Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
PROGRESS IN
air TSETO OUT
NU.S.REPORT
reduction of Planes
Increased During
Tear; Mail Routes
Extend Over Map

"AoHiNGTON, Nov. GA pho
semenai record of progress in all
aenes OF American aviation is re
css'ed IN the annual .eport Of Major
aienee nj. Young. director Of the
@~.'ohautics branch Of the department
y commerce, which was made public
''osy. The growth Of air commerce
sna the air craft industry Of the
united States, Major Young believes,
Z U IN no small measure to the
s1net enforcement Of federal regu-
esSIohs which has inspired public con
port.
curing 1927 American factories
produced nearly 1000 aircraft having
total value Of Sl4 100000 as com-
pared with less than 1900 valued at
$t'eIO,O00 during the preceding year.
Exports Of aircraft and pats during
WI amounted to nearly 81. 0U0,0 600.
yn increase Of approximately 50 per
Sent over 1925. During the first half
q the current year our total sales IN
iofeign markets Of aircraft products
we're IS per cent greater than the en-
hre shipments of last year.
Air-transport. Major Young de-
cares, has now attained a definite
place In the economic scheme OF
transport ton. The established air
way syste Z Is the backbone Of our
commerce., aviation, although opera
nons over this network form only
ene-tenth OF all civil flying. These
routes now cover li.l9l miles on
which 27.si7 l~iles are flown daily.
VI these, 1895 miles are under mail
contract and 200 mail planes fly
z3,224 miles daily over these routes.
There are now $3.50 miles Lighted
l,s0O miles under contract for night
flying, and 5.30S additional miles con.
sidered for lighting during the fiscal
year 1929. The cities actually con-
rected by the routes at the close Of
the fiscal year numbered Sc, the
trading areas served containing 80
million people. BY the close Of the
current fiscal year il Is believed that
almost all Of the larger cities and
many of the middle-sized eommun-
tiles will be connected by air routes
and that smaller feeder lines VIII
serve many outlying cities.
Radio Reports Near
Communication to aircraft in flight
along the transcontinental route, the
report states, will be available with
in n short time. Radio equipment Is
under construction for replacing OBJ
solete apparatus now in use. Inc
new apparatus will provide radio
telephone or radio-telcgraph com
munication as may be required on ire
ouencies between 100 and 500 kilo-
cycles.
Considerable research and testing
work was conducted by the Bureau OF
Branch during the period under re.
view. These Investigations embraced
radio aids TO navigation, lighting OF
airways, sound proofing Of airplane
cabins, airplane control tests, ana
tests Of commercial aircraft engines.
~ Approximately 600 airplanes are be-
tng built in American factories each
month which have to be inspected as
"a their airworthiness. IL is obvious,
Major Young states, that a very ell
fieient organization of the inspection
section Is essential in order 70 carry
out the work involved. To tins end
factory inspectors are being en-
f. nIoyed and trained as rapidly as pos
sihie for the purpose Of inspecting
and licensing "new production air
planes at the time they leave the fac
tory. This. IL is pointed out. Will
sid he industry hy facilitating the
ssuance Of licenses in the first IN
stance, although these planes will
ELI require periodical rcinspcct'on
nv the field personnel Of the deport-
ment.
Annlications for pilots and me
ehsnie's licenses showed striking in
yiy,n the epochal flights which oe-
rurred during that period. BY June
"a last applications were on file Tor
ovsr $500 pilot sand 5000 mechanics
rh;rh was about three times the
\ rrr.hsr of file on the corresponding
4 Ists the previous wear. On June w
sv,r 400 applications has been re-
r,ived for licensing airplanes as COM
..,sd with LOO at the end ofsthe
teo7 fiscal period. Up 10 June 30
i..t. licenses had been issued for ar
.roximatelv 5000 pilots. 5000 nc
sshsr;rs and 1000 a%irnlarcs. IN adj
d;,;on. 1900 applications for students
rsrmits have been filed.
40 Inspectors
r. order 70 pass on the qualifica-
sors Of these applicants. the Bureau
m.irtaius 40 inspectors IN the field.
A. the work Of these inspectors Is al
90 entirely at airports official air.
Nsnes can he utilized with great q y
80 time and a corresponding in-
nsss 81 efficiency. Unfortunately.
~" rsnort shows. there are but II
is,ss Of modern design available TO-
,h.;r use. Funds ar available Tor the
un-.haxe az five more but even with
ri. additional number Of oirplaneS
~. lumber essential 10 the most
ssgcient performance Of inspection
oupustsrring TO the enforcement Of
.Drls,ions the report shows that
rs:nc The past fiscal year there were
s y iniolations, resulting in Go assess
- Of the civil penalty. l2i repri-
msnSs % suspensions, ? revocations.
z denial OF licenses. The viola
snu consisted Of a~crohatics over
ten ! areas. flying low over con-
pro.n5 areas, flying licensed aircraft
60, a pilot's license. flying air
Wiz Sr;th no Identification numbers
srsals.vsd and flying without naviga-
tior lights. - IL
Ahn0" u the past fiscal yea eitci
u.ior Young in hts rcror. Y"
By nrrsstion Of an acciten. board
tne RS organization % investigate
Will ,ircraft accidents With Che
all 81" Setermning and clwinatin.
vew ,ses. This board is COMPOSED
tse,a experienced rilot. Z flight
Of tNo Iawyer vcrsed III mir law
Eursso aeronautical engineer. \
anut,l ANALYSIS Of accidents i made
faFs~ rercentagc valuation assigned
ara r,hutory causes. This methc :.
20 ssrIared. will provide statisti
Y ~ the exact csuses Of accidcni
10 snv~ a.. wav "a their elimin