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The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C, Thursday, May 28, 1936 TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICE BEGINS c- - x . • # • • , ' . ■ Zeppelin Hindenburg Will Make Crossings Regularly; Schedules Are Also Planned for Heavier-Than-Air Flying Ships. h By WILLIAM C. UTLEY T HE biggest news in the New York newspapers the first Sunday in May was not on page one. It was not even in a news story. It was an advertisement buried.'way back in the travel section, l or part 11, which the average reader reaches about Tuesday afternoon. This is what the ad said: I “The Travel Event of 1936. “Europe by Air in 2^ Days by the World's Greatest Airship, Ihe Zeppelin 'Hindenburg' of. the German Zeppelin Company. Lakehurst, N. J., to Frankfort, Germany. Staterooms witfy run- k.* —j —... —Spacloua$- Alnf hot and cold water, promeaade-dinlng salon, smoking room, l>ar, lounge, reading room. $400, Includ ing berth, meals, tips. I "To Europe: May 11, May 20, June 24, July 6, July 15, August 9, and Au gust 19; regular schedule September and October.” Ad Understate* Importance The advertisement then went on to list the ticket agents and other per tinent Information. For the common place tone of the “copy” it might have been for any ordinary week-end tour, and not the herald of the experimen tal beginning of regularly scheduled passenger air service over the North Atlantic. ’ • The great Hindenburg, 803 feet long and the 129th lighter-than-air craft to leave the plant named after the German Count Zeppelin, who left the Kaiser's regularly and bo often between Vrled- richshafen and Pernambuco, Brazil, that no one even notices Its comings and goings any more. Mariners have long considered the weather of thO£orth Atlantic some thing to be fearat and they are borne out by the New York weather bureau, whose chief, Dr. James H. Kimball, made surveys of January flying weather over the China Clipper's route in the Pacific and the route whlcfy will be fol lowed by the German planes across the Atlantic. He laid out both routes in 12 degree squares; It was learned that the mildest square In the Atlantic route was twice as stormy as the rough est square on the Pacific. “Can’t Improve the Weather" Doctor Kimball pointed out that the weather bad always been like this over older, safer one, it Is certain that the most Important developments In trans atlantic air travel will come from the heavier, faster craft Nevertheless, the dirigible will re tain a grandeur that can be easily un derstood. Anyone who has seen the Graf, the Los Angeles or the Hinden burg knows that the zeppelin compares with the airplane as a giant ocean Roomy Beach Pajamas With Yoke, Sleeves, Front Panel in One to Facilitate Making ■r VJ Germany’s Newest Challenger for- Transatlantic Air Supremacy, the Zeppelin Hindenburg. Dr. Eckener Supervised Its Construction. cavalry to build airships better than any one else has ever built them, may be only the forerunner of a series of trans atlantic air services to be established be tween Europe and America this summer. All of the other services now planned to span the North Atlantic are to be maintained with heavier-than-air ships. The Hindenburg on its first crossing made the Jump from Frledrlsehafen to Lakehurst in G1 hours, or, as the sched ule calls for, approximately 2tt days. But the airplane, being so much faster than the airship, will be able to make the crossing in one-half the time or less. It has been announced by the Ger man air ministry that the Nazis will also attempt to be first in the field with the service by heavier craft. Within a few months, it has been indi cated, the giant Lufthansa seaplanes will be dashing back and forth be tween the Spanish or Portuguese coast and Charleston, S. C., stopping en route at the Azores and at Bermuda, where they will refuel. Between the Azores and the Bermudas is the longest hop of the journey, more than 2,000 miles over seas that are ordinarily stormy. To provide the max imum amount of safety for this jump the Germans Intend to maintain a tl >at- ing airport and fueling station midway between the Islands. This, it Is re ported, will be constructed from an old freighter. Britain Enters Field Planes will land on a fabric apron to be towed behind the freighter, and will then be scooped up to the deck by a giant crane. When they have re fueled, a catapult will send them once more on their hurrying way. The float ing station will be equipped with a powerful radio broadcasting station to keep In touch with