Show FLIERS liNE UP t FOR FORSEA SEA RACE Who Will Be First to th Fly From New York to Paris Pans CJ By BRADLEY W. W TRENT Special Correspondent of The Standard Examiner Copyright 1027 Consolidated Press Association NEW YORK April 16 Amen Amerl cas ca's air all derby Is on Lined up eager cager to start the New York to Paris flight light are arc four our American planes two to piloted by b naval of or officers and two tro by civilian Chilian fly fly- flyers flyers ers In the offing are two dark horses One Is Lieutenant Leigh Wade ade round the world flyer o othe of the memorable 1921 1021 expedition who is negotiating to find a n financial backer The Tho sixth pos pos- possible possible sible entrant In the person of Rene Itene Fonck tho French Trench ace aee who already has lias failed In one ono attempt to bridge the Atlantic lends an international touch to the race WHO WHO'LL LL BE FIRST Its It's a race beyond a a. doubt doubt- a n race cace to be first to hop off for fortie forthe forthe the tie trans trans Atlantic Atlantic tic crossing now that Bert Acosta and Clarence D D. Chamberlin civilian aviators have ha butted into the competition for or aeronautical glory by bv flying lying con con- continuously for 51 hours and 11 minutes and thereby breaking all aU endurance records Tire Tins sturdy little Wright Bellan Dellan ca piano which this week astound astound- astounded ed cd tho the world by remaining in the theair theair air more mora than two da days ds's s and nights in Its droning flight light over oer Roose Roose- Roosevelt Roosevelt velt field Long Island has pep pepped pepped pepped ped up the New York York Paris Pans con con- contest contest test and thrown throw r a a. scare into the camps of or its bigger rivals ri Only O lv a week ago ngo Commander Richard E E. Byrd leader of or per per- perhaps perhaps perhaps haps tho the most of the flight entries was handed a stun stun- stunning stunning stunning ning surprise when Lieutenant Commander Noel oel Davis also a navy air man made mad a an unexpected ed test flight with his big bl biplane plane and revealed re eal d that he had been carrying on secret lions for or an early take off for Paris Acosta's s and am Chamberlin Chamberlin's 6 feat fe-at feath has h s startled them all and has fired Giuseppe eppe M M. Ballanca the thed designer signer d ef the Bellanca mono mono- monoplane monoplane plane lane with wills the ambition to sue in the first trans transAtlantic trans Atlantic hop Bellanca Bellanca an animated little Italian speaks English slowly and with precision but with only a slight accent He lie says sas he is proud that the endurance record has come to America When questioned at Roosevelt field he declared his plane plan could bo made ready to hop oft off for Paris in three days but that he wished to make mak careful preparations to assure the safety fely of or the pilots Acosta and Chamberlin he said would re re- receive receive re- re first consideration as pilots for the trip but an experienced navigator might be substituted for forone forone one ODe of or them themIS IS HEAVY WEIGHT The bulky Acosta he Acosta-he he weighs wei hs pounds is said to be favored for tho the trip lie is called a na natural natural natural tural flying man because he is isso isso isso so much at homo home in the tho air whether speeding or 01 performing stunts Ho lie has has has' been flying since 1912 and before that time he was an automobile racer Tho The Bellanca D lIan monoplane er has hils the pole pol for the start off oCr It is being overhauled o and anda a new Wright motor is being in in- installed I stalled The plane may start its trans-ocean trans flight the first tint week In May Ia provided pro weather condl condl- Hons are favorable Byrd and Davis had not planned to start until u UI the latter part of or May Maj l Ia but they are not revealing re their plans Little has has been heard of or the fourth American entrant in the th thair th thair theair air derby d rby Hu lit is Charles Lind Lind- Lindberg berg of or St. St Louis an air airmail mall mail pilot who has announced anno that be lie will ill try the tho flight light in a single motored Ran an monoplane but has divulged none non o or of his plans prans LIndberg Is one of or the contend contend- contenders ers cs for Cor the Ra Raymond mond prize of or f 25 offered to the first flyer firer who crosses Closes the Atlantic hut but but not all he the birdmen bir men are Wed to compete for this award since entries must be made CO GO COdara lays dara before the flight The race Is now not so much for Cor the money mon y prize as it jt Is for or the honor of or being the the first to traverse the theair theair air lanes between New York and Paris If jt the Bellanca monoplane and andone andon one on of Its bigger rivals rivals' should happen to get et started at about abo l the same sarno time the odds would favor or the Bellanca machine be be- because because cause It is lighter and faster fa ler than either cither or Davis Davis' plane THREE BIG MOTORS Birds machine tho the America Is similar to the plane used by the th naval na officer In his flight last year to the north pole but Is larger It is a monoplane mono lane with three Wright motors of or 22 horsepower ver each weighing bout about 14 pounds when fully loaded with wills 1300 gallons of gasoline Davis Davis' machine is a Keystone I bl bi- bi biplane plane with three Wright motors of or orthe the type used by b Byn Dyr and It Li carries 1500 gallons of gasoline The Wi-Ight-Bellanca Wi Bellanca plane with only ono one motor needed but gallons of or gasoline to make its 51 hour 51 hour flight and it weighed ful ly Iy loaded about 5 pounds It Itis is estimated the New t York York Paris Paris Jaunt of some soma 3 miles would require a from 35 to 40 hours in inthe Inthe inthe the air I |