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• SC'JJ 0i OF EbGINEERING August 3, 1P3. Subject: PROPOSED AIRPORT T C Dr. T. 0. ?Talton C a m p u s Dear Dr. Walton: I have discussed with you the possibility of an airport on College property, the location being the extreme west end of State ownership beyond what is known as Shinola Lake. I found that we had a general topographic map that had been made by students in civil engineering. I sketched some probable runway lay —outs and sent the map to Captain Y. 1N. Smith of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Captain Smith was here a month or two ago and I got from him the general require— ments for a good airport. I am quoting Captain Smith's letter in connection with the possibilities of this site. • • "I was very glad to get the sketch, and the layout as shown by you is all right with the excep— tion of the disposal plant on the Northeast, and it might be advisable to shift to the South so that this would not be in the vray. I think the location is excellent and you could develop a 2500' area on the North corner with very little expense. "I have sketched in some building locations also on the sketch which I am returning to you. I will be glad to be of any further assistance." • I should like to recommend that the area beyond Lake Shi— nola, indicated with a blue outline on the attached sketch, be assigned to the School of Engineering for the purpose of developing an airport and a Department of Aeronautical Engi— neering. I suggest further that steps be taken to acquire the seventy —five or more acres owned by others, shown on the map as negro property. The airport could he put in without this, but it would not be as complete as it should be. You will note that the sketch indicates . one possible run— way of 5200 ft., one of 4600 ft., one of 3700 ft. and one of 2800 ft. Captain Smith has sketched the possible locations of buildings. r 1 —2— There are growing crops on a portion of this land. Even with the construction of the port, I see no reason why this should not continue except, of course, on the width that would be covered by runways. I believe some school in the South is going to be developed into a real aeronautical training ground. It seems to me as though we have on State property a location that should provide an airport that would serve all needs and would be of such size and extent that it could be de— veloped into a major location. Very truly yours, • G' ilchrist, Dean of Engineering. Enclosure. 1 1 1 1 1 E 0 0 SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Bryan Daily Eagle Easterwood Airport Texas A &M University September 22, 1939 College Station, Texas .. , --sue A —_4 n•.. c.rL.r..l.rl suet the tare:;.. inl.e•tUa tatteisd agoras, idworrea, trot lie omit maw mei, ate. aril of a Mew that eats bo ' staliPrzed APPROVE PAN ` - -.a.d*te vice tty.sdabe Oil. nob • FoR -A r ialI . � e A >< at 1 - _ 'noddle fewer the Jean - Dridge Details .oL -Airport t•.•d. - r.aa-alich�•t a k ppbael -s E TO $e =— - •eat.,a.at. at tamer -a. — W_orked i _ - — also _ the establishment :nr 3Ifii. c AT COLLEGE �"' ii give o f the ,noes route give faeuitles {Jut Mef field, College nor Bryan, wetting alone, po..ibly would be able to set ap. Trailer Camp Presents - Th. abtereten Sled. to -the tome -_ Need for Zoning lion en- Highway ti,•w••t of Brp- nt, about eke Mme dietain* free Ordinance` tI lft�rb t __s tstattetf _ - at eat, was was j oO — �F . hi yon oily roamlai.nrr. Than. !rem Col'ege_to be teed for lte- d•r nitht tentatively improved tie _fat train: net ln'ii ofihe 1 MOhert to ..tail{.% oft elopers M a I.ratven to M impelled b Teo- ."u1d be bathed and toe much R. A end K. Cams. to be seed _ tar -ore � hnently by Pryer and tie Caner. . .JO h. mop Coster Mold, Cost Mold, •eel le —1g �' ` a - tn. d.velnpa.eet of *Mob shoat would reoperate fteaaeW The . • - . d..,de.* woe r.s.►.d after eta. po.aihle the puree of th. id lattersbte dt.r..tl.• amid Mayor ea Hltbwag 21. stated Oat lf Iran l ashore .gamed • .vomit. the - field - war, established ;at CAI - w Aetad.tf rime, Commie.- lege and the name "Coulter" shod snow P. Welker, Coy AL tamer r. flat son member. et his iawr- tee fey Namara -- _ ,s f would bast de .bj•eti•a-to- mote obi tow. OM 0YeiArt the thong, to Wootton. � o f the Center, Nowt .et t•- Proposal • of Collage - t om hey and repro bad M I 1 The proposal .m1 the College is n "' that It will supply the land and Dean Gilchrist of the school K that Brian mate available at Mast, ellfttteetint and tool: Ike dabbers, sneo milked - trod the beads awietant to Proudest T. O. Wal- voted .fm airport' la r ton. repn...tad the College Col- lb 1111 M the Improvemn% I .eel Ambers stated that k was ! t tilt - ptaptttr 1 arioaLMtaUa. 1 the Ptah of Os College to 'stir' nerL - eis 1iyan Tables iv if - lei- 086_8. course In amoasutleil en- • - tCoa gs I tle.ad so Fa ) -eel - l+alnlag Ti 7ellatimat 1•Miaa I L ' _ *l!' .■ -- , w..Id be given. If sad whet tate- ttMs were available Hy else .tat I (C.a.1lreed free Page 1) , tktldesardwd Der , tors lad v.ttd Is_iir emit• land Iry moped Aral ht the property and •peeatiaa. • 1memos Colossi Adhere said ;.rare of matnanane. land ether ls ffee.rs.itske thaitad Sato Arttrr. isrpornt matters, one to be weer. led t- .r '_. t. rba l a ed set tle aeef.eae.e bet epw tetaµt.ia.eat ofd ad. to field 1 U Walker eintnfthe sad 'Da g " Phu totam,nN;, a. it would be , 6tkheiat and edam espresenthe ea a drone hm between Dame. t elm. College._ ' ter. and - Lwdcapb Ptelds..44 , _Dr. L. O: Wliksraoa appeared wn mid be pnetieattl at Ott wart :L eff=__the eomtai.alea idiot ere tireless! ar wanes( flights rilieririljtettarnt lnAro wa «lien . Dktlr4.k_Yt lbt_,•rtert •t Wfik m eresa 9letreal Clink Der ftrmtaat fee a.e..ya N. soid oarpaaes._ llflw±.+ -aba -sale aten had bees rsta.d from12001l t•ablr6•j, totey woe • str ti *5000, while Pt d•mpk hospital pr of sb sty that the g.iperdat •. l erased atf' boy ea the basia wf the f,.►d se DC.v•• amid it being tight\ property emd deem ae ei . . .a Wee. .e. seal.,. *WY! t+ St•rt. Ile swede the pant t.. 1!. roe d aw a lag Ttu..dp 'that W1lkrre.00 disk d1d - .TAP' Ry ...or is ealrsd st epptaatmeesee work on - the assnm bob as $l-de- a sVrAnm 1 0 SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Texas :v &M University The Battalion Easterwood Airport Cc >llc•e Station, Texas September 26, 1939 A May Be Established Here Soon f The Board of Directors has re- able. Colonel Ashburn also stated i equipment is worth approximately centely approved a plan to estab- that the Board of Directors has $40,000. lish an airport on a location to be voted to dedicate land for airport Dean Gibb Gilchrist, who has supplied by A. & M., to be used purposes. Officers in the United worked with Colonel Ashburn in jointly by the College and Bryan, I according to a recent statement States Army *Air Corps are in- i making plans for the field, stated I issued by Colonel -Ike Ashburn. The terested in the establishment of an that the location in question in- City of Bryan will cooperate fi- adequate field in this locality, as eluded about 500 acres, that the soil nancially in the establishment of it would be on a direct line between was suitable and a type that could the airport, which is to be named Barksdale and Randolph Fields. I be stabilized cheaply if this were Coulter Field. ,In the event that the field is es- desirable. It is located in the im- It is the plan of the College to tablished, there is a strong prob- I mediate vicinity of the Old Fish establish a course in aeronautical ability that the equipment on the r Pond, about one and one - eighth engineering, and it is expected that field at Navasota will be used, sub- miles from the old Administration training in practical aviation will ject ohly to the cost of moving. The (Continued on page 6) Building and about five and one- "Coulter" used he felt sure mem- half miles from Bryan. bers. of his family would have no Dean Gilchrist supported the objection to the change in location. statements of Colonel Ashb..rn as The proposal of the College is to the plans of the College, and also that the establishment and that it will supply the land, and proper equipment of the field Bryan will build the airport. would give facilities that neither E College nor Bryan, working alone, would be able to set up. The objection made to the loca- tion on Highway 21, west of Bryan, 3 was that it was too far from Col- lege to be used for student train- ing, in view of the fact that the time of the students would be limited and too much would be re- quired for transport. W. J. Coulter, representing his family, which made a gift of money to the city, making possible the purchase of the land on Highway 21, stated that if the field were established at College and the name 1 a 1 F SPECIALSUBJECTS L \ 1 I:RSIT�" ARCHIVES Battalion Easterwood Airport Texas AM Lniversit‘ October 28, 1939 College Station, Texas Outl of Texts for Ground Work In New Vocat Flight Tra Program Soon To Be Inaugurated At Texas A. & M. Are Announced In keeping with the Vocational 1 Flight Training Program which is freshman year. In addition all IV. 1lethor 15 Class Hours. applicants must not have had any Feather r and nd climate — The a to begin here soon, an outline of PP y fundamental elements of weath- texts to be furnished in the ound solo flight experience and must gr er— Pressure, temperature and school work has been prepared by pass a rigid physical examination. An outline of the texts in the humidity —High and low pres- 1 officials of the engineering school. sure areas and their travel —Iso- course are as follows: II The ground course, with classes I History of Aviation -2 Class bars, isotherms and weather 7 to be held in the Mechanical En- symbols —Cloud formation and Hours. j gineering Building, has proven to types — Precipitation — Con - be very popular with A. & M. stu- Man's desire to fly — Legen- _ densation and advection fogs — dents. Applications to take the dary flight —The development of Relation betwen temperature and course issued by the school of engi- early types of balloons — Gliding dewpoint — Interpretation of neering were depleted in a few in its development—Exterior complete weather maps —The air days after being issued. powered airplanes —The work of mass theory— identification of Some of the requirements for the pioneers in actual flight— air masses and fronts. students taking the course are as Development of the airplane in `- Parachutes —Class Hour. follows: All students must be the World War. Theory and construction of the citizens of the United States, at II. Civil Air Regulations -12 modern parachute —The pack, east 18 years of age and not over Class Hours. harness and case —Care and use and must have completed the I The need for centralized regu- of parachutes in modern prac- lation— Aircraft airworthiness— tice. Certificates — Identification num- , VI. Aircraft and Theory of Flight bers and marks —The require - —15 Class Hours. ments as to maintenance and in- Structure of the atmosphere — spection of aircraft -The air Air as a mass capable