The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-05
DETROIT'S FIRST
! AIRCRAFT SHOW
OPENS APRIL IA
Mecca Of Automobile World
Turns Attention to
Air Congress.

DETROIT, April 5.-This center
of the worlds automobile industry
today is holding final rehearsaIs for
q new role-that of host to the ma
TONS aircraft industry It is max
ing ready for the observance Of
Aviation week, April II to 81,
during which its first national aero
nautiC exposition. the All-American
Aircraft Show, will be in progress in
Convention Hail, under the auspices
Of the Detroit board of commerce.
School children, boy scouts,
womens clubs, business and in
dustrial organizations are among the
community units which are par
ticipating in the pageant of the air.
John c. Lodge, mayor OF Detroit,
issued a proclamation, inviting the
country to join in celebrating
Aviation week, and scores of cities
have informed the show manage
ment they will send delegations.
Seventy Craft Entered
+ Close OF half a hundred civic Or
CARNATIONS have arranged aviation
mass meetings. and a speakers
bureau has been organized to book
nationally known figures in the
world Of aviation
A Encouragement Of space allot-
nent5 has enabled the committee in
charge, headed by William 3. Mayo,
to squeeze in several more entries
The final count now lists forty
seven makers Of airplanes, exhibit
ing a total Of seventy craft and
seyenty-siX makers Of accessories. In
addition, space will be devoted to
historical and educational exhibits.
Air routes Of the country next
week will be streaked with ships
heading toward Detroit Most of
the manufacturers will fly their eX-
hibits to the city, landing at the
Ford Airport in Dearborn. Ray
Cooper, show manager, has brought
together q crew OF aircraft me-
clanics who will assist factory men
in dismantling the airplanes, and
loading them on trucks that VIII
wheel them to Convention Hall.
Giant Planes Included
Some Of the ships are of such
3rge dimensions that it has been
ecessary to widen a 20 foot
hipping entrance to permit their
lntry. even after wings have been
emoved.
Giant tri-motored craft with d
capacity of twelve passengers make
o the heavyweight division. "Fliv-
ers" built for oWn-pilOt use, anc
Cling around $1,000 represent the
Midget class. In between these two
Ztrenles are aircraft of many diff
\ orent sizes, and for many different
purposes. A large entry of am
chibians is one of the features o.
The show, this class having come in
large commercial production dur
lg the last year.
Engine makers are coming to the
Xosition in force, and the public
pr the first time will be given an
Dportunity to study the horses
the airmen while they are in
eration. One of the engine MAX
HAS announced that he will
hibit a cut-aWay power plant,
iven by electricity.
The Society Of AutOmotlye Engi-
ers will hold a special aerOnauticS
ssion in Detroit ON Tuesday and
ednesday Of Aviation Week. These
lettings are Of special interest to
cr of the industry, because such
CGlems as the Standardization of
a(1Tials and manufacturing meth
S will be discussed for the first
be by the engineers.
Women's participation in Aviation
Pek is one of the unexpected de
lopments Of the program, and
cmises to result in the organiza-
IN Of the first Women's aeronauti-
society. Mrs Ora Head Black
bre, Detroit club woman, is i'll
arge of Women's Day, set for
lursday. She expects an attend
ce of 1900 at a luncheon, to be
lowed with trips to the Ford air
rt and to the show.