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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

THE possibility that in time
virtually all airplane de-
signerS and builders in the
- country will turn to the
United States Government for adj
vice on structural design and for
the fight testing of new planes is
being considered seriously by ott1-
GERS of the Air Corps Materiel Di-
vision at Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio.
Since the establishment of the
present huge plant at Wright
Field, where all of the flight test
ing, engineering and design work
are done for the Army Air Corps.
manufacturers have turned in in
creasing numbers to the experts
of the materiel division for as
siStance in overcoming many of
their problems.
To Mutual Advantage.
The arrangement is of mutual
advantage. The manufacturers
obtain expert aid at minimum
cost. The Government obtains a
thorough knowledge of airplanes
which may be- of potential mill
tary value or which may incor-
porate features adaptable to the
improvement of military planes.
IF I were to go out into COM
mercial aviation and design and
build an airplane," said one of
the leading engineer officers at
the field, "I should certainly bring
the plane here for inspection and
flight testing. First would re-
quest that experts in each branch
of aviation design go over the
plane and would be willing to pay
whatever cost might be involved
for such work. I would ask that
the expert on fuel systems go
over the gasoline system; that a
man familiar with aerodynamicS
look over the design for flaws, and
so on throughout the plane. Then
I would invite every pilot at
Wright Field to fly the plane and
to criticiSe it with a view to i'm
proving 1t in every possible way.
I do not know any service which
could be more valuable to me-"
One of Largest Plants.
The Wright Field establishment
Is one of the largest of it's kind in
existence. The buildings and
grounds have been prepared at a
total cost of approximately
So 100000, and equipment of enor-
nous value has been installed.
The building program has been
about IS per cent completed, so
far as the experimental work is
concerned, though construction
of officers quarters has not been
commenced. The plant has an
annual pay roll totaling $4,000
and there are about 1000 en-
ployeS, including 40 to so inSpec-
tors stationed at the plants of
manufacturers producing equip
ment for the Air Corps.
An example of the type of work
conducted at the field which is of
value not only to the Air Corps,
but to every airplane builder, OPP
orator and passenger, is the test
ing to destruction of propellers on
a huge test stand, upon which
propellers up to 40 feet in dame
ter may be turned by electrical
motors producing up to 5000
horsepower. Tests now are in
progress on a hollow steel pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

Dirigible service between Brazil and
the United States to provide speedy
transportation Of coffee samples has
been proposed by Darke Bhering Mat
tos, jr., Brazilian coffee planter, who
was a passenger on the Graf Zeppelin
when the German ship few from Per-
nambuco to Lakehurst last May.
Airship freight service between the
continents has been suggested as a
commercial possibility before, but Sen
hor Mattos believes it would be of
particular value to coffee producers and
to coffee distributors in the United
States.
At present coffee dealers here must
buy virtually all of their green beans
on description, a practice which has
been found unsatisfactory. Much time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA
ANNOUNCE NEW AlRPORTS
Easton, Md, and Winchester, Va,
Have Plants-Hebron Port
Is Closed.

Information regarding new airports
or airport changes in Maryland and
Virginia is part of the new issue of
notices to aviators issued by the Navy
photographic once which Is of par
ticular interest to local pilots.
At Easton, Md, a commercial land
ing field has been established on the
northwest shore of the river, about a
mile and a half west-southwest OF
Easton. The field is sod, surfaced with
two L-shaped runwayS and standard
markings. The name "Easton" is on
buildings in the city, with arrows point
ing north.
Hebron Airport, north of Hebron, Md,
has been closed until further notice
though the field is available for emer-
gency landings. There are no facili-
ties of any sort available, and pilots
are warned to use caution in landing
due to high growth of grass.
Winchester, Va, has established q
municipal airport, known as Bowles
Field, one mile southwest of the city
The name of the field Is on the han
gar. Specification fuel and oil and re-
pairs are available, as is the case OF
EaSton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH s. EDoERToN.

