Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-05 | Page 2 | Utahn Predicts Strato Planes

UTAHN UT AHN PREDICTS STRA STRATO TO PLANES S Special to The Telegram OGDEN May 5 Visions 5 of ot giant transcontinental airplanes travelIng traveling traveling travel travel- ing at feet elevation were conjured here today by Captain Orvii Orvil Or- Or vii vil A. A Anderson Captain Anderson returning to his native Utah for a series of four tour lectures was wu the pilot of the Explorer Explorer Explorer Ex Ex- Ex- Ex II stratosphere balloon which ascended feet last sum aum- merIt merIt merIt mer It should not be long he said Mid until transcontinental airplanes their cabins sealed and supplied with manufactured air will be racIng racIng racing rac rac- ing across the United States at heights up 2 feet He explained that the gondola of the Explorer II IT on its record break ing ascent was hermetically scaled sealed and he and Captain Albert Stevens flight commander were supplied with manufactured air i There is no possibility lity of ot a 8 stratosphere stratosphere stratosphere strato strato- sphere flight this year Ander Anderson on said Other future arrangements hinge bingo on arrangements between the tho United States army and arid tho the National Geographic society cosponsors cosponsor of the the flight Tho The giant open pit mine of the Utah Copper company at Bingham was was' once nce considered as the possible possible possible ble site Ite for start tart of a stratosphere flight he said but was wu abandoned because o. o of morning early-morning wi winds ds Stopping here night with his brother Elmer Anderson the balloonist was was' to go to in the late afternoon where ho he will willbe willbe b be g guest est at an evening dinner meet- meet Ing Captain Anderson was born in Springville On Wednesday Captain Anderson will wUl go to Brigham Young university university sity in Provo for a morning assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly talk and for an evening illustrated illustrated illus mUI lecture Thursday he will speak at Ogden and on Saturday In In Salt Lake City He will leave Sundays Sunday for Lander Wyo where on Monday he will be made an honorary honorary honorary hon hon- chief of ot the tho Shoshone In In- diana