Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-07 | Page 37 | Locklear Stunts to Help Aviation

LOCKLEAR STUNTS TO HELP AVIATION Aviators Aviator's Recklessness Was Not foot in Vain CHICAGO Nov d. d 6 The G.-The The The reckless aeri aerial l acrobatics with which which Omer Orner Locklear startled the world until they resulted in his death recently In Call California Cornia have not been in vain accord according In to air airmail mall service officials here for they report Locklear's stunts have opened the tho way for Cor Important developments in commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial aviation I Locklear a feat Ceat of changing from one onel plane l Tane to another several thousand reef feet I above the carts curti will be lie copied in thoI the tho I l' l I air mall mail service and by In commercial aviation avi- avi 1 aVI 1 i- i I companies In changing sacks of mill mall packages or pilots from one ship to another thus enabling aerial liner to tomake tomake make male long journeys without landing officials say Some believe that within a short time airplanes may even take gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line and supplies in the tho air When one of the mammoth airplanes which aviators believe soon will be becOm- becOm common com com- mon flies files over the control station a smaller plane piano will come up to meet It It the officials explain and by means of a a. rope mall mail sacks or other packages willbe will willbe be bEl lowered from the large largo to the small plane e With Vl a long hook hool the h r Il large e ship will wille Vlon will take on baggage nom the smaller ship and speed on to Its destination Eventually it Is expected that this plan will b be perfected so that fuel supplies can be transferred from one plane plan to another nicking possible a nonstop coast to roast mast trip Pilots will change planes In midair by using a a. rope ladder lowered from one machine to the other Just as Locklear did it Is explained The government has been conducting tests along this line for since time of- of officials of of- here say and anti one commercial aviation company Is reported to be pla plan plan- 1 nin nine to put nut the tine scheme Into effect within a u few fe e w most months month hs In transferring ferI n s m mall I