New Britain herald., 1928-08-04
transatlantic Airmen Expected to R each
 This Country This Afternoon if All Goes Wel+May Come By Way of Bermuda.
Steamship Aztec Messages That Biplane Was Seen and That "All Seemed Well'- Heard Since That Time.

London, Aug. lp - Reported sighted 200 miles north of the Azores at $40 p. m. last night east ern standard time. the Polish trans atlantic plane Marshal Pilsudski was believed to be moving rapidly within striking distance of the United States today. Weather Better With weather conditions more favorable than at the start of the flight from Paris to New York , Thursday morning. Majors Louis ldzikowski and kasikir kubala were expected to reach the North American coast this afternoon. After leaving the French coast. the fiiers had planned to cross over the Azores and then to head toward Halifax or Bermuda, depending upon weather conditions They were rot sighted over the Azores last night. but 2 biplane, believed to be l their machine, was seen by the steamship Aztec 200 miles north of the archipelago.
 '.All Seems We'll" All seemed well.' was the word
 radioed by the Aztec. The Valentia wireless station 1 this morning announced that it had iecei>td message from the Brit ish steamer Port Hunter which was
 relayinE a message intercepted from l the Aztec. The message read: "Biplane passed this morning. latitude 44.22 north. Longitude 24.oS west. in the direction 75 degrees at 2:40 Greenwich time. Machine dis appearing over the water. All seem- ed well'
 The Aztec. a Norwegian tank steamer, left Curacoa on July 3l for England. Her captains message would indicate that the plane paas- ed the vessel on the quarter east by north.
 To Pass Over Lanes Airmen said that this morning the fliers should be over the steamer lanes and that something was like. ly to be heard of them from some vessel. Reports of fog along the Grand Banks. it was thought, might cause them to abandon their intention of going by way of New foundland and they might head straight for New York from a point l.4oo miles to the east of tho metropolis On this route they would meet no adverse weather conditions.
 ldzlkowskt before the start seemed determined. however. to head for Newfoundland despite the possibility of fog.
 If we should overf1y the Canadian coast on account Of fog or bad visi. hllify' he said, i've shall turn south as soon as we make out land. even If We are far inland. It is New
 iork itself that We want to reach"
 S6 Hours in Air
 ne alrmen were sure they could stay in the air for 5S hours with th. fuel they carried. The last drop of this would be gone at 7:4s a. m. eastern standard time. tomorrow. They thought they would cover be- tween $500 and 4.ooo miles if they continued on their course and the plane had cruising radius of more than 5000 miles.
 We are thinking of our flight only in terms of success" Major fdzikowski said.
 Sutte,Ss or Nothing Such flight means success or nothing. There's no use trying to 1 1oresee everything. If an accident happens. the chances are ninety-nine out of hundred We are done for.
 We are simply going ahead with out considering the possibility of failure"
 NO radio will ever send out an \ s. from the Marszalek Pils,Id ski. The airmen fel, that s., would be heavier than it was val uahle.
 "A wireless set would slow us ,,p too much" Major Kubala ex- i plained. And il seldom works we'll on an airplano. We have estimated that It's weight would limit our cruising radium by 1eo miles. We'are taking collap psible rub- ber boat. But it is not much of a guarantee. We hardly rely on 1t: it takes too long to pump it up. We should be drowned long before we , were able to use it." The Lorraine-Diertich 65o-A4rse- power motor upon which they stalk ed their lives is the third built up
 for them after careful experiments in the same model. It did not have a very suspicious beginning. Tho first one was badly shaken by the terrific vibration and the aviators
 were forced down on . trial flight at Abbeville. France. (Coatinuol sa Iago 1S.)