The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-12
EIGHTH DIST. COM.
FLYSTO MEET OF 9Th

Lake, near the city park, at about
1880 Monday morning July 10th
and will remain in Sank Centre
until Tuesday noon, July II.
While the plane is here pilot
"Dusty" Rhodes will carry pass
engers, taking off from and land
ing on Sank Lake. A motor boat
will carry passengers from the
shore ID the plane and from tne
plane 10 the shore. Many of the
local 1eople as we'll as those in at
tendance at the convention viii
want to go aloft in this wonderful
"ship of the air." Taking off
from and landing on water af-
fords a different sensation than
that experienced with land planes,
and is a new kind of a thrill Of
. fered to those in this icinity Mon
day and Tuesday. The cost of such
ride through the air will be $500
for a % mile flight. Four pas
sengers will be carried on each
trip. Make your reservations now
with either Arthur Wei ;ner,
Henry Sauer, George Barnard /,
Tom ClCugh, Harold Bisho1 81
Hugh Wallace. Reservati viii,
as near as possible, be made n the
order in which they are received.
Pay two dollars at the time of max
ing your reservation, get receipt
w tn the time MD upon it, Us
will be your ticket, present it to
Hugh Wallace at the City Park
Monday on Tuesday, pay the bal
ance of three dollars just before
you enter the plane Tor your
flight. Make your reservations
now-don't wait and then be dis
appointed! .
The following description of
the plane will be of interest to
many Herald readers and especial
IL SO to those Contemplating a
fin in this w r. '"fa' ">h,p"
The Esprit of St. Louis Coun-
ty," owned by the Kinkston-
Rhodes Anyways company, is the
first plane of its type to be seen in
this section and the first to be
owned in the Middle West.
In many respects the monoplEne
duplicates the famous Spirit Of
st. Louis" except that it is built
on a larger scale and includes
many new devices and some
changes in design which make it
safer, faster, of greater passenger
capacity and adds to its cruising
radius. slh
New developments embodied in
this plane include a flight indicator
and a combination electric-intertia
starter.
The instruments, mounted on a
pane. directly in front of the oi-
To- include an altimeter, tachomet-
err, air speedometer, oil pressure
and temperature guages, lights,
turn and bank indicators anu a
fight indicator.
The flight Indicator is all inn
portant. Airmen have been Known
to lose their sense of equilibrium
under such conditions rs flying in
stC1m.
By glancing at this instrument,
however, Pilot Rhodes can immed-
lately determine how many de-
grees the nose of his plane is
pointed upward or downward from
a horizontal line.
Following the practice of auto
mobile manufacturers, the plane
has been richly upholstered and
deep-cushioned chairs add distinc-
ton as we'll as comfort. A thick
lining of balsam wool between the
outer fabric and the upholsterrns
deadens the engine and propeller
noises.
The two doors of the plane a-c
fLIi width and full t.eighth, or"
being equipped with an exterior
coach-type lock, while the otAer
locks from the inside. The seats
ale provided with safety belt. TIE
cabin seats four passengers COM
fortably, in addition 20 the pilot
From a construction point of
view the fuselage (bodyI gives
all the strength desif:4l. 1t is
made of steel tubing, WEI led at al
joints.
Two gasoline tanks have been
placed in the wings, one on each
side of the fuselage, each with
571a gallons capacity. They are
also braced internally, for rightly
and also to prevent rapid shifting
of the gasoline load. The plane al
SO carries 10 gallons of lubricating
oil.
Some idea of the efficient per-
Torrance of this Ryan Cabin Mon
oplane may be obtained from the
following specifications: wing
span, 46 feet; overall length, 27
feet, nine inches; weight empty,
1870 pounds; wing area, lnclud-
ing ailerons, 319 square feet; max
imum speed 1875 miles per hour;
landing speed, 40 miles per hour I;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES