Evening star., 1948-07-25
Model Planes
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of the third annual National Capt.
tai Model Air Show. The United
States Air Force welcomes the op-
portunity to cooperate with such
organizations as the National Capt.
tai Model Air Association and the
Civil Air Patrol whose combined
efforts have made this event a
reality.
With the ever-increasing i'm
portance and problems of air power,
the aviation elements of the Ma
ton, civilian and military, look
with pride to the expanding inter-
est shown by the youth of the
Nation in aviation.
From you model enthusiasts of
today will come the civilian, indus
trial and military aviation leaders
of tomorrow.
General to Present Prizes.
Il hope that each of you will
find this event stimulating and
worthwhile and that your show to-
day will increase the interest of
the Nation in aviation"
Gen. Taylor will award prizes in
one classification of model flight.
Director of the meet is Carl A.
Hopkins, who has been active in
model aviation for more than a
score Of years. He is also director
in this capacity for the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
The show has received the cov-
eted triple-A sanction of the Acad-
emy of Model Aeronautics, will oper-
ate under its rules and any records
that are established will be officially
recognized by the ANA, governing
body Of model aviation.
AS the contestants roll up points
for the final awarding of prizes in
the late evening, the spectators will
be able to see the latest advances in
model aviation, such as U-control,
free flight, towline glider, and other
events. Radio-controlled models and
little jets that can travel at great
speeds also will be seen, guided by
some of the best model experts in
the United States.
Exhibits Included.
Dozens of exhibits will dot the
show area at Andrews. These will
include equipment of the Air Rescue
Service, used in rescuing crashed
f1iers; mobile weather stations, ra-
dio-controlled bombs and rockets,
and a pulse" jet engine which will
be operated.
The Navy's great 180-passenger
transport plane Constitution, will
salute the show at about $50 pm,
on its way from California to Patux-
ent Naval Air Station, Md, on its
first transcontinental hop.
During its long flight the Consti-
tuition will maintain radio contact
with Andrews and information on
the big planes position will be re-
layed to the crowd over the loud
speaker system.
In addition the British Vampire
jet planes which just crossed the
Atlantic are expected to arrive at
the air base in time to receive the
plaudits of the crowd.
Show Widely Endorsed.
National leaders have indorsed
the National Capital Show as
medium for building good sports
manship and interest in aviation.
They include Admiral Louis E. Den
field, naval chief of operations;
Rear Admiral A. M. Pride, chief of
the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics; ].
Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI;
Attorney General Clark, Maj. Robert
j. Barrett, superintendent of Wash
lngton police; Gen. Hoyt S. Van-
denberg, chief of the Air Forces,
and District Commissioner John
Russell Young.
Instrumental in getting the show
under way for the third successive
year were the trustees of the Ma
tional Capital Model Air Associa-
ton, airline officials and employees
and hobby shop dealers in this vi
cinity, who worked as volunteers.
Also cooperating we're the Plym-
outh dealers of Metropolitan Wash
ington. Plymouth is sponsoring
next months Second International
Model Plane Contest in Detroit at !
which many of the winners in to-
days meet may compete with others
from all parts of the country.
Frank P. Sposite, director of the
Detroit contest, arrived in Wash
ington yesterday for the National
Capital show.