1934-12-06 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1934:

STRATOSPHERE FASHIONS

Wiley Post Wears New Suit Model

KEEPS PRESSURE EVEN ALWAYS

INVESTED

DIVING

When Wiley Post attemptą his

10 pounds to the spuare inch, and the fabric has a bursting strongth of 50 pounds to the square inch. This permits a safety factor of five

to one.

All seams in the ault are comont- ed and taped on both sides, with the exception of the gloves, which are sewed. The tape used is the same as that employed in construc- tion of gas cells in giant dirigibles, such as the Mason.

"It might be explained." says Mr. Hucks, "that the stratosphere pressure falls to approximately Ave pounds to the square fuch In place of the 14.7 pounds to the Aquare inch at sea level.

"In this rubber suit, receiving announced round trip dawn-dusk air from the plane's supercharger. more than 15 flight between New York and Lesja pressure of not

Angeles the famous round-the- pounds will be supplied. This pro- world aviation speed king will be vides a 10-pound aafets differen- seated at the controls wearing atin." specially constructed stratosphere flying salt.

rubber

He wore the same outfit two days ago when he attempted an altituile record.

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·

DEEP SEA DIVING

"

Explaining what would happen

if a pilot attempted to enter the.

con-

Constructed to operate in the stratosphere without such equip stratosphere's rarefied atmosphere,ment as he and Diehl have design-I through which Post plans to speed ud and constructed, Hucks at a rate of 350 miles an hour or tinues: more, the suit entirely enclouen the pilot.

"Flying in the stratosphere is junt the opposite of deep

Bell the

It will feed oxygen to his body dlving. After being under through an extra superchargersen, the diver niust ascend gradual. which has been installed on the ly. In high altitudes a suit of this Winnie Mae, the plane in which kind in essential, so functions of Post circled the globe in record the body will remain such as they

would on the earth,

the time.

"With the possibility that In high altitudes a suit of this kind is necessary to keep the func-internal organs of the body may they burst, causing death of serious in- tions of the body such as

Jury, the atratosphere expands would be on the earth's surface.

The special rubber auit, similar these organs to several times their appearance to deep sea diver's normal size, due to the presence apparel, was constructed by the of internal pressure,"

in

Pacific Goodrich Rubber Company

While the temperature in the

at Los Angelen under supervision, stratosphere may be 50 to 75 de- of W. R. Hücks, technical manager, grees Fahrenheit below zero, the and John A. Diehl, technical en-temperature within the sult will be! approximately 90 degrees, or blot/ gineer.

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FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

heal.

GHOST CITY

LIVES AGAIN

BUT ONLY. FOR ONE DAY

The specially built suit at the left, designed for stratosphere flying, will be worn by Wiley Post, aviation speed king, right, when he attempts his dawn-dunk round trip hop from New York to Los Angeles at the lofty altituda in his famed plans, Winnie Mas, shown in top photo. Centre, left and right, are W. R. Hucks and John A. Dlehi, who constructed the suit, adjusting it on a "moda" Past set what is believed to be a new altitude record in this clans and this ault two days ago.

doned the year round.

When the theatro

were

tunes in silver and gold But Central City, which appears mined.

was built. to be suspended on the side of the hills, lives once a year when Central City was like a mighty and Denver organisation formed solely majestic skyrocket.

for that purpose, sponsors in opera

at the theatre which was built by: It zoomed to great heights. the boom collapsed Then when popular subscription in 1878,

Now, the boards of the theatre Central City exploded and settled Bleeder or relief valves in the

which once were rend by such back to a common existence,

There was not enough money to Probably one of the first steps side of the boots will permit

Krent stars of yesterday as Booth Old Central City, "ghost town"

took and Barroit, Bernhardt, Salvini ran the opera house and it was to protect pilots in the rarefled small dow of air circulation to the

from whee hills miners atmosphore of the little explored pilot for comfort, and there is an

it to decay, enjoys the footsteps of modern stara like group renovated it in 1932 and startosphere, construction of the auxillary tube to the suit to carry $100,000,000 in gold and silver and and Modjeska, aranally resound to closed. It remained dark until a

then left

Walter Huston, Lillian Gish, Cladys brought Lillian Gish there to play the lead in "Camille." The revival- suit for Post points a future for a reserve supply of oxygen as a

"revival" once a year.. who must y open safety measure, Army pilota

Other mining towns of the west: /Swarthout and Natalin Hall,

The opera house is a massive was such a success that it was de cockpil planes and may thus be able to engage in aerial combat in

In the shroud, or headgear, of left to wither in their own dust, the statosphere.

