Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 79, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1928 — Page 5

AUG'. 22, 1928_

Aviation WAIT AIRPORT PLANS HERE TO SURVEYROUTE Placing of Beacon Lights Delayed Until City Chooses Field. Lawrence C. Elliott of the Department of Commerce Aeronautical Bureau, visited the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce this week to inquire as to the probable location of the proposed municipal airport. Elliott has charge of a group surveying the Cincinnati-Chicago air mail route for aerial beacons. The beacon lights are to be placed at approximately ten-mile intervals over the entire route. Because of the local field not having been selected definitely, * Elliott said surveyors would work on both ends of the route, not routing the beacons in the vicinity of Indianapolis until a site is decided on here. It is expected the airway will be lighted within the next month or two in order to permit night flying and continuation of the present air mail schedule during winter months. The mail plane daily leaves Indianapolis for Chicago at 6:15 p. m., daylight saving time. Plan U. S. Flying School llii United Bress WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—Attorney General Sargent today approved acquisition by the Government of 2,400 acres of land near San Antonio. Texas, for a flying field and aviation school, which is expected to become an aviation “West Point.” Test Bombing Planes Bu United Bress LONDON. Aug. 22.—Experiments aimed at developing anew type of bombing airplane so heavily armed with machine funs that they can dispense with the need of an escort of single-seater fighters, are now being conducted by the Royal Air Force. Some of these new bombers have as many as seven machine guns placed in the nose, tail and on the upper and lower wings of the airplanes in such positions that the bombers have no “blind spot”— meaning that irrespective of what angle the attack of enemy fighters comes from, the gunners in the bombers will be able to bring one or more machine guns to bear on the enemy. Refuses Ride With Lindy Bu Times Special WABASH. Ind., Aug. 22.—Marilyn Lockwood. 9, granddaughter of Mrs. Eva Pettit of this city, turned down a personal invitation of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to take a flight in a plane with him as pilot. Answering the colonel’s request, the little girl said. “I never fly with one but my dad.” Lindbergh said, “Young lady, you have the distinction of being the first person to refuse to fly with me,” but Marilyn was not impressed and continued in her refusal. Later the little girl made a flight from Amityvile, N. Y., to Detroit, Mich., with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lockwood, the plane being piloted by her father. She curled up in a rear seat and went to sleep. Flight as Present Bu Times Special , GARY, Ind., Aug. 22.—As an eighth wedding anniversary present, L. W. Jacobs, manager of the Turkey Creek Country Club, took his wife for an airplane ride. Flying Helps Grocer Bu Times Special VALPARAISO. Ind., Aug. 22.Morris Lowenstein, local grocer, is enjoying brisk business as a result of giving a free twenty-five mile airplane ride to each person buying $25 wot 'in ox §Ouds at ins store. Air Circus at Muncie Bu Times special MUNCIE, aid.. Au.g. 22.-4 fMn” circus with twenty or more planes is being arranged lor Labor day at the local airport. Wing walking and races will be on the program. Aviation Meet Booked Bu Times Special ‘GOSHEN, Ind., Aug. 22.—An aviation meet will be held Saturday and Sunday at the air mail field three miles south of here.

CHANCE of TIME LATER DEPARTURE EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 The Tippecanoe to Chicago Leaves Indianapolis 5:00 p. m. Leaves Boulevard Station . . 5:15 p. m. Arrive?•Chicago 9:40 p. m. Effective Mm* date The Hooeier (No. 31) leaves Chicago 5:00 p. m. Standard Time (6:00 p. m. Chicago Daylight Saving Time) and arrives Indianapolis 9:45 p. m.

