Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

Greater confidence in the commercial
possibilities Of the airplane has been
created by the world record in sus-
tanned flight established at Fort Worth,
Tex, by Robbins and Kelly. By stay
Ing in the air more than a week, they
further demonstrated the practicability
OF refueling, thus bringing near the
globe-circling that has been in the
minds of aviators. It is observed also
that. using plane which was not built
for the purpose, they gave an illuminate
ing motor test.
THE thing that Robbins and Kelly
did that is of lasting significance" in
the opinion Of the Fort Worth star
Telegram, lis that they demonstrated
In very effective way that the modern
airplane is definitely and completely
subject to human control" and that
paper also lauds Its psychological eff
feet on the public. the building up Of
public confidence in aviation"
Jules Verne. Nelly BLY,, the Army
and the Question Mark must take a
back seat" says the Syracuse Herald,
as 1t views the possibilities of world
flight with arrangements for refueling
at stated intervals, and adds: 1T won't
be long before this is being done. With
superplanes. capable of much greater
speed the time will be cut. OF course,
there is no point in dashing around the
world just for the trip, but the prin-
ciple of long. sustained flight, by refuel-
ing, will be used to get men and money
and invaluable materials across great
distance in the briefest time"
THE achievement may be taken to
indicate that the limit of human and
mechanical endurance has not yet been
reached" AYERS the Chattanooga Times,
with look forward to 1.-The nonstop
flight around the world" and the
Muncie Star argues that IF plane can
remain aloft week, 1t is certain that
craft will be constructed capable of
adding to the mere element of time the
ability to overcome different tempera-
lures, air currents and general weather
conditions which would be encountered
on a world flight"
Continuous flight makes for shorter
time. 1t could be made a factor in
speedier commercial flying" according
to the Kansas City Star. 1T might
be OF much use in warfare. especially
at sea. On the land. refuelng in the
air now is feasible at points where it
would be impossible or hazardous to
land" This development Is given high
rank also by the Bangor Daily Com
mercial. with the further comment:
Feasibility of refueling had been pre-
viously demonstrated, but each recur-
renee indicates that the action is be-
coming almost of a routine nature"
IF the Fort Worth had averaged $50
miles an hour" 1t is pointed out by the
Memphis Commercial Appeal, "it could
have more than flown around the world
And $50 miles an hour is rather slow
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Press emphasizes the fact that IAN i'm
mediate possibility is the use Of refuel-
ing to prove westward trips practicable
across the North Atlantic to New York
and Chicago. either by a refueling serv-
ice from planes carried by ships on the
trade routes or by stationing Of planes
for this purpose in Sweden, Greenland
and Northern Canada on the HaSsell
route"
New York to Los Angeles without
changing planes or coming down to
earth for refueling not only can be but
will be the next step" thinks the Tucson
Arizona Star, and the Dubuque Ameri-
can Tribune finds value in the Fort
Worth flight as testing the endurance
OF engines and pilots for the round
the-world air trips which will soon
come"
With rather monotonous regularity
American airmen are demonstrating
their mastery Of the ether as well as
their own personal bravery and their
powers of endurance" asserts the Rock
Island Argus. while the Toledo Blade
is impressed By the fact that "the men
who design these sturdy and smooth
running pieces of machinery and the
men who build them and put them
together have big place in the spec
tacle and business Of aviation" The
Dayton Daily News takes this look into
the future: 1.-THE endurance flight OF the
future future wiz GO far beyond the EseeEd