Evening star., 1934-05-05
80 ORLANES LISTED
FOR LANGLEY DAY
MEET TOMORROW
Contests Will Be Held at
College Park Field.
| Start at 1890 Am.
RECEPTION AND BALL
| TO BEGIN OBSERVANCE
Air Derby Association to Give
Trophy for Outstanding
Aviation Feats.

With so airplanes entered, the
stage was all set today for Washing
tons largest air meet, the Langley
day celebration of the Washington Air
Derby Association, to be held tomor-
row at College Park Airport.
So large is the entry list that
derby officials today decided to start
the flying Of preliminary heats at
1880 am, although the meet is not
scheduled to open officially until
noon. There is expected to be con-
tinuous competitive flying from 1890
am. until nearly pm.
The meet will bring together in a
total of II competitive flying events
sportsmen pilots in the area from
North Carolina to the Great Lakes.
and the affair is expected to rank as
the largest amateur flying meet ever
held in the East
Reception and Ball Tonight.
The official Langley day observance
will begin tonight with a reception,
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ington Air Derby Association Trophy
in the main ball room of the Will
lard Hotel. Miss Laura ingalls,, who
has just completed the longest solo
flight ever made by woman, and
Maj. Alexander p. de Seversky, holder
of the world amphibian airplane
speed record, are to be among the
guests Of honor.
The association trophy, to be pre-
sented tonight for the first time, Is to
be an annual award to the local pilot
performing the outstanding aviation
feat Of the year. Tonight's presenta-
ton will be for the greatest local
aviation achievement of 1888. The
winner will be announced Immediately
following the reception by DR.. H. c.
Dickinson of the aviation instrument
section, Bureau of Standards, chair
man of the Committee on Awards.
The trophy then will be presented by
william P. MacCracken, jr., former
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Aeronautics.
The reception and ball will be open
to the public. Tickets may be OBJ
tained at the hotel.
For tomorrow's meet, grandstand
seats for 1000 spectators have been
provided, and tickets may be OBJ
tained at the field. There will be no
admission charge to the airport and
free parking space will be provided
for an unlimited number of cars. The
flying may be seen from the parking
spaces or from spaces along the feld
boundary, to which there will be no
admission charge The entire airport
landing area has been fenced to keep
spectators out of the way Of the air
craft.
Races to Be in Heats.
Since "race-horse" starts are to be
employed for all races, and the De-
partment of Commerce aeronautical
regulations restrict such starts to
maximum of four airplanes, for the
sake of safety in taking of, 1t will be
necessary to divide all Of the races
into heats, some Of them into four
or more preliminary heats.
The program Is as follows:
Event A-Sportsman pilot race, 25
miles, open to airplanes having
rated top speed not exceeding 100
miles per hour.
Event B-Sportsman pilot race, 25
miles. maximum speed 125 miles.
Event C-Sportsman pilot race, IS
miles, maximum 140 miles.
Event D-Sportsman pilot race, IS
miles, free for all, handicap.
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Event F-Slow race, 10 miles to
landing, open to airplanes Of 85
horsepower or less.
Event G-OX-5 race, 25 miles.
Event H-Precision landing contest.
Event K-"Bomb and go back
race.
Event L-women's race, IS miles,
handicap.
Event M-Bomb-dropping contest.
Event N-Relay race.
The meet will be flown under the
sanction Of the National Aeronautic
Association, which will provide official
observers and an electric timing device
for clocking all races. The Commerce
Department aeronautics branch has
granted waivers for the necessary
acrobatic flying and other types of
operations usually banned at an air
port.
Pilots to Meet at AM.
Owing to the large entry list, race
officials have been requested to report
to the airport by 8 am. tomorrow. A
meeting of contesting pilots is to be
held at 9 am. for the issuance of final
instructions. A meeting for officials
Of the meet will be held at 10 O'Clock.
George Haldeman, ocean flyer. will
be referee; Maj. E. w. Upton, starter
Jesse Landlord and Ray Cooper, as
siStant starters; William Enyart,
timer; ]. B. Peterson, F. Cordero and
Charles Helms, assistant timers
George G. Brinckerhof, field marshal,
and Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, Eu-
gene L. Vidal. director of aeronautics,
Department Of Commerce; @. o. vass,
Maj. j. Carroll Cone, assistant director
Of aeronautics; Maj. Roy S. Geiger,
chief Of Marine Corps aviation: A. c.
Case and Comdr. P. v. H. Weems,
U. S. NJ, retired, judges.
The Contest Committee Is composed
Of c. H. Warrington, chairman; M. P.
Hanscom, j. Earl Steinhauer, G. S.
Fleidner, william Hunley and DR.. H.
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