Evening star., 1937-11-06
Roper Gives Approval.
Move Due to Permit Op-
erations All Winter.
new ORDER BECOMES
effective NOV. IS
Planes Allowed to Leave on Short
Runways Under Certain Fa.
vorable Conditions.


pilots announced their dislike of
landing at Washington Airport
because of the highway uhich
bisects it and the factory tovers
Which surround it,. A recent at
tempt to move transport plane
landing facilities to Boiling, the
Army plane field in Anacostia, ,oas
gtpen a setback by ruling that
the airlines tcould hare to divide
the cost OF installing terminal
facilities.
New flying regulations which prob.
ably will permit Washington Airport
to continue in operation throughout
the winter, with possible minor inter.
ruptions in service during periods OF
most unfavorable winds, were an.
nounced today by Secretary of Com.
merce Roper. They become effective
November IS.
The new regulations extend limita-
tions to include Boeing twin-engine
transport planes. but tighten the re-
strictions on use Of the larger-type
Douglas liners. .
In the case Of the Douglas DE-
and DC-3 airplanes. landings and
take-offs Of which now are restricted
to the lcne runway, the new re9ula-
tions VII permit cross-lield take-ons
under favorable conditions. Landings
or take-offs with both types on the
snort runway are prohibited during
hours Of darkness. In the case Of the
DC-2, use Of the short runway is pro-
hibited If the gross load Of the air.
plane exceeds 1900 pounds. The
present minimum Is 5000 pounds.
Load Limit Allowed.
In the case Of the larger DC-s tyne,
use OF the short runway is prohibited
If the gross load exceeds $4,000
pounds.
In addition, the new resulatsoos
proh1dt ~ of tlhe abort runway b
either ype Of Douglas airplanes d
Etae- Iil1 SVa1s1Sit
per hour. II the wind angle in re,s-
ton to the center limo Of the runway
exceeds Is degrees or II the wind Is
unusually gasty.
Use Of the long runway by the
Douglas types Is permitted yhen the
cross-wtnd velocity component does
not exceed IS miles per hour. The
present limit = 10 miles per hour.
Under the present regulations, the
Boeing airliners are not affected,
Under the new regulations, they win
be permitted to use the short runway
only when the wind velocity In the d.
rectton Of the runway Is Is miles Per
hour or more, or II the wind angle
does not exceed Is degrees.
Present Regulations.
The present rgulations went into
effect September 2, and have been .
source Of constant controversy since
that time. Until October is, wind
conditions at washington Airport re-
manned favorable and only one land
ing at Boiling Field was made during
that period because Of unfavorable
conditions. Since October is, pilots
Of Douglas airplanes have been forced
to transfer operations to Boiling Field
on number Of occasions.
While bureau OF Afr Commerce
ofncials were awaiting the signature
By Secretary Roper on the new regula-
tions, national aviation organizations
were preparing to take to Congress the
growing problem Of American airports
which, like that here, are being out
grown by new and larger air transport
planes.
Removal Of the Goodyear airship
hangar at washington Airport will be
requested at . hearing before the Cor
poration Commission Of Virginia at
Richmond November 80, 1t was an
nounced today. It was understood re-
moval Of the hangar and adjoining
buildings and tho construction Of q
runway across this area might become
(see AIRPORT, Page A-2.)