Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28
L|NDBERCH FLIGHT
DATE TO Be NOTED
st. Louis Celebration Will
Commemorate Achievement
in May of 1927.

The second anniversary of the New
York-to-Paris flight Of Col. Charles A.
Iindbergh will be commemorated by
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers ct national aeronautic
meeting to be held In st. Louis May
81 to 30. An aeronautical exhibition
is to be held In connection with the
show, which will eliminate in the
Gardner Cup air races.
Many Army, Navy and Federal aero
nautics officials from this city are
planning to 60 to st. Louis for the
meeting and races. Papers will be pre-
sented at the meeting by the following
officials from this city: William p.
MacCracken, jr., Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce for Aeronautics, on "Amer1-
can Pilots; Clarence M. Young, d.
rector of aeronautics, Department OF
Commerce, on Flying Schools and
Flight Training; DR.. W. G.. Brom-
bacher, Bureau of Standards, on per
Torrance Of Aircraft Instruments;
j. H. Dellinger and H. Diamond. Blu
reau of Standards, on Recent Develop
ment in Radio in Application to Air
reau OF Aeronautics, on Application OF
the Principle of Least Work to the Pri-
mary Strength Calculations OF Space
Franleworks; Lloyd Harrison, Navy Blu
reau of Aeronautics, Some Aircraft
Structural Problems" and Lieut.. Comdr:
j. M. Shoemaker Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics, The Selection Of an Air
plane Engine"
Plan Plane Races.
Col Lindbergh's flight, made IN May,
1927, was financed by st. Louis people,
who also are financing the Gardner
CUP races, which will include CONNER
ciai airplane races to st. Louis from
Buffalo, N. Y; Jacksonville, Fla; San
Antonio, Tex; Denver, Colo, and
Fargo, N. D. Winners In these fiye
races will meet in final champion
ship race May 80 from st. Louis 70
Indianapolis and return.
The sessions Of the meeting are 70
be of general interest to all aviation
people and to the public. The question
Of the supply and training OF pliots
to fill the needs Of the fast-groWlng
air transportation systems VIII be dis
cussed. Various air transport problems
will be brought up for consideration,
including the matter OF railroad ana
air line combinations.
Aerial photography, radio. airports,
traffic problems and manufacturing
questions also are to be considered. A
paper will be presented on the great
British dirigible R-100 which soon Is
to be launched for transatlantic SER
vice.
DirigibIe TO BE Described.
Another paper win be read on nom
rigid airships, illustrated by motion
pictures made at Scott Field, the Army
Air Corps dirigible base, and at COM
n1ercial dirigibie and balloon bases here
and abroad. The new all-metal dirigi-
Bile now being constructed for the
United States Navy will be described by
Carl Fritsche of Detroit.
Two sessions will be held Tor dis
cussion of aircraft engines, one OF them
being devoted to light Diesel engines
for aircraft. This session will be pre-
liminary to a Diesel aircraft engine
convention TO be held at the Pennsyl-
yania State College June 24-27.
DR.. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, noted
Arctic explorer and adviser OF Comdr.
Richard e. Byrd and DR.. George VIII
kins. will be the speaker at a banquet
| to be held May 90. During this banquet
| IL awards will be made to persons ad-
Judged to have made the most notable
contributions to the advancement OF
aviation.