of sup - traffic rules— Privileges and porting weight —The flow about an limitations of pilots. airfoil— Action and reaction as III. Navigation -15 Class Hours. obtained by an airfoil — Airfoil The need for a knowledge of shapes —Angle of attack —Lift navigation — Globes, maps, and forces —Drag forces — Center of charts —The various systems of pressure — Resulting force —Wing projection— Navigation by "Pi- structure and design — Control lotage" — Dead reckoning — and stability in flight—'the tail VI__: Instruments -5 Class Hours. Course lines and correction for surfaces — General design_ —In- Grouping of instruments — _ drift —the compass and its er- spection and maintenance. Flight instruments —Power plant rors — Variation, deviation, and VII. Engines -5 Class Hours. instruments — Navigational in- drift— Combination methods of Expansion of gases with heat struments — Heat indicators — navigation—Fixes and orienta- —The simple heat engine — Inter - I Gyroscopic instruments —Pres- tion— Complete navigation work. nal combustion engines —The sure indicators —Speed indicators. four shake cycle— Valves and 1 IE. Radio Uses and Forms -2 Class valve gear —Cams and cam rings ! Hours. —Spark plugs— Ignition — Lubri- Standard phraseology used in cation— Genera', inspection and dispatching and reporting move - maintenance. ment of aircraft. – • Y 0 0 i SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY _XRC'I-I IVES The Battalion Easterwood Airport Texas A \I t n i� ersit� September 28, 1939 C'ellege Station. Texas The objection made to the loca- Bryan Comm College Council 1 , tion on Highway 21, west of Bryan, about the same distance from the Working Out Plan for Airport Here city as the proposed location at college, was that it was too far from college to be used for stu- Br}•an Commissioners Grant License to Cecil II dent training, in view of the fact 1'. James of College for Three New Aggie Cabs I that the time of the students would I be limited and too much would be Bryan city commissioners Iast Ashburn stated that it was required for transport. Thursday night tentatively approv- the plan of the College to estab- W. J. Coulter, representing his ed the project to establish an air- lish a course in aeronautical en- I family, which made a gift of money port on a location to be supplied by gineering, and that it was expect- I to the city, which made possible 1 Texas A. and M. College, to be used ed training in practical aviation the purchase of the land on high- ; jointly by Bryan and the College, would be given, if and when facil- way 21, stated that if the field to be named Coulter Field, and in ities were available. He also stat- were established at college and the the development of which Bryan ed that the Board of Directors had name "Coulter" used he felt i would cooperate financially. This voted to dedicate land for airport sure members of his family would i decision was reached after con- purposes. Colonel Ashburn said have no objection to the change in I siderable discussion and Mayor Ivan officers in the United States Army location. Langford of Bryan named a com- Air Corps were interested in the Proposal of College mittee including Finance Commiss- establishment of an adequate field I The proposal of the college is ioner Mills P. Walker, City At- in this community, as it would be that it will supply the land and torney F. L. Henderson, and Act- on a direct line between Barks- that Bryan make available at least ing City Manager W. W. Scott to dale and Randolph Fields, and $8,500 realized from the bonds vot- confer with Dean Gibb Gilchrist would be practically at the western ed for airport purposea, in order of the College, to work out va- terminal of training flights for to aid in the improvement of the rious details and report back to Barksdale and the eastern terminal ;property. Various details, such as the commission. - for Randolph. He said that in the Bryan's measure of control in the Dean Gilchrist of the School of event this field were established property and operation, share of Engineering and Col. Ike Ashburn, there was a strong probability that maintenance and other important assistant to President T. O. Wal the equipment on the field at Nava- matters, are to be worked out by ton, represented the College. Col- (Continued on Page 5) the conference between the Walker sota would be made available here,1 committee and Dean Gilchrist and subject only to the cost of moving. others representing the college. This equipment is valued at ap- Limit Taxicab Loads proximately $40,000. The commission voted to grant 500 Acres in Tract a taxicab license for three cabs Dean Gilchrist stated that the to Cecil P. James, of College Sta- location in question included about tion, in cooperation with the board 500 acres, that the soil was suit- of aldermen of that community, able and of a type that could be ; which will license the six taxicabs stabilized cheaply if this were de- now operating in Bryan. The com- sirable. It is located in the im- mission also took the position that mediate vicinity of the Old Fish no taxicab, rated as a five- passen- Pond about 1% miles from the ger vehicle, should carry more than Academic Building and about 5.5 ; five passengers, or six persons with miles from Bryan. It is accessible the driver. Any infraction of this from the Jones Bridge road. rule, it was ordered, should result Dean Gilchrist supported the in cancellation of the license. It statements of Colonel Ashburn as was said the College Station alder_ to the plans of the college, and men would join in this move. Act- I also that the establishment and ing City Manager Scott was in- I proper equipment of the field structed to have Chief of Police would give facilities that neither Jess Conlee advise operators of college nor Bryan, working alone, this order and that it would be possibly would be able to set up. enforced. SPECIAL SUBJECTS 1 RSITY : \RC' HIVES The Battalion Easterwood Airport Texas 21M University October 5, 1939 College Station. Texas Ai r Course Will St art November 1 Course To Be Held At New College Field It is expected that flight instruc- tion will begin about November 1 at the new airport to be located just west of Lake Shinola, accord - ing. to information released through the office of the Dean of Engi- neering Wednesday. Lake Shinola is about two miles west of the campus. The physical examination con- ducted by a flight surgeon desig- nated by Civil Aeronautics Authori- ties will be very rigid. Those re- jected because of physical disabili- ties may be permitted to take ground courses covering history of aviation, civil air regulations, na- vigation, meteorology, and para- chutes. Accepted applicants will receive a minimum of 35 hours and a maximum of 50 hours flight instruction in addition to 72 hours' class work. Although courses have not been established and credit hours de- cided upon, it is understood that ground courses will be instituted as electives for those who are in terested. With these basic courses as a start it is hoped that more and fuller aeronautical studies will develop during the second semes- ter. As much enthusiasm for aero- nautical training has been shown, the Y. M. C. A. and several other distribution places for training blanks exhausted their supply of applications. App! oxima$ ely 100 sheets have been turned in, and many moat' are ex,,,:cted. Those in- terested may still obtain forms at Dean Gibb Gilcnrist's office for a limited time. r 111 SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY ARC'HIV'ES The Battalion Easterwood Alrport Texts Asti VI University October 12, 1939 College Station, Texas; Than 155 Ags Mqre Fill Out Application For Aviation Course Ground for the 500 -acre airport !Ground School will not be broken until the appli- cation by the college for an opera- tor's license for the airport is Course Starts granted by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The C.A.A. has already In Near Future approved an application by the r college for the airport and has passed on its location so that only Onl 50 Students ill the operator's license is needed to Y start work on the project. Accord - Be Allowed To Take FuII ing to regulations laid down by Year in Flight Training the C.A.A., the airport at College More than 155 students have Station must be established be- made application to take aeronau- fore equipment can be transferred tical training, a.check by Gibb Gil- to it from either the Navasota or Bryan airports, as has been plan- christ, dean of the Engineering ned by college officials cooperating School, announced Tuesday. He with the Bryan city commission. also stated that preparations were Present plans call for the use of being made to start ground school the field by both Bryan and College work on the course the last week Station so that in addition to sup- in October with classes in the Me- plying a better airport than either chanical Engineering Building. city can afford alone, it will make possible the designation of A. & M. A check of the students apply- as a base for the civilian pilot ing for the course showed that training program. sophomores lead in the number of applicants for the course with 85, followed by juniors with 54 re- quests, while only IS seniors show- ed a desire to take the course. As only 50 students will be allowed to take the course, some means of eli- mination will be used to reduce the class to that size. All students taking the course must be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and not over 25, and must have completed the freshman year. In addition all applicants must not have had any solo flight experience and must pass a rigid physical ex- amination. SPECIAL SUBJ } 410 �C TS _., - t ARERSITY ARCHIVES The Battalion Easterwood Airport Texas ers February 3, 1940 College Station. Texas New A ie Air Port, Hangar g� Rapidly Nearing Completion Flying To Start Captain M. F. Clark of Houston 1 is expected here this week or the With Second Term first df nd sc hool l a nded inspect rate the rouhoon the field for the C. A. A., Mr. T. H. Coffelt Four Training Planes announced. Already on New Field Dean Gilchrist also stated that plans were still being considered Work on the new A. & M. for securing additional aviation College Airport is rapidly nearing equipment and perhaps lights and completion this week with the con- lighting equipment. struction of a new sheet metal The new flying field is on a hangar and the grading of three direct line between Barksdale airplane runways, Gibb Gilchrist, j Field, Shreveport, Louisiana, and dean of the School of Engineering Randolph and Kelly Fields at San and head of the new C. A. A. fly- Antonio, Texas, and as a result ing course at A. & M., announced I officers of the 'United States Army this week. ! Air Corps are interested in the es- The field, which is located just tablishment of an adequate field west of Lake Shinola, has three in this community. The field can 2,200 -foot runways that are each i be used by the Army as an emer- 500 feet wide in addition to the gency landing field for long -dis- triangular center portion of the ' tance flights between the two army field. posts and can also be used as the' The hangar is 80 feet wide and terminal for short cross - country 100 feet long and is already well flights from these ports. under construction. In it will be There is some probability that kept the four cub -plane instruc- the equipment on the field at Nav- tion ships to be used in actual asota may be available for the new flight training of the C. A. A. fly- field. This equipment is valued ing course being taught at A. & M 1 at approximately $40, O. Actual flying training will be Students taking the C. A. A. taught by the Kadette Aviation ground course have described the Company which is headed by T. H. course as "just like reading a Coffelt of Bryan. Ships to be novel" and say that it resembles used in the course include one re- jother college courses only in that ' centiy purchased Packard Cub and ( it is held in a school building. three new Taylor Craft training ships which were fiov:n ir_ t. the new Aggie airport direct Iron the factory last week. Some 50 students are now tali - ing the preliminary ground work course and of these 40 will start actual flying work at the start of the second s, mester. The other 10 students will be alternates. Flight training will star, twin: the second semester as it is e..