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Types of Airplanes as Varied as Different Kinds of Autos

This is the second of a series of articles in which Capt. Malcolm J. Buchanan. writer for The Times and NEA Service, explains the use of the airplane and how to operate it Buchanan was a pilot with the U. S. Army Air Corps on the western front during the World War and is now on the editorial staff of the Ft. Worth iTexasi Press. BY CAPT. MALCOLM BUCHANAN The airplane as a vehicle is here to stay. In a comparatively short period of time the strange, silver-winged contraption that figured in the dreams of Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley, and in the imagination of adventurous Darius Green, has passed through a remarkable process of evolution and has emerged a reality. The types of airplanes are as varied as the different types of automobiles. They are built under two general classifications—military and commercial. Under the military we have five types—transport, observation, bombing, attack, pursuit. Fly 100 Miles an Hour Commercial planes may be classified under five general heads—freight, mail, passenger, business, pleasure. The greater the load the more powerful the plane must be, and thus commercial planes vary in accordance with the use for which they are intended. The freight, passenger and business planes are the ones with the greatest possibilities, the business type probably having the edge on the other two in that it is employed for mapping, photography, fast commercial delivery, sky writing, the dusting of crops with germicide, and grass planting over large areas. Today’s airplane is designed, on the average, to operate at 100 miles an hour whereas the plane of yesterday operated at an average speed of seventy-five. An indication of the speed that will be attained tomorrow is given in a recent world’s record of more than 320 miles an hour.

Tlany Kinds of Wings An airplane has five fundamental parts—the wings, which support the craft in flight: the fuselage (body), which carries the load: the power plant, or motor and propeller; control surfaces (ailerons, rudder, elevators). which give the pilot control of his ship; and the landing gear. There are many kinds of wings as planes? Wood is the material usually used in cons; ruction. There are two long solid “I” beams which reach from the wing tip to the body called spars. They are held in place by crossmembers placed at intervals of from six to 10 inches the entire length of the wing. Controls in Cockpit These ribs and beams are braced by wires that cross each other from corner to corner—something like bridge construction. The leading edge of the wing—usually projecting six or eight inches forward from the main spar —is covered with a sturdy wood which will withstand wind resistance. This front edge is the first point of contact with the elements and needs extra strength. All of the control mechanism ana instruments are in the pilots cockpit, and they must be so arranged to give room for a comfortable seat. The early engines developed from twenty to eighty horsepower; today we have some that can develop 1,000 horsepower and weigh little more than the early, low horsepower types. The modern airplane cockpit re- - sembles the switchboard of an electrical power plant. It includes an altimeter, which gives the altitude; air speed indicator; clock; techometer, which records the revolutions per minute o. the motor; oil gauge; ammeter: switches for motor ignition; thermostat, which registers motor heat; air pressage gauge for gas tanks; turn and bank indicator, for giving position relative to the horizontal m flight, and the compass. How Plane Is Operated In addition one finds a throttle, spark and radiator shutter levers

In the Air

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Learning How to Fly—NO. 2

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Here is a typical Instrument on a modern airplane—like the switchboard of an electrical power plant.

and a lever for adjusting the air on the carburetor. The control of the plane is accomplished by four movable surfaces called the rudder, elevator and the ailerons. These are similar to the wings in construction. The elevator is fastened on the rear of the fuselage in a horizontal position. The rudder also is fastened to the rear end, but in a vertical position. The ailerons are placed on the back edge of the wing tips, hinged to the wings. Wheels must be placed forward so that the plane will not have a tendency to nose over while landing; and the landing gear must be high enough so that the “prop" will not touch ground. NEXT: Why an airplane fl’es. Canton to Build Port Bu United Bress CANTON. Oiho. Aug. 22.—The city council has voted a bond issue of SIOO,OOO to provide for the establishment of anew airport here. The site of the field was purchased last year by the Chamber of Commerce, but the plans for erection were vetoed by the mayor. Stresses Airport Need Indianapolis may be ‘the crossroads of the Nation,’ but unless she provides adequate airport facilities she is doomed to be a backwoods village in the near future.” J. C. Marshall, vice president of Indianapolis chapter. National Aeronautics Association, told Universal Club

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Mice in Auto Bu Times Special PETERSBURG, Ind., Aug. 22.—A workman overhauling the steering gear of an automobile belonging to R. W. Dyer found a nest with four young mice in it. The car was recently driven to Canada and back.

members Tuesday at the Columbia Club. “Our civilization swiftly is becoming air-minded and Indianapolis must not lag behind. Indianapolis can not shirk its municipal duty to provide an adequate airport. Every citizen interested in future welfare of the city must get behind a movement to establish a modern airport here. “Aviation is an established thing. It is not the plaything of Wealthy men. but has become the tool of prosperous interests to promote industrial prosperity The club observed “Aviation day” at its luncheon. Maj. Richard F Taylor, commanding officer of 113th Observation Squadron. Indiana Narional Guard, stressed importance of a municipal airport and reviewed development of aviation in America. Going to do some painting before fall and winter sets in? Save money. Good inside or outside paint can be purchased for only $1.59 per gallon. See the ad in tonight’s Miscellaneous for Sale Want Ads.