peller designed for use with a
450- horsepower engine. The tests
will continue until the propeller
breaks, so that the weakness may
be corrected before the propeller
goes into service.
Regarded as Necessary.
A thoroughly dependable hol-
low steel propeller Is regarded as
vitality necessary in these days of
increasing use of geared propel-
lers for greater power in heavy
planes. Gearing, however, in
wolves an increase of weight Of
rs to so pounds in the engine and
Is to 80 pounds in the propeller
unless hollow steel or lighter ma
terials can be reSorted to tighten
the weight.
Steel is regarded as more dura-
BILE than lighter metals under con-
tact with grass and sand on land
ing fields and rain, hail and snow
in flight. Tests are being made
of the possibility of emitting en-
CINE exhaust gases through Sits
in hollow steel propellers to re-
duce engine noise, provide a sue
ton discharge of the gases, with a
resulting increase in horsepower
and a diminishing of noise.
Though hard at work on the
hollow steel blade, the materiel
division is not neglecting other
types, and now Is considering
magnesium as a propeller mate
rial. Magnesium has weight of
only So to 10 per cent of alumni
mum, but reliable data is lacking
on its factors of fatigue and cor
roSion. The recent announcement
that berylium, lighteSt, toughest
and most resistant to corrosion of
known metals, has been produced
at tremendously reduced costs also
has led to the beginning of a
study of propellerS of this mate
rial.
Test Diesel Engines.
The materiel division Is con-
Quoting flight tests of two Pack
ard Diesel engines. The results of
these tests may have a profound
effect upon military and CONNER
cial aviation. Both engines have
been installed in training-type
planes. One is being flown by any
pilot who cares to fly it, so that a
general consensus of opinion may
be obtained. The other is being
flown for comparative tests with
a gasoline engine of the same
horsepower mounted in the same
airplane.
The division is making a thor
ough study of the problem of
landing in fogs and is attacking
the problem from several angles.
It is studying the possibility of
landing entirely by radio, by radio
and the most delicate type Of al
timeter and by the aid of fog
penetrating light rays. Some of
the tests have progressed to the
point where actual instrument
landings may be attempted in the
near future. Engineers of the di-
vision are at work on a general
program of airplane safety
through the elimination Of the
three chief mechanical causes of
collision, fire and struc-
tural failures. Tests of a new
type of giant airplane-lowering
parachute probably will be un-
dertaken this year as a part Of
the general study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
LICENSES ISSUED
TO GLIDER PILOTS
All Granted by U. S. Are of
Commercial Type, Permit
ting Holders to Instruct.

Commercial type licenses have been
issued to AZ glider pilots by the Aero
nautics Branch of the Department of
Commerce. The first application was
received by the Aeronautics Branch the
first of this year.
License No. was issued to Clarence
M. Young, Assistant. Secretary Of Com
merce for Aeronautics, and the second
license was awarded to Gilbert G. Bud
wig, director of air regulation Of the
Aeronautics Branch.
Three types of licenses may be is
sued by the Aeronautics Branch, stu
dent, non-commercial and commercial.
Those issued to students authorize the
holder to receive instruction and to solo
licensed gliders while under the super
vision of licensed glider pilot.
All Issued Are Commercial Type.
The non-commercial pilot license
serves the group that wishes to op..
crate gliderS only for pleasure, ana
parallels, roughly, the private alrplane
pilots license. The commercial license
entities the holder to give mstructlon
on licensed gliders and to engage In
commercial glider flying. Licenses Tor
gliders and glider pilots are compulsory
in those States which require Federal
licenses for aircraft and airmen.
All of the licenses which have been
issued are of the commercial type. In
order to receive this type OF license
the applicants must pass physical
examination of the same nature as
that required for the private atrplane
pilot license There is no written ex-
animation, but the applicant Is re-
ouired to demonstrate his ability TO ny
a glider by taking of, landing and COM
Melting a series of general and mod
crate banks, 360-degree turns and pre-
cision landings.
Holders of First IA Licenses.
The first IA licenses, other than
those awarded to pilots OF the Aeronau-
tics Branch. went to Russell Holder
man of lie Roy, N. Y; John H. Living
ston and Theodore w. Sellers, Aurora
m. John E. Pratt, South Charleston,
Ohio: Richard Beckley, Lancaster, Pa;
2, w. Luhrsen and Edward A. Reyes. ST.
paul. Mimi: Earl r. Lyon, Redondo
Beach, Calf: Edwin G. Gettins, Los
Angeles, Calf: Frank j. Slauter, Long
Beach, Calf: Myron E. Terry, Cleve-
land. Ohio; Richard M. Clifton, Santa
Monica, Calf; Earl r. Mitchell, San
Diego, Calf, and Maurice Evans, Holly
wood, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Dirigible Line Between Brazil and u. S.
Proposed to Handle Coffee Samples