- peeled that the field NviL be in- spected and approved by C. A. A. authorities by that time. ypprova; mutt In. secured for the nev field before actual student fi :..ng gar begu: in the cc ars_. 0 SPECIAL SUBJECTS I\'ERSIT1 :ARCHIVES The Battalion Easterwood Airport TeX af-; .1R M University October 17, 1939 College Station. Texas A. & M. Approved CAA As Training Center 'Today Deadline To Make Application Work Begins Soon On Airport West of Campus A. & M. has been approved by the Civil Aeronautics Authority for participation in the pilot train- ing program conducted by the C. A. A., according to Dean Gilchrist who was notified yesterday. Deadline on applications for this training is 5 o'clock this after- noon. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and not over 25; they must be citizens of the Unit- ed States and must have had no previous solo flight experience. Acceptance of students for the fly- ing course will depend largely on the passing of a rigid physical ex- amination. Applicants who are rejected because of physical de- fects will be allowed to take the ground school course as an elec- tive. • Forty -eight other institution F,, including ten Texas colleges, were also approved at this time. This makes a total of 404 approved schools over the nation. Accor•l- ing to the C.A.A. these schools should qualify about 10,000 stu- dents for flying licenses by next June 30. Work on the combined Bryan - College Station airport, to be lo- cated about two miles west of the campus, is being held up pend- ing the receipt of an operator's license from the C. A. A. The new field will be ready for use by the time flight training is begun. SPECIAL SUBJ A'TS t RSI'r1' ARCHIVES THE TEXAS AGGIE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT I'c��:as A1t'�1 L niversity JULY 15, 1 940 College Station. Texas Seek A. & M. Unit Of U St t ea A ir C or ps College Contributes 400 Acres of Land To Project; Decision Expected In 30 Days able weight with the War Depart - Plans are well under way for securing ment. It is expected that General $3 College airport which will be the equal of e� i�tv Brees will send investigators, to airport in the nation. determine the fitness of the pro - Dean Gibb Gilchrist, Dean of the School of Engineering, has been feet in the scheme of national de- in Washington, D. C. conferring with War Department officials in fense, within a r days. respect to securing this money from the $25,000,000 extra appropriation Senator Morris Sheppard C eppa e d and made recently for national defense purposes. Tom Connally, and Congressman The college stands ready to contribue almost 400 acres of land Luther Johnson are assisting Dean to the project. Both Civilian Aero Gilchrist in securing the appro- nautic Authority officials and priation. Senator Sheppard is United States Air Corps officials Dean Gilchrist pointed out that Chairman of the important Senate have inspected the location of the the organization of this depart- Military Affairs Committee and, present College Airport and have ment is now under way. Two cours- as such, is believed to be an im- found the place suitable for the es will be offered in this connection, portant factor in securing the sir - construction of the proposed new One will be a four -year course port. airport. ending in a Mechanical Engineer- Dean Gilchrist said that the Included in the proposed airport ing degree with an aeronautical State Highway Department will will be two hangers, each 150 feet option. The other course will last begin construction on a paved road long and 100 feet wide; a two -stor five years and will lead to a de- within a month which will come office and classroom building, 120 engineering. P gree in aeronautical en ineerin very close to the airport. This road feet long and 48 feet wide and a' Captain H. M. Smith, District should be completed before 1941 shop building, 68 feet long�and 50 Engineer of the C.A.A., has been and it only be necessary for the feet wide. Three runways will be of great assistance in formulating college to construct a short con - constructed, all of which will be plans for the new airport, Gil- nection to complete excellent high - stabilized as the soil is especially christ said. way facilities to the proposed air - adaptable to that purpose. The A Master Plan for the proposed port. longest runway will be 5,500 feet airport was prepared by Dean Gil- One thing in particular I want long and wind - direction will per - christ with the assistance of J. T. to stress," Dean Gilchrist said. mit this runway to be used 76 per - L McNew, Civil Engineering De- Although we have every hope cent of the time. The other two partment; T. R. Spence, Vice-Di- tl.lt this plan will be approved by War runways will be 4,200 and 3,300 rector, Engineering Experiment the rece Department, we have not feet long respectively. All runways Station; J. A. Orr and Fred J. yet received any official indication will be 150 feet wide in paved area Benson, both of the Civil Engineer- that it will be, and we are not and will have a total width of 500 ing Department. This Master Plan over - confident in this respect as feet. consists of several blue prints it is entirely within the realm of One of the principal aims in se- showing topography, layouts, possibility that the plan will be curing the new airport is the de- plans, profiles of rejected. p p grading, and a sire to establish a unit of the study of the soil of the area to be United States Air Corps here. It used for the airport. The Master is believed that, this will follow if Plan has been forwarded to the the new airport is secured. War Department and a copy has "Investigation has shown us that been given General H. J. Brees, we would be able to train 1,000 Commander, Eighth Corps Area. men a school -year in preliminary Dean Gilchrist was in Washing - flight work," Dean Gilchrist de- ton June 22 to June 29 conferring Glared. with War Department officials in Included in the new plan is the respect to this and he will return establishment of an Aeronautical to Washington again July 18. Engineering Department which was "A definite reply from the War authorized by the last meeting of Department in respect to this mat - the A. & M. Board of Directors on ' ter should be received within the May 30. At that meeting, the Board next 30 days." Dean Gilchrist earmarked $25.000 for the develop - Stated. He further declared that ment of this department in co- at the present time he was await - cperatior with the C.A.A. ire= the 7 tion of General E - ees which will eRrrc r, ,.,.i,iP ,-- . —' 0 * SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY :\RCHIV The Battalion Easterwood Airport eX` ;S-, =\11NI University October 28, 1939 College Station. Texas "Aline of Texts for Gro Work In New Vocational Fl _ Tra ;rogram Soon To Be Inaugurated At Texas A. & M. Are Announced In keeping with the Vocational J light Training Program which is freshman year. In addition all IV. blethorolog} -15 Class Hours. g g g Y begin here soon, an outline of applicants must not have had any Weather and climate — The xts to be furnished in the ground solo flight experience and must fundamental elements of cceath- er hool work has been prepared by pass a rigid physical examination. hum Pressure, temperature and il ficials of the engineering school. An outline of the texts in the humidity —High and low pres- course are as follows: sure areas and their travel —Iso- The ground course, with classes bars, isotherms and weather be held in the Mechanical En- I. History of Aviation -2 Class symbols —Cloud formation and Building, has proven to Hours. :neering g� P types — Precipitation — Con- - very popular with A. d M. stu- Man's desire to fly — Legen- , densation and advection fogs — .nts. Applications to take the dary flight —The development of Relation betwen temperature and .arse issued by the school of engi- early types of balloons — Gliding dewpoint — Interpretation of ? ering were depleted in a few in its development — Exterior complete weather maps —The air ys after being issued. powered airplanes —The work of mass theory— identification of 1 Some of the requirements for the pioneers in actual flight— air masses and fronts. :idents taking the course are as Development of the airplane in g V. Parachutes —Class Hour. ilovs: All students must be the World War. Theory and construction of the - -izens of the United States, at II. Civil Air Regulations -12 modern parachute —The pack, ast 18 years of age and not over Class Hours. harness and case —Care and use 5, and must have completed the The need for centralized regu- of parachutes in modern prac- lation— Aircraft airworthiness— tire. Certificates — Identification num- VI. Aircraft and Theory of Flight bers and marks —The require- ` —15 Class Hours. ments as to maintenance and in Structure of the atmosphere — spection of aircraft -The air Air as a mass capable of sup - traffic rules — Privileges and porting weight —The flow about an limitations of pilots. airfoil— Action and reaction as III. Navigation -15 Class Hours. obtained by an airfoil — Airfoil The need for a knowledge of shapes —Angle of attack —Lift navigation — Globes, maps, and forces —Drag forces — Center of charts —The various systems of pressure — Resulting force —Wing projection— Navigation by "Pi- structure and design — Control' lotage" — Dead reckoning — and stability in flight=the tail VIII. Instruments -5 Class Hours. Course lines and correction for surfaces — General design —In- Grouping of instruments — . drift —the compass and its er- spection and maintenance. Flight instruments —Power plant rors— Variation, deviation, and-; VII. Engines -5 Class Hours. instruments — Navigational in- drift— Combination methods of Expansion of gases with heat struments — Heat indicators — navigation—Fixes and orienta- —The simple heat engine — Inter- Gyroscopic instruments —Pres- tion — Complete navigation work. 1 nal combustion engines —The sure indicators —Speed indicators. four shake cycle — Valves and IX. Radio Uses and Forms -2 Class valve gear —Cams and cam rings Hours. —Spark plugs— Ignition— Lubri- Standard phraseology used in cation — General inspection and dispatching and reporting move - maintenance. ment of aircraft. Pace • • In designating Easterwood Field as the name of the airport, Dr. Walton said, "In lookin.