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aviation schools ever conducted on
the Pacific coast. This school was
operated by Tony Janus and the
flying equipment consisted Of one
flying boat" Zimmerly could not
recall the type Of engine with which
the craft was powered but he did
remember that it was a very crude
affair in comparison with the trim
little ship in which he seeks the
record. The school "a at San
Diego, Cal. He had an uncle who
was a pilot and that was the cause
of his ambition to become a flier.
Graduating from that school in
1916. he enlisted in the air corps
Of the United States army in 1917
and was stationed at Kelley field
from that time until 1920.
Following his release from the
army he transformed for several
years, doing air circus flying until
about three years ago when he join
the Enthusiastically Airplane Co.,
Marshall, Mo. builders Of the plane
in which he is making the record
attempt.
The little ship was loaded with
100 gallons Of fuel late Saturday
and 10 gallons Of lubricating oil
was put aboard. He estimates the
ship will consume about four and
q half gallons Of fuel per hour and
about a pint of oil in the same time.
He used 10 per cent Of benzol with
the gasoline to make a more eff
Gent fuel.
On his flight to Winnipeg, Zim-
merly will pass within IL miles of
CogsWell. N. d. the town in which
he was reared and if he has time
he will fly directly over the home
Of his boyhood friends there. Zin1-
merley's parents are dead, but he
returns to Cogswell at least once
each year and has many friends
there. He owns several farms in
that vicinity.
His flight. which he intends TO
make as direct as possible, will
carry him west Of Houston, directly
over Waco and east Of Fort Worth.
He hopes to steer a course directly
over Guthrie, Okla, east Of Wich-
tia, Kan, over York, Neb., west of
Lincoln, Neb.. over Yanktown, s..
D.. and Caselton. N. D.
Zimmerley. who arrived here
Wednesday from San Antonio. will
make the flight IN a Darling NIB
monoplane, a product Of the Mich
olas-Beazley company. He plans to
reach Winnipee by dark. The plane
which weighs 726 pounds, Is pow
cred with a so HORSEPOWER ENGINE.
If COMPLETED the flight will break
the present worlds airline distance
record for light planes by aoproxi-
mately 500 miles. The distance
from Brownsville TO Winnipeg Is
about 1000 miles. The present
United States distance for planes
weighing I'll pounds or under was
established February 81, 1923. by
Harry J. Brooks OF the United
States. WHO completed a flight OF
972 miles in a Ford monoplane.
Perhaps one Of the most interest
ing features Of the ATTEMPT Is the
little low-wing. all-metal structured
monoplane in which Zinmerley will
make the flight.
The plane can take-off with q
full load with a 75-yard run and
can climb to 1000 feet in IS Sec
onds. Cruising speed is 81 and top
speed los miles per hour. Landing
Is ACCOMPLISHED at a speed of 81
miles per hour over 10 miles to the
gallon is the average gasoline con
6umution Of the plane.
The patented wing structure Of
the Darling which is composed Of
a "U'' shaped box spar Of stamped
duralumin parts riveted together Is
the result Of Ia years Of effort on
the art Of its designer Walter II.
Darling. internationally known aero
nautical engineer. and designer OF
the famous U. S. army's Darling
bomber. The entire wing structure
with a span Of 90 feet six inches Is
al metal and weighs only 148
pounds. Exhaustive tests have
proved It capable Of withstanding six
and one-half times the weight of
the entire ship.