Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12

always has brought home to him In al
its undisguised nakedness the fact that
his ship Is q balloon floating statically
in the atmospheric ocean"
During their periods on free and
kite balloons the students ere assigned
to practical work In imitation, defAtton,
assembly and rigging and are required
ging Of the balloons used by them on
their solo flights.
Twenty Flights Required.
The training time required in non
rigid airshipS u 40 hours, with Q mini
mum Of 20 flights. During this time
the student must act for specified Pc
nician. After 10 hours Of his instruc-
ton, he Is checked as to ability to
steer courses, maintain constant pres
sures and fly ct constant attitudes. Be.
fore qualifying In non-rigid airships
the student must make 10 satisfactory
landings under various weather condi-
tions, two of them without an instruc-
tor or qualified airship pilot aboard.
Since the ultimate object OF the
training Is the handling OF rigid air
ships, the student Is required to have
minimum Of IS nights and zoo hours
In the air In rigid airShipS. He must
have performed certain prescribed du-
ties satisfactorily and must have had
at least six months association with O
rigid airship in active operating COM
mission.
and oral examinations before q quail.
fcation board. Students who fulhn
all requirements and are recommended
by the qualification board are desig-
mated naval aviator" (airship). After
aud having RtY
months active duty with rigid airships
under the rating the naval aviator
(airship) may be ordered by his COM
handing oficer to appear before a
board to determine his fitness for the
designation qualified to command
rigid airships." The examination In
clI,des the actual handling OF rigid
airship in various maneuvers.
The officers composing the new class
at Lakehurst are Lieut.. Comdrs. Bernard
F. jenkins, Edwin F. Cochrane. DAVID
r Clmmins James L. Fisher, Volney G.
Clark. Frank L. Worden and j. L. Ken
worthy: Lieuts Harold e. Mcclellan,
William K. Phillips, Richard S. Cross,
ir Waugh Bailey, Donald M. Mackey,
George II. Mills and Howard N. Coulter; ;
Lieuts. (Junior Grade Hubert M. Wes-
coat, Emmett j. Sullivan and Earl x.
Swearingen and Ensigns William A.
Cockell, Charles H. Kendall and Hur-
ley M. Zook.
Two of the five heavier than-air pilots
have reported for the course. They are
Lieut.. D. w. Harrigan and Lieut.. H. l..
Young.
Akron Trials in August.
The Navy Department expects to wit
ness the beginning Of trial flights OF the
Akron during the latter part OF August.
Prior to the first trial there will be a
launching ceremony inside the con-
struction hangar. in which the cells
will be filled with helium and the airship
permitted to lift of its cradle for the
first time. The aerial monster Is to be
christened by Mrs. Hoover as part OF
this ceremony, according to present
plans.
After the christening there still win
remain O considerable amount Of work
to be done before acceptance tests and
trials begin. Though the big airship
will not be accepted by the Navy until
the trials are completed, the test flights
will be made with Navy crew In
charge, owing to the lack Of trained
civilian personnel to handle the ship.
The trials will be made under super
vision of board Of inspection and sur