° for an appropriate name for this field a search was made of all past classes to find a son of Texas A. & M. who had distinguished himself far above all others in his field and in Lieutenant Easterood we found just that man. He was fearless, a fine specimen of manhood, an outstanding aviator and was beloved by all his fellow men." In naming, the field Dr. Walton dedicated it to the service of not only the college but to the State of Texas, the United States and Democracy at large. SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES THE TEXAS AGGIE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT Texas A&-.1‘1 University JULY 15, 1940 College Station. Texas COLLEGE AIRPORT IS NAMED FOR JESSE EASTERWOOD, WAR FLYER It was announced yesterday by Dean Gibb Gilchrist that the col- lege airport had been officially named, by the Board of Directors, the Jesse L. Easterwood Airport. This action was taken at a recent meeting of the Board upon the suggestion of Joe Utay, Board member. Jesse L. Easterwood, for whom the airport is named, was a native of Wills Point, Texas, and attend- • ed A. & M. in 1906- 07 -08. He en- listed in the Naval Air Service in April, 1919, and was commission- ed an Ensign in the Naval Air Service after completing a course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall of 1917. He was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Naval Air Service, being the second American to qualify as a Naval Aviation Pilot. Easterwood sailed for England on March 12, 1918, and served with the Royal Flying Service. He pilot- ed one of the first ten Handley - Page bombing planes used by the Allies behind the German lines. He brought the first Caproni bombing plane from Italy to France. • During the war he served with the British, French. Italian and 'American flying forces, and wore !a medal showing service in three 'foreign countries. Easterwood was killed in a sea - !plane accident. at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama, where he was sent following the war, on May 19, 1919. -- • - _, SPECIAL SUBJECTS UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES New York Times Easterwood Airport 1 Texas A &M Univers August 26, 1940 College Station, Texas rERWOOD,6, 4T7ON ENTHUSIAST Bath, locked CNk ail Made Mask as Ts us Tbaa Tam -LOB AIrtOEl d, Aug. !8•- Colonel ' . Z. Easterwood, retired lltilad realty owner of Dallas, = nationally known for his et aviation, died at his i ihints posies Beach borne last *UM the age of dt. ?or several I bi had been Uving at Banta, On aeeonat of his health.1 Iaedltldn, however, had not , _.,m �s ";'�" eti aoasidered serious until be was tUlaa Issuing. ,. t` I �' As � �S� booster to the early ,., .., / . y +acrtwe Irks h trans-man hope { less ss a novelty, Colonel Eastsrwood i a la 1i$ backed Costs and Belloote 1 ' is t flight from Europe to America, the flea seooessfat non- Sop treseathntio flight Troia East P - io West. _ • t Re donated C15,O01) for this ran - t • ' tare:and posted a Smiler sum with s r- the International Aeronautics Asp- idatUon for the pilot who would du- " as.. ' plicate the feat across the Pacific • 'front Hong Kang'to Dallas. Colonel Easterwood, who was ,: a l born in Willis Point, Tess, Nerved ' as captain of an actin combat p," ' unit in the Marine Corp during tine 1 ff e World War. Afterward he made a t fortune in Dallas bust..., pflp. i sties. 1 His civic spirit won for him ,lit title of Official, °reefer Ior Mitsui. Colonel Easterwood was wen known ' * v for hie charity work, particularly ' L IL fAS'lERO'OOD for crippled children's welfare. a !ties wide Tres leaves ,widow, Mae: a slater. W A'R it $t,. Eva Easterwood, and a broth- er, Busby Easterwood o! Ban Fran - cisco, Starting as a newsboy. Colonel Easterwood beame • traveling salesman and factory representa- tive for various large Eastern com- panies. He established several Sr- i ports in Texas, toree of which bear his Game. A trustee of the National Society for Crippled Children, Colonel East - erwood spon.ored Christmas din- ners in Dallas for destitute ehil- dren and food relief for war vet- erans. In 1431 he was national vice - commander of the American Lemon and In :495 - 37 exalted ruler of the Dallas Elks. THE BATTALION September 19, 1940 (Thursday) NINE NEW TAYLORCRAFT TRAINERS BOUGHT BY COLLEGE FOR CAA COURSE Nine new Taylorcraft training planes roared over College Station Wednesday morning at 11:30 while most students were in the midst of registration. These new planes were being rushed to the college in preparation for the college- taught course in flying taught under the Civil- Aeronautics Authority. Two professors in the Mechanical Engineering department, six students of the college, and the flying instructor made the trip to Alliance, Ohio, to bring the airplanes home. One of the students and the flying instructor also took their wives. Those making the trip were the following: Guy Davis, Ray- mond Berger, Roger Jackson, Clint Ritchey, Edwin Bowles, Randy Rudasil, students; Al nelson, and Paul Higgins, M.E. professors; Ralph Parkman, instructor. Mrs. Parkman, and Mrs. Rudasil were the ladies who made the trip. Leaving Ohio Sunday morning, the group who made the trip ran intyo foggy weather, and were forced to delay their journey both at Columbus, Ohio, and at Cincinatti, Ohio. Though the trip required three days to make, the toatl flying hours did not amount to more than about 15. On the trip the pilot passed through Columbus, Ohio; Cin- cinatti, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; Litte Rock, Arkansas; Texarkana, Texas; and finally College Station. With the nine planes the total now in possession of the College and housed at the airport has been brought to 14. These will all be used in training this year, and are a result of an increased appropriation from C. A. A. The new planes are 65 horsepower Lycoming Taylorcraft Train- ers valued at about $1,500 apiece. They were bought with the preliminary appropriations of $36,000 made for immediate expan- sion. That all of the planes now in use can be housed remains in some doubt. According to students who flew them in, if they all fit into the small space of the hangar, "it will be a tight squeeze." ; SPECIAL SUBJECTS c .,ERSJTy ARCHIVES THE TEXAS AGGIE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT Texas Afi ■4 University el sity FEBRUARY 15, 1941 College Station. Texas PROM THE REVIEWING STAND • Easterwood Airport Easterwood Airport, located approximately one mile west of the dairy barns on College property and further located for old - timers b its proximity to the "Fish Tank," will become one of the best air- fields in Central Texas. Approximately $230,000 will be spent in additional improvements of the field as a result of WPA and C. A. A. grants added to College funds. The College already has both primary and secondary type training under the C. A. A. program at Easterwood Field. The field is named in honor of Jesse L. "Red" Easterwood, '09, famed naval pilot of World War No. 1. who was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal Zone May 19, 1919. He was the son of the late Captain W. E. Easterwood, Wills Point, Texas. Easterwood was the second American to qualify as a naval aviation pilot. He served with the Royal Flying Corps of England and made 16 successful raids behind German lines in 1918. No more fitting name than Easterwood Field could have been given to the College airport. ■ �_ ; - • f4 (.,/c; r 1 of li e AIRPORT AV J U S T 6 `./ 2 Yo / LLI Now, kr, Briggs, we are back to you. EEIG ¥r. Law, I will try to make it as brief as possible. To refresh the Board's memory, when we started our airport the City of Bryan had a little stoney. some $6.000 if I remember, available for an airport, and there was some dis- cussion of their joining with us to build a combined airport or else turning the money over to us for us to use. At that time they had somewhat lost interest in the airport. That was before the present interest in airports all over the State. You know we have been very busy trying to get money from any source we can to go ahead with the construction of our airport and there have been a number of boards appointed - the Civil Aeronautics Authority has a board, there is a Board for Aviation Defense, a Texas Defense Board, and all of them have been more or less interested in air fields and the development of aviation in Texas, this being a rather critical state from a defense standpoint. The Civil Aeronautics Authority seems to be the authority that has been most active. They seen to have a little money and seem to have gotten into action a little quicker. They have a committee going around inspecting different locations for airports and holding hearings with people interested in different locations, with a view to recommending airports for development by the C.A.I. It develops now that the City of Bryan has been making a rather intensified and strenuous effort to get an airport recommended over in Bryan, and in making the effort have said nothing about the College airport except to insinuate that the Board of Directors has put such restrictions upon the use of the College airport that it world not be practicable for the C.A „A. to use it in the manner in which they would want to use it, That is a little distressing because it isn't true and because it seems foolish to have two groups as close together as College and Bryan working separately for an airport. I can see no reason at all wily � it.' - , ” - • would stake little difference to the City of Bryan whether their a�i o a three miles south, north, east, "west,-or and direction."' - • "2.4.. - - There I s a meet, i . =4 - � �. Colonel lnttl�, meeting B by Bryan this afteraoon�at ' _ � {� 4 � =- Antonio. was asked b 1[r. Knox before e accepted 'a position on the Ca�iaet, . . get together this group of men down here who are now serving as members. of the . � - =-' committee. Colonel Tuttle is not a member of the committee but they asked Ili to attend the meeting. • LLf t Does he have the title of Aide to the Secretary of War? LEIGGSE He told me yesterday that after he had organized this committee,(as I under - stand it, Mr. Knox was on the National Defense Council and asked Colonel Tuttle to organize this area) he told Mr. Knox when he was ready to go to let him know what he wanted. Subsequently to that development of the appropriation for the C.A.A., a C.L.A. Board was appointed that did not assume the functions of this 5 group Colonel Tuttle had assembled unofficially. He is called to attend these meetings; and although he