The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-04-21
Lindberghs Speed
From Los Angeles
To Roosevelt Field

tCOnttn''~ from Cc~- oyleD
Wichita at 3:20:30. took off at 3:42:35
and landed at Roosevelt field at
11:ll:52. The total elapsed time was
IA hours. As minutes and 80 seconds.
A schedule of breakfast in California
luncheon en- route, dinner "a little
later) in New York.
Colonel Lindbcrgh, who made the
flight to test the possibility of COM
mercial routes at high attitudes be-
lieves that such flights will follow
along the trail he blazed across the
country.
This is only one flight" he said,
land I hope to make others. I can
say nothing At this time on the result
Of only n experiment. However. I
believe transport flying in tho future
will 60 to higher levels. first the air
mail and later passenger planes"
He said they flew at from 10000 to
5000 feet altitude most of the way.
except for the last stretch into New
York.
Anne Navigates Ship
The Colonel gave to Mrs. Lindbergh
much Of the credit for the actual
technical details of the flight. She
did the navigating. he said. kept the
charts, and occasionally handled the
controls. Their plane is equipped
with dual controls.
Both the Colonel and his lady were
smiling on arrival as they faced a
battery Of cameras and a crowd of
between $500 and 1900 persons which
had waited since carly afternoon for
his arrival.
His face was dirty sand appeared
drawn but Mrs. Lindbcrgh looked as
fresh as though she had just stepped
out of their home for a stroll down
Park Avenue.
AS the photographers signilied they
were through with him, the Colonel
clambered out of the forward cockpit
and aided mechanics in wheeling the
plane into q hangar where room had
been made for 1t. Their car was
driven up under n Of the wings.
Bursts Into Tears
Mrs. Llndbergh remained in the
plane. her head ducked down to
evoid the stare of the curious crowd.
As they drove out of the hangar
after q short interview, bound for a
New York hotel where they had re-
setvations one of the state troopers
guarding the plane said Mrs. Lind
bcrgh, apparently more tired than
she appeared. burst into tears and
the Colonel leaned over to comfort
her.
The lights of their plane showed no
apparent bump as they slipped down
to earth here. The Colonel TAXED up
into the flood lights at the east end
Of the field. where the crowd YVES
straining against the line of field po-
lice. then turned and ran his machine
back down to the hangar.
Tsxis Away From Crowd
The crowd broke through the lines
and streamed out across the field
after the plane. but the Colonel mere
~ put on a little burst Of speed to
gain the hangar ramp and the engine
was stopped. The propeller quit be-
fore the first rush broke around the
plane. .
Although there is no way in which
to record the number OF miles tray
eled by q plane in a long flight, the
air line distance from Los Angeles to
Wichita and from Wichita to New
York, figured on a great circle route
BY spherical trigonometry. gives the
distance as 2.470 miles. 1.l04 to W!ch-
ita and l,2s5 from Wichita to New
York. On his time between these
points 1t was figured he adveraged |
1f4.2 miles an hour from Glendale
to Wichita and l7l.3 miles an hour
from Wichita to New York.