Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-16
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the hangar 1T the airport here and
flown to Houston about a month
ago. Since that time they both
have been thoroughly reconditioned
Good For 1000 Hours
Officials of the WRIGHT Motor
Corporation told us when the mo-
tor was returned that it was good
for 1000 hours continuous opera
tion," MI. Stewart said in Houston
Monday.
"The plane has been entirely re-
covered with fabric and the entire
framework strengthened to with
stand the terrific strain such Q
flight is expected to put on it,"
Jack Beretta Of San Antonio
governor Of the Texas National
Aeronautical association, placed a
Paragraph IN the endurance plane
at 10 a. m. Monday. This is re-
quired under rules Of the DEPART
ment Of commerce for such flights
in order that the flight can be made
official and authentic.
Mr.. Beretta also appointed
Charles P. NieheuS, manager of the
Houston Airport, as official time
keeper. He then left for San An
tonic.
Il will come back at the end of
the month when the boys come
down. MI. Beretta said. "Or may
ne sooner. | don't know, but I wish
them all the luck in the world"
Final Test
The refueling ship flies above the
Transformation Dollar City ship
and a long hose is let down. One of
n pilots in the endurance plane
inserts the end Of the hanging hose
INTO a four-inch pipe prortduding
ABOVE the plane. At a given signal
tne mechanic in the refueling shin
Will open a valve and the gasoline
VIII plunge down and 20 into a 200
gallon tank placed in the fuselape
81 the endurance plane back of the
pilots seat and cabin.
300 Gallons Of Gas
The retueling plane has a capac-
lty Tor 200 gallons and the endur-
ance ship a 300-gallon capacity. OF
IhlS amount 100 gallons of gas will
De carried in the wing tanks and 200
gallons in the reserve tank. Case
line will be pumped from the reserve
rank to the wing tank as it is need
ed.
A steel catWalk, said to be the
pest ever made for the purpose. and
Welded TO the fuSelage Of the en-
ourance ship, has been built leod-
ing from the cabin To the engine
On this slim walk LOOMS and G1aes
VIII lake turns applying grease to
nave been put on this motor" Glass
the cups on the rocker arms of the
motor.
Special grease cups CARVING
enough grease for so hours RUNNING
SAD. We will take a hose about
i've teet long and attach it to each
grease cup. Then the pilot inside
VIII pump the grease into the Gun
We will have to repeat this ninc
times for each cylinder during eacI
greasing."
An air mattress has been placed
inside for the pilots to sloep mon
while not taking turns at the
Our food will be prepared on the
s1ouAiu ana transferred by the re-
1Uellng Shin Glass continued.
"Lady's" Bath
When we get dirty we'll take 2
laoy'S bath That is a real dainty
path. you know. We will use a tea
cup full Of water and a sponge"
a quantity Of rubbing alcohoI
also was placed on board to ease
aching muscles under the Iona
grind. oAe
The equipment added to the two
planes for the test flight cost s20O0
Mr.. Stewart said.
we expect the whole test nro-
vdaeo a record is established, tc
cost about $4,000" he added.
Propeller Painted Black
Inc steel propeller on the sbir
las been painted black on it's hact
SIDE to keen the glare from irritat-
ing the pilot. Other endurance
Illghts made brought out hat the
pnots almost went made with thc
continual silver beams flashing II
thelr eyes from the whirIing bro
peller. Po-