The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-05
At The Airdromes
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BY THE SKY PILOT
Bridgeport. Conn. - Phone 7.0f4o

Things sure have been popping
around Stratford recently what
with the regular tests of the ST.
kossky SAB; the final touchup Of
Tho Sikorsky-Pan-Am SAP; an.
nouncement by the Navy that a
giant seaplane for coastal patrol
work will be built by Sikorsky and
the expected announcement on
Monday Of the new setup of the
United Aircraft Manufacturing
company of which the Sikorsky
corporation is a unit.
Incidentally as soon as the Anal
contracts pass between the govern.
ment and the Sikorsky company
for that coastal patrol flying boat
you'll be able to see President
Roosevelt easier than you'il be
able to visit the Sikorsky plant.
Already the signs, "No visitors be-
cause of Naval contracts" have
been busted off and the guards
will be instructed to keep away
from the plant all persons with
out the required salmon colored
passes.
First let's get the Sikorsky Pan
Am flying liner out Of the way be-
fore we carry on with the news of
the week. The 19-ton boat entire-
ly fitted for trans-continental
passenger flying took Oft from
Long Island Sound at Stratford
Point Monday morning bound for
Florida. There was one stop In
Charleston, S. c., for fuel: Igor /.
Sikorsky, designer Of the flying
boats made the trips as q passen-
ger. He will spend several days
in Miami on his annual vacation.
It cost the column small bet
recently to find out that we can
not judge speed. 1t took Munday
Peale, c. A., a former pilot to
guess the right speed OF the Sikor-
sky S-43 during her test fight
over the speed course. The ship
behaved in real party manner for
the interested spectators at Light
house Point, flying at better than
100 miles per hour on fifty-fivc
per cent of the power from her
Hornet engines. More tests were
scheduled for this week.
About that new setup of the ST.
korsky company in the United
Aircraft Manufacturing company.
We doubt that there will be many
changes, except for perhaps title
or two. The company will con-
tinue as IN the past.
Jack Reid, prexy of the sikorsky
Athletic association IL practicing
wearing cap and gown and re-
hearsing q presentation speech.
Just what it's all about we are not
privileged to tell. But Mundy'
Peale has an idea or two OF what
it's all about.
incidentally II you have any idea
Of visiting the Sikorsky plant don't
try It this week. The shop closed
wednesday night at 4:30 and will
not reopen until July so that the
boys who have been working night
and day may catch UP on their
sleep.
A group of boys from the Wa.
terbury Sky Riders club were
down to visit Fred Moller at the
Mollison airport last week. The
group included. Ray White, Bill
Farley, Babe Smith, Frank Nor
ton, Harold Morton, Frank Hip
sher, Tony Mirabilio, Danny Mira
bilio, Hobart Broe and George
Dvorak. They told Fred they are
meet Wednesday and Friday
nights studying the theory Of flight
and mechanics. A real live bunch.
these boys.
Howard Hughes, director OF
"IIell's Angels" who does bit OF
flying himself when he's not att
ting alongside movie camera
dropped in with q Looming am
phibian last week to visit the 81.
korsky factory.
Paul Dana. new eastern dis.
tributor for Ryan Aircraft com.
pany few one OF the new Ryan Q.
T. Jobs into the Moilison field. Et
N = low wing mcnoplane powered
with Menasco.
A elkorslsy $50, owned BY n.
n. Fownes. whose Summer. home
b IN stamford 10 hanearsd a. the
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Frank Hawkes. fand we don't
need h iAIl sol wha hs Isl WAS
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