Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12

1892 national air races at Cleveland
curing the 10 days ending next Labor
DAY. The Atlantic Coast starters are
70 take on from the National CAPITAL
ana VIII be based at Washington Hoo
! yer airport Tor three days prior to the
start OF the race, during the last week
in August
The Cord derby is intended to offer
equitable competition for every tyne Of
aircraft licensed by the Department of
commerce and. 1t is hoped, will attract
/ one OF the largest entry lists in the his
tory OF the annual aviation classic.
Inc primary purpose of the race. It
was announced. is TO establish conlpe-
tition which will encourage advance
ments In plane and engine design and
so benefit the entire Industry
In strenuous transcontinental rare
such as this" it was explained by Ierov
B. Manning, Cords executive vice presi,
dent, AL the ingenuity and resource
iulneSs OF the contestants will be brought
into full play. Advanced theories of
asrodynamlcs will be tested and proved
or discarded New ideas will be de-
Veloped affecting almost every phase of
the industry and advanced thinking
will be stimulated
In ADDITION to the Cord Cup. two au-
tomooiles and more than 40 cash prizes
VII! be awarded In this competition.
Night Flying Increases.
Night flying on the air transport lines
OF the United States now amounts TO
25 times as much as that Of all Euro
pean nations combined, according to
estimates based on reports received in
Washington.
in hn TIT
flying on regular schedules. operated
100000 miles at night in 1881. or Al
per cent Of all the scheduled flying in
the country. The total mileage flown
at night in Europe last year was 100000
miles.
One single American air transport
operator United Air Lines. rolled I'd
eight times as much night flying time
last year as all the air lines of all the
nations Of Europe together.
Aviation Briefs.
Greater National Capital day is to be
observed today at Washington Hoover
Airport The program will begin at II
m. and continue until after nightfall.
Demonstrations of an automobile con-
trolled by radio from the ground and
from the air, exhibition flying, para
chute jumps by Miss Ruby Hsrrell.
glider flying by Bud Stickler. local
glider champion. and events at the air
port swimming pool are on the pro-
gram. There is no admission charge
and parking space is free.
This afternoon there will be a para
chute Jump by Bob Pierce, former
heavyweight fighter. reputed to be the
country's heaviest exhibition parachute
<lrsa
south of Alexandria. Va. on the Wash
ington-R chmond road. Pierce, who has
made 90 jumps. will bail out from
plane of the Mount Vernon School OF
Aeronautics.
An appeal to Federal authorities to
aid in the consolidation of the Wash
ington- Hoover Airport landing area by
moving of Military road has been made
by Paul F. Collins, vice president OF the
Ludington Air Lines. which has 80 pas
senger planes taking off or landing at
the airport each day. He IS in favor
of the proposal TO have the Federal
Government lease the combined areas
for operation under Government super
vision.
Three airplane ambulances have been
put into service by the Finnish govern
ment to provide swift TRANSFORMATION
for sick or injured persons living in
the rural sections to cts hospitals. Ex-
penses IN the case Of those unable TO
nay the fees charged will be charged to
the municipality or political jurisdiction
in which the patient resides.
Nearly as many peoplc paid to travel
on air transport planes in the United
States las. wear as travelled across the
Atlantic The Atlantic passengers to-
tailed $50 0o0 while the regular sched-
uled air transport passengers in this
country totaled $4,000.
In gratitude to United Air Lines
pilot who gave warning of a night fire
in Salem Iowa. residents of the town
. are going to 'air-mark' the community
b. painting its name on the roof of the
largest structure in town. es a guide TO
other pilots and air passengers.
Frank D0rbrandt. rodio operator at
Point Barrow. north Of the Arctic Circle.
has reported hearing transport plane
pilot in fight near Sacramento, Calf.
calling the Sacramento ground station
for weather report. The distance was
2400 miles.
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