Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29

early in the week and the regular ex-
press service will be iraugurated for
mally about June or T.
The new Flectster Is a vast irpr.ve-
mept over earlier models in many 1e-
spectS. The maximum speed Is 1870
miles per hour ana the ships viii be
crulseo In regular service ct about lj5
miles. The landing speed is listed as
octwecn so and S. miles pcr hour. re-
markedly low for so fast a ship and
comparing favorably with the landing
speed Of many planes which will not
cruise faster than ITO TO 100 miles per
nour. Through an amazing economy Of
space. nine passengers may be carried
comfortably. The power plant is a $50
| horsepower Wright Cyclone mounted in
full N. A. C. A. coWling to reduce air
resistance Landing gear is of two
strut type and super balloon 2irwheeIs
are used for landing gear and tail. An
interesting feature is the applica ton of
rubber strip; to thu leading edges of the
high mcnOrlcne wing and the rear sta
Dillzer to prevent heavy rains damaging
the finish under the terrific impact
generated at high speed.
Other Schedules Changed.
On June 6 the new night airmail
schedule between the National CAPITAL
and Cleveland will be inaugurated by
pennsylvania Airlines in addition to
us regular mail-paSsenger round trips
three times day. No passengers will
be carried on the night runs. which
VIII be made with single-place open
cockpit mail planes Westbound, the
night plane will leave Washington at
10 O'Clock and the EaStbound ship will
arrive here at 4:4o in the morning.
The new schedule will give the Capt.
tai direct connection at Pittsburgh and
Cleveland with the Transcontinental
Airmail Lines and will result in a saw
ing Of three hours over the present
Eastern Air Transport shuttle sched-
ules which make connections at New
York. The shuttle will be discon-
tinued
Eastern Air Transport on June l will
inaugurate night airmail service over
the hmond-Jacksonville cutoff"
which has just been lighted for night
operations by the Department Of Com
merce. The new schedules will result
in reduction from 16 to Il hours Of
and Miami. where connections are made
with the international airmal runs Of
an-American Always.
Faster Transports Planned
The sensational new Boeing Army
bombardment plane, rated as the fast
est plane of its size in the world, Is
taken as the pattern for new trans
port plane with which air travel time
between the Atlantic and the Pacific is
to be reduced to less than a Gay. Con-
struction of a feet of the new ships
has been ordered and plans are being
made for a regular ocean-to-ocean
schedule of % hours instead Of the
present 27-hour schedule.
The new transports, according 10 in
formation received here. are to have
high speed Of IT'S miles per hour and
a cruising speed Of l55 miles per hour,
with full load Of fuel for 500 miles, 10
passengers, 500 POUNDS Of mail and ex-
press and crew of two. With this load
the planes will be able to climb to an
altitude Of $4,000 feet. or 5000 feet
higher than is necessary to cross the
highest mountains on the transconti.
mental airway.
AS a result Of the unusually large
range of the new planes, the longest
divisions existing on the transconti-
mental line can be flown without
stopping for fuel and with a reserve Of
35 per cent of fuel in the tanks to care
for adverse weather conditions and
other contingencies. The flight NON
coast to coast can be made with od&
now are required.
The new planes are to be rsdioaH
different from any commercial plau&
now in service They are an approach
to the flying wing principle. Abed0
lutte cleanness of design has bean tf1S
aim. There are no outside struts. tb1
wings are faired Clearly into the fuSes
lage and the motors into the wings and
the landing gear is retractable in flight,
adding approximately 20 miles per hour
to the maximum flying speed. Two $50
horsepower Wasps form the power
plant. The wing span is IA feet and
the length Of the plane 81 feet. Loaded
weight is approximately six tons.
. Special night flying equipment and
two-way radio telephone will be pro-
vided. The retracting mechanism for
the landing gear is to be operated cleo
trically. with manual auxiliary control
provided for emergency use. Hot-water
radiators. new type cooling and venti-
lating systems. insulation to subdue
noise and adjustable reclining chairs
for night passengers are features Of the
cabin arrangement. The planes will be
operated on the United Air Lines sys-
tenn.