The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-07-27
Aviation To Become
Vital Part OF Life
BY LI>uoop WRIGHT

Throughout an recorded history
man has sought to ui1ilr part 81
his superior mtoller To cnulas.
animals fish and fowl In 1885,
traits that he believed would tn
useful To him l'niil comparatively
recent times. however ne has bceit
foilcd BY tile birds As lllusifatcd
By such m,lhs as Dacdalns and bis
wax wings men iuourhi and
dreamed OF nfmr Iona before ROY
corded history The cieltconih MD
nineteenth centuries were rich in
experiments II was not uuiil afi.r
the Wright Brothers INST sncco-s 81
iul Hight tn iAua. however. tiIi
aviation became a s,ionoe aud sub
srqucnilN IN 'ndu-tit Tho Wofl.
War aided greatly IN The Mrplano'
Development Then in le.H Line
hcrsh proved 10 the world that 80
airplanc war 40 lnnrer ourip
hni q reliable means OF transporia
iion Whom handled correctly sindc
then avlaiion has horn slcailGt
aud rapidly growing ministry
state this hri,l bio of hsiorN tp
show how illogical u * 90 suppose
that tho airplanc Industry has
reached The Emit " lbs soopc. Ip,o
love and lhc motor car tho aifplane
s. here 20 stay not inst as We now
know il-@but an indn~trv rivll-
,inr nnd 80 the distant future per-
haps surprising that of ANTONIO
bilcs It's nhont time now To- add
that ! speak not az nm authority
bar primarily a. a student onfi-
incer and secondly as private pi-
lot
There are AZ present three gen
eral branches VI acronauiios that
offer opportunities To aviaiicn
minded youth. namoly engineer
inc. aying ana mechanics Of these
can truthfully say that any a.e
beRgine FOR Ncgro youth. though 1
do believe that there viii he on
pOrtuniies for those who prepare
themselves Those Interested 10
research. design aud experiments
tIon and who are willing 10 give 40"
necessary time to study shonld not
lei fear Of lack of opportunity
III courage them. Perhaps the most
immediate opportunities for No
gro youth in aviation Viii ~ n
mechanics II seems that = riCa
has always bcon generous Ia US
allotment Of physical labor 10 the
Negro Mechanics however. IS far
from being in the pick and shovel
class. for II takes a high degree "
Intelligence and good training 20
BE q good airplane and engine nc.
chanic with The possible exception
OF the airline pilot no aviation en-
ployec has greater Responsibilities
than tho mechanic There is at
least ono Nero in Detroit who
holds a mechanics rating: his name
il T. a. Glen
! asl but not The least inlcrcS,ng
branch of aviation IS flying itself
There are several inherent Qial
ties, ~ruch as good Judgment. quick
reactioiA intelligence. COURAGE
good health and especially good
cycsirhi. Nat-shnHld be possessed
by good pilots These qualities us
ually determine how far n qouug
flyer can hope 10 20 For The Ne
sto Youth. however. tie problem
of prime importance is opportunity
AIy opinion on that problcn II.
present Is divided. ! will ~v
though that once we get more ~
lot. qauliicd for commercial jobs
we viii be- in better bargainins
position
Private flying IS rs vet mostly
hobby and incidentally n raihcg
expensive ono. II is This branch "
flying and not transport that it
nav estimation viii be- The basis
for the gigantic industry that I
have prophesicd For u will take
Tho great masses Of people 20 sun
port such an industry Army and
Navy operations. Of course. will
play a very important part in e'iu-
eating The public 10 The potcnliali-
tics Of the airplanc Oddly euonch
il took The world War io prove that
airplanes could be- operated Tor
commercial purposes
The epic prorram such as tn
one that have Just completed VIII
play a tremendously vital part in
selling the public and IN creaiing
air-mindcd youth II both races
The program entails no military 'b-
legation or privileges OF cours"
h Is known that the governments
aim IS To create a reservoir OF pc
tential military pilots Frankly. ]
think that the raining given army
cadets a. tho most valuable any
one could hope for. certainly most