The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-06
Paris Letter
By HAROLD ETTLINGER United Press Stan Correspondent ]

Paris, (UP)---Prediction that q new type of airplane will be devel- oped in the near future solving one of the major difficulties in the way of regular north Atlantic air service was made by Paul Codos, famous French long distance flyer, fin an interview with the United | Press.
 Besides working on preparations for his forthcoming flight to South l America with Maurice Rossi, Co., dos Is making special study of problems of north Atlantic flights for air France.
 "This new typo of machine will not be q land plane nor altogether an amphibian," Codos explained. Tt will be plane of great speed built to land on an airfield but capable, in case of necessity, Of making an occasional landing on the sea. It should thus have the advantages in speed and cndur- ance of land machine, being able to outspeed the wind. and have the added security of being able 10 come down anywhere in case of emergency"
 Against Floating islands Codos hastened to add, however, that many more obstacles must be overcome before the north Atlantic is really conquered, and he crit. icizcd the belief that floating islands built in midocean would solve all these problems at once.
 T respect the idea completely and have great confidence in the American technical knowledge be- hind the project to build these islands," he said. "but : sec diff. hcuitics which must be overcome. Tho most important of thesc is visibility. Until means is devised for q pilot to come down by his instruments safely in a thick fog the islands will be useless. Another difficulty is ice. which forms on the wings during north Atlantic flight. A way must be found to overcome this, and then thcre are settled and which the building Of isln nds leaves untouched.
 Therefore, 1 say that wc must continue as at present. gradually improving our technical knowledge and moving by slow steps until we have overcome the obstacles one nt a time. We must know many more things before we can make q north Atlantic service q practical thing, and we must continue work ing as In the past, beginning with experimental flights, gradually de- veloping an occasional air service until We can keep to q schedule. and finally carrying passengers. Up to the present we have not yet req chcd the second of these stages in the north Atlantic"
 FOrcsces High Speed
 In the matter of speed. Codos IDrodkstcd that the type he en- visaeee would solve existing prob lems and provide some security against forced landings as well. He foresees planes regularly making 800 kiIometerg--b00 miles an hour --and thus overcoming the dangers from wind. Likewise, he does not consider the problem of ice as in- surmountabie.
 Codos added, incidentally. that planes making 500 kiiometers an hour could easily carry mail or passengers across the Atlantic in fast enough time to eliminate 6 heavy gasoline load, and thus in- termediary stops would perhaps not Do neccssary beyond tho Azores.
 1 Tn sodos' opinion the only north Atlantic route feasible at present ls by way of the Azores, bece uHc tho danger from Ice is nmaliest. Hc admitted. however. that when this problem is solved tt may he well ponsibie to uDo | wtralHht-i -iinc lrsUta fFnm par;s Co New York.