emphasizes the point that he has no official position, R I think he is the chief man on that 'board. He said he was given to believe that the airport at the College would not be available for commercial flying because of restrictions placed thereon by the Board, and that that opinion came from the Bran delegation and tl.ey fare there in orcer to present t.l.eir airport. They ere blacking out the College Station airport at the start. The action I stood life to have the Beard take • • • • as nearly as I can find out the B ^.:,rd }.as placed no restrictions Xats.ever on the use of this airport. - The only restrictions t1_ced tl.e:eon by the authorities are that student flyers, bits who are stu'_ents of the College, oust get pFrer,tal consent to take the course. Do you knew of hay ct!er .estrictiur.s, Doctor? I do not. !. -,at is required ty C.I.A., i L L • le , BRIGGS; ,_F -- The action I should like for the Board to take is to pass a resolution that could be gotten into the hands of this committee in Bryan. Judge DeVore has asked Dean Gilchrist to attend this meeting. The Dean is reluctant to attend because he did not want to give the appearance that there is any tendency on the part of the College to add any fuel to the flames. He was also asked by ' Mr. Smith to come to Corpus Christi. and he did not go because the committee from Bryan was going down there. That is the first intimation we had of any jealousy on the part of Bryan with regard to the development of this airport. Eere are the facts. We have a Department of Aeronautical Ingineering. We hope to build a rather strong department. We will be giving this flight train- ing. We must have an airport. We are going to have an airport whether they have one in Bryan, ravasota, Millican, or wherever they have one. It would be stupid to develop an airport here and one in Bryan, as close together as they are. The reason the C.L.L. is interested in this particular location is it is on a direct line between San Antonio and Barksdale Field at Shreveport. Colonel Tuttle told me it is on the intersection of a commercial line between the San Antonio area and a certain area, and the line from Dallas to Eouston. The action I should like for this Board to take is to pass a resolution offering the facilities of this airport to the C.i.A., or any other branch of the Government; and in agreeing to select this airport. we will put in any regulations governing it without any restrictions; and we will agree to put in any regulations necessary to meet their requirements. UTATs Why don't you say you will abide by any laws, rules or regulations that may be promulgated. BRIGGS g hat's all right. The main thing I want to do,, and I told Colonel Tuttle I would do, would be to get in the hands of this committee today while they are sitting in Bryan, such a resolution. We are not fighting Bryan or their airport. We • simply want to get before this committee the fact that we have an airport and it is at their disposal if they want it. The C.A.A. has approved our airport . arrangement. Dean Gilchrist is in Austin today to see the regional heed of the TPA there. Be is cooing over here and will get here about moon, and mill_ attend. _ - this hearing in Bryan. I should like .tor Ahe Board of Directors - to pass_.tbiil resolution and place authority with hta #e _spay to the committee that 'the 7loara - = has taken this action. I move that the Board offer to the facilities s of this airport; and I that it slake a request of the C A. to consider this airport for development in line with their program; that this offer is made without any restrictions as to the use of the airport and its facilities; and that the Board of Directors will put into effect any regulations promulgated by the C.I.A. with reference to the development and use of the airport. And further, that there are not now in effect any restrictions as to the use of this airport which would prevent the C.A.I. from using this airport; and that the only restriction which has been placed in effect with reference to the use of the airport has been a regulation requiring cadets attending the College to obtain parental permission before F" t taking the flying courses now being given there. DTiT; y f Don't you Kant to add there in addition to C_A.A., "or aay4 other federal agency "? BRIGGS; That's all right. I acre that we instruct Dean Gilchrist to contact the proper committees or 'branches of the C.L.A. and explain to them the cevelei-ment and proposed development of this airport, and inform them of this Board's action. - 1.A.R'; We will vote an the first resolution. Is there a second? LUST; I second it. • '.kid; Those in favor of the motion say "aye ". Motion carried. Is there a second to the motion to instruct tan Gilchrist? I second it. Lotion carried. LACTs Is our field here large enough/ F SGGS: It will be. As a matter of fact the authorities in Washington (we are applying for some money and had to et approval pproval of the War Department • • the man in the War Department, Colonel somebody, I do not remember his name, told Dean Gilchrist that they would go along and make this recommendation; that this thing was essential for national defense with the exception that he would not recommend as much building construction as was on the plan, and he did not whether he would recommend the entire length of runway. The C.J.L. will want the entire length of runway. In order to get the entire length of runway we may have to acquire some additional acreage. LACY a In Waco they told us we would have to have at least 600 acres. IN RI LAUD FOB CROSS TILBEE SUBSTATION. ♦ � LAW: 3Er. Deeke, we will make your business the next order. DEMUI The matter I have to bring before the Board has to do with the titles to lands for the experimental farm at Stephenville. I believe Mr. Utay could explain it better than I could. UTAT: The Attorney General has raised two title objections. First, and the most serious one is that the 281 acres, the County Farm, cannot be conveyed by the Commissioners Court except by the appointment of a Commissioner who must offer this land at public auction. The Commissioners Court hesitates to do that for the reason they are afraid someone may come in and buy the land and deny them the opportunity to convey it to the College; they would lose the farm and would not accomplish h objective. The happen, Attorney General has stated they can dedicate it for the use of an experimental station for an indefinite period. Of course we would not have 'title to the land. We would have charge of it and the right to use the land. 0 The other objection is that there was a trust agreement entered into by the Chandlers with reference to 150 acres in 1919, in which the Chandlers agreed they would convey 1/32 mineral interests in all land owned by they in various localities, and this trust agreement was to run for a period of ten years. The present owner of the royalty interest is unknown as far as these people are con- cerned; and if there should be a discovery of oil in the future, there iE a prospect that an owner may appear who has a good title to 1/32 of the oil rights. This amounts to approximately five acres. I talked with these gentlemen and as I told you, Mr. Law, I was going down to Austin to discuss the matter with the Attorney General when I finally became convinced that I did not have anything to offer because the Attorney General is correct in the opinion he has rendered. It is necessary if we should secure a fee simple title that we should follow a statutory law snd make this sale. We must consider acceptance of this land now because if we do not do it now during this month, re will lose approximately $p ►000 appropriation for iaprtve:.er_ts; and we have no assurance now that the other psrties who were interested in offering lands elsewhere could the 14nd. In other words, those people probably have forgotten this problem. These £entlecen who are `.ere have conveyed the infc_r :ation that the Ccr.ri Esicr.Ers Court are x1 in their desire to convey in fee simple this fora if it were not for this ruling by the Attorney Ceneral • • • ERI G ;S: Is there a :a w? { ILClnde is the resolution "transfer h I et the bue et from the Engineering a ppropria tion of 8 . $u,04Q shown Page 70 Chemical Y,ngineerine. E Experiment Station to the Department PARTLTpT OF AERONAUTICAL E2CGINER,gIHG. WALTON: - i r The next mattes the Departer requests the matt is sent of Aeronautical Enginsin following breakdown •t the $2 The Dora = ,000 it•a ear aarke kedt W Road Tru = meat $ (Zacreas• :rem S 2,600 to One instructor (new) $3,000 400.00 P.R. Higgins, Instructor 1 400.00 i i Clerical 1,800.00 Uaintenzace 900.00 Nov Equipment �s 2, BRIGGS: 1 2,700.00 I: , the Beard doesn't teller, the Ile + creasing the calaz0• to which the Nam ' x,- re commendation s in the matter of ix,- _ 8e into equipment. I De r refers, which will be 0 but I do not believe we should make as appropriation 140or0s this can I believe we should accept` lump • $12, 70 make 0f or • u for n ent. 4 a cstiea are authorize the P sus °` $12,0 fi salaries, 10,000 for Head of Dean to pay for the services list dpacnt. 4 for as inctructer, Depart -ent, $1,600 for as instructor and $1,700 that h. $900.00 for clerical help, and 2 give us a further itemized broakdorn on the al for maintenance, balanc o� the $ n:.nco, but "yAY. x,000. U Let As make this su g"cstian. Make a blanket appropriation 1 request that he �lco a further i t•n i zed breakdown o of the f of $7, 500 with the have to get at this particular time. #ill that cover Docto he will net 1rALTOBj - tort Tom, sir. I denbt if h t • s knows this f�. in s � s ERIC►GSt _- = mace what be ari3! need a< He osnet. .. . - �' : . rt . z.. Ao I precise you he; Qs�� * *, : - - � `:� _ - , . - t-=-�t L `' - � - � that � approTO the a !!�. withdraw► that .,r -r A eronautical ore Deals requests with ..for sc.R - o _ - f aotis� ;'�! cal = iaoe the n$ ring - Doparmsnt:_ L1Ttt _ I second , ad the motion. QTLY: And ads that he furnish us that we will have it with a breakdown, net at this time but later, se is the b { LILY; Q1 ? in favor of the motion signify by saying "Aye". '�'e Hstisn carrS•d. AIRPORT of f.ILT OL'; 1 T�s next on is Eros De G I rscemmendct:an flc Ths net t for information mint. It i s not cc tion in much`' 3 cu��sd that co &nsctiea with the airport. Briggs a rECOaLea_ _ ;`- The only thing fir. _ curt ef the fetal estimate ng that might bs added, the Dc " Tbc spo die-. U. Sslzn of $376,000 *hash a" says, The S �oassr +s arms ..ales this a we have aces available ' . . os k. * h_s rotation $5,000 ", and he g to say the $14,440 ". - do not as to goat on 0 a creator contribution oard . % r " �iv,$; Be ea t -.an hat. -7. . pitted ich`� That P =e;fct at total atti »att �-e `" to ...e VA with a ct �+ sea'. �` }_, - a vier. to tr,•i- $e $25,000,030 U ac sub_ Isom acv marked for the "? ~6 .c Lot of the which ` h acs- m r funds. £ ,^� A rith which is furnish ._e }cps was to gat rot to aP: -ovs the `trc ect�and�put } * Pv 1 1 1: 11 4 '..