UNCLE SAM'S AIRCRAFT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 244, 15 October 1925, Page 7

UNCLE SAM'S AIRCRAFT.

SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENT. WASHINGTON, October 14. Thnt the I'nitod States Government should abandon its "standstill" attitude toward aviation and investigate the commercial future of aeronautics was the opinion expressed by the PostmasterGeneral (Mr. New) in his evidence before the Aircraft Inquiry. He said the best forward step would bo the creation of a bureau of aeronautics in the Department of Commerce. Witness said that the Government had "'■''r- ■ ■• v:i ilwn <-= <]'■■■'• their • .-i _rl of development, and aviation should be accorded the same treatment by the Government. The latter should establish lighted airways and landine • fields for commercial aviation companies. •Commercial aeronautics formed the corner stone of the whole structure. Tlie successful establishment of air lines meant factories employing skilled mechanics and pilots, and air ports readily available for defence in emergency. Mr. New Rtim_e<.pd thnt thp Tost OfTW Department should be crnriled funds to develop aircraft most suitable for commerce. The dorinrt. ent's experiments with air snfetv devices had produced re 1 !" 1 !?- that were worth all the expense entailed.—(A. nnd N.Z. Cable.)