The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-29
CL0bE-CIRDL|NGHOP
BY SIX AVIATORS IN.
GIANT ship PLANNED
Plane Equipped With Five En-
gines, Capable Of Aerial
Refueling, Is Built
MAY. PASS OVER BISMARCK
Venture Will Cost $685., 900; u
Backed by Private Sports
men, Not Government
MAY. PASS OVER BISMARCK

washington, April 2o.-R- The
washington Post says today that six
internationally known aviators are
preparing to begin . nonstop flight
around the world from New York on
the first clear day In September.
The names Of only three Of the avi-
ators are given-Lieutenant Albert p.
Hulse, former army and air mall
pilot: Captain Harry w. Lyon. Jr.,
navigator on the transpacific iiigns
OF the Southern Cross, and Lteuten-
ant L. r. O'Connell. radio officer at
Lakehurst. The commander. the
newspaper said, will be world war
aviator with more than 5000 tlylng
hours to hts credit.
Plane ID Large
The make Of the plane In which
they intend to attempt the most am
bilious flight ever undertaken was
not learned, but It was described .
being constructed partly Of metal and
partly Of linen fabric. powered VIII
five 40 horsepower Pratt and WHIT.
ney engines. equipped to take on Tue
in flixllt, and capable Of . maximum
speed Of $50 miles m hour and Z
cruising speed Of l20 miles.
Twenty-Five stations are to be eS'
tiblished along the l3,500-mile route
of which 10 will be used only IN cast
81 emergency, the Post says. and twt
Of the five engines are to Be held II
reserve. They will be sufficient x
bring the ship through, the aviator'
believe, II all three Of the other en-
gines break up under the 1--we or 81
day strain.
The fuel. tanks will have maxi
mum capacity Of 1900 gallons, bu
only about half that amount. tn
Newspaper says, viii be taken aboart
at New York to prevent overtaxing o
the engines 1T the start. More 1ue
will be taken on while passing owe
Boston, ana the supply will again q
reolenished over Nova Scotia, unde
the plan. while = third retuelint
plane Is to meet the nonstop flyer
near Glasgow after complexion OF tn
transatlantic leg Of the flight.
May Pass Bismarck
From Glasgow. the route outlines
lies over Siberia, thence to Nome
Alaska. south to the United State
and along q northern route back 7
New York. Engine trouble Is not ex
nected until Nome Is reached, u It
to be encountered at all.
The route Is described Is paSsln
over countrie& containing about hal
the worlds population, and the nam
Of the plane will recognize the sig
nificance Of that circumstance.
has been chosen by . Wasineto
woman. the Post says, but her lden
tity and the name she suggested nav
not been disclosed.
Much Of the flight, according to tn
Posts information. will Be made Z
attitudes OF l4,5OO TO 10000 feet. a
ayernge Speed Of $50 miles m hou
Il contemplated. but little time q
lowed for slowing down for the twelv
expected refueling operations. IN
cost Of the fight Is placed at approx
in1ately t30S 900, and the hackers I
the plan are said to have underwri,
ten It to the extent Of eS00OO0. -
though most II not all Of tho aviator
are Of have been In government ser'
ice. the newspaper says, the govern
ment itself will assist In the fligt
onlv through the furnishing
weather reports and other data.
Announcemsat Genes Soon
The Post expects formal announce
unent Of the plan to b made In se'
eYal weeks. Presentations Tor q