The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-26
CITY'S FIRST
AVIATION FAIR
OPENS GATES
Exhibits Worth Huge Sum
Are on Display at
Airport.
CONTINUES FOUR DAYS
Noted FIierS Will Attend;
Special Sky Stunts
on Program.
CONTINUES FOUR DAYS

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at 100000 greeted the rush G.
early visitors, as the first annual
aeronautical exposition opened at
the Indianapolis airport at noon to-
day.
It is being conducted under
auspices of the 18th Observation
Squadron and the Chamber NJ
Commerce aviation committee.
Sunday was expected to be the
banner day Of the four-day expo
sition.
Final arrangements 5or handling
the crowds were made today. Six
city police officers and six State
motor police, as we'll as Boy Scouts
in uniform, were on hand to reg
ulate traffic. Free parking space
was provided in a large field south
of the airport.
Exhibits Under Guard
Special military and police guards
were present, on watch over the
valuable exhibits.
The exposition will open at noon
and close at p. m. daily.
The route recommended for mo-
torists is west on Dashington ST.
and National Rd. to Holt Rd., south
about one mile to the airport. Spe-
cial street car facilities have been
provided on the Mars Hill route.
Included in the exhibit are eight
or nine new type commercial planes,
a military display from Wright Field
at Dayton, Ohio, including military
planes, models of military plane
types, aerial torpedoes ranging from
100 to 1000 pounds, machine guns,
searchlights, aerial cameras and va
riouS types of motors.
Motors on Display
Motors INCLUDE an obsolete Gnome
rotary engine, the type used in
French Nieuport pursuit planes in
the World War; Lawrence three
cylinder radial air-cooled engine,
forerunner of the Wright Whirl-
wind; a nine-cylinder air-cooled 225
horse power J-5 Wright Whirlwind;
Pratt & Whiteney Wasp, nine-cyl-
inder, 400 horse power, air-cooled
motor; Liberty motor, and others.
Cutaway models Of the Liberty
and Lawrence motors are operated
by electric motors, permitting ex-
position visitors to see mechanical
operations.
An inverted Liberty motor, built
for the italian government, which
operates more effectively upside
down than right side up, is in the
Allison Engineering Company ex-
hibit. Also in the exhibit are two
new type Root superchargers, used
for high altitude flying.
Exhibits of Great Variety
The B. F. Goodrich Company has
on exhibition various airplane tires
and wheels, ranging from the small
est to the largest in the world.
A complete line of aviation car
buretors is exhibited by the Strom-
berg company. Various other ac-
cessorieS are displayed.
The 18th Observation Squadron
will present tactical problems and
formation flying Sunday, using
eleven planes.
A parachute jump from speed
ing plane will be made at 3 p. m,
over the field by Sergeant Burchell,
Schoen field.
Monday will be business mems
day. Tuesday, final day of the ex-
position, will be Famous Fliers'
day.
Noted Fliers to Be Here
Among noted aviators expected
to be present are George Haldeman
whose transatlantic fight with
Ruth Elder ended with forced
landing near the Azore Islands
Lieut.. Lester Maitland and Lieut.
A. F. Hegenberger, Frisco-to- Homo
lulu fliers; Eddie Stinson, hol' d
the world endurance recor anC
Clarence Chamberlin, who flew V
Germany with Charles A. Levine.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has beer
invited by Eddie Rickenbacker tx
be his guest at the Speedway race
and also at the exposition, but has
not yet announced acceptance.
A double parachute drop from
one plane viii be made at $3.50 p. m
Tuesday by Lieutenant Genaro and
Sergeant Goldbergh, Schoen Field
Demonstration and passenger
flights will be made during the ex-
position with several of the COM
mercial planes exhibited.