Evening star., 1928-05-11
AIRPLANE EXPERTS
CONVENE TUESDAY
Third Annual Engineering
Research Conference to Be
Held at Langley Field.


aercnauticsl thought, both civilian and
military, will assemble at Langley Me-
mortal Laboratory. Langley Field, Va,
Tuesday morning for the third annual
aircraft engineering research confer
ence, under the auspices of the national
advisory committee for aeronautics.
The conference will emhody two
phaSeS-firSt, a revelation by the Gov
srnments technical experts of the prob
lens they have solved in the past IL
months, and. second. discussion of
the subjects TO be studied during the
next year, The scope of this discus
sion will center primarily upon the
FACTORS entering into the safety and
economy OF commercial type aircraft
and the fundamental problems which
can be undertaken by the advisory COM
nlittee to advance these two points.
The national advisory committee is
el independent Government establish
nlent created by Congress for the
supervision and direction of the Scien-
tific study OF the problems of fight.
Its research work on airplanes and en-
gines is unlimited and its findings ere
available to the aircraft industry for
the asking. At the graduation eXer-
ciSes" of the committee Tuesday 1t IL
expected several vital facts bearing on
the performance of airplanes and en-
Glnes will be laid open for adoption by
the industry.
Solve Scientific Problems
The members of the aircraft industry
are unable to maintain large technical
research STATS and research equipment
TO delve into the many unsolved Scien-
tiac problems of flight, and 1t is held.
without such Government-Suppo
institution as the national advisory
committee for aeronautics the aircraft
today would not be in its present state
Of advancement.
At the Tuesday conference opportu-
nifty will be given ths committees eX-
pertS to learn from the industry what
problems are In need of immediate So
luton, and the industry will be in
position to obtain answers TO many per-
picking questions.
Among the subjects to be discussed
wiz be the desirability of investigating
eerodynamic loads on commercial air.
plane structures. a study of the char
acteriSficS OF wings developed to Inn
prove the safety factor in aircraft. in
clnding improved lifting and non-
spinning characteristics: a study of
cogling and cooling problems in con-
nection with the use of the radial air
cooled engine and the effect of cowiinR
ON the efficiency OF propellers. a study
OF propeller characteristics with a view
TO increasing the efficiency OF propel-
lers. the problem of taking OF and land
ing with varying loads and as affected
by the use Of brakes and tail whael.
new methods developed for determining
the maneuverability characteristics of
aircraft the heavy oil fuel injection
engine for aircraft, the supercharsing
OF aircraft engines and the two-cycie
fuel injection engine.
Make Trir by Boat.
A majority Of those attending the
conference from points outside OF Wash |
in1fcn viii come to the Capital and
make the trip 10 Old Point Comfort on |
q Norfolk 6E Washington steamboat A
large block OF reservations has been
made. The boat viii leave Washington |
Monday night and will return Wednes- /
day morning.
Among those who viii attend are:
Edward ?. Warner. Assistant Secretary |
Cf the Navy for Aeronautics: William |
r. MacCracken. IT., Assistant Secretary
on Commerce for Aeronautfcs: DR.. Jo-
seph s. Arlnes. chairman, and Rear Ad- |
niiTai ID. w. Taylor, retired, vice chair /
man. respectively. OF the advisory COM |
r1ttee: Rear Admiral William A. Mof- !
Ieft. chief. and Capt. Emory s. Land, !;
assistant chief. Of the BIreau OF Aero I
nauticS: Maj. Gen. James T. Fechet.
chief. and Brig. Gen. William z. Gill /
more. assistant chief of the Army Air
Corps: DR.. s. W. Stratton. former al.
rector Of the Bureau Of Mines. DIR
George X. Burgess, present director of /
1i1e bureau: Dr.. w. r. Dursnd, profess
81 81 emeritus OF engineering OF Leland
Stanford University.
orviile Wright. DR.. George w. Lewis
aHectof OF research of the COMMITTEES.
John r. Victory. secretary of the rom,
Tnittee; Glenn L. Martin OF Cleveland /
pioneer aircraft manufacturer: Thomas |
r. Hamilton. metal plane and propeller
manufacturer OF Milwaukee: Cant. II /
9. Eichards0n. chief Of the design and |
material section. Bureau OF Aeronau- /
tics: Charles Ward Hall. aircraft de-. /
sisnT: p. 8. Kristen, University OF |
washington: Temple N. Joyce Of the ,
Chance yougl1t Corporation, aircraft |
manufacturers: Henry A. BerIiner OF /
sf9s CITY, airpiane manufacturer; VIII |
lam . ksyo. chief engineer OF the |
fofc Motor Co: Grover Looming. de- /
signtr and builder Of the Looming
anSpSiib3zn.
A6nlirai H. I. Gone OF the Daniel
Fund for the Promotion /
of Aeronautics: 8. g. Bradley, general /
OF the AeronauticsI Chamber
Of Commerce: H. II. Haase, chief engi. |
1eer OF the Boeing AirpIane Co: Henry /
" Crane. aeronauticaI engineer /
Charles Lawrence, designer OF the
Wright 'WhiFiwind" engine: l.. NJ.
Woolson, chief engineer Of the Packard
Ailpans Enstne Co: G. T. Porter Of
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