The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-11
LADY HEATH TO
Be VISITOR AT
CITY AIR SHOW
Famed English Aviatrix Is
at Detroit Exposition;
Others Coming.
Aviation
BY LOWELL NUSSBAUM
Inns Axiatinn Editor

BY LOWELL NUSSBAUM
Times Aviation Editor
DETROIT April 11.-Lady Mar
Heath, probably the worlds mos
.sm0us woman flier. is one of sew
eral noted aviators at the Detroi
how. who have promised to attent
ne Indianapolis air show May 2
o June 2.
Definite assurance they will visi
indianapolis also was given by Ed
ard F. Schlee and w. S. Brock
famous world fiers.
The promises we're obtained b,
". A. McCurry, president of the In
annapolis Aircraft Association
sponsoring the indianapolis show.
Official sanction as class C ali
show was obtained for the Indian
spolis exposition from the Aero.
nautical Chamber of Commerce b,
Lee H. Hotel, Capitol Airway.
traffic manager, he reported.
This means that the show will re.
eciye cooperation of the nat.ona
chamber.
Other Entries Received
McCurry obtained entries from {
of plane and accessory man.
for the indianapolis show
while in Detroit Among them are
the Knoll monoplane and the Davis
monoplane, manufactured by the
Davis Aircraft Corporation at Rich
mond, Ind.
Lady Heath in the four years she
has been flying has set many avia-
ton records. She established the
light plane altitude record Of more
than 1900 feet in 1923, and the
same year made the longest sole
fight ever made by a woman pilot
when she flew an Avro-Avian BIZ
plane from Capetown, South Africa
to London, 1900 miles, over peril
GUS country.
She is considered the greatest ex-
of flying light aircraft in
the world, and is believed to be the
only woman IN America to hold ar
aviation mechanics license. She
also is claimed TO have been the
first woman to receive a CONNER
cial pilots license.
Brock and Schlee started their
world flight Aug. 81, 1927, from Har-
Dor Grace, Newfoundland, made
Toxic in sixteen days, and returned
10 Detroit Oct. /, 1927, flying the
Atlantic in tWenty-three hours four
cen minutes.
Ford Has Big Planes
Largest planes in the show here
are those entered by Ford and
Ford has two of its finest tri-
air liners on exhibit. One
? twelve-passenger plane. uses
three Wright J-6 motors, and the
other three Pratt & Whitney Wasr
power engines.
The latter is a thickWing mono
plane built of duraluminum with
5in OF alclad, and possesses greater
speed, power and weight-carryine
ability than the earlier Ford tri-
motors. II can transport a useful
DAD of 5000 pounds and carries
fourteen passengers.
Ford has chosen interior colors for
heir reStfulness and depth. The
nabin ceiling in all the new planes is
# cream, While two tone combina-
ions of rose beige or brown and a
Inclination of gray and green are
0tional. a dark brown is used for
{ 1ioring of all baseboardS.
Fokker Has Entries
Fokker has a five and a twelve
lace monoplane entered. rivalling
ord for comfort and splendor.
The marvel of the show is a cabin
ectiOn from the four-motored
transport which Fokker is building
he plane is designed to accom-
.odate thirty-two passengers il
'HXuriOuSly ovCrstuffed chairs fol
day flying. The night flying plane,
have sixteen berths. In addition
the planes have two lavatories
k!tchenet, baggage compartment
radio room, and navigation contro
room.
A number of the planes displayed
come under the midget" classif-
cation, but the two smallest are the
Heath Super Parasol and the HEATH
Baby Bullet, both miniature
monoplanes.
The parasol is feet. 10 inches
high, empty weight go pounds. ha.
a high speed of 70 miles an hour
and a wing span of 25 feet. It's
tanks hold only five gallons of gaso-
line. 1t is powered with the Hender-
son motorcycle engine, developing q
hcTse power, consuming IL gallon:
OF gasoline an hour, equal to 4O-4s
miles to the gallon.
Sells for 1915
The Parasol sells for S975 COM
olete. but can be purchased Knocked
down, and be assembled by the
owner for S199. plus the engine
ranging in price from 1925 to $500
The Baby Bullet is even smaller
1t is center-wing monoplane
" eighing 235 pounds, and with q
claimed top speed of $50 miles al
hour. 1t is only four feet high. with
an eighteen-feet wing span.
indianapolis will not be on the
national reliability tour this year
to plans announced al
The show. The tour this year will
BE held during the first two week.
Of October and will be only half as
long as the 1923 tour. No exact
route has been selected, but it has
been decided the planes will cover
the principal cities of the east from
The CarolinaS to the st. Lawrence
Names of birds are well repre-