the flying ships at all times. Another bidder for the traveler’s pat ronage over the North Atlantic will be Imperial Airways of Great Britain, who plan test flights this summer and may begin carrying the mail between Eng land and Canada before fall. Pan Amer ican Airways has also indicated that it is also set to begin service across the Atlantic. Transoceanic air passenger service la sot so new, of course^ But because of the treacherous weather which pre vails on the seas between America and Europe, it has never been attempted on the North Atlantic before. The fly ing clipper ships, now on regular sched ule, have an easier time of it over the Pacific, tba Caribbean, and the Medi terranean. And the Graf Zeppelin, now oight years old, has plied Its way so this part of the ocean and would like ly continue to be. “Weather gets no better,” he said in his report “You can improve airplanes and motors, but you cannot Improve the weather. With the help of radio, however, and a better knowledge of existing conditions, it is possible to outwit the weather. That is the way the Atlantic has got to be flown—by outwitting the weather.” Zeppelins are able to outwit the weath er by flying around the storms. This is because of their greater cruising range and the fact that, if worst comes to worst and they run out of fuel, they at least can remain in the air as a free balloon for some time. The fact that all that needs to be done to keep the ship above the water if the motors stop is to let out a little ballast gives the "zep” a safety advantage over the airplane on the long inter-continental trips. But impravement in ships and motors has come quickly in the past few years and today the heavier-than-air ships liner compares with a cabin speedboat; the one is ponderous and majestic, the other is sleek and swift. The Hindenburg on her maiden Amer ican voyage carried 107 persons, of whom SI were passengers. The passengers foun$ ell the comforts of a first clou hotel, according to the account of James McVittie, Chicagoan who made the trip and had had hit reservation in since 1931. There was room for dancing, parlor games and luxurious dining. There was e fine bar. There were berths as comfort- able as you would find in a pullman car. There was even a radio broadcast of mu sic and speeches from the spacious salon of the ship. In an address from the ship as It sped across the sea, Dr. Hugo Eckener, veteran of airship navigation who ac companied Capt. Ernest Lehmann as special adviser, told of the wonders experienced by those on board. “America is ahead of us,” he said. “About three hours from now we will be approaching Nantucket lightship and tomorrow morning before sunrise we will have left Sandy Hook behind. Our trip from coast to coast will have lasted just about fifty hours. Describes Inspiring Day “I want to greet you all in just these few words. This present trip is like a dream to me. “Earlier in the day we had a mar-' ‘ velous piano concert Now our pas-i sengers have gathered in the social hall and smoking room, having a grand time. All tliis at a speed of ninety miles an hour and an altitude of 1,000 feet above the clouds. ’’Many passengers told me today all this seems unreal. How long will it be until all this will have become just the ordinary thing, that tvill cause fear to no body, and will hardly be mentioned in the newspapers? “You know, this trip and those that are to follow are only experimental. We want to be on safe ground before proceeding to the inauguration of reg ular airship travel across the Atlantic. The beginning is indeed encouraging. I think we could learn a lot during this trip, and I am convinced that in due course we shall gather enough experi ence that will enable us to cross even in unfavorable weather conditions, not employing too much time. “The interest is tremendous. . . .” Sir Hubert Wilkins, the noted ex plorer, who, with his wife, was a pas senger on the Hindenburg, expressed an opinion that the airship was the more desirable mode of travel for jour neys of more than 15 hours over the water. i Zep May Replace Liner “There is no doubt In my mind," was the way Sir Hubert put it, “that If airships were built in such numbers as| to bring down the cost of construction, they could be operated on a higher profit basis than the big sea-going lin ers of today.” The primary purpose of the Hinden- burg’s crossings this summer will be to attract financial backing for a com bined German-American transatlantic passenger service, Doctor Eckener ad mitted. 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