Show Navy Develops Big Air Program WASHINGTON Jan 29 AP AT AP- Navy plans for expenditure of 14 over a year five period for tor lighter than air craft development were described today by Rear Admiral Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral William A A. Moffett the naval air chief before the house naval I committee The money would be used for tor these purposes S Two dirigibles of cubic feet capacity at a cost of each A training dirigible to cost 1 1500 Establishment of ot a lighter than air base on the Pacific coast at nt a acost acost acost cost of The admiral also proposed to ex expend expend pend annually for tor maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of ot existing lighter than air facilities Of this amount 1000 DOO would be for continuance of the Lakehurst air station for operation co-operation with the bureau of ot mines In helium production and for experimental work It was Indicated that Admiral Moffett was speaking only for tor the i bureau of ot aeronautics of the navy He said was desired im immediately mi- mi mediately to start work on the training dirigible which could be bo completed within eighteen months Bids would be asked from commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial firms This dirigible would have a 1250 I cubic feet capacity he lie asserted or more than six times that of th proposed metal all nav navy ship contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- by the aircraft development development development develop develop- ment corporation backed by Ford Interests Such a ship would beI beabout be tie I about halt half the size of ot the wrecked i Shenandoah and would carry a aI I complement of thirty y men |