach to such an
undertaking, those airmen, who have
their hearts set on flying to America
were still going ahead with their
plans today.
In France three expeditions were
making ready. Undaunted by their
unsuccessful attempt yesterday, when
they were forced by fog to return to
lie Bourget after taking off for New
York, Leon Givon and Pierre Corbu
were making adjustments to their
plane, the Blue Bird, in the hope OF
getting away again tomorrow, If
weather conditions are favorable.
Two Others Ready
Dieudonne Costes' Brequet biplane,
the Nungesser-Coli, and Paul Taras-
cons Tango Bird, were pronounced
ready to hop off for New York, and
possibly Philadelphia, if weather con-
ditions along the French coast i'm
prove and there is reasonable assur-
ance that they will encounter fairly
good conditions over the Atlantic.
Capt. r. H. Macintosh, imperial air.
ways pilot, hopes to hop from Balloon
mel, Ireland, for Philadelphia tomor-
row. With him in the plane will be
Capt. Anthony Wreford as assistant
pilot and Capt. A. j. Barnes as pas
senger.
Explaining his thesis, the British
meteorological Office expert declared it
was a we'll known fact that the wind
over the Atlantic was perpetually
westerly, veering from southwest to di-
rect west and at times northwest, and
having velocity of from Is miles an
hour to SIS miles. Then, he added, at
no time of the year is the area off
Newfoundland entirely clear of fog.
He advocated the southern route, by
way of the Azores, as best for trans
atlantic flight from England, for, he
pointed out, for four months OF the
year wind and temperature as far as
the Azores are favorable, while from
then on to the United States or New
foundland the plane could cut across
the western wind, thus diminishing
loss of power.
Junkers Opposes Flight.
Prof. Hugo Junkers in a message
to the crew of the Junker plane, the
Bremen, which is ready for a trans
atlantic flight, argued against attempt
ing the venture so late in the season.
The message brought forth pessimistic
comment by the German press, empha-
sized by the uncertainty over the fate
of the British plane st. Raphael and
the unsuccessful starts of the Blue
Bird, the Canadian planes, Sir John
CARING and Royal Windsor, and the
German planes Bremen and Europa.
The feeling of these papers may be
summed up in one of the captions
Nonstop flight with one motored land
machine, East to West is gamblers
hazard" 1t is generally concluded
that on account of the advanced sea-
son the risks are too great.
The Tageblatt speaks Of the useless
ness of trying to emulate the Amer
leans, contending that flyers from Eu.
rope would be fatally hampered by
the same strong winds that blew
Schlee and Brock across"
Denounces Flying Stunts.
1t denounces advertised flying stunts
as public menace, argues for an Of
fetal ban on nonstop flights, and asks
that there be a proper authority to
assure the necessary prcCdullOllS III
all aerial undertakings.
This is in line with the action Of
the committee on air laws of the
American Bar Association, in session
at Buffalo, N. Y. in expressing hope
that laws would be passed to prevent
the mounting loss Of life in aerial ad.
ventures, and the announcement Of
the Stinson Aircraft Corporation Of
Detroit that it would accept no orders
in future for planes intended for solo
ocean flights.