a —- Chicago Display to Show How New Planes Run ‘Like an Auto’ By JOSEPH W. LaBINE A great silver bird drones through the skies. Looking up- ward, we can hardly believe that the history of this graceful creature encompasses less than half a lifetime. Only 34 years ago at wind-swept Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright first raised their patchwork ‘flying ma- chine” into the air. Few people notice the 60- foot granite shaft that now marks the site of this historic flight, but equally few are the people who remain uncon- scious of aviation’s growing place in our national — aye, international — life. The year 1937 was so important to avi- ation, and 1938 promises to be 80 much more so, that Chicago is fittingly staging its first great In- ternational Air exposition January 28 to February 6. Into the vast International amphi- theater at the stockyards, site of the annual International Livestock are still in the future. The visitor with an adventurous glint in eye will be unable to view this im- posing array of speed and power without reflecting on America’s ae- rial progress. The Oceanic Future. the transoceanic possibilities of avi- ation, a field first brought into the public eye by Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the United States mar- itime commission. In November this far-sighted official suggested that nies add flying boats to their fleets and warned that not to do so ‘“‘might prove quite short-sighted.” Mr. Kennedy is right, because regular scheduled air service be- tween London and New York will probably start this year. Within three years a fleet of huge trans- ports capable of carrying 100 pas- sengers from New York to Europe will be in service. So much for ocean aircraft. On land, commercial aviation has tak- en so many rapid strides that many cities are finding their airport fa- cilities crowded. Chicago, Washing- ton, Los Angeles and New York are a few of the centers forced to expand their landing space to ac- commodate the larger craft. America's fighting air force is now the best in the world, equipped with four new types of war craft including the XB-15, called the world’s biggest bomber. It also has the ““Airacuda,’” a new fighting ship believed the only plane capable of downing the super-bomber single handed. In the pursuit field the new Seversky is the fastest com- bat plane in the world. The army's other important advance has been and TWA. first cars were simply horseless car- riages, the whole purpose being a motor that would propel a buggy by the explosions of a gasoline en- gine. The modern automobile body and comfort came later. Similarly, the first airplanes were simply aimed to defy gravitation and fly. Later man set about to make flying simple, comfortable and safe. The Chicago show will illustrate completely and fundamen- tally how well he has succeeded. To begin with, man now does his Just as the ‘‘open car’’ has almost disappeared from the automobile trade, so have cab- ins become almost universal in the airplane industry. Even the lowest- priced craft now have such refine- ments as upholstery and heaters. Since aviation enthusiasts want to operate their own ships, flying is being simplified to the ‘nth’ de- gree. And since most Americans know how to operate an automo- bile, the trend is to make airplanes as much like motor cars as possi- ble. Instead of sitting in front of the pilot as in the early planes, the modern passenger sits beside his driver as in a coupe. And conver- sation is easy as it is cheap. Controls Simplified. The parallel continues in the con- trols. Many new planes now have steering wheels and at least one manufacturer has placed the gas control on a foot pedal like an au tomobile accelerator. Another device, not entirely new but made standard or optional equipment on many more planes in 1938, is the tricycle landing gear. This device, with the standard two wheels supplemented by a third for- ward wheel, permits the plane to move forward on the ground in the natural level position of an automo- bile until it has attained enough speed for the takeoff. And, although the mechanism still compares with that of the auto- mobile, there are some new planes on which automobile tires have been replaced with web feet! The reference is fo seaplanes and am- phibious ships, rapidly growing in popularity among private pilots. with ships capable of fighting at great altitudes, in the sub-strato- sphere. But the big future field of Amer- ican aviation — the field to be stressed at Chicago's air show—will be private planes for the butcher, baker and banker. The airplane is undeniably becoming more and more like an automobile! It is as comfortable, as easy to drive and as safe as the stream- lined model produced by your fa- vorite automobile manufacturer. And the airplane is now used by about 10,000 private owners and op- erators, having gone through all the early growing pains that also char- poterisey the “primitive” automo- bile. Examining the “Parallel.” There's a striking parallel be- tween the development of private airplanes and automobiles. The For these craft almost any body of fairly smooth water is suitable for landing and taking off. More and more lakes are being explored in this new way by sportsmen pilots. Most manufacturers exhibiting small planes in the Chicago show are either adding seaplanes to their lines or making floats optional equipment, Who are these private pilots, the men who fly to their lakeside cab- ins after work each summer eve- ning, and the enthusiasts who live in the air every week-end? Are they American millionaires? By no means. While many rich men are flying enthusiasts, it is not true that most private flyers are millionaires. The cost of the private airplane now ranges upward from $1,000 and to many energetic Americans fly- ing has become a hobby that beats golf. To the fisherman with a small amphibious plane, the remote at- tractive lake or stream is but an hour or two away. How to Hunt Coyotes! These private craft have very practicable uses, too. In North Da- kota a rancher found his plane in- valuable in ridding his property of coyotes, which thrive in that locali- ty and are a constant menace to sheep and young livestock. Armed with a shotgun scores of the marauders fr Another private pilot took his sea- plane on his trip to the North Ca last summer and used the famous Norwegian had a view of that wonderful sc ery from points inaccessible steamer, om the air. it to explore He en- fjords lo any But the greatest number of ships are used for the personal pleasure of their owners or to earn a liveli- hood in transporting men and goods pr kt A. S. Aslakson, sheep rancher of Sheyenne, N. D., carries a shotgun in his plane and wages relentless war from the air on coyoles which raid his flocks. for hire, in sightseeing flights and in the important work of training more flyers. Another important market is the corporate field, where large busi- ness firms are finding it both con- venient and economical to own their own ships. Thus busy executives can arrange their own timetables on long trips. Craft used in this service range from modest two or four passenger jobs to full-size air- liners with specially constructed bodies, allowing conference and work rooms for executives while they are in the air. These are among the more prom- inent phases of this phenomenal in- dustry to be explained at the Chi- cago show. . Airlines Participate. Four lines — American, United, TWA and Pan-American—are co- operating in the exhibition of a gi- ant Douglas transport sleeper. Spe- cially constructed cat-walks will en- able visitors to examine the big ship inside and out at close range. In addition, individual airlines are exhibiting equipment promoting safety and regularity of air trans- port. A large section of the exhibition floor will hold government aerial displays. The army is sending a P-36 pursuit ship, the navy will send a Grumman bomber and the coast guard will show how it saves lives at sea through aerial work. The bureau of air commerce has pre- pared special safety exhibits. The Langley field wind-tunnel and spin- testing tunnel will be shown in mini- ature. These are the things that Orville Wright (Wilbur died in 1912) has lived to see develop from the crude —though scientific — beginning at Kitty Hawk. A fitting addition to the imposing list of exhibits at the Chicago exhibition would be the his- toric craft that started a transpor- tation revolution on December 17, 1903. Strange, indeed, is the fact that this plane instead rests in South Kensington museum at Lon- on, sent away from the land of its creation and achievement through a tiff with officials of the Smithsoni- an institution at Washington. © Western Newspaper Union. { | | { | | i doll, use two hanks of yarn and | can find, Smaller | dolls made from one hank and a medium size handkerchief are al- 80 attractive. 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