Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-07

up in other words aircraft can all
be improved upon with regards TO the
streamlining.
"As for flying at high speed, this has
many advantages for the future develop
ment of flying, for the greater the speed
the greater will be the safety of air travel
When we increase our speed sufficiently night
and DAY going from coast to coast at the
present rate can be accomplished entirely by
daylight
There is great safety factor in flying dur
ing the day Besides the fast airplane can
circle storm areas so much more rapidly than
the other kind, get away from them entirely or
go through them. This eliminates many
hazards.
Then there is the matter of economy to be
considered in connection with speed. The
greater the speed the more the saving of money,
because with given revolution per minute the
high-speed airplane will cover greater mileage
AT present I find cruising around at 200
miles an hour an altogether moderate way of
air travel 1t is an economical and sensible
method Of flying. Any faster mode today with
our present type of motor would shorten the
life of a plane
when you asked me about the future of
transatlantic flying and said I could not see
an immediate future for regular service of
this kind did not mean to give the impression
that was entirely hopeless about it. I simply
mean that 1t Is going to take long time to
y
perfect safety. When it does go into effect 1t
win probably take the form at first of some
special service and not regularly scheduled
nonstop flight service;
Such q service would be used primarily by
those who found it imperative to get to the
other side in quick time and who had plenty
Of money to pay for such transportation.
mo, cannot foresee regular airplane oceanic
travel for the immediate future.
Primarily I am interested In speed and I
am convinced that high-Speed aircraft is coming
into being and use much faster than we realize
and that 1t will prove altogether workable from
every angle, including safety and economical
flying"
PEOPLE are conjecturing about this blond
first = transcontinental glider pilot, several
times holder Of croSs-country air-speed records
the young man who almost daily breaks speed
and distance records.
Who is he? From where does he hail? What
is the flying background of this new shining
meteor of aviation-this holder of every trans
continental record possible to make with an
airplane?
Well. then, to begin with: The glamorous
but hard-headed flyer who possesses so much
common sense and technical flying knowledge
and combines passion for speed with
thorough, all-around knowledge of the hazards
involved was born in Marshalltown Iowa. 80
years ago. He lived for while in Minneapolis
and then moved with his parents to Berkeley.
Calf
He attended the University of California and
was quarterback on both the freshman and
varsity teams When war was declared he ap-
peared on flying field in Dallas, Tex, Love
Field, as student of aerial science. He learned
his aerial gunnery at Taliaferro Field, Fort
Worth, and received advanced schooling at
Brooks Field San Antonio. After his training
he was retained as an instructor and also
served as flight adjutant and assistant officer
in charge Of flying He came out of the Army
with the rank of captain. From 1919 to 1921
he transformed through the United States and
finally went to Mexico on a contract with the
Mexican government for an aerial circus during
the Centennial Exposition in Mexico City. He
transformed in Mexico and then followed sew
eral years Of flying pay rolls through the oil
fields Of Mexico.
He returned to the United States in 1926.
where he continued pay rol-hying year
later in the sister ship to Col. Charles A Lind
berghs Spirit of st. Louis he was among the
prize winners in the Ford reliability tour, and