The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-22
CITY RAPIDLY q
TAKING FRONT
AVIATION RANK
Four Ports Here, Another
Planned; New Factories
Contemplated.
Aviation

Indianapolis, which two years ago
was visited by few airplanes, today
is on the way to becoming one of
the principal industrial aviation
centers of the country.
The city now has four airports
and another planned, one large air.
plane factory in operation and two
others to start soon, two flying in
struction schools and a third being
started, and three proposed factories
for manufacture of planes.
Most of the city's aviation growth
has come since Lindbergh's history
making transatlantic fight in the
Spirit of st. Louis" and his visit
here a year ago last summer.
Until removal of the National
Guard aviation squadron from Ko-
komo and establishment of its flying
field at Mars Hill, now known as
Indianapolis airport, the only avail
able landing places were at Schoen
field, FIT. Benjamin Harrison, and in
the Indianapolis Speedway inf1eld,
except for few COW pastures.
Has Four AirpOrtS
Today, in addition to Schoen field
and Indianapolis airport, the city
has Hoosier and Capitol airports,
both privately owned, and the mu-
nicipality is negotiating for pur-
chase of a 1,000-acre municipal
airport.
Within the last two weeks, forma-
ton of two companies to manufac-
ture airplane engines here has been
announced.
G. M. Williams, Marmon Motor
Company president, announced for
nation of a separate company Nov.
II, to manufacture an engine being
developed.
Amended articles of Incorporation
for Chevrolet Aviation Motors cor
poration, an expansion Of Chevrolet
Brothers Manufacturing company,
40 West Tenth street, were filed a
short time ago.
The Chevrolet company plans to
engage in quantity production of
"Chevrol-Air" air-cooled engines of
four, six and eight cylinders, mod
erately priced.
MarmOn Forming Company
The company being formed by the
Marmon concern plans, it is an
nounced, to develop an airplane
soon to be manufactured here.
Capitol Always, Inc, also plans
establishment of plane factory at
its airport next year.
Allison Engineering company, en-
gagged for some time in building
airplane engines, is understood to be
contemplating establishing an air.
plane factory here in the near
future.
The Allison company is filling a
government contract for rebuilding
of | 400 Liberty airplane engines, of
the type developed by the country's
foremost automotive engineers dur
ing the war for army planes.
This is the company's second Lib
erty engine contract, the first 1000
engine deal having been completed.
Builds for Government
In addition, the plant builds ex-
perimental engines from Specif1ca-
tons for the government and pri-
vate companies. 1t recently COM
pleted a 24-cylinder, 1,5OO-horse-
power X-type, air-cooled engine for
the government.
At present it is building expert
mental engines for fuel testing for
the Italian and Japanese govern
ments, the United States navy, Uni
versity of Michigan, and other Or
CARNATIONS.
1t also manufactures several types
of airplane engine parts, for which
it holds patent rights, including a
steel-back bearing used by several
large airplane engine plants.
The city has two established fly
ing instruction schools at Capitol
airport and Hoosier airport, and a
third school, the CurtiSs-Indiana
Flying Service, Inc, which plans to
start ground school work Jan. Z,
1929.