Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
LUTHER SCHMIDT'S
MODEL PLANE WINS
Tiny Craft Scars Over Boiling
Field 7 Minutes and 9 is
Seconds in Contest.

Sweeping gracefully into q tricky
March wind, the tiny model plane of
Luther Schmidt yesterday scared over
Boiling Field for z minutes, Sls seconds
and disappeared into the woods north
of the field to establish the longest
flight of the 1880 tournament Of the
District Model Aircraft League.
Schmidt's miniature craft was fol-
lowed with the binoculars until 1t dis
appeared. His plane was lost, but the
league will donate sufficient material
to build another.
Sixty model plane pilots qualified at
the meet. All will participate in the
numerous contests TO follow throughout
the Summer. The winners will gather
for a final contest to decide the Dis
trict championship.
Two Other Planes Lost.
The planes Of two other flyers
were lost when they scared into the
woods north Of the field. Douglas
Bruce's ship crashed somewhere in the
woodland section after staying in the
air for minutes, 1925 seconds After
staying aloft for 3 minutes, 1l35 sec
onds, the tiny model Of John Sullivan
was lost in the woods. Both will be
given material with which to build new
planes by the league.
The class for aces in the league was
the only class to remain unchanged.
The following aces entered the con-
test:
Douglas Bruce, Everett Meeks, Harry
McGinnis, Luther Schmidt, Ernest
Stout, John Sullivan and Otho VIII
Hams
A new glider type of model has been
developed by many league pilots.
While the best flight during the con-
test was the 1925 seconds flight of Will
Ham Streets, many of the flyers claim
they can get more than a minutes du-
ration out of the new craft.
Frank Salisbury, outstanding model
plane pilot of the District, said that
he has been able to fly his model OF
the Vienna glider for IL minutes.
Since wind conditions mean more to
the gIiders than anything else, aircraft
advisers are scouting about for the best
glider field in the District.
This new type Of glider proves the
most interesting OF any of the models
vet to be flown. The gliders are
launched from the hand and perform
realistic loop-the-loops and side-slips,
swooping finally into perfect landing
Point Winners Follow.
Point winners were as follows:
Aces-First place, John Sullivan,
points; second place, Douglas Bruce, 8
points, and Everett Meeks, 6 points;
third place, Luther Schmidt, points.
Glass A--First place, Oliver Larson,
10 points; second place, Bert Brooks,
class B-First place, Billy Street, 8
points. and Robert Swope, 8 points;
second place, Robert Starkey, points;
third place, Lloyd Barrett, 3 points, and
Frank Salisbury, points.
Glass C-First place, Monroe Branden-
burg, Z points; second place, Hugh
Kabler, points; third place, Fremont
Davis. points.
Glass D-Ffrst place, Agamemnon
Perros, 9 points; second place, Walt
Grubbs, points; third place, George
LETTER, points.
Records Were as Follows:
Hand-launched scientific models:
Aces-First place, Luther Schmidt, z
minutes, 955 : seconds; second place,
Douglas Bruce. 6 minutes, 1925 seconds;
third place, John Sullivan, minutes,
1l3s seconds.
Glass A-First place, oliver Larson,
3 minutes, Ass seconds; second place,
Bert Brooks, minute, 81 seconds.
Glass B-First place, Robert Starkey,
2 minutes. 29ls seconds; second place,
Robert Swope 2 minutes, 8 seconds;
third place, Billy Street, / minute, As
seconds.
Glass C-First place, Hugh Kabler, /
minute, IS seconds; second, Fremont
Davis. / minute; third place, Jack
Phillips, 6625 seconds.
Glass D-First place, George Loffier,
54hs seconds; second place, Agamemnon
PerroS, Sass seconds; third place, Wal
ter Grubbs, 10 seconds.
GIiders.
AceS-First place, Everett Meeks,
eS seconds; second place. John SulIi-