Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
NONSTOP WORLD
FLIGHT PLANNED
GoebeI and Fokker May Race
for Honor in RefueI-
ing Effort.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WIGHT, Kans., January 10.-The
most daring project of aviation
an attempted nonstop flight around
the world-heretofore regarded as be-
yond the realm of possibility, today ap-
peared near realization within the pres
ent year.
Furthermore, announcements of pro-
jected flights, made here and in Paris
yesterday, suggested the possibility of
a race to realize that dream Of all en-
durance and distance flyers. Both
flights refueling ventures, were Sug-
gested by the sustained flight of $50
hours made by the American Army
monoplace Question Mark in California.
Goebel Hopes to Be First.
From a sick bed here. where he Is
recovering from severe illness and an
operation, Col Arthur c. Goebel, noted
distance and speed pilot, announced he
intended to be first to take the air LII
an effort to girdle the globe without a
stop. He tentatively set August or Sep
TENDER for the flight, which, he said.
would be West-to-East from Wichita
to Wichita.
Almost simultaneously 1t was reveal
ed in Paris that the latest project OF
the Fokker aviation firm was nom
stop flight in the same direction from
Paris to Paris, possibly in June, when
1t was believed the best weather would
be encountered.
Both projects call for refueling planes
at Intervals along the 24,000-mile route.
Goebel made no announcement OF
where attendant planes would be sta
toned. A fairly definite idea OF the
route of the projected Fokker flight was
contained in announcement that at
tendant ships would be located at Alep-
DO in Syria: Karachi and Calcutta, IN
india: Hongkong, in China, Vladivostock.
Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka, in ST.
IBERIA. and, if northern route across
North America is selected, at Prince
Rupert or Voncouver, Winnipeg and ST.
Johns. Newfoundland. If the southern
route is preferred, stations would be at
Chicago and New York, it was said.
The Fokker's attendant ships would
meet the world traveller in the air ana
accompany it for such distance as re-
uuired for refueling and resupply.
Col. Goebel, who won the Dole air
race to Hawaii in 1927, and who holds
the nonstop transcontinental flight rec
ord said such a flight would require
great deal Of financial backing and a
real airplane.
Financial Aid Promised.
Frank Phillips. Bartlesville, Okla, oil
man, who backed Goebel's Wooiarac
| in the Dole flight, was suggested as one
| of the possible hackers of the flight.
while several Wichita business men al
ready have indicated they would assist
| 80, ,,,o kiru tho fight OOSSible
GoebelS crew would consist OF Two
| pilots and two radio operators. his
| tentative plans are for specially pullt
plane, equipped with powerful set.
Col Goebel said he would go to Wash
| ineton as soon as he is able to inveStl-
| :.ate the best route to travel on sucn
| fight and the time OF year best Sulteo
| for the venture.
Success in a continuous flight around
the world undoubtedly would more IMAM
:! cut in half the present round-the-world
ynaad record of % days Is hours and 81
minutes. made with steamer and air
planes in July, 1923, by the late Capt.
g B, D. Collyer and John Henry Mears.
| Capt. Collyer was killed last Novem-
Der. in his attempt to lower Goebels
| transcontinental record OF Ii hours Oh
| minutes. when Harry fuckers mono
plane, Yankee Doodle. the same ship
used by Goebel and Tucker to set the
record, cracked up against mountain
| in Arizona. Tucker, Santa Monica,
| Calf, capitalist and aviation enthusiast,
also met his death IN the crash.
It is estimated that the Question
Mark in it's epochal fight, which ended
! Monday afternoon, few a distance OF
| II 500 miles.
Speed and distance were no issue OF
| the fight. which lasted nearly seven
| DAYS. but Army observers predicted then
that success Of refueling the plane and
the remarkable demonstration OF en-
durance of men and motors had
brought closer the day of nonstop
flights around the world.