AMERICA'S BIG AVIATION PROGRAMME

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 48, 20 November 1917, Page 6

AMERICA'S BIG AVIATION PROGRAMME

The United States Government has sat aside ft total, of 640,00°,°00 dollars for the construction of aeroplanos ana the training of the necessary pilots, mechanics, etc., and is _Teady fo provide more money if required. Tile.tot ing of the Wg aviation grontiS ( iobluff; snvs Mr T. Farman in the tontem porlv Review," but the task of .train™ L great number of yAob, required will 7m a difficult one. j .lOliglt It IB pro nosed to construct 22,000 aeroplanes withTwelve months, it has ' lo be remembered tliat the average lifo of a military aeroplane in active service is not more Tlinn four months. so that tne terjr liXst number that could be in service i a. same time would be between fIU and 10,000. Furthermore, its each ;i?f olfniild have at liis disposal two nvinns to avoid the wasting of time 01). the constructioi. of 22, MM aero planes- could at no moment of the yet • o'^rs" C American aeroplane on tho Western front Mr. Farman adds, will result in tl.e three great AHim obtaining a rafccieivtly complete niaateiy is the air to enable fhent to hnston ft decisive victory.