Evening star., 1932-06-19

with DR.. Won Karman at Aachen, Is
assistant director.
The Daniel Guggenheim Foundation
for the Promotion of Aeronautics was
established in 1926 with a fund of
S2,500,000 donated by the late Daniel
Guggenheim. The fund was distributed
mainly TO universities to establish in
stitutes for study Of aeronautical prob
lens which up to this time have de-
voted themselves primarily to the
heavier-than-a air branch of aeronautics.
The airship fund was donated by the
foundation in 1929. To the University
OF Akron the foundation donated s55,-
600 for the building and equipment and
Sl20,000 for operation of the institute
The remaining $4,000 was given to the
California Institute of Technology for
research, fellowships and supervision Of
research work in Akron.
Engine Builders to Meet.
American manufacturers Of aircraft
engines have been called to confer with
engineering officials of the Aeronautics
Branch, Department Of Commerce. in
Washington on June 20 to consider
plans for complete revision Of the code
of airWorthiness requirements applying
to aviation engines. This is the first
time the engine manufacturers have
been summoned to such a conference.
The meeting has been called in line
with the policy of the Department OF
Commerce t. call together interested
parties for an expression of ideas OF the
industry before putting new or revised
regulations into effect.
In view of recent progress in the SCI
ence Of aircraft engine design and
manufacture, 1t was considered neceS-
sary to reWrite the regulations. Few
outstanding changes of policy or pro.
cedure are to be adopted, it was ex.
planned by Clarence NJ. Young, Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce for aero
nautics. The new draft Is intended to
clarity the regulations in view Of prog
ress in the industry. Since the text is
to be completely revised, however, it was
decided to call on the engine manufac-
turers to offer suggestions.
The Department Of Commerce Will be
represented at the local conference by
Gilbert G.. Budwig, director OF air regu-
lation. and Richard C. Galley, chief OK
the engineering section.
France Has Eight Attaches.
The French government now has
eight official air attaches to represent
her aeronautical interests abroad, ac-
cording to official reports TO the De-
partment of Commerce. These attaches
are stationed at French embassies or
legations and center their attention on
aeronautical activities which appear 70
be of interest to France.
In the United States the air attache
is Mai. Georges Thenault, former COM
mander of the Lafayette Escadrille. who
is stationed at the French embassy IN
Washington Maj. Thenault functions
not only for the United States but also
for Cuba, Mexico and Panama.
The other attaches are stationed at
London, Berlin, Rome, Peiping, Buenos
Aires. Lisbon and Bucharest. With the
exception of the attaches in London.
Berlin and Rome, each Of whom func-
tions only in the country in which
he is stationed, these attaches are re-
sponsible for observing aeronautlcal &C
tivit.es not only in the countries to
which they are assigned but in neigh
boring countries as well.
Eastern Races Sanctioned.
Granting by the National Aeronautic
Association of its official sanction for
the first air races of 1882 in the East,
to be held June 24-26 inclusive at
Niagara Falls, is expected to bring from
under cover some of the new racing
planes built for entry in the 1892 ma
tional air races at Cleveland late in
August.
Free -for-all races. with fairly large
prizes, are expected to bring out num-
Der of feet new planes in addition to
.f01, hoy- nFI
at the Omaha air races. Among the
new racers are several which are unu-
sually small, with extremely short,
clipped wings and retractable landing
gear These tiny planes are capable
of speeds of over 200 miles per hour.
The Niagara Falls races are to be run
under the auspices OF the Niagara Falls
International Aero Club, composed OF
members of communities on both sides
of the boundary, which has recently
been chartered as chapter Of the Ma
tional Aeronautical Association.
Some of the most sensational OF the
new racers, however, probably will not
make their appearance until the Cleve-
land classic begins.
Russell Boardman. who, with John
Polando, holds the worlds airline dis
tance record, is having special speed
plane built at the Gee-Bee plant in
Springfield, Mass. The plane will be
similar in design to that with which
the late Lowell Bayles won the Thomp-
son trophy last year and in which he
was killed soon afterward, but will be
more powerful and faster. Bayles
averaged 236 miles per hour on the
Thompson course and later few Q
measured mile course at 28l9 miles per
ho,U for a new American speed record
ana an unoficial world land plane speed
record. Boardman expects to win the
Thompson trophy and to establish new
world land plane speed record.
Lieut. Comdr. Frank M. Hawks re-
Gently discharged from a Massachusetts,
hospital, is having new speed plane
built for him in California and may
enter the Cleveland meet
Maj. James H. Jimmy" Doolittle also
is expected to enter the Thompson race.
Matty Laird. who built the plane in
which Doolittle established the trans
continental speed record of IL hours, 16
minutes and 10 seconds, is said to be
building a new plane Of even greater
speed for the Army's former racing star.
The new Laird probably will be pow
cred with the new Wright 700-horse-
power twin-row radial and Is expected
to develop top speed Of nearly 800
miles an hour.