Also, it points to the running of the suit a 7% by 24 inch window after the boom days of the silverston structure built against one of cided to promote an opera "every

ample visibility. Con-rush ended, remain virtually aban the mountains where great for year, commercial airliners in the strato provides

special ..sphere at terrific speeds, with pas-tructed of xylonite,

transparent material used in air- sengers wearing similar suits.

Weighing only 16 pounds, the plane construction, the window in suit is made of rubberised balloon made double, to prevent fogging] low temperatures of the silk, doubled on the blag to elim-in the

WINDOWS IN HEADGEAR ·

inale stretching. It contains ap rareßed atmosphere.

Tubes leading to the plane's | proximately six yards of this ma- terial, fabricated at the Akron, O., supercharger, from which air is re- Jceived, are set directly in front of

is re-i plant of the Goodrich company.

Metal appointments, made by the pilot's mouth. Space Towell-Peters of Los Angeles, in-served for radio carphones. clude an aluminum shroud, or The headgear will be strapped-to.. headgear, which weighs approxi- the seat of the plane with a special mately 3% pounds, and a dura-harness. Hacks explained, because ju hnd of 125 pounds tends to pull lumin belt.

Pigskin gloves, specially made, at this part of the suit, enough

it off with tremendous | com- to jerk and ordinary rubber boots

force. plete the outfit.

The rubber boula which complete the outfit provide most of the 16-1

FOR HIGH PRESSURE

The suit was designed to operate pound total weight of the strato-

differential pressure of sphere flying suit.

under

BATTLEFIELD OF FUTURE

ALASKA IS ASIA'S DANGER SPOT

"But if capitalism cannot secure the prosperity of Alaska, it is cap- able of making it the battlefield of future wars,

"The almost untouched wealth Moscow, Dec. 1.

of Alaska attracts the appetite of Charges that "Japanese Imperi- Japanese imperialists. Lately the alists" are looking with hungry waters off the shore of Alaska- eyes at Alaska's resources, were have been very lively. They are coupled with implied criticism of regularly visited by fishing boats the United States' development of with the flag of the Red Sun- the territory in as article in Bloating scouts of Japanese Im.

Pravda, official organ of the Com-perils one of the decisive

munist Party. Taking note of the

in

development of United States battlefields of the North Pacifie naval banca the Aleutianphase of a future war, prepara- Islands, and

parallel Japanese tions for which are developing in the Northern intensively."-United Press. preparations Pacific, Pravda predicted Alaska development plan. It continued: would be the likely battleground in

the northern phase of "a future

war in the Pacific."

Bold

Recalling with apparent regret that an "ignorant" Czur" Alaska to the United States for $7,200,000, Pravda lamented the development of the territory's resources under the capitalistic system. The, article continued:

"Capitalism walks neroas Alaska, but it is slow and pitiful trip

along with gold are found tin, iron, graphite and other valuable minerals which so for have been untouched. In the fields and comparatively small forests are a wealth of animals.

new

"Bohring Sea is full of valuable nish and even whales. Modern techniquo could create a Alaska and bring to life its ghost cities. However, capitalists com- ing to Alaska are attracted prim- arily by gold. Capitalism la not strong enough to win the Arctic district.

"For that task is required a different regime which is able to concentrate as mase of forces, means and human enthusiasm, and which is capable of fulfilling this task, by a single plan."..

The editorial evidently referred to the Soviet Union's own Arctic

The pictures above ware taken as the Shingh ai Scottish, S. V. C., turned out for their annual St. Andrew's Day Parade to the Union Church from the Ewo foreshore. Above is shown the unit being reviewed by Captain T. W. R. Wilson and Sergeant-Major Gordon Dewar, in rear. Balow.... some of the crowd which walted for the troops outside and took much pionsure in their snappy ap- pearance and the skirling bagpapas.

1000-H

With hopes running bigh in every breast, the pilots of the twenty planes entered in the 110,000 London Edelbourne race Hand up. their craft at Mildenhall airdrome for the start. A few hours later many of them had. been forced to drop out of the contant, two flare had been killed and C. W, A. Scott and T. Campbell Black warewell on the day to their racord achievement. A group of the planes is shown above a few minutes before the start of the za46.

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