\\ ____ .. _ all the mono::. I lino Dew 0 Gilchrist was labor inE ,Ins 'c iapz SSiO= at approval from TPA. in this State, was they took that ti me we v ore net getting vises that the local l is con t r ibution was es small they did not intend is approve it at all. all. . That has nor actually happened after a con - that con fer policies they with Ur. Drouth (for l�r.Drsuth sn favor s f t ha4e astzblishod he prejec tted heretofore under the 'IPA procedure � th T him to have snbmi ritb reference to the use of this $255,000,000, for immediate have ub d tte ot+atic the proposal in that moaner rreuld have resulted in an own and he was not submitting it on that t axis because he kne it would turn -d referred to try P have been turned doers and he P did net Es said TPA had this, $25,000;000 but doled over the United Statee, it it being actually y to mean very much none; in any locality. It is ac �, allowable. In ether sponsor non -labor contribution when they run over their allowa 11 whenever they resulted in contr l words their allowable in this State was $6 a man - month, an er made committals which zee contributions of more than $o a man- month, OOO,OOC. this State could get some supplemental money out of this $ e a man - actually set this project up and actually vhonsd Washington 1Gonday and s his ac month. I think that Leans the money which I set it up on the basis of $25 r � 000 is money in th 1�PA. puts in on this basis amounts is $26,000oro$27, 1 addition to the labor. I consider that q 8 n position of bovine a 1PPi project with the largest ib:; then leases us in the ►13otment of non - labor: and the question comes up ,ow g h a t is to be dens in t to got more sponsor's funds. order to make this project go over. It is necessary Any p you ou can get the money mould be considdesredlikencoreures _ d s , but the C.A.A. is the most likely source. The second. 000,000 allotted to the IPA. ! itself, who have much lo.rgcr.f'nontcaplaZ �5srpsnditure of $25,000 ultimately, p u:aort project originally t• � s � • Now it is necessary to I r..nZ ws appreTOd $5,000 as our part for the first 1�1 is put any money en it at I net up that ultimate expenditure in order te g i � 1 • ro oat to tz E The action I should like to get the Board to take new is amend our P EEE it up to C.L.L. Stcs►dards• Dees _� -_ in additional e xpansion and bring 1 th people in .Washington to th!_4T�` : Gilchrist has gotten sppro�al ei #he �.l.l• P P = 6 e "s�aQ .: ry _ Sri _ s ohs � . _total p S SOtad.-cost t! $37 0 e , s r i ; . .. mot# and it T SB t _ - .P .7 �e4 the - ,_ sr a ,il - ---- — ' i#! Ca te s c fi t t ,° o r3�n1 o R ' a�.eit�. " �� � � . ,� }.� -- vie 1 - ,;. , User csr u r3 t - T- j e: ��e wpm -�'.. ; o za 'Dina �- :. out in {e�h C iu3c `s�enld �e $io, _ u a p -C ny, tad ask th-a -t p e ° _ - caatzct l.l. and failing that, the is p::rt. . to the places drawn by the Dean s� I cove we set up our airport according 6 000; that of - as a 1► project• with an ultimate cost o ri tad, 0 ; that we e3 a �- $5 O00 already app P appropriate in addition is the € 10,000 appropriated by us, and authorize the President of he o project; Bar making application te the IPA for this p J Board a Directors he nuke the necessary males supply that ere authorize the authorities of the College both ofzthcsecaC and/or the War Department e-ith a request that either for this rro3ect• the balance of the sponsor's contribution necessary LOUR OT : I second the motion. Lotion carried. I SA,LLRY ADJUSTISKTS. WA.LTOtit zrd to some The next natter it some recommendations from Cclenel Loore vi th g reaE a result 1 +' ode :necessary in his opinion anE in mine, in rs and the se resin 1 1. 1. of t f e _, e a pr7portien of , - pis the o f r se offic o. rs - 8 r Be would ee 7.a is is increase ,1 r _• •. Colonel Locrs would lii:e to pay yes of retiree. red one icc_, a month. salary of enc tacticalYe�'i°Tr'tsch1,80o75 And `_e would 1SY.c to increase the f $1,(_,20 se a R Bc c the .r _ca cr X10 a month. ".'':c ran is nom Zetting s�lcry o. the military storekeeper I. month. I = min in t`.c se recom :Iendations. F 11 a I 7' 4 k 1 t 0 EASTSRh'4OD AIRPORT The necessity for an airport in oorneetioa with the A. & 1'•. College became apparent in 1939 when the Civil Aeronautics Authority wss authorised tv co— operate with various oollege■ and universities over the country in connection with studort pilot training courses. At that time the City of Dryan had acquired same property on the kadisonvills road to be used as an airport, but this will too far from the College to be of service in oorneotiec with the combined ground school and flight training courses that were proposed. Larly is Jane, 1939, Captain E. 1a. Smith, District Airport F_ngineer of the Civil Aereneutios Authority, with headquarters in Can Antonio, visited the College and after looking around over Coilage property as well as any possible sites with— in • reasonable distance, he decided that the land owned by the Collope beyond Shinela Lays offered oonsi' erabls possibilities, due principally to the existence of the tract more than a rile long and six hundred feet wide, ertendinr coincident with the prevailing wind. Other factors such as sandy top soil and rood drainage possibilities seemed to Justify at least a more careful investigation. With the co— operation of surveying classes from the Civil tngi neeriar Depart— ment a topographic clap already in existence was extended and improved, the result being that the Civil teronautios Authority pronounoed the location desirable in every respeot. In order to get started as soot as possible the roard of i'irectors of the College authorised the establishment of ar airport, asinr the site referred to, and we applied for oertificatior as one of the sohoo.s authorised to five pri— mary flight training, and at the same time proceeded with certain work necessary T '1 a w taken fro:_ several to nut the field it condition for trait. fn ; ,. Proposals are eke possible operators who would oortraot with the Cavern —ant to give flight train' -ag and Just before Christnsa, 193g, the Coilage selected the tadstt Aviation Company 2 - corporation whose principal stockholders lived in this vioinity, and nominated • this company to the Civil Aeronautios Authority as the one to handle the actual flyia(, the nomination WAS approved and the X Jett Aviation Company •rooted • temporary hangar now being used at the north side of the field. It is not intended in this article to go into detail regarding the flight training, but it suffices now to say that we are on our third program of primary - f training and on our first program of secondary training, with possibilities that r, the secondary programs will be enlarged oonsiderably during the next semester. The College has been certified as the school authorised to give both the primary and eeoondary grotir d school courses, whioh are quite extensive and quite valuable to engineers ani others interested in seronautios. All the training has beet don• frma the College field and has been quite satisfactory, dun to the existence over the entire field of perhaps from fifteen to eighteen inches of hietly stable soil with possibly ninety percent sand and silt content and a plasticity index of around three and one -half. As a matter of comparison, the United States C overnrsent is spendsng hundreds of thousands of dollars in the construction of the Vashing- ton Airport, vhioh is being built of dredge material filling in the shallow areas, across the Potomac Fiver from the City of Washington. After the rough grading has been done, the top layer is stabilised by the addition of sand ate clay mater- ial mixed in • proportion that insures sta^ility and Fires a rood base for asphaltic surfaces. A comparison of the finished top soil en the t=ashiagtaa Airport and our native top soil at College reveals very sicd lag oharaoteristios. It other words, nature has given us not only a layout that is very good, but a top soil that will be a great asset in the final oonstruotion of the airport. After preliw_aary dealings with the Civil Aeronautics Administration and through the kindness of Captain 1I. k. Smith, Distriot Airport Engineer, we received in_`or stion regarding the various last plan layouts. After many • and 3 oonfsreness it was decided that we should base our last plan layout or. a Class Three airport with mini: um runaway lengths of 4085 feet. iotually our layout has one runway et 5400 feet, but the entire layouts were finished end reads ready for extension. The standard requirement is that each runway shall be 500 feet in width and include 150 feat of pared or stabilised material in the center. The remainder of the field requires sodding end a very oomplete drainage system. In the spring of 1940 it was learned that the Rork Projeots Administration budget parried authority that *25,000,000 of the budget might be expended on air- port projects for other than labor costs over and above the usual allowanos, The standard projeot authorises only 36 per an mouth to be expended for other than laborsosts. The reason for t'as is apparent. The very purpose of the relief ad- ministration as planned by Conrress was to give men work. Before any of this extra allowance oo id be used for airports it was required that any political sub- division or institution r_.ak'nr a7 for a part of this Coney must secure from either the War or t:svy Depertmeet s oertifioatioz that such a. proseot was suitable for ) ational Defense. For the College, at appliostion vas made early in the summer of 1940. The War Department sent the Chief Air Offioer of the Liabth Corps Area to tr:speot our field, and after some delay we rocs-steed osrti- fioatios that the A. h P. College Airport had been declared as suitable for ra— tional Defense and that !t add tios. to the usual amounts for other thee labor octets, some e36,100 would be available from the 525,000,000 fund IL case t) a pro- ject were put under oaustruction. The follorf.n; quotation is from our official notice: `The Seoretary of liar has oertifisd that this proposed pro {not is impor.. tent for military purposes.` Involved In the ::.attar of airports for }: ational Defense have been the War and Vary eepurtmatts and the Civil Aeronautics Administration (formerly the Civil Aeronautics Authority), At the time we received our certification from the 'jar 'ape. -gent the Civil Aeronautics hdr nistrstion appropr= atioe bill kai 3 •. 4 not been passed by Congress. Ix Ootober, 1940, Congress allocated 540,000,000 to be used in the development of not to sxoeed two hundred fifty airports in the United States. Upon: receipt of this information we took the natter up through the Civil Aeronautios Administration furnishing them all data requested, and about the middle of December 1940, we were notified that the College Station airport had been inolnded in the pro{ren of airport oonstruotion for t ational Defense and that $75,000 had been allocated for the oonstruction. After receipt of this notios we learned that our project was to be constructed through the Work Prejeots Administration as originally planned, the 175,000 to be used as additional sponsor's oor.tribution. 