Evening star., 1932-06-19

planned impressive ceremonies ir
pilot, who will be here on that ds
The sweepstakes win be the frs
great aviation competition open to bot
men and women pilots on an equa
footing. The prizes offered are a rea
inducement. In addition to the Cor,
Trophy, the National Air Race Com
mittee at Cleveland has offered $40 90
IN cash prizes and there will be la
prizes offered by the various cities el
route and other special prizes. Tn
result will be competition in whicl
the entry of some of the country's mos
noted men and women pilots i
| anticipated
The race is divided into two section
the one leaving Washington and tn
| other Los Angeles. Both sections vii
! be routed to Dallas. Tex, and from tina
! point to Cleveland, the competing
planes being scheduled to cross tn,
( finish line at Cleveland on August 27
the opening day of the 1882 Nationa
Air Races, now come TO rank as tht
worlds greatest air classic
| 10 bring the derby start TO Wash.
lngton, local business men have con.
| trlDuted the required guarantee func
OF Sl,500. The event is being sponsored
/ Jointly by the Greater National Capita
Committee of the Washington Boarc
OF Trade and the officials or Washing
ton Hoover Airport. To manage the
| affair, special committee known as
the Washington Air Derby Committee
has been organized and has gone tc
work. The airport, in compliance with
regulations governing the race, will
| proVlde the competing pilots with gaso-
line, OIL and hotel accommodations dur
ing their stay here.
Under the rules Of the race all con-
lestants must have their planes at the
local airport not later than three DAYS
Delore the starting gun is fired. This
, is TO permit time for testing Of the
! planes and the assigning Of handicaps.
| Each plane must be flown over a speed
| course by two disinterested pilots and
this will be done during the three-day
period. This test-fying VIII form the
background for an almost continuous
1our days Of aerial spectacles, detailed
plans for which now are being
! formulated.
If you are interested in aviation,
, mark down the days from August l8
70 Il, inclusive, in your date book now
Ihey promise TO be the aeronautical
high-water mark of the Bicentennial
year in the National Capital.
Airship Institute to Open.
An event of Importance in the history
OF the airship in America will be the
dedication at Akron, Ohio, June 26. Of
the Daniel Guggenheim Airship In
Cflf1lfQ ic 20 tNnt 1a @E-
entiflc research into the many problems
OF airship design and behavior.
Complete equipment has been pro-
v1ded for large variety of studies
which should result in the material ad-
vancement OF mans knowledge of diri-
gible science.
Construction Of the institute labora-
tories at Akron Is the result of a grant
OF s25OO0O by the Daniel Guggenheim
toundatlon for the Promotion Of Aero
nautics, the addition of $780, 900 to this
sum by the city Of Akron and the do
nation by the city of the necessary
ground; The University of Akron and
the California Institute of Technology
are cooperating in the plan.
As result of these combined efforts
there has been constructed on the great
Akron municipal airport area, which in.
cludes the Goodyear Zeppelin works, q
laboratory building costing $50 900
which houses the largest vertical WING
tunnel in existence, built at a cost oi
$4,000, and other equipment.
Special Equipment Provided.
The building is four stories high anc
PROVIDES about $500 square feet of fiool
space for laboratories for aerodynamics
anrO1NCryy = rtr
library. classroom, tool shop and Offices
The vertical tunnel provides an al,
stream Of 6l2 feet diameter, blowing a
velocities up to l20 miles per hour. Tn,
tunnel Is go feet high and include
many new technical features which re-
suited from intensive tests with models
The vertical type Of tunnel offers spe
cial advantages for tests on airshi,
models, as opposed to the horizontal
type adopted for airplane tests wher,
llft and drag are Of primary interest
other investigations. such as studies O
heat transmission, airflow texture anr
so forth, can be carried out in the tun.
mel.
A small wind tunnel Is available fo
developing and testing instruments. 4
tower will be built on the roof fol
meteorological purposes and struc
tural testing room has been built anc
will be equipped with modern testin;
machines.
The research work to be undertaken
VIII be based on the immediate need
OF the airShip industry and on prob
lens in fundamental science, il va!
announced. One of the first problem
to be studied will be the precise
effect OF protrusions on the airshil
hull. such as ventilation hoods, out
riggers, radiators and recover,
system on the air resistance of tn,
ship. Another important investiga
tion to be undertaken at once relate,
to forces acting upon an airship neal
the ground and near large Airshir
docks. Research also will be under.
taken to determine stresses on a large
atrship in making turns and in gust,
and local upward or downward all
currents
Directors Are Experienced.
For the next five years the insti-
tute will be operated under the sci
entiflc supervision of the California
Institute Of Technology. which has
appointed DR.. Theodor Won Karmar
as director. DR.. Won Karman, also
director of the Guggenheim Aero
Eautics Laboratory at Pasadena. Calf.
was director of the Aerodynamic Re-
search Institute at the Technical Uni
versity OF Aachen. Germany, before he
came to this country. The Akron in
stitute Is the fourth built and op-
Grated under his supervision. DR.
Theodor Troller, associated previously