Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
MODEL AIRCRAFT
HANG UP RECORDS
Diminutive Plane, Made by
Billy Street, Stays Up
3 IL Minutes.

Two new model aircraft records were
set yesterday at Chevy Chase, as the
District of Columbia Model Aircraft
League held its first Of series of four
preliminaries. leading up to the Model
Aircraft tournament on September 3,
and 6, for which several medals and
cups will be awarded.
Billy Street, one of the youngest boys
in "a" class, sailed his 10-inch Baby
Rog plane for minutes 81 seconds
to establish one record, while Frank
Salisbury, in the same class, beat Her
bert Dorsey's former record for Roc
fuselage planes, by flying his big model
for minutes 10 second. Luther Schmidt
one of the younger boys. yesterday also
bettered, by 10 seconds. DorSey's record,
which was 40. The meet was held in a
field near Chevy Chase Circle.
Another index of the interest OF
Washington youth in model aircraft was
seen In the announcement that John
H. Williams class, held on Thursday
afternoons, at Central Community Gen.
ter, has become so overcrowded that a
second class on another afternoon is to
be formed Immediately for instruction
In aircraft building
Second Meet Is Saturday.
Next Saturday morning at $50 o'clock
at Mcfarland Community Center the
second preliminary, a big indoor meet,
will be held. This will include oficial
tests of Baby Rof, helicopters, Rof n.y.
ing scale and Rog scientific types.
On July 20, at 1880 pm, a meeting
of the District of Columbia Model Air
craft League will be held at Macfarland
center Awards of pins for aces" talks
by aeronautical experts and exhibition
ka kA1d IIYAdnF the HI
rection of Lieut.. Walter Hinton and
committee of league members.
Other preliminary meets, IN prepara-
ton for the September tournament,
will be held on August and z and all
bows In the District, the metropolitan
area of Maryland and Arlington
County. Va, who have made planes
capable of flying seconds, are eligible
to participate, after qualifying round.
Candidates wishing to enter the tour
nament must register before August IL.
Aces" of. the League.
Members of the league who have
been cited as ".aces" by the advisory
board. by meeting the requirement Of
a 5-minute outdoor flight for land
planes are: George Bell, Herbert Dorsey,
Donald Bruce, Ohio Williams, Douglas
Bruce, Everett Meeks, John Sullivan
and r. Towles.
instruction is offered in model air
craft building at Central High School
from to 4 o'clock on Thursday after
Moons, and at the e. ". Brown School
Building. during July and August. No
charge is made for these classes and
students may purchase all materials for
plane making at cost.
Prominent aviators and aviation eX-
perts are taking keen interest In the
Model Aircraft League, and have &c
come sponsors of the league and tour
nament, among them being: Senator
Hiram Bingham, president Of National
Aeronautic Association; r. Trubee
Dawson, Assistant Secretary of War
for Aeronautics; Maj. H. G. Dawson,
u. s. A., commandment Boiling Field; W.
Irving Glover. Assistant Postmaster
General; David S. ingalls,, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics;
Admiral David w. Taylor, U. s. N,
national advisory committee for aero
nautics: Porter II. Adams, former presi-
dent National Aeronautic Association;
Col. Charles DEF. Chandler, president
Aero Club of washington; Walter
Hinton, noted pilot, who Is president OF
the Exchange Club Of Washington.
Other well known men OF Washington
who are sponsoring the league and Its
activities are: Byron S. Adams, George
r. Bell, Frank N. Chase, q. Bowie
Chapman, Z. r. Colladay. Joe r. Cook,
Oscar Coolican, w. s. Corby, Carl A.
Droop, l.. w. Estes, Joshua Evans. jr.;
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