Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-23

Development Of reliability In motors
an. consistent performance by pilots Is
recognized by the press in its apprecia-
ton of the new transcontinental speed
record Of ~apt. Frank Hawks. His T re
of a little more than IL hours from
coast to coast is accepted as bringing
nearer regular commercial Transports
ton on safe planes over this route from
breakfast to. dinner.
THE latest flight" according TO the
Pittsburgh Post az >, reveals con-
at the time, say when Curtiss amazed
the country by flying from Alb ~ 70
New York, would have been regarG \
only as o remote possibility" Inc
Lynchburg Advance agrees that Capt.
Hawks has demonstrated that with
proper training and the careful nam
ding of airplanes air transportation can
be made more than reasonably SAFE:
capt. H; KS" comments the New
York Sun, 'bettered the tranSconu-
mental record by hours and 20 min.
,,tes what other records he better. 1
the statisticians Of aeronautics will fig-
ure out. tt d. .ails are important and
interesting, but the facts which VIII
most impress the popular understanding
are embodied in the sturdiness OF MS
plane, the power of Its engine, the
accuracy of its instruments, the EN-.
cheney of the service rendered TO 1t ana
the command OF his exacting profession
possessed by Frank M. Hawks: c,.,.
1.-TWO years ago." remarks the Cleve-
land News, "the people Of the Nation
would have enthusiastically acclaimed
the accomplishment. Today they noo
politelr and 60 about their business.
i nth of the matter Is that the speed
and endurance of the airplanes are to-
day accepted facts, not subjects 1or
amazed specula' m" The Kalamazoo
record: sat the speed he maintained
IL would be possible to fly across the
United States and the Atlantic Ocean
as well within period OF "a hours.
That Is approximately one-third the
distance around the world. A rate o.. =
two or three times as great would en-
atis an aviator to follow the sun around
the earth in o perpetual midday race.
OF course, such trip Is still well out
side the bounds of practical endeavor,
but 1t Is not unreasonable TO expect IL
will be brought into the realms of pos
sibility by the perfection OF airplanes
and airplane equipment within the next
few years"
Most citizens dismiss the matter with
a brief word Of comment" declares the
Schenectady Gazette, while stating That
% generation ago the ian who prophe-
sled one would be able to have break
fast In San Francisco and dinner the
same day In New York would have been
looked upon as q fit subject for observa-
ton by mental specialists"
Tremendous progress that has Deen
made by the airplane-a progress that
is more marked every year." Is hailed
by the San Francisco Chronicle with
| the tribute to Capt. Hawks that he has
demonstrated the tremendous speed OF
the plane of the day." The Cincinnati
Times-r+". of rs the conclusion: "Ac-
cepting Hawks statement that this ter
| rife pace was only cruising speed for
his plane, there Is no reason to doubt
that the record from the Pacific to the
| Atlantic will soon be lowered, presum-
ably by him. to 10 hours. This Is truly
amazing progress, even in that spec
| tacular world of aviation, where $50
many records have been tumbling
lately" :.
Nothing seems impossible In the al"
comments the Lexington Leader, pre-
dieting that "other planes, yet more
speedy. will be built and other pilots
will cross the continent IN eight hours,
| perhaps in six" The La Crosse Tribune
.the winged spirit of progress that
makes America not satisfied to rest on
past accomplishments winged cour-
e. ~hich sendS her out again and
again" The Haverhill Gazette ions
celestial exploration, toward which
man must eventually aspire and for
which he must build machines of in
| credible speed able to contend with ur-
challenged forces"
| ~
The achievements on the record, In
| the opinion of the Newark Evening
News, have a definite bearir on the
| DEVELOPMENT of air trafic." and 'in the
! view Of enthusiasts OF air transporta-
tiun mark further stems toward the de-
velCpmeiit Of both motors and planes In
: the complete practicability and safety
that Il the aim Of oil manufacturer o.