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June 1, the Air Mail Service will start its night service between New York and Chicago. Night flying is absolutely essential to air transpor tation, which cannot otherwise compete with express trains. The route will have giant beacons of 600,000,000 candlepower at the terminals, smaller beacons every 25 miles and emergency landing lights every three miles. The French are following in our footsteps by inaugurating night flying and will have one beacon of even greater candlepower. This will be located at Mont St. Afrique near Dijon, 2,000 feet above sea level, operated at 8,000 volts with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Bermuda and Return | 5/4/1925 | See Source »

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