Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-31 | Page 4 | Other Points of View

I a c Other Points of View 1 I IE E v E AVIATION 10 A short time ago aviation's goal goal was waB a rl flight ht acro across the English channel now no it i Is a a flight fight The rise motive mot o is psychological rather than practical It It is s not necessary to make tho the dangerous journey journe to demonstrate tho the commercial value of or flying lne but hut it is worth while to show the public that which will wil make male it believe beleve more morr readily In in less hazardous If 1 more utilitarian enterprise The Thc world of or aviation now appears to have ha e cent centered re reis its is thought on the project There id lii rivalry rI between England and America to determine which shall hart havo the honor of being the first to accomplish the feat and France Franceis is in the competition lon with wIh a plan to fly from rIca Africa to Brazil American arm army aviators may attempt the tl flight h within with with- in a month while a stor story comes from Ln London on that English l pilots are actually on the wa way lo to o Newfoundland land to lo prepare prepare pre pre- pare for tor an attempt to fly from that that Island to Ireland The fhe reason for fOI coming to this side is to tal take c advantage ud of Jr r the wind In which at a this season blows from Crom west to east cast From twenty to Cort forty miles an hour hOUI can be 1 be gained in this tills a way There Thero is also tho the possibility of ot i sing JIn enough h to lo take talc advantage antage O of oc the wind that blows be betWeen between be- be tween the worlds which always carries eastward The British plane is said to be capable of or sus sus- flight ight for twenty five e C hours at an ho hour This barring acci accidents should more than suffice for oi- oi the lOSo miles between Newfoundland and Irelan Ireland In the meantime commercial aviation here apparently can make little progress without cor congressional action There her can bo ho little Itlo progress until ar ari ar provided pro pro- irl vided er rno r c In landing n grounds rounds set aside These d Isad Isada a n- n d do not apply appl to SO o large n in extent ilo-ig ilo tho the coast 10 eI and there Is a n probability a coastal air ar s earr-cd earr on b by means O of or seaplanes s will ivill wil I precede e cross cross- country flying inS This is forecast In the tt ment ol ot North Vf Willys a capitalist interested c in aviation The he helme Sinie zime idea ea is advanced ad b by Glenn Curtiss jn n the the Forum orul If wt w. WE arc are to lo arrive at commercial aviation a iJ by hy the seaplane seaplane sea sea- plane route the impetus to be derived from an ai al America America- to to ut fl flight ht will wil be well wel worth the tho risk 1 involved r r w n York Tribune