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completed late in the Fall Of 1887.
These aircraft will be high-wing
monoplanes of all metal construction,
quite similar In design to the Martin
clippers now in use on the trans
Pacific service.
They will contain two full decks,
the upper housing the control cabin,
tiers and baggage compartment. The
lower deck will be given over to pas
senger accommodations, galley and
dining facilities. Passage ways through
the wings will give access to the engine
nacelles for inspection and servicing
Of engines during flight.
The project marks re-entrance Of
Boeing into the commercial field after
a period Of strictly military production.
Boeing now is building IS four-engined
bombardment airplanes for the Army
Air Corps.
The Douglas contribution TO ocean
flying is 32-passenger all-metal fly
ing boat recently test flown and now
being demonstrated for oceanic air
line service in all parts Of the world.
Known as the DE-, the new flying
boat has a full-load cruising range of
500 miles and a maximum cruising
range Of $500 miles with 12-passen-
ger load
Provisions are made for a crew Of
four-pilot, co-pilot, navigator and
stewardess. The big boat has a maxi
mum speed of l85 miles per hour
and cruising speed Of 1877 miles per
hour, it was announced. The twin
engines develop 1000 horsepower each.
Gross weight is 28.500 pounds. The
wing span Is IS feet and overall length
70 feet.
MIAMI Is rushing preparations for
the Ninth Annual An-American
Air Maneuvers, scheduled for De-
cember 10, II and IL. expected to be
the outstanding competitive air meet
of the 1867 Winter season.
Works Progress Administration en-
ployes are completing a large improve
ment program at the Miami Munich
pal Airport, involving construction of
2lz miles Of paved runways. erection Of
an additional $500 grandstand seats
and building of a new steel and con-
crete control tower.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson has
announced that three aircraft squad
rons of the Fleet Marine Force. based
at Quantico, Va, will participate in
the maneuvers. They are Fighting
Squadron ON, Observation Squadron
I'M and Bombing Squadron 6M, with
q total of 48 airplanes. Under COM
mand of COL Roy S. Geiger, the squad
rons will demonstrate service flying,
in formation; dive bombing and tao
tical maneuvers.
The Miami committee has an
nounced that the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics is expected to send naval
aircraft from the Pensacola Naval Air
! Station.
The Miami officials also anticipate
large-scale participation by the Army
Air Corps. Last year most of the
available combat airplanes Of the
General Headquarters Air Force.
under command Of Maj. Gen. Frank
M Andrews. were concentrated in
| Florida for service maneuvers and put
on demonstrations at Miami. 1t Is
| hoped at Miami that a similar pro-
| cedure will be followed this year.
An innovation this year will be the
/ holding of an aircraft exhibit under
joint sponsorship of the Aircraft Com
mittee of the Miami Chamber of Com
merce and the Greater Miami Airport
Association. In connection with the
meet there also will be reunions OF
the Early Birds, Quiet Birdmen, War
Birds and meetings of the National
Aeronautic Association, Aeronautical
Chamber Of Commerce of America,
American Society Of Automotive Engi-
neers and National Association OF
Aviation Editors.