Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

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Strangely enough DR.. Claude Dornier, who
built the largest airplane in the world, the ~
motor DoX, agrees with Stout in most of
what he says about the large plane Dornier
says quite candidy that his huge ship would
not be practical commercially as trans
oceanic carrier
THE Do.x for instance. has. a fuel range Of
1890 miles when fully loaded. That might
enable 1t to make flight to South America,
by stopping for second load Of fuel at the
Azores or the Cape Verde Islands, but the ship
could hardly come from Europe directly to
North America.
Yet the passenger and mail-carrying ca
pacity Of the ship, fueled for a transaceanic
hop such as this would have to be limited to
about 20 persons, including the crew and a
few sacks Of mail. Hardly worth the trouble.
WHERE Dornier disagrees with Stout is in
the German engineers declaration that
the Do.4 would be commercially feasible for
Short-haul hops, such as flights between New
York and Washington, or across the Great
Lakes, or between important cities on the At
Iant1c Coast. In such cases, the big ship would
carry much less fuel and have room for 100
passengers.
In fact, Dornier believes such trims could he
made probably at cost per passenger of one
half above that of railroad fare But stout
VINO has operated lines for three years. saws
mile. Ee
Size, OF course, is another point on which
Dorner d1sagreeS with Stout In fact Dornier
says the present DoX is only the forer,,pner
OF q super-Do.X, two-thirds larger than the
present snip Only the inadequacy Of present
hn cd
building planes two, three and even four times,
this size. - '''i'N'
one other airplane about the size NJ Tho
Oo'A' Is already completed in Germany. ana
ahotner' even larger, is being planned for con-
suuctlon In America. The other German nloca
Is the Junkers J-38, termed the Giving rinos,
because II aims to be nothing but one massive
wing inside which accommodations have hneD
Quilt Tor passengers. freight and fuel.
WHAT is proposed to be the largest shin .o
far contemplated is that planned no
ne"ly-iormed Connecticut COMPANY This a,so
IS SAID 70 be flying wing monoplanp NTH
room Tor all facilities in the wings. It Is To Ia
piopeheo by eight 1000 -horSepower motors
,3ror"tIor D"AS VI Jour each, driving two huge
PIoPeHerS, one at the head of each Of the
0ouble-unit fuselageS - OaAe
The plane Is being designed tn carrr, ,eo
passengers and a crew of IT, although itS
maximum passenger capacity will be 2o6 rho
passengers Will be divided in two decks IN +te
wings part in the cabins along the ,ead;,,s,
euge, tne rest within one of the fuselapes
Two OF these planes are exnecteI ~ -
ready Tor tests by the end of 1880 ""
mere are still others in America and E,,rora
VINO nave faith in the mammoth rnonorIorS
s anu many OF them have secured backino CO..
ILer projects in hard cash. AOA
?. ouC stout Is not party to their enthusiasm,
~ may De case of their all being ont ~ ST.,
Dut Stout. yet considering the arguments he
piesenS and the picture he paints NJ az
"'. .sr future, ne Is worth hearing.
IN nve years." he saws 1--WE shall 49,.
planes that can easily take mail across ~ Az
At,anuc at steady cruising speed Of Iso
Lilles an hour, in both directions. And IN ~
years tnese planes, improved even further MAJ,
VIC carrying passengers across the ocean
But Dy then they won't carry even ~o
passengers at time 'en %
across the continent, most long distan..
nyHng VIII be done at night, SO as not tn srcsI
olle business day. There will be few tIav- fvtro
Anes OF more than four hours
mass production for airplanes will corne
ana low cost. In equal quantity we can buil6
""pAaheS as cheaply as automobiles
Copyright, 1880. "'.