is wasted also because of the banking
system used, documents being delayed,
although such transfers may be made
by airmail with great saving of time.
With aerial freight service, however,
it would be feasible to send samples
of all coffee before sales were made,
Senior Mattos said, and the dirigible
also could carry other freight.
Figuring a cargo of five TONS" he
said, leach coffee sample would cost
which certaily is less than 1t costs to
buy coffee by the extremely unsatis-
factory method of description now In
use. The cost of buying would show q
considerable drop, and in addition
there would be no further chance for
argument"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
THOMPSON AIR TROPHY
IS NEARING COMPLETION
Prize Will Be Exhibited in Cleve-
land and Sent to Chicago
for Speed Race.

Work on the original model OF the
Charles E. Thompson Trophy, the high
est award for the new international
free-for-all airplane speed race being
held in conjunction with the National
Air Races annually, is nearing compile
ton at Gorhams, in New York, accord
ing to an announcement by the Thomp-
son Trophy Committee.
The trophy was cast in bronze by the
lost wax process, mounted on a Bel
gian black marble base, and viii have
a silver model for the Travelair Mys-
terry Ship on top when completed. It
will be exhibited in Cleveland tom Au-
gust 20 TO the 26th and Their start on
to Chicago for the race. Isl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
HAS PLANE ON YACHT

Col. Edward A. Deeds, wartime Gov
eminent executive here, who now is
director of one OF the largest American
aircraft companies, has four-place
Sikorskv amphibian plane as a tender
aboard his new yacht, Lotosland.
When Col. Deeds is aboard, the plane
is roped down on the main deck. AT
other times it is kept at Hartford, Conn,
or in the North River so that when
the colonel is in his New York ONCE or
his Hartford Office he can reach the
yacht quickly. The plane Is powered
with 300-hOrsepower engine, and is
suitable for hunting and fishing trips
as well as committing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
PLANES MADE
FOR CIVILIANS USE
$50 Are Delivered to Army
and Navy During First Six
Months of 1880.

Airplanes manufactured In the
United States for civil use in the first
six months of 1880 totaled 1925, &C.
cording to a final estimate by the Aero
nautics Branch of the Department OF
Commerce made public today.
The report Is based on a record OF
Department of Commerce licenses and
identification marks issued at the close
of business on August l to aircraft
manufactured since January /, 1880.
There is a possibility, however, that
there still may be a few aircraft for
which licenses or Identification marks
have not yet been sought.
In addition to the 1925 aircraft
manufactured for civil use, $50 military
aircraft were delivered to the Army and
Navy during this Six-month period,
which places the total final estimate
of production at 1884. OF the aircraft
manufactured for civil use since the
first of the year, lab were exported.
Exclusive of the number of planes
exported, there were 562 monoplanes
and 500 biplanes manufactured during
the period. OF the total number OF
monoplanes, 271 were open cockpit land
planes, with carrying capacities of one,
two or three persons; 275 were cabin
land planes with carrying capacities for
one to ten and over. Monoplane flying
boats manufactured totaled S. planes
convertible to land or seaplanes, 4, and
amphibians, 2.
Of the total number of biplanes 493
were open cockpit land planes carrying
from one to five persons. But eight
cabin biplanes, carrying from three to
seven persons were built. Biplane fly
ing boats totaled 10; convertibles, 40,
and amphibians, 30.
The report gives the number of each
type manufactured and also whether
they are single or multi-engined planes
The report follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
BRONTE NAMED AS JUDGE

CHICAGO, August 23.-Emory 3.
Bronte, one of CALIFORNIA; best known
flyers, was recently named vice chair
man of the Contest Committee in charge
of the Mems Western Air Derby from
Seattle to Chicago, one of seven cross
country events inaugurating the Ma
tional Air Races at Chicago, from Al-
gust % to September /, inclusive.
Bronte has been flying for more than
IL years. Three years ago he and Lieut..
Smith executed the second successful
flight from the mainland of America to
Hawaii and the FIRST fight In . single
motored shiDs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Model Aircraft
BY GEORGE w. WATERS.

will the opening of the District
contest at the Mar
Miniature Ardrome will open the final tourney
boys of washington, Maryland and
Virginia registered Columbia Model Aircraft League
third annual District of Columbia
Aircraft held August IS to &c.
preliminary meet at Mcfarland Community
Center.
The past the entrants in peectng their
the and for this
Wednesday
Friday o'clock to which all boys were invited to bring
instruction and assistance from
williams for the Community Center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Outdoor Events Described.