'therefore, we could see consider- able possibility for the early oonstruetion of the essential features of the pro- ject and after oonferr!n3 with both the work Projects Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Administration, we submitted on Jan%ary 2, 1941 • project totaling 1229,970 and consisting of the following items: (1) grading entire field, in- eluding all neoeseary drainage, fire grading and soddin(, together with necessary clearing, grubbing and fencing; (2) installation of beaoon, beaoet tower, boundary, range and obstruction lights; (3) pcviag the T-4S runway 150 ft. by 4085 ft. with 1 it. of preained asphaltic concrete en 6 inches of asphalt stabilised soil; (4) installation of contact lights on W runway; (5) ootltrsctiot of necessary utility requirements inolading 900 ft. of electric supply line, 15,430 ln. ft. of water rain, 4,000 ft. of sewer lines and 3 miles of gravelled access roads. This proposal for 19,000 ft. of 6- -'.noh water main will give the College something that will be useful tot only to the airport layout, but to every installation. the College might naks between the railroad and the airport. Several of the departments new in the School of Agriculture are having trouble gsttir_f .cater arid haws no adequate fire protection. This item incident to the airport .rill meet s great need. 3 5 — No provision has yet beer: made for buildings. Path the Civil J•erorautios Administration and the War Department refuse to permit any of their allocation to be used ter building oonstruotion. This is sametrir.r that will have to come later, but we have hopes that durinr the summer we may be able to use a large number of T.T.A. boys in the construction of one or mere buildings at the airport. The principal interest now is to fet the landing area construction completed. The next unit of development, in addition to some buildings, mill likely inolude the aogniaition and development of probably mix landing strips within ten miles of the main airport. These strips as a rule are laid out along a paved highway and adiaoent to its right— of..ray. They are between three and four hundred feet in width, cleared of all obatruotiorts, and planted in grass. The purpose of such strips is to permit students mho are reouired to practice landings to do •e without returning to the rain airport. In this way many more flyers oar be trained at the same time. A sketch is included with t) is article chewing the general location of the airport to th• Collars. The runways are nd indicated as finally selected, but the skate* gives as idea as to the general sha s of the field and indiostes the new highway that is being oonetruoted by the state Highway Department from the College to the Brazos River and passing some Quarter of a rails north of the airport. The buildings will not be located as first planned but will be rear the oer.te- of the long aortb- -south runway Which will be rmore than one mile in length wher finally completed and lies in the direotior of the prevailing wind eeventr -eix percent of the time. 2t will save many ground movements to have the airport buildings at a oentrsl point. The plan contemplates a gravel and asphalt road from the College direct to the proposed airport building site. In the early summer of 1740 the Petard of Directors of the L. and E, College ( -- 6 — voted to dedicate and nano the College airport in the honor of Jesse ;,. Easter — wood, beoanse it was felt that his life and aotivitiea best typify the spirit of the A. '. L. Coll• !s. Easterwood rasa forcer student of the College who enlisted in the ravel Air rbervioe in 1917. liter being commissioned as Ensign, be was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Navel Air Service and was the seoond American to qualify as ravel Aviation Pilot. Re served with the P.oyal Flying Corps in 1918 and had to his credit sixteen successful raids behind German lines. Fe served in three foreign countries and was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal hone Ltsy 19, 1919, Es was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously `for dis— tinguished and heroin servioe as an aviator ". Suoh was the record of Jesse L. resterwood, whose name the airport-a;'l. b k,. College bears. Jr. Edward W. parlor, Read of the Department of Aeronautical Mngineerinr has prepared an srtiole for this issue on Aeronautical rngineerirg at L. & Y. One of the principal questions to our mind at the s:onart oonoems the iooation of different laboratories that will be needed and just which ones should be planned for the airport. We feel that the engine laboratory should be at the airport and as much of the other equipment as possible, the principal difficulty beinr trar•a— portation. It '_s unquestionably true that an airport in oounoction with the Col— lege increases interest in aeronantios. We are entirely alive to the fact that aeronautical engineering is Mare to stay and that air trunsportatt ar is irvreas_ tg. le eve felt that noth! ag should be left undone to develop oral ix reuse interest in this activity. We have midst it one of our principal branches of engineering and it is quite likely that no department of engineering in any cohere it the United States has ever started i!>t}t as enrollment of more than five hundred, as 4 vie low 7 did the Separtment of f►ero..autioal Tr.gineerir.f at Texas ♦. & K. We know that the department is well started and i= ;proreraer:ts and additions will be forthcoming and student interest will 'increase. We do not wish to be too optimistic about the airport, but at the moment it seems as though every obstacle has been surmounted and that eTeryth"n has been done to insure the early construction of our prin— cipal items. If t;is project does start and is finished, nothinr can stop the development of a crest airport at College Station in oonneotion with our :5epart moot of Aeronautical Engineering. SPECIAL SL B,•CTS L `•'ERSITY ARCHIVES THE TEXAS AGGIE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT Texas A&M University APRIL 17, 1941 College Station, Texas " P rexy" Starts Improvement Job At College Easterwood Airport 6;1 tpr t p { f Y, 5 M rp W -�? ` !1' y. A✓ • :. Ys\XA P 3 • .T w� R • 4 s i°� F cp a • < • p' aca "'ate. . - kew#y $ a x , ?} l/ s a x° k '��P s 3 '' yp�� • , F i 4 05:' 1 :a �" 3 ^Y�F^r R�+O.T K nE V� f N `�C a'.Z L 1 O v l „ President T. 0. Walton turned the first spade to start extensivet Legislation authorizing the A. & improvements of the College's Easterwood Airport recently. Other M. College to acquire, operate, and College officials in the picture above seemed a bit leary of getting too maintain an airport, and reception close to the spade job. In the picture left to right are H. W. Barlow, o f a certificate of necessity approv- head of the Aeronautical Engineering Department; Captain C. A. Mil - I i ng t he College airport as a pa- ler. manager of the Kadett Aviation Company; T. Reese Spence, '13, tional defense measure, cleared the • vice director of the Engineering Experiment Station; C. K. Leighton, i way for immediate start on the / '33, research assistant at the Engineering Experiment Station; Gibb , $329,000 improvement of Easter - 1/ / Gilchrist, dean of engineering; and J. T. L. McNew, '18, head of the wood Airport. The field is located Civil Engineering Department. on College property on the far I West side of the campus near the old Fish Tank and was named in honor of Jesse L. Easterwood, '09, World War naval hero, who was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal Zone. The present improvement pro- ; gram calls for clearing additional land, the extension of service lines to the field, and the paving of two runways one mile or more in length. With these improvement: the airport will qualify as a Clas, 3 Field. SPECIAL SUBIPCTS L'ERSITY ARCHIVES THE TEXAS AGGIE EASTERWOOD AIRPORT Texas A &M University MAY 16, 1941 College Station, Texas World JJ'ar 1 Flying Ace ! r ? : . .* "": �: .. ? ♦ w � 4 . ' .. „� . ", ., Y f {x< b x f �.. s ••••'''' . A' 2 C x � ' 1 r :1''''A..4 w ,,.} }`.�`5�:'7� «; ; `: Ar ... }, ? ; ; .:. •{.:+� .T`+A,v -n: � 4 } t• ' �: - � Y " : kv- .. ��y{v \ vI-< +. _ri..tFnS::';:Yi"�' ''F: Y%- 'C } 'r i v:. v... :v>}- : y�:..2v -. ..:v. .�5 Yb \..v- ;:.:�A!-;: ;, v h:: i,: �`..., {` -'�'�� .•S {tlLCk:}\ :1 } y.: y : ::: it :: �: 4 . ? :1 ;: � , ?w.w. < <: , ~ � - fir:` r^ . t- a:...; Gi Ci;%i ; ;: � .i;+.{ -•tea :'2:" .��t::.. '.uvA• - '�'c'..`:a •::f.:' °c�:>;c: ;:i;:3.k:.C�. x ,y, > d : . v:E � .kv, " ivCV . :t:<�} °'.i _:5� +::: : :�T�ifJt:iE:':r - _".' vs'" •• ;� - . �;; - :.^Est:`: - ` ?:•a�'.�a'. .3l0.' rA , `.p . : }"ti ^PC:i �: ::�''v :• ' '�:�::, x•'�"'2'�i.. ' .. -i. a ,do ::.* � ;. xt• t �.� ? a . .'� �'a'V::.' - � „ a5 {p . ' dui . < ,^X w „ Rk$;,j...,'��` r c �:.. � ; a a • s`' �`� ` kk- t• � } , S ` x ? ,z k < $ t C- 'S2 ' ,°. * si'° : " tea '`.f'- ,f4.t -< -Pl G. k- �5 h . ::.�... Z3 .. c : f...� '� h `.: � s�:, b. pca:_ Jesse L. "Red" Easterwood, '10 Easterwood Field was formally +mates as "Red ", he was a mem- named and dedicated last Thurs - '; ber of Company B of the cadet corps. day in honor of Jesse Lawrence He was the second American "Jesse Jesse Lawrence Easterwood exemplified the fine qualities "Red" Easterwood, '10, famed na- the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas aspires to Ito qualify as a naval aviation pilot val aviator of World War I. Short- and saw extensive service with Plant in the minds and hearts of its sons. In recognition of the pride of this Institution in his achievements and his bray- iy after the war, while still on ac- British, Italian, French, and Amer- er }. this airport is named in his memory, and dedicated to tive duty, Easterwood was killed • can Air Services. He made 16 suc- the training of oung ." men in the sciences of aviation. for peace a in a seaplane accident at Coco cessful raids behind enemy lines and for defense Sulu, Cana, Zunr, i ault,a,. anti was posthumously aw ttrded Born and reared at Wills Point, the Navy Cross for his outstand- Texas, Easterwood entered A. & ing service. M. College in 1905 and attended : The official citation covering the through the school year of 1909. naming and dedication of the field Affectionately known to his class- :declared: From Suppi ment to The Bryan Daily Eag1e•Septembe 1941, Aggieland Edition (Filed Plan File 1 - Easterwood Field Bein Developed Into Great Airport College Station, Sept. 1 - From some undeveloped college -owned land to a E304,000 airport in slightly over a year is the record of Easterwood Field, the Texas A. & M. College airport on the campus. Looking to the future when Texas A. & M. wou.d offer a complete course in aeronautical engine4ring, Gibb Gilchrist, dean of the School of Engineer - inr at Texas A. & M. College, began to plan for such an airport shortly after he took up his present duties in 1937, but it was not until 1939 that his dreams really began to take shape. Early in 1939 he made a study of the college property searching for land suitable for an airport and finally selected approximately 500 acres in the extreme west side of the campus which also met with the