Evening star., 1934-06-03

Inc parts OF the SpeclncatlonS eX-
pected to form the chief stumbling
blocks for the engineers have to do
with landing. 1t is specified that
the airplane must be capable Of
being brought to a stop within 400
feet of 35-foot obstacle which it
has cleared in a straight and fully
controlled glide.
What is more difficult of attain
ment, however, is the specification
that the airplane shall be capable of
being easily landed with the fuselage
at any angle with the horizontal
from minus degrees to the angle of
maximum lift, with immediate and
full application Of the brakes. There
must be no tendency to ground loop
under any landing condition. The
specified landing conditions must be
attainable by any pilot having a
private pilots license"
With power on and power off. and
with any possible combination of
settings of the horizontal stabiliZer
and elevator, full lateral control must
be provided, and there must be no
tendency to slip or spin under these
conditions. From the maximum nose
up attitude which can be maintained
with any and all settings of the
horizontal stabiliZer. with full power,
sudden loss of power and full upward
movement of the elevator. shall not
cause the longitudinal axis of the
plane TO assume a nose down attitude
exceeding 10 degrees below the
horizontal.
These and similar specifications.
while they may appear unduly tech
nical to the aviation novice who is
expected to become the ultimate
owner and user of the type Of air
plane contemplated. are expected to
be the ultimate guarantee of safety
never before realized in fight. They
are intended as a step toward bring
ing flying within the reach of the
average citizen.
E. A. L. Expands.
Eastern Air Lines. Inc. formerly
Eastern Air Transport. has emerged
from the airmail tempest. which
threatened for a time to engulf it
end other jor air transport sys-
tens, in a stronger position than
ever before.
With the Inauguration during the
past few days of its new routes. under
the temporary airmail plan, Eastern
Air Lines has stepped into second
place among the air transport or
ganizations of the country in route
miles and in daily mileage flown.
On Friday this company, which
has served Washington four years,
began night airman service over the
Chicago airway. marking
its first invasion of the Central
United States. Up until last Febru-
ary, when the airmail contracts were
Cancelled. Eastern Air served only
the Atlantic seaboard. Today II
extends its system to New Orleans
and Chicago. and flies 10.628 mile;
daily over routes totaling 3,040 airway
miles. 1t serves directly total oi
90 cities.
For the present only airmail ano
air express services are being pro-
vided on the new Chicago-Jackson-
vile route. Plans for adding all
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On May % the company started
mail. passenger and express service
between Atlanta and New Orleans,
connecting with its Atlanta-NeW
York service through Washington
1t previously was operating between
New York and Atlanta and New
York and Miami. both routes passing
through Washington and forking at
Richmond, Va.
The new Chicago-Jacksonville route
connects Indianapolis, Louisville
Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and
Macon. Junction is made with the
New York-Miami route at jackson
vile and with the New York-New
Orleans route at Atlanta. The line
also connects with all three Of the
transcontinental routes. and gives
Eastern Air one of the strongest
systems in the country.
Announcement by Col. James c
Fitzmaurice, Irish ocean flyer, that