Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH s. EDdERToN.


whether or not the state possesses O
seacoaSt"
May Not Discriminate.
1t is provided further that the state
under whose authority this airport Of
the high seas comes regulates the con-
ditions of admittance to and use Of
such airport" and that If the airport l.
open to the public no discrimination
may be made beween aircraft using the
facilities of the seadrome because OF
nationality States must make known
reciprocally their intention to create
floating airports on the high seas, II
was agreed, and in case of dispute the
case shall be laid before the League OF
Nations or submitted to arbitration.
The province of the League of Ma
tions or of any nation other than that
| of the owner in the management OF
high seas airportS, however. Is disputed
! by noted lawyers. 1t has been pointed
out that such an airport Is property IN
/ the strictest sense Of the word-private
property-Since every bolt and part
must be fashioned by or for its owners,
and that as owners of private property
the airport operators are entitled to
dominion over 1t as extensive and In
elusive as dominion over property on
| land. AS long as the airport Is oper-
ated peaceably and serves its intended
| functions, there is no moral justification
! in law for any power to impose its Will
! on the operators of the Seadrome, 1t
was said
In other words" it is pointed out,
"seadromes built and owned by Amer
leans would be subject to American pro-
/ lection in case of need, just as Amer
| lean private property in the Sahara
Desert or elsewhere would be subject to
! that protection. But neither State nor
Federal American laws. nor those OF
any other nation, would be applicable
on the structures as long as their OPP
erations are free from practices which
would shock the conscience OF man.
kind
Night Hopping" Begins.
Tonight, weather permitting, will wit
ness the Inauguration Of night "passen-
ger hopping" or aerial sightseeing, in
the National Capital. Trimotored Stin-
son cabin monoplanes of the New
York. Philadelphia and Washington
Always line will be used. and there
will be flights from 8 to 10 pm. daily
from Washington-H Hoover Airport.
The National Capital, viewed from
the air at night. is one Of the most
magnificent spectacles an air traveller
can hope to see, and it is expected the
new service will be highly popular with
local residents and sightSeers.
The planes will carry 10 passengers
at time and will be flown by regular
''Nypwac" pilots, who for six months
have been hanging up new records for
efficiency and safety on the Washing
tcn-New York line. So efficient has been
the operation OF this line that 1t IS
understood "Nypwac" was one of the
strongest contenders for the 1881 Collier
Trophy, awarded annually "fCr the
greatest achievement In aviation in
America. the value Of which has been
demonstrated by actual use during the
preceding year"
The flights will average IL minutes
in Duration and between 20 and IS
miles will be flown in that time, per-
hitting a complete circuit of the city.
see the lights of Baltimore and towns
in Maryland and Virginia for radius
OF many miles around.
Among the guest passengers invited
for the inaugural flights are the District
Commissioners Clarence M. Young. AS
sIstant Secretary of Commerce for Aero
2autics; Larry Williams, chairman OF
the Aviation Committee of the Wash
ing;on Board of Trade, and Walter
Hinton, chairman of the Aviation Com
mittee Of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce.
Arrangements for the new service
were made by John S. Wynne for
Washington Hoover Airport and Paul
Collins and Eugene Vidal for the
Nypwac line.
MOdernizing WindmiIls.
Aeronautic engineering may drive the
old-fashioned windmill from out farms
and at the same time greatly benefit the
farmer. Details of q new and highly
presented to American engineers at the
fifth national aeronautic meeting of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gi1eerS in Baltimore in May.
With the new rotor, 1t Is said, pros
poets are bright for the farmer to OBJ
tain a considerable amount Of power
from the wind. This power will be suf-
flcient not only to pump water. but also
to drive machinery to cut wood, chop
ensilage and perform other farm
duties.
Prof. Alexander Klemin of New York
University, noted aerodynamicS expert,
who is in charge of the technical pro-
gram for the meeting has predicted
that the rotor may rival sails In small
| pleasure boats. The rotor not only is
| efficient. he said, but is compact. de-
! creasing stresses and increasing power.
! The rotors are somewhat similar in de-
| sign to those used aboard the Flettner
rotor ship which crossed the ocean
| under rotorpower.
Club to See Movies.
Motion pictures on aeronautical sub
! iects of interest TO all aviation people
will be shown at a meeting of the
! 1a,- I- -
| day evening in the east lecture room of
| the Bureau Of Standards. The meeting
will be open to the public. No tickets
are required.
The films, loaned by the War Depart
ment, cover four phases Of aviation.
Early developments of the helicopter
will be shown in the first film The
work Of Baron Shiba, one of JapanS
foremost scientists, in the field of aero
dynamics also will be shown. This film,
made by means of high-speed protog-
raphy, will show the action of an air
stream passing around various aeronau-
tical structures. Another film will de-
pict the endurance fight of the Army
plane Question Mark. The fourth pic
! ture will be the record Of an altitude
balloon flight by the late Capt. HaW-
thorne c. Gray, Army Air Corps.
Aerial Tours Planned.
A type Of aviation activity which has
not gained much Roadway in this coun-
try is having a definite appeal in Eu-
rope. This is the planning of aerial
! tours similar to the world cruises which
have been popular for years.
| Deutsche Luft Hansa has arranged a
series Of aerial tours of Europe, which
range from a few days to more than a
month, and is attempting TO build up
/ tourist travel Of this character. For
those who wish to see as much as pos
sible in a limited time such a tour
should be ideal.
The only activity Of the sort in the