Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22

it would take a week or more to cali
brate his Paragraphs. Although the
Russians are said to have gone to an
altitude greater than his indicated
height of $4,000 feet, the flyer and his
associates pointed out that Russia is
not member of the F.. A. l., of which
the National Aeronautic Association Is
the American constituent. and so does
not subscribe to the requirements OF
this international aerial governing body.
Thus. his friends pointed out. Lieut..
COmdr Settle has established an inter-
national record. for he exceeded the
height set by Prof. Picard, who
reached 53,153 feet.
His mother had a cake for her only
child, of whom she is exceedingly proud,
and this Lieut.. Ccmdr. Settle smilingly
explained was for long overdue BIRTH
day" He was born November 4. 1895
The plane carrying the stratospherist.
reached the Naval Air Station yesterday
unannounced.
naval officer friend whisked him
away by automobile, after Lieut.. Comdr.
Settle had gathered up his instruments.
In his radio talk, Comdr. Settle told
Of his experience-and, strange to re-
late, experiments in submarines of the
American NAVY enabled him to breathe
with ease miles and miles above the
earth in the gondola of his SHAKESPEARE
balloon.
Calls Flight a Success.
At the outset, Lieut. Comdr. Settle
said the flight was very successful
from every point of view" the primary
object being to study the cosmic ray
and to locate the stratum through which
1t is believed that ultra violet rays come
from the sun.
I'VE will not have definite informa-
ton as to the scientific observations and
their value until our records and OBJ
servations have been studied by the
University of Chicago and others con-
cerned." he said
Lieut.. Conldr. Settle described how he
swan couple of bayors in the New
Jersey swampland. where his balloon
came down. He then proceeded to de-
scribe ballast casting. in answer to
queries from the radio announcer. Fred
Shawn.
I'VE had to heave it overheard" said
the naval officer, of the ballast. Dur
ing the flight we had to handle-man-
handle-and heave overheard some $500
pounds of lead dust, as well as some
hundreds of pounds of other equipment.
such as batteries and so on, for ballast
on the way down
Moderate Winds Found.
Moderate velocity of winds all the way
up for this season were encountered. he
explained and it was just what they
anticipated at the take off from Akron.
Asked about the cold. he said:
We had very nice temperatures in
the gmdola, temperatures varying from
As to about AZ Fahrenheit inboaro. In
the gondola we had to wear flying suits
for other reasons, SO this was just
nice temperature. The outside
temperatures were as We expected about
So to S. below zero centigrade."
The oxygen apparatus for breathing
worked perfectly" he said 1T was
designed at our Navy submarine prac-
tice as to equipment. and everything
functioned 100 per cent" he declared.
Reminded that this was the first
time radio communication had been
maintained between the earth and the
shakespeare, Lieut.. Comdr. Settle said:
1T was a big asset to us, it was a big
help, principally in matters of meteor
illogical information and navigation.
AS to meteorological information we got
numerous bulletins and data as to
upper air conditions, velocities at dill
ferent attitudes from Akron, Akron
having obtained these data from other
places, Cleveland, Washington and
elsewhere. That weather information
was of great help to u.s.
The flyer explained that he threw an
considered from the first as ballast ultl-
mately, but he did not throw the trans
mitter and receiving equipment over.
board, for that was considered one OF
the last categories of ballast, but we
in the balloon was very clear, he said.
Watched for Shore Line.
Mr.. Shawn asked the flyer about the
possibility of his having drifted out
over the ocean, for the New Jersey
coast where he came down was near the
water. Lieut.. Comdr. Settle replied:
There was no likelihood Of that; that
is. we could and we would have natural
" Waived the balloon down and landed
before we crossed the coast line. We
were keeping sharp lookout for the
shore line in our navigation; where we
were and so on, and there was no pos
sibility OF us going to sea-.
Descending, the flyer pointed out,
they could see the ground very well
and even as high as $4,000 feet and
above could see the surface directly be-
low, but practically nothing at any
angle from the vertical on account OF
the haze and low clouds. Landing a
balloon at night, as he did. Lieut.
Comdr. Settle said. sis not particularly
difficult proposition" for he termed it
wholly normal and o. K"
1--WE set the balloon down very softly
and there was nothing broken and no
piece of glass or instrument Jared or
shocked or damaged in any way" he
| said.