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January 7, 1930
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Engineer Wilfred A. Austin in Cleveland foresees airports pulling cities outward, designs larger facilities for bigger planes, emphasizes safety, and proposes integrated transport hubs for water, rail, road, and air.
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ENGINEER SEES CITIES DRAWN TO AIRPORTS
CLEVELAND, Jan. 7.—Instead of the cities drawing airports nearer their hearts, Wilfred A. Austin, a builder of airplane stations, sees the remote aviation fields pulling sections of the city their way.
Austin, a leading designer of landing fields and stations, is basing his new designs on this belief.
"In five or ten years planes of a wing spread of 100 feet likely will be making coast to coast non-stop flights," said Austin. "They'll need room. Hangars must have large clear roof spans with larger floor areas unobstructed by pillars.
"The psychology of safety is an important consideration in airplane travel, and with the larger and safer planes must be constructed airports that give passengers greater assurance.
"If the landing speed of planes was cut to 25 miles an hour, passenger airports in the heart of the city would be more feasible."
One of Austin's new station designs is for a city, like Cleveland, on water, land and air routes. A runway extending from lake wharfs, across rail lines and automobile roadways to the airport, would enable passengers to transfer between any of the transportation branches without inconvenience or discomfort.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 7.—Instead of the cities drawing airports nearer their hearts, Wilfred A. Austin, a builder of airplane stations, sees the remote aviation fields pulling sections of the city their way.
Austin, a leading designer of landing fields and stations, is basing his new designs on this belief.
"In five or ten years planes of a wing spread of 100 feet likely will be making coast to coast non-stop flights," said Austin. "They'll need room. Hangars must have large clear roof spans with larger floor areas unobstructed by pillars.
"The psychology of safety is an important consideration in airplane travel, and with the larger and safer planes must be constructed airports that give passengers greater assurance.
"If the landing speed of planes was cut to 25 miles an hour, passenger airports in the heart of the city would be more feasible."
One of Austin's new station designs is for a city, like Cleveland, on water, land and air routes. A runway extending from lake wharfs, across rail lines and automobile roadways to the airport, would enable passengers to transfer between any of the transportation branches without inconvenience or discomfort.
What sub-type of article is it?
Aviation Forecast
Urban Planning
What keywords are associated?
Airports
Aviation Design
Future Planes
City Planning
Multi Modal Transport
What entities or persons were involved?
Wilfred A. Austin
Where did it happen?
Cleveland
Story Details
Key Persons
Wilfred A. Austin
Location
Cleveland
Event Date
Jan. 7
Story Details
Wilfred A. Austin predicts that remote aviation fields will draw city sections toward them, influencing his designs for larger hangars and safer airports. He envisions 100-foot wingspan planes making non-stop coast-to-coast flights and proposes a multi-modal station design for cities like Cleveland integrating water, land, rail, and air transport.