| Show IRED RED TAPE WE DELAYS U. U S. S IN OCEAN OCEANAIR AIR RACE Special Dispatch YORK May Ma 14 H Tremendous difficulties had to be te overcome o by tho the United ln States before America could be bo placer placed at al the starting point of or tho the transatlantic trans trans- atlantic rice nce with Great Greal Britain From rom the lie ery very moment that It Jl was u b by nav naval na l aviators that Uncle Sam ham not If IC possible le permit John Bull to Kd get ay aay with the credit for 10 or hav hay l ing og m made the first flight ht across the tho At At- Atu l antic lantic the hue greatest secrecy has surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded all preparations First of oC all Interest among officials had to be ue lot stimulated Simulated then a separate section had to be created a n. suitable liv 11 fly fly- log ing boat had bad to be Jie deel designed and built and Uld finally negotiations lIa hid had Q bo be en entered entered en- en Into Inlo which would entitle an Amer Aner- ican flying craft to tu mice tako ao off ff fro from In and alight on oui alien water vater When heui hell It was decided that the start could be he made mal front Irom Newfoundland tho the transatlantic section auction prepared its request which was vaie to lo the state de department department de- de bv by Secretary Daniels The Tue state slat department the request t to tho the British sj embT-sj which In tn turn got In Iii touch ouch with tho the Newfoundland government govern govern- bent ment a dominion separ separate from Canada anti responsible responsible- lc only to 10 the crown In its International relatIons relation DELAYS HINDRANCES There laere vier dela and hindrances Letters w were re lost In lit transit and the thi fact tact that that the United States navy despite these theno e handicaps Is read ready for lor the lie flight I before the British Is I testimonial to ci the with which the he work has gone one I forward Day Dav after day dav along the tho Long island Mand coast roast the NC C boats have hav been tried out J 15 M t me give a Hiort hort account or of the tho grow ro lh Hi and power powei of the hue navy nav j In Itt the tilt ball Jail of oC 1917 It wa was sas decided that I hue tho design and construction o of still larger bo hoatH its than were cre in lee existence should b tie be undertaken with tho object ct of obtainIng obtain obtain- In ing both large laigo radius uR of action coil anti larK u useful load loar lo together with seaworthiness quite as 39 distinct as all airworthiness This was Va undertaken Jointly by b th Ih bureau of or construction and r repair navy y department rind nOli the Ilu J t 1 Engineering corporation CURTISS SUMMONED Glenn II H. Curtiss and his were Invited to a conference In ton tori with Naval Na Constructors Richardson Westervelt tl th r and antI er Tho evolved became tho the NC C Nav Navy Curtis type of which lout foul were ordered The flight JI ht of the tho NC 1 1 was made October 4 I lOIS 1118 when beginning with a t. t load of oC pounds thin ship hip got off the water vater In x seconds A AS soon noon as all No Nos o 2 and 3 J were re they they lucy I sere wert put through h tests which demon demon- JUt that It wal va possible foi fot hem to take tako oft off with pounds This was walt regarded ns as rem remarkable able as the tho craft crall were t ed for lIh lighting fighting tI nJ n rind not riot for weight earning carryIng The limit is now set at pounds ru rho of ot hi t tl I. I u of the NC C boats ls for submarine ne c chasm hasing and the tho navy Immediately s set seta et a bout about out developing de the minto Into practical lon long g ii distance commerce carriers The Atlantic Atlant ic n flight ight Is bc regarded as 3 the laboratory laboratory labora labora- a- a t tory ory for or a a. specific demonstration th that at att I international aerial navigation It I Is ii a It ufa fact t I |
