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LUNKEN AIRPORT
Cincinnati. Ohio
Exclusive to Popular Aviation*'
CKOSS-C 'UNTFY FLIGHT IN _______A SEAPLANE_________
By
Henry B. Chapman
Vfhen I took off fro*n Floyd Bennett Airport, Nev. York, at C:01 A.M. on Coluiabua Day, to try and li.nuc up a new non-: t^p world?s record for light seaplanes, I had several reasons in mind for making the flight, and the primary mason wnc not ??V-re-ly to claim a new seaplane record for myself or to enable the Aeronautical Corporation of Aaerioa who built tho airplane to add another'certill cate to tho wall-full thoy nov? have on display The real reason for tho non-stop flight was to prove that the lipht seaplane definitely holds a place v?itlun avirtUm with land planes. With this purpose in mi.nd, I decide*.! a month or so 0f>0 to aake the flight and proceeded with preliminary preparations. I wish to sake it clear that the airplane w:-ic e strictly standard aodel in every respect. The only chanres made was the addition of extra cas and oil. ?he normal seaplane hr-p a cruising ranf;e of frcca 2^0 to SCO miles and by ubitV the
pontoons for f;us tanks I extended the cruising ranee cf ?;y ttc-n<!a Aeronca to approxinmtely 1500 niles ? but I*:u rettin.-: o little
ahead of the story*