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Show GIANT HYDROPLANE CARRIES FIFTY MEN The giant XC-1, the largest seaplane in the world, which made a flight with fifty men on board, as reported jn HS week's issue, is the first American tri-engined tri-engined seaplane propelled by three Liberty engine that develop a maximum maxi-mum of lL'O'i horse ,ovv.r, giving it a eruising .speed nf S'i miles per hour, i The flying werght. of the maeliine is j 'J2,"':'J pounds whilo the weight, (,f the seaplane it.-df. unloaded and Without a crew, is l.'ViflM pund. An idea of the -W". of Ide .enplane ) shown bv the fact thai tb'' wing -'.rea1 is Jlin feet, the bicadth of wing' ij feef. and the gap between ty. wiiig-. Ij f , t Ke.-ently tho N( '-1 made Die tr,p frmn Ro'-ka-.vny to Washington, alio-it r;."n miles, in 5 In'mr and L'U ininuies. The flight from Washington to Hampton Koads. bji miles, v;i covered in 'J bourn and l:"i mi mil e , and the trip from Hampton b'onds tip w York, ,'!'iu miles, took 4 hour-i nod minute-. . Motor |