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Show AVIATOR PLANS RECORD FLIGHT Lieut. MacReady Will Try-to Try-to Better Altitude Mark of 40,800 Feet DAYTON, hio. Feb 16 In the face of expressions of doubt that a much greater altitude could be reached and declarations lhat the rarity of atmos phere at great heights probably would cause ruptures of the itssues ol Hie human body, Lieut. J. A MacKeady today announced that he Is planning to attempt to better the worlds airplane air-plane altitude record of (0,800 teri which he established here last Sep-1 Sep-1 leather Army air service engineers at Mc ouk field here are constructing a new-super new-super charger, more powerful than e' er used, for Lieutenant Mac Ready's , flight He did not announce the date ol the proposed flight. While somo engineers and aviation experts at tpe field expressed opinion thai an dUtiide of 65,uu0 feet might be reached, oiher pointed out that , the thin atmosphere at this heighi probably would be insufficient to sup oort 1 he plane and dangerous to the pilot After hla record flight last Septem 1 ber MaeReudy announced that he had reached the ' iimc; al Lu800 feet I where his machine hung stationary, but said today that he hopd different atmospheric conditions would allow 1 him to go higher in his next trial. |