The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, May 28, 1936, Image 3
The Barnwell People-Sentinel, Barnwell, S. C, Thursday, May 28, 1936
TRANSATLANTIC AIR SERVICE BEGINS
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Zeppelin Hindenburg Will Make Crossings Regularly; Schedules Are
Also Planned for Heavier-Than-Air Flying Ships.
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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-
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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. ’
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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,
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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.
The United Slates had cooled off to
almost zero in its sympathies toward air
ships as a result of the Akron and Macon
disasters, but it is hopbd that the new
“zep,’’ making regular trips will win
back America’s confidence. There was a
scheme in 1929 to back such an air sens-
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when making Welsh rabbit, do net
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Ing. Have only Just enough heat te
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The. China Clipper, Giant Mail and Passenger Plane, Uncle Sam’s Contribution
to the Quick Spanning of the Pacific.
are much safer than they were even
two or three years ago. They have
increased In range and efficiency; they
now have the added advantage of the
controllable-pitch propeller, which gives
them a sort of “gear shift” comparable
to the automobile, and radio and the
robot pilot have removed much of the
hazards and rigors of navigating them.
An airplane depends upon sustained
forward speed to keep It aloft, and If
the motor stops for a fraction of a
second (which means that if any one
of thousands of delicate parts goes
wrong, even with the wear and vibra
tion of many hours of flying throngh
all kinds of weather at hjgb speed) It
must land.
“Zep" Is Grand Sight
But the zeppelin only flies 60 to 90
miles an hour, normally, and the air
plane files two or three times that fast.
Since mankind has never yet refused
a new, faster mode of travel for an
ice which would have been extended
across the Pacific as well as the Atlantic,
but the depression wiped it out.
Meanwhile, America may perhaps
look forward to having Doctor Ecke-
ner’s expert advice In any future plans
for lighter-than-air craft. It was ru
mored In the press that the venerable
pioneer of the airways. In Hitler’s dis
favor for refusing to allow the Hinden
burg to be used for political ballyhoo,
would take a job In this country.
O Western Newspaper Union.
Uncanny Decorations
Among the most uncanny decora
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heads during festivals In India. They
are drawn In juch mauner that the
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