Outdoor Events Described.
The six outdoor events in the tourna-
ment will be held at Boiling Field on
August IS and 81, beginning at O'Clock
in the morning The seven indoor
events will be staged at mcfarland
Community Center tomorrow and Fri
day, beginning at Q o'clock In the
morning.
Distinguished aviation experts in the
city have been invited by the Commit
tee on Judges for the tournament, In
Guiding Walter Hinton and e. Clayton
Fish, to act as judges for the various
sessions of the tournament. Among
those who are expected to attend the
sessions in person or by personal repre-
sentative are: Clarence M. Young, AS
sistant Secretary for Aeronautics of the
Department of Commerce; F. Trubee
Dawson, Assistant Secretary for Aero
nautics of the War Department; David
S. ingalls,, Assistant Secretary for Aero
nautics of the Navy Department: Maj.
H. G. Davidson, Boiling Field; Maj.
william o. Tufts, Chamber of Com
merce; Lawrence E. Williams, chairman,
Aviation Committee, Board of Trade;
Adolf K. Barta, president, Aero Club Of
Washington; Bruce LaGore, Aviation
son, G. B. Heineman, Maj. Thomas Car
roll, Washington Airport; Alva Sole, d.
c. Air Legion; John S. Wynne, Hoover
Field.
Deep Interest Expressed.
Aviation enthusiasts of the Capitaa
City have expressed the deepest interest
League, led by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh himself, who believes that "as
flying activities increase, basic educa-
ton in elementary aviation Is becoming
a necessity for every one" Col. Lind
bergh is associate chairman of the Ma
tional Playground Miniature Aircraft
Tournament which will be held in At
lantic City, October 10 and IL. Local
boys whose records make them eligible
will be sent by the officials of the D. G.
Model Aircraft League to compete in
the contests of the national tournament.
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, former
chief of the Army Air Corps, is chair
man of the Advisory Board of the local
league; Johua Evans, jr., Is treasurer,
and John H. williams is supervisor.
Contest committees for the tourna-
ment include: On rules, Paul Edward
CARRIER, Maj. Luke Christopher, J. H.
Williams; on awards, Lieut.. Col. G. de F.
Chandler, e. c. Graham; on judges,
Walter Hinton, Il. Clayton Fish. Certi-
flying officials are j. H. williams, H. H.
Cleary, E. L. Cooney. Paul Edward Gar
Der, H. S. Barbour, S. L. Harries, E. r.
C. Hartley, S. S. Melichampe, Myrtle <.
Moore, Odle 3. Porter, Walter Roth,
r. S. Williams.
Sponsors Listed.
The two organizations of the Capital
City that are sponsoring the D. G. tour
nament are the Aero Club of Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
TO AIR SAFETY SESSION
First international Congress VIII
Be Held in Paris From
December 10 to %.

The President has appointed the fol-
lowing United States delegates to the
first international Congress on Aerial
safety to be held at Paris, France, from
December 10 to %, 1880:
Fayette w Airport, American COM
rnercial attache at Paris: William L.
Finger. the American automotive trade
commissioner to Europe; Lieut.. Comor.
George D. Murray, United States Navy,
assistant naval attache at Paris; Maj.
r. L. Walsh. United States Army,
Assistant military attache for air at
Paris. and John J. 1de, technical assist
ant in Europe Of the National ADVISORY
Committee for Aeronautics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

