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AeronauticaI Chamber of
Commerce Report to Show
Progress of Aviation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 1.-The
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce will
issue in few days a review and report
on the years progress in aviation which
will record undreamed-of and unpre-
dicted commercial and scientific gains
during the period covered.
The year has marked a sudden and
courageous movement of capital into
aviation, the first linking of railroad
aeroplane and steamship travel, the in
tegration of aviation with vast indus
trial enterprises, the establishment OF
many new schools of aviation and the
doubling of the flying personnel OF the
country, increased use of airplaneS by
wealthy Sportsmen, further movements
of automobile manufacturers into air
craft manufacture, the building OF a
number OF new airports and general
extension of air transport far beyond
the most hopeful prophecies at the
start of the year, the report will say.
Cabins Isolated From Noises.
With this progress in fitting the flying
machine into the business economies OF
the country, laboratories and testing
fields have been equally effective IN re-
finementS for power, safety, speed ana
general aircraft utility. Passenger cabins
have been all but completely isolated
from noise, successful experiments have
been made with noiSeleSS motors and 1t
is predicted that before long the aero
plane will be as noiSeleSs as sewing
machine; new altimeter, responsive TO
rebounding impulses from the earth be-
low and not subject to the vagarleS
which affect a recording barometer, has
been developed; great advances have
been made in directional radio and In
other devices for dependable naviga-
ton, over water and land: factors OF
safety and control have been vastly I'M
proved and innumerable comforts and
convenienceS added for passenger
travel according to the officials OF the
organization.
The United States Bureau of Stand
ards, the Army Air Service and in
Vulnerable commercial laboratories are
contributing almost daily to these dis
coveries. The leading oil companies ~
the country, fully awakened to the pos
sibilities opened by aviation for their
industry, have established laboratories,
research departments and flying corps.
Figures in Stock Boom.
The years retrospect shows that the
airplane has played an important part
in the national public participation IN
the stock market boom, and Is possibly
a minor contributing cause OF the tre-
mendous volume of sales. There has
been reported a sharp increase in the
number of stock certificates and bonds
shipped by registered mail, and the pop
ulation sent by airplane has been stead
lily increasing during the last few months.
Banks, brokerage houses and individuals
throughout the country ship annually
about 100000 packages of securities,
valued at approximately $4,000 ,00O, 600.
The airplane has been found Of great
service in the saving of interest charges
by swift transportation, 1t was pointed
out.
On the whole, the story of the years
achievement in aviation emphasized
swift economic adjustments and adapta-
tions, rather than in startling technical
advance, although the latter has been
noteworthy.
There are now 1896 miles of air
routes, with 200 mail planes flying more
than $4,000 miles each day. OF these
routes $3.50 miles are lighted, and there
are 5,308 miles being prepared for light
ing next year.
Copyright, 1929