Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-10
ARGENTINE FLYER
:. TO LAND TUESDAY
Jose Gatti Plans to Start
South American Hop
Here in April.

Jose Gatti. 26-year-old Argentine svi-
etor who is planning a goodwill air.
plane flight from Washington to BuenoS
Aires early in April, will reach New
York next Tuesday on the S. S. Ameri-
can Teaion. Upon his arrival Gatti
~, meet for the first time Howard
firVS Cox of Brooklyn. who will be his
fsx'gator on the fight OF approximately
$500 miles.
The fight is being sponsored by Gen.
eral Motors of Brazil and General Mo-
tors of Argentina. and will be the first
Exempted direct-to-South America
nIght since Paul Redfern's Inflated at
SS1npt from Brunswick. Ga. last year.
Gatti will be met in New York by
Genersl Motors officials. as well as con-
suls ana vice couSulS Of Latin American
countries aud nulrbr OF American
aviatorS.
win Start April 1.
The flight is scheduled to start April
4 from Boiling Field. with an Official
bon voyage attended by Government of
flcials and Latin American representa-
tives
the first span OF the fight will be
covered by continuous flying to Port of
Spain. Trinidad. a distance OF about
2.40o miles. The hop-off will take place
In the afternoon. according to Navigator
Cox. SO that the overwater part of the
route may be made in daylight
This is to be safe and sane flight"
declared Cox, for the safe and sane
development of aviation. and We believe
It will be another step toward a reg
ular air route linking the two CONT
nentS"
In outlining the route. Cox said that
the plane would flv overland most OF
the way from Washington to st, Au-
gustine. Fla. where 1t would Jump over
the water to Port of Spain. From Port
Of Spain the fight will continue over
water to Para, Brazil, a distance of
about 1000 miles. and then proceed to
Pernambuco, another thousand miles.
From Pernambuco to Rio de Janeiro.
distance of 1900 miles. will be the next
leg. and then will follow short flight
70 Sac Paulo. From the latter city the
flight will continue to Buenos Aires. a
distance of about 1900 miles. and there
1t win terminate.
Plane Being Tested.
The plane to be used in the flight.
Stinson-Detroiter monoplane. a dupli-
Brock and Schlee on their "round-the-
world" fight, Is equipped with an
air-cooled 200-horsepower Wright whirl-
wind nine-cylinder motor Of radial type.
It has a seven-passenger capacity, a
maximum speed of l25 miles per hour
and cruising speed Of from 10 TO lis
miles per hour. The plane is now being
tested at Detroit.
Gatti the pilot. has been flying seven
years and has both military and civil |
license. He was born in northern
Argentina His father was an Argen- |
tine and his mother native of Brazil |
He has made several long flights and |
has let 1t be known that he aspires to |
be the 'Lindbergh of South America"
Cox. who has been selected to navigate |
the plane. is q years old. and has been |
q navigator on ships in South American |
service. During the war he was in the |
Navy as signal Quartermaster on the |
u. S. S. Arizona
Following Gatti's arrival In New York |
h viii confer with Cox regarding the |
route and then the two will go to De-
troit to get the plane. which is 10 taken |
70 Curtiss Field for its final tests.