Aviation STUDY AIRPORT SITES LIST TO NARROW CHOICE Committee to Survey More Than 15 Possibilities for Field. Task of classifying the more than fifteen proposed municipal airport sites, suggested with a .view to reducing the list to the few most suitable, was to be started today by the airport site committee holding its first luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. The committee was to take up plans lor a questionnaire asking exhaustive information on each site, including such subjects as space available for option, price, drainage, levelness, high tension wires adjacent, buildings to be removed, distance from the city, direction, condition of surrounding roads. It was decided to demand options, or certified copies of such options, on each site. Committee members stressed importance of considering not only the location and price per acre of land for a site, but also the cost per acre to improve the land. Finance Committee Meets The committee was acquainted with fifteen proposed sites, some listed by Paul H. Moore, chamber aviation secretary, others suggested by interested individuals. In addition a number of other sites which are not suitable for a municipal airport have been suggested by owners, Moore said, some as small as five acres. An airport site one mile square, in order to provide ample space for future developments has been urged by those in touch with aviation progress. The site committee is composed of Fred C. Gardner, chairman; Fred C. Dickson, Arthur R. Baxter, G. A. Efroymson, Fred Hoke. Edward A. Kahn and James W. Noel. A. M. Glossbrenner, chairman of the finance committe, which met Tuesday, attended the site committee meeting. The finance committee Tuesday adopted a resolution favoring an airport as a municipal enterprise and pledging cooperation with the site committee in determining a detailed plan of financing as soon as an accurate estimate of the cost can be procured. Wait on Estimates The committee felt it impossible to take definite steps toward financing plans until the site and cost have been determined. It was explained that a bond issue of less than one-tenth of one per cent of the assessed valuation of

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$675,000 for a municipal airport is not permitted under the statute authorizing such fields. Suggestion was made that attempt to amend this section of the law be made at the next legislative session. Carl H. Weyl suggested the city include an item for maintenance of an airport in its 1929 budget now being completed. Gavin L. Payne declared It is highly appropriate for Indianapolis, home of Postmaster General Harry S. New, who started the air mail service, to establish a model airport. Rides Chicago Air Mail Floyd Prothero. traffic manager of Embry-Riddle Company, Cincin-nati-Chicago air mail contractors, flew to Chicago Tuesday evening on the air mail to confer with Frank Ware, Chicago representative of the company. St. Louis Flier Here Pilot F. T. Dunn, St. Louis, returned to St. Louis Tuesday afternoon in his Ryan monoplane after spending several hours here on business. Extra Mai! Plane Used Ninety-three pounds of the huge shipment of air mail sent out on Tuesday by the Reo automobile factory at Lansing, Mich., was brought to Indianapolis Tuesday evening by a special Embry-Riddle Company air mail plane. The factory shiped 16,000 pounds of literature by air mail to Chicago to be distributed over the country. A total of 500 pounds was carried to Indianapolis and Chicago by the special ship, piloted by Frank Merrill. Lodge 100 Years Old Bu Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., Aug. 22. Tipton Lodge No. 33, Free and Accepted Masons, is celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of its founding at the eighth annual Cass County Masonic picnic here today. Taking part in the celebration are Masonic lodges of Tewlve Mile, New Waverly, Royal Center, Walton and Young America.

GUARDIAN HOME ASKSJ1 21,000 Appropriation Sought for New Buildings. Appropriation of $120,000 for additional buildings at the county Guardians Home for dependent and neglected children will be asked ot the Marion County council at its Sept. 4 meeting, when the budgets for 1929 will be reviewed. Along with the budget calling for a tax rate ot 32.5 cents, or 1 cent ; more than this year’s, and ordinances for the transfer of funds to take care ot temporary emergencies, Auditor Harry Dunn will submit the

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