The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
NEW SPEED TO REIGN IN AIR
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able to board a plane here early
in the morning, fly to New York
in four and one-half hours for
luncheon and show, or a bust
ness engagement, and fly home
again the same day.
This is quite a contrast from
the horse and buggy era, when a
trip to Indianapolis from the
outlying towns of Marion county
required the entire day.
This one-day junket to New
York and return will become
possible when Transcontinental-
Western Air receives delivery of
its new super-speed, super com
fort airliners, being built by the
Douglas company. The new ships
will have an easy cruising speed
of more than three miles min
ute.
First of the deluxe model planes
is to be delivered to the company
within the next few days. but the
complete order will not be ready
for use before next spring.
The Douglas liners will be used
on all regular TWA schedules,
and, in addition on new blue
ribbon" or limited stop, schedule,
expected to make the trip from
east to west coasts in sixteen
hours, or less.
This service will permit New
Workers to reach Los Angeles be-
fore delivery of a night letter
telegram sent before their depar-
ture.
MYTH a high speed of more
w than 215 miles an hour, the
new TWA liner will have a cruis-
ing speed of 1876 miles an hour,
using only IS per cent Of the
horsepower of it's two powerful
motors, of TOO horsepower each.
According to present plans, only
three stops will be made between
Los Angeles and New York on the
new schedule. These are expected
to be made at Columbus, O.,
Kansas City, Mo, and Albu-
querque, N. M.
These few stops, saving the time
ordinarily lost by more frequent
landings and takeoffs, will be
made possible by the 1000 miles
cruising range of the new ships.
Cruising range of the present
Ford trimotors is only about 600
miles.
The long cruising range adds to
safety of passengers as it enables
pilots to cruise longer, awaiting a
break in the weather before land
ing, and also permits them to
travel around storm areas without
danger of running out of fuel.
While Indianapolis probably will
not be stop on the limited line,
passengers here will have advan-
tage of the speedy ships on the
regular schedules. 1t is expected
schedules will be arranged so a
passenger here may take a reg
ular plane to Columbus or st.
Louis, and there transfer to the
blue ribbon" planes.
Company officials estimate that
the new service will reduce the
present six and one-half hours
schedule from indianapolis to
New York to four and one-half
hours, or possibly less.
Before the planes are placed in
service they will be operated over
the route, without passengers, for
a month or two to work out sat-
isfactory schedules and to give
the planes a thorough test.
The new planes will have many
remarkable features in addition
to speed and comfort.
THEY have a ceiling of $4,000
Il feet, much higher than pres
ent equipment, and will be flown
at high attitudes because of the
greater speed attainable there,
where there is less air drag" on
the plane and where the super
charged motors operate more eff
ficiently, using adjustable-pitch
propellers.
In a recent factory test, one OF
the two motors of one of the new
planes was shut off during the
take-off run. The plane left the
ground and climbed to 5000 feet
on one motor, cruising at 125