The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-05

That although the Atlantic air- line Is $500 miles long, it is being operated three times weekly with only three planes. That improved maintainance methods and exper- fence have reduced overhaul time from six to two days. That after newer and bigger Clippers are de- livered i'm the spring, there will be an arrival and departure of EurO- pean Clippers six days week.
 That the Clipper weighs 42 tons, more than Chris Columbus, Santa Maria. That the Clippers floor area is equivalent to that of an g. room house; that the upholstery used on its seats and walls would cover one fifth of an acre; that there are 69O sq. feet of rugs, enough to carpet a Groom house; that the emergency equipment, including life rafts, rations, etc, total 489 separate items; that the 1000 feet of wealth erstrip is more than enough to weatherproof 60 ordinary wood sash windows; that there are 65 windows in the Clipper; that 2lO electric light bulbs are required.
 That the gasoline alone a Clip. per carries-5,4 400 gallons--weighs 3 tons more than regulation Douglas land transport fully loaded. That every Clipper al- ways arrives at its destination with five hours fuel reserve-enough to take 1t from New York to Miami That the Clipper can fly on any two of its four engines; that the engines can be repaired in flight.
 That the Clipper does not fly on beam; its course is computed by navigation. That a navigator on one of the Clippers is now in Miami training 800 Army avlators in the art. That computations on the Clippers are in knots and kilos, in. stead of m. D. h. and pounds. . That everything else has nautical terms.
 That Clipper Skipper w. A. Winston, who is a descendant of the family for which Winston Salem, North Carolina, was named, and Is a thorough Southern gen. tleman, Is kidded every time he has to fly the Yankee Clipper.
 That ships of all nationalities these days immediately change their course when they first sight the peaceful old Clipper at sea. That this is because all surface ships are suspicious of all airplanes and are attempting to keep their destination and course a secret. |. That many competent aviation engineers be- lieve that land planes will be put in the transatlantic service instead of flying boats within the next three years.
 That when Capt. Robert Sullivan was cO-pilOt on the first trip ac- cross the Pacific, he was given the assignment of radioing colOrful news for the press about that first flight. That for the first few hours of the historic flight no news flashes came from Sullivan That finally, when superior radioed him that "surely some. thing interesting must have hap pened by now. Give us some color.' Sullivan radi0ed back: "Sun set at O40O OCT.
 That there are hidden scales at the seaplane terminal at LaGuardia Field, which show the weight of passengers only to the clerk behind the counter. That these were in- stalled to spare those feminine trav- elers with excess avoirdupois the embarrassment of tipping the beam in full view of other passengers and spectators.
 That when war was declared Pan American had to draw up It's own set of neutrality rules. That these included inspection of each passengers baggage-for contra band. That even the crew can't take cameras along unless they are carried in a sealed sack.
 That the paint on Clipper weighs l50 pounds. That 10 pounds was removed Gall but the five U. S. Flags and identifying marks) which will enable the Clipper to carry one more refugee child each trip. with baggage.