ton and the Community Center Depart
ment of the public schools.
Lieut.. Col. Chandler, who is one of
the first American flyers and an expert
in aeronautics. is great believer In
model aircraft. He said: The con-
struction of model aircraft by the boys
of this city and the experience that they
acquire in flying them serves many use
full purposes in the development OF air
transportation as a major industry.
Several eminent airplane designers in
this country began by building and fly
ing model planes In their youthful
years. The encouragement given to the
present younger generation is certain TO
result in better aircraft designers and
pilots only few years hence"
The final contest among Washing
tons young model plane flyers prior
to the annual tournament took place
August Is at Mcfarland Community
Center, with big attendance, both
as to contestants and as to audience.
Following the qualification tests,
which occupied the first hour of the
meet, series of indoor events took
place, including contests in gliders.
H. L. scientific and flying true scale
models. Practically all the boys pres
ent entered all three contests yester-
day, large number of points being
piled up by many of the boys toward
their 1880 records.
Point Winners at Meet.
Point winners we're rated as follows:
Ace claSs-First, John Sullivan: sec
ond, Luther Schmidt; third, Harry Nc
GinniSS.
A cIass-First, George Shipley; sec
ond, Douglas Phillips; third, Bill Ken
non.
B class--First, Blair Bennett: second,
Bob Wiehle; third, Robert Swope.
G class-First, Fremont Davis; sec
ond, Denny Williams; third, Harry
Pitzer and John Mehlig.
D claSs--First. William Pitzer: Sec
ond, Robert Kautz and Roger Smith;
third, Harry Heiner and Francis Nor
| ris.
The National Model Airplane Con-
test held In connection with the Ma
tional Air Races at CurtisS- Wright
Reynolds Airport, Chicago, is now under
The sport of flying homemade model
California, and almost every COM
munity now boasts q model airplane
| club. Young would-be flyers have set
some amazing records for sustained
| fight of their models, but it is expected
| that many of these records will be
broken at the competition.
Elimination contests were held in
New York, Washington, Detroit, st.
Paul, st. Louis, Denver, Los Angeles.
and in many towns in Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa. Cur
tiSs- Wright Reynolds Airport provided
accommodations for an almost unlim-
tied number of contestants. Joseph J.
Lucas, veteran model builder, Is chair
| man of the meet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
MAJ. ALDRIN NAMED

CHICAGO, August 2s.-Maj. E. E. Aid
rim Of New Jersey has been named vice
chairman of the Contest Committee in
charge of the Dixie Women's Derby, one
of seven cross-country races inaugural
ing the National Air Races, to be held
at Chicago from August % to Septem-
Der l., inclusive. Maj r. w. Schroeder,
contest director of the races, announced
the appointment recently.
Mai. Aldrin is a veteran pilot and will
supervise the race Of planes of approx
mately 100 horsepower, which will take
off from Washington on August 20, I'm
ishing at Chicago, August 26.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
1895" Will Hold Meeting.

The first meeting of the 99's, ma
tional organization Of woman pilots, to
be held in connection with the National
Air Races, will be held at Chicago
Wednesday. The meeting will be in
Amelia Earhart, chairman; Jean La
Rene of Kansas City and Gladys O'Don-
nell Of Long Beach, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Aviators War ON Mosquitoes.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua (P).-Naval
flyers with the aircraft squadrons are
carrying the battle against the mosquito
and malaria into the air on busting
flights. Poisons are strewn In powder
form with the greatest activity during
the rainy season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Plane Imports Totaled.

For the first time in French aviation
history the customs statistics showed
airplane imports In 1929. These
amounted to about $4,000, represent
ing aeronautical equipment of all kinds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
PLANES to Halt Illegal Fishing.

The government of British Columbia
has awarded a contract to Western
Canada Always to check illegal fishing.
Aerial patrols are considered far more
effective than the former motor-boat
patrols. Boeing flying boats win be
used. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
French Air Exports.

French exports of aeronautical prod
ucts last year totaled approximately
S8,577, 800, principally TO Jugoslotakia,
Belgium, Turkey, Rumania. Soviet Rus
sia and Brazil,
The Washington times., 1930-03-14
LUBIN TO TALK ON RUSSIA

DIR. Isador Lubin, economist and
publiciSt, will speak at a meeting
Of the Committee on, Justice for
Russia" to be held Sunday night
at 8 o'clock in the Press Building
auditorium. His subject will be
"AS I Saw Russia Last Fall"
The Washington times., 1930-03-14
RE-WEDS
FIRST WIFE "

Three weeks after he was d.
vorced from his second wife, Ezra
Gould, president Of the Washing
ton Mechanics Saving Bank, yes
terday was remarked to his first
wife, Marjorie H. Gould, at
Bethesda, Md. The couple are
now at Gould's home in Edge
moor, Md.
The license was secured at
Rockville. Md, yesterday after
noon. The groom gave his age
as So. while his bride said she
was q and gave her home as
Newport, r. I. They wers mar
ried at o'clock last night in the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church by
the Rev. Stanley White. In
mediately after the ceremony the
couple returned to Edgemoor,
where a small party Of close
friends joined them in a dinner.
Following his divorce from his
first wife in 1925, Gould married
Miss Eleanor Manning. of Wash
mgton. They were granted di-
vorce decree about three weeks
ago.