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

OF passengers and pounds OF pay
ward the ultimate aim of becomi
press and mail carrying tranSp
financial aid from Government Of
In discussing some features Of ali
transport expenses which vary widely
from expenses for other forms OF trans
portation, Mr.. Glover stressed the high
depreciation costs, which. he declared
are due to the unrelenting demand OF
operators for safe. dependable operation
Equipment that would be considered en-
tirely safe for use in many other indus
tries, he said, is scrapped without ques-
ton. Engines and parts are junked al
the end of certain prescribed period:
| whether they show any trace Of danger
GUS wear or not. Airplane design is
| rapidly improving and planes Of cider
types often are strapped long before
| they have outlived their usefulness. AL
these factors add heavily to expense, he
declared
1t should stand as tribute to the
+ INDUSTRY AS whole he said. that il
has always stood ready and eager to dc
this. Consequently the air lines OF
America are now using the most mod
! ern equipment available and any new
developments adding to the safety or
comfort OF passengers. or the efficient
! transportation OF cargo are irnrnedi-
ately adopted and brought into regular
U.S."
Repair and overhaul costs also are
hlgher than those Of other transport
industries because of the necessity OF
keeping all equipment in the highest
state OF efficiency Frequent tests. over
| hauIs and requirements are made even
When no visible sign of deterioration
develop.
Dealing with the pay question
dragged into the limelight recently by
disputes IN the industry which reached
the stage of congressional inquiry. Mr..
Glover declared that III his opinion the
pay Of pilots should not be reduced.
The pilot who works up through the
| necessary training. paSSes the difficult
tests, and eventually qualities as a
! transport pilot earns every cent that he
receives Glover said erlphatically.
Despite expenditure Of tremendous
sums IN the improvement of planes and
equipment and construction of great
modern airports and terminal facilities.
Ny. Glover pointed out. increased eff
cheney Of operation is serving steadily
tn reduce the costs of flying passengers
and cargo.
New Plane for Hawks.
Frank M Hawks. lust out of the
hospital after two months following
MS crash at Worcester. Ma. CXpectS
TO celebrate his recovery by going out
after new speed records. He is having
built Tor his use new all-meta! racing
monoplane with unusually long cruis-
ing range
The new plane. a Northrup. is being
built at ElgleTOOd. Calf. TO Hawks
specifications. 1t will be powered with
the new l4-cyllnder twin-row Wright
GR-l5l0 geared radial engine. deIel-
opInG approximately 700 horsepower at
SEA leVe! nearly three times the power
to which Hawks was accustomed in
his swift little Mystery S. The new
twin-row radial never before has been
used in commercial plano, having
been developed FOR military use
The contract calls for delivery of
the plane September l6, by which
time Hawks is expected 10 be fully
recovered from the ELECTS Of his &C
cldent. in which the famous Mystery S
virtually was destroyed
The new plane, with three times the
power IS TO have approximately twice
the wing span of the little Mystery
ship. Its span Will be 48 feet, length
20 feet; weight, empty. $3.50 poundc.
and gross weight, 1000 pounds, APP
proximGtely 900 gallons of fuel may
be carried giving range of more
than 500 miles at cruising speed
we'll in excess of 200 miles per hour.
The new plane. according TO W. S. S
, Rodgers. vice president of the Texas
! Co. for which Hawks is aerCnautical
adviser. will be used in distance re-
search fight al high speed. This will
give Hawks a chance TO retrieve some
OF the records he has lost 10 Maj
James H Jimmy" Doolittle. including
! the tIanScOntinentaI record Geveral
, times held b. Hawks. which Doolittle
/ cut to II hours. Is minutes and 10
seconcs las. Summer.
Hawks during the week accepted g
| commission as lieutenant commander
| in tha Naval Reserve aviation. having
resigned his commission as captain in
! the Specialist Reserve section Of the
! Army Air Corps month ago. Hawks
! learned to fl With the Army and has
! been identified with the Air Corps &C
lively or in the Reserve during the
! greater part of his flying career. He
| enlisted in the aviation section Of the
Signal Corps November 9. 1917. went to
ground school at Berkeley. Calf, and
! to flying school at Love Field. Dallas,
| Tex. where he was commissioned a
second lieutenant in July. 1918. He
vas transferred the following month
| to Brooks Field. Tex. as a flying in
structor and was honorably discharged
| from the service March 20. 1919. He
| became a captain in the Specialist Re
serve service December &c. 1880, and
resigned his commission Nay IL, 1882.
Flying Carpet" Back Homo.
has
some years amaSoing a reputation as a
globe trotter de luxe. is back in the
United States after a l7-month journey
Ground the world in his airplane Ply
ing Carpet"
Halliburton. with Moye Stephens, jr..
former transport flyer. as his pilot, left
| Los Angeles on Christmas Day. 1880
/ and has travelled $4,000 miles by air
since that time. He crossed the Sa-
| hara and attempted to fly over Mount
Everest, but failed because his plane
wouldn't climb that high. He hopes to
/ try the Everest hop again
i Another competitor in the Everest
feat has appeared in the past few days
in the person of Alfred J. Williams
| jr.. former Navy racing and acrobatic
star, who has obtained papers from the
State Department preliminary to ar
aerial exploration of the Himalayas.
Race to Start Here.
Long-distance sweepstakes handicap
races from the Atlantic and the Pacific
| Coasts for new trophy offered by Err
rett l.. Cord will be a feature of the