Show united states has largest war plane ardys now new two and a ta THE alf planer air giant known is s the darling barling brober bomber tho the big treat cesi thing yet in fijian machines will s soon bo be tested nt at wllbur wilbur wright field dayton 0 the war dopart department part ment having announced the selection of leigh wade and harold it harris as pilots for tho the flight the ship measures feet from tip to tip Is powered with six liberty motors weighs pounds and will have bavo a flying speed of not less than ninety miles an hour inthe if the performance in flight flights la satisfactory is which will be known by the official report the departments zin announcement no said the air service engineering gi division nt at dayton will have achieved the credit of putting in the air the largest successful airplane in tho world the plane was designed for tho the air service by walter valter ia H darling barling it was constructed by the air cruft craft corporation of hasbrouck heights N J while it Is generally rated as a trl plano the amid mid plane Is so narrow a as s to prompt the expression two and a half planer the gasoline capacity Is 2000 gallons and oli oil gallon gall ID and 11 q minimum fuai ppe operating rating fotr A 1 brew dl four will be required alred 1 spruce and pound Stee steer ltv wore were used in construction as aa corn com pared with the pound nickel steel used in building the navys trans atlantic Atlant lc flyer NC 4 of the fuselage construction the statement said six inch shells probably could pass through the tall portion without bring brang i i ing the plane down there are no yotal longe rons or wires which if shot would enatho end the flight the ship Is scheduled to have a 12 hour full speed night flight capacity and will carry seven guns sweeping tho the wh ole field of approach of enemy machines controls of the six motors are c central C FA I 1 iced for operation through a single control stick added features being means of shutting down the engines on one side without reducing the driver of the others to aid in negotiating power turns pilot controls are in duplicate with tile the two pilots s sitting side by side eide permitting frequent changes in flight |