Evening star., 1928-05-13
20 PILOTS ENTER
TROPHY RACE FOR
NAVY SEAPLANES
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plane will be painted with large num-
bers as a means of Identification for
the spectators at the three points Of
vantage TO view the race: Hains Point.
War College Point and the Air Station.
The home pylon will be in full view
Of these three places.
Opportunity for those who elect 10
view the contest from the Anacostia
Air Station to obtain close informa-
tion on the latest types Of naval flying
equipment will be given. as all entering
planes win be lined up ION the beach"
for inspection before the race. In ad-
diticn TO these, two enormous flying
boats. the PN-12. which recently estab-
Iished a new seapiane endurance record
at Philadelphia, and the Bncing patrol
tandem-twin engined plane viii be
here.
A large number Of invitations 10 view
the race from the air station will be
sent out this week 10 official and dipio-
matte Washington by the Secretary OF
the Navy. In addition to these. Lieut..
Comdr. Homer G. Wick, commanding
the seaplane base. believes he can ae-
commodate about 10000 people.
The types to fly In the race are new.
thoroughly tested service craft. The
Consolidated NY is the training plane
which has suppIsnted the No. or
Jennie" Seapiane in the Navy. 1t is
and Is 50 designed and built as TO offer
thorough training in aerial giInnery
work In addition 70 the plain flying
The Vought corsair. or O-2-u, as
IL Is officisily known In the Navy. Is the
most recent development of all the
planes on the list It's prototypes. as
land planes, now are flying In MIC
srsgua and II was With Corsair and
the Pratt IL Whitney 400-h0rsepower
Wasp air-cooied engine that Lieut..
G. Frank Eehilt, famous Marine flyer.
evacuated 10 wounded Marines al
QuiIsiIi, for which he received the Con-
gressional Medal Of Honor Lieut..
Echiit made 10 flights into a narrow
street of the town and 10 flights out
and was subjected TO a rain Of enemy
| fine constantly,
The Martin T3M-zs, powered with
| Packard 2500A water cooled engines OF
800 horsepower, sre huge bombzrs. tor
| ped0 or long distance scouting craft.
/ They have flown III formation from
Hampton Roads 10 Cuba and Panama
/ for naval uaneuyers,
The Liening emphiblans entered will
te ~ two types. the original water.
| ceoled engine and the newer aif-cooied
| engine. An opportunity VIII be given W
| compare the difference In speed, II any
| between these two types 0f engine IN
| staIlatl0n The L0enings are known ~
/ general purpose observation planes" ~
service with the fleet or shore stations
The Curtiss Hawk" singIe~seatei
/ fighters. equipped With the Wasp en-
( E..tsa "a lac Fgy Hat
/ A shortage Of these craft exist In tlls
! East at this time as the fighting plane
| sqtisdfons based on the East Coast nov
are on the Pacific Coast With the Lez'
| Ington and Saratoga. This Is why Onls
| two were entered for this class II
flying circles here there IL an under
current NJ feeling that the newest o
| the three Voiigbt "Corsairs" VIII Rtyi
| the Hawks" q good rare, inasmuch .
| the latter have been in service miFf
longer and probably are moi up W thei
peak IN performance.
The course viii he 70 land miles, anf
there viii be fiye laps, making o t0ta
distance covered NJ 100 miles, Carl y
Eeh9ry, secretary of the contest com
mittHe III the National Aef0Dantlc A.
s00iafi0n, win De the official time kespel
end q committee ~ official observer
and judges viii be named this week
fhe planes Will be- started f0tl the wing
ut 20~minute intervals, The kioVehi mr.
and then On up through the feiaiiy'
speeds ~ the fastest,
The plsHe fiyine lhf 100 miles in III
shortest time Witl sin the trophy, yilil
the planes outlying th0se IN the igp'
gTolipe VIII receive The staTs watch 8
The plane which Roi1sges closest 70 H.
J known official speed sil receive tbs cuI
donated Dy M WaTHet,