Show SEA SLEDS FOR AIRPLANES speed of giant floats makes the taking off from small space a matter of ease giant sen sea sleds capable of carrying g airplanes out in nildo cean tire are being developed by a boston concerti concern some are equipped with four motors totaling 1750 borse horsepower and have a speed of 55 miles an hour in the event ot of war with a foreign nation these sea sleds would be utilized to transport heavy bombing planes across lie he ocean thousands could be sent at a comparatively low cost while it la Is possible for un an airplane to len e the deck of a sea sled there Is not sum lelent clent room for a landing binding to be made the flying machine would have to work out its own salvation once its wheels left the sled these sea sleds are built to lift and run on oil the surface of the water when a speed of 50 miles an hour Is reached it Is possible for an airplane to open its motors and leave the deck without any further runway experiments made off the new england coast show that a small airplane can take oft off when the sea sled Is making but 40 rulles miles an hour in a heavy sea other tests are being mado made to develop the high power sea sleds into pleasure craft as well as for military nud and naval purposes gordon S orme of new orleans a wealthy wi althy sportsman has had a 32 foot er built for his use in the gulf of mexico factories have been established in atlantic city to aid ld in producing the sea sleds which are now being tested oil off the new england coast |