approval of Capt. H. I. Smith of the then Civil Aeronautics Authority. At that time he wrote Dr. T. 0. Walton, president of the college, as fol- lows: "I believe some school in the South is goin:; to be developed into a real aeronautical training ground. It seems to me as though we have on State property a location that should provide an airport that would serve all needs and would be os such size and extent that it could be developed into a major location." How true was his recommendation is witnessed by the fact that the land he selected has since become the college airport and now is known as Easterwood Field and is approved by the War Department and commanding of- ficers of Randolph Field as a landing and takeoff field for Flying Cadets on the cross country fliht training. Gilchrist Tells Story But let Dean Gilchrist tell the history of Easterwood Field in his own words: "The necessity for an airport in connection with the A. & M. College of Texas became apparent in 1939 when the Civil Aeronautics Authority was authorized to cooperate with various colleges and universities over the country in connection with student pilot training courses. "Early in June, 1939, Captain H. M. Smith, District Airport Engineer of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, with headquarters in San Antonio, Visited the College and after looking around over College property as well as any pos- sible sites within a reasonable distance, he decided that the land owned by the College beyond Shinola Lake offered considerable possibilities. Location Desirable With the cooperation of surveying classes from the Civil Engineering De- partment a topography map already in existence was extended and improved, the result being that the Civil Aeronautics Authority pronounced the location desiratle in every respect. In order to `er started as soon as Page 2 • • possible, the Board of Directors of the College authorized the establish- ment of an airport, using the site referred to. and we applied for certi- fication as one of the schools authorized to give primary flight train- ing, and at the same time proceeded wit certain work necessary to put the field in condition for training. The Kadett Aviation Company was selected to give flight training and erected a temporary hangar now being used at the north side of the field. It is not intended in this article to go into detail regarding the flight training, but it suffices now to say that we are on our fifth program of primary training and on our third program of secondary training, with pos- sibilities that the secondary program will be enlarged considerably during the next semester. The College has been certified as the school authorized to give both the primary and secondary ground schoo courses, which are quite extensive and quite kmagEt valuable to engineers and others interested in aeronautics. After many inspections and conferences it was deciied that we should base our last plan layout on a Class Three airport wit minimum runway lengths of 4085 feet. Actually our layout has one runway of 5400 feet, but the entire layouts were finished and made ready for extensiuu. s he standard requirement is that each runway shall be 500 feet in width and jnclude 150 feet of paved or stabilized material in the center. The remainder of the field rc4uires sodding and a very comp—tt rainage system. Big Airport Budget In the spring of 1940 it was learned that the Work Projects Administration budget carried authority that 525,000,000 of the buuget might be expended on airport projects for other .. an labor costs over and above the usual allowance. Before any of this extra allowance could be used for airports, it was required that any political sub- aivision or institution m--ing ap- plication for a part of this money m_st secure from either the War or Navy department a certificiation that such a project was suitable for National Defense. For the College, an application was made early in the summer of 1, and after ume delay we received certifidation that the A. N. College Airport had been declared as suitable for National Defense and that in addition to the usual amounts for other than labor costs, some x36,100 would be available from the $25,00c.',000 fund in case the Iroject were put under construction. At the time we received our certification from the War department the Civil Aeronautics Administration appropria- tion bill had not been passed by Congress. In October, 1940, Congress allocated $40,000.000 tc be used in the development of not to exceed 250 airports. Upon receipt of this information we took the matter up through the Civil Aeronautics Administration, furnishing them all data requested and about the middle of December, 1940, we were notified that the College Station airport had been included in the program of airport construction for National Defense and that $75,000 had been allocated for the construc- tion. Page 3 • Saw Early Construction After receipt of this notice we learned that our project was to be con- structed through the Work Projects Administration as originally planned, the 575,000 to be used as additional sponsor's contribution. Therefore, we could see considerable possibility for the early construction of the essential features of the project and after conferring with both the Work Projects Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Administration, we sub- mitted on January 2, 1941, a project totaling 5229,970. No Buildings Planned No provision has yet been made for buildings. Both the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the War department refuse to permit any of their allo- cation to be used for building construction. This is something that will have to come later, but we have hopes that during the summer we may be able to use a large number of NYA boys in the construction of one or more buildings at the airport. The principal interest now is to get the land- ing area construction completed. The next unit of development, in addition to some buildings, will likely include the acquisition and development of probably six landing strips within ter_ miles of the main airport. TheLe strips as a rule are laid out along a paved highway and adjacent to its right -of -way. They are between three and four hundred feet in width, cleared of all obstructions, and planted in grass. The purpose of such strips is to permit students who are required to practice landings to do so without returning to the main airport. In this way many more flyers can be trained at the same time. Directors Name Airport In the early summer of 1940 the Board of Directions of the A. & N. College voted to dedicate and name the College airport in the honor of Jesse L. Easterwood, because it was felt that his life and activities best typify the spirit of the A. & M. College. Easterwood was a former student of the College who enlisted in the Naval Air Service in 1917. After being com- missioned as Ensign, he was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Naval avia- tion Pilot. He served with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918 and had to his credit sixteen successful raids behind German lines. He served in three foreign countries and was killed in an airplane accident in the Canal Zone May 19, 1919. He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously "for dis- tinguished and heroic service as an aviator." Such was the record of Jesse L. Easterwood, whose name the airport at A. & M. College bears. One of the principal questions in our mind at the moment concerns the location of different laboratories that will be needed and just which ones should be planned for the airport. We feel that the engine laboratory should be at the airport and as muc` of the other equipment as possible, the principal difficulty being transportation. It is unnuestionably true Page 4 • • that an airport connection with the College increases interest in aeronautics. We are entirely alove to the fact that aeronautical engineering is here to stay and that air transportation is increas- ing. We have felt that nothing should be left undone to develop and increase interest in this activity. We have made it one of our principal branches of engineering and it is quite likely that no de- partment of engineering in any college in the United States has ever started with an enrollment of more than three hundred as did the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Texas A. & M. Get Additional $75,000 Since Dean Gilchrist prepared his above article the Federal Govern- ment has made an additional grant of $75,000 to be used fir basic lighting at Easterwood Field and that sum brought to $303,000 the amount which has been appropriated by the Federal Government and the Board of Directors of the college for the development of this field. At the dedication of the airport on May 22, 1941, Brig. Gen. Gerald C. Brant, commanding general, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center, Randolph Field, Texas, was the principal speaker and gave high praise to the college for the work accomplished in the development of the field. He also said, "About two years ago I made an inspection of all colleges in the country and at that time Texas A. & M. , Purdue and Notre Dame stood out above all others from the standpoint of usefulness to the War department. "You have the barracks (dormitories), mess halls, shops, military training and everything which is zs needed to make you a very fine army post. This field will be a great asset and in event of war we could take over those facilities, your faculty and your students and turn it all into an Air Corps post. Sister of Easterwood Here Miss Eva Easterwood, sister of Lieut. Easterwood, took part in the dedicatory ceremonies at the field and was honored by a formal mounted review of the cadet corps. In the first course offered at the field 40 students received the primary training. since that a total of 201 students have completed the primary course and 78 have finished the secondary training which fitted therr to enter directly to Randolph, Field or other Army or Navy fli ht training posts. In addition 12 students have taken the cross country course and five others have qualified as student instructors by completinE another of the advance courses offered. • AIRPORT tnTD AVIATION ACTIVITIES The A. & L. College Airport encompasses approximately 780 acres of which about 460 arc fenced in. It is named East.rriood Field in honor of Jesse L. iasterwood, the first former student of the College to be decorated for aviation service. The present development was started in 1939 and com— pleted in 1944 at a total cost of approximately $900,000 of which only a small fraction was provided by the College, a clusive of the College land set aside for the purpose. The landing area has three concrete paved runways, each 5,150 feet long and 150 feet wide with necessary concrete taxiways, each 50 feet wide. Sod runways parallel to the paved areas are provided for light planes and others preferring this type. At the present time the College owns and operates twelve airplanes, kpproximately 180 students are enrolