The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-15
WILEY POST HOPES
TO ESTABLISH NEW
R0UND-W0RLD MARK
Flies Alone in Winnie Mae But
Will Have Mechanical Ro-
bot Assistant
EQUIPMENT IS ELABORATE
Two Bad Spots Of Weather Re.
ported Ahead Of Him on
Leg to Germany

New York. July l5.-(P)-Wiley Pos.
35-year-old Oklahoman, took off from
Floyd Bennett field at 4:10 a. m. &c.
S.TD Saturday and headed out over
the Atlantic ocean on his attempt to
fly alone around the world.
He was flying the white and purple
Lockheed monoplane, Winnie Mae, IN
which he and Harold Gatty made
their 'round-the-world record of eight
days, is hours, 81 minutes in 1881
This time, he hopes to do it faster.
I'll be back as quick as possible
he shouted.
Only two bad spots of weather werA
reported ahead of him on the first leg
OF his trip, the 5000 miles to Berlin.
There was low pressure area off the
Atlantic coast near New York, which
he intended to fly around, and rain
off the coast of Ireland, which he
plans to fly through.
Ran Length of Runway
The heavily-loaded Winnie Mae rar
the length Of the runway before she
got into the air. Post bounced the
ship once trying to get it off the
ground, but when it finally did rise
he gained altitude rapidly and head
ed straight into a clear red sunrise.
He expected the Winnie Macs cruis-
ing speed Of ITO miles an hour to be
increased at least Is miles by strong
supporting west wind. The airplane
has top speed of 21O miles an hour.
At lilo p. m. ES.T) Post passed
over Torbay, Newfoundland, and con-
tinued seward on his flight toward
Europe.
Although Post flies alone, he will
have the aid Of a robot assistant pilot.
a mechanical apparatus designed to
keep the plane on its course and
maintain its altitude and lateral sta.
bility without human aid. Post SAYS
it will permit him to dose when fly.
ing straight course at high alti-
tudes. An additional aid will b the
secret new radio compass installed BY
the U. s. Army at Wright Field, Day.
ton. O.
Equipment Is Elaborate
The filler carries probably the most
elaborate equipment ever to be placed
aboard an airplane. It includes:
His food-One quart of water: one
quart Of tomato Juice: one box Of hard
toast; three packages of chewing gun.
Personal necessities-Extra shirts,
ties, underwear, and razor: boric acid:
raincoat; three eye patches, two white
and one black; Che lost his left eye in
1926 on an oil we'll job.
Aeronautical necessities - Maps.
passports, wireless guide, hand crack,
compass compensation chart, five
cans Ethyl fluid, special monocular.
nine pounds grease and a grease gun,
five spare wireless tubes, l8 spare
spark plugs, fishing line and hooks.
cigaret lighter, mosquito net, sleeping
bag, generative flashlight.
Two other priced possessions are in
Guided. They gre trick parachute,
which he won't wear but can slip on
IN hurry in case of emergency, an
Indian tomahawk, for defense.
Post intends to make only six stops
on his flight around the world. They,
and the distances between them, in
miles, are: New York Berlin, $500:
Berlin : Novosibirsk, $500: Novosi-
birsk-K habarovsk, 1850; Khabar-
ovsk- Fairbanks, 5000; Fairbanks-Ed-
monitor, 1,450: Edmonton New York.
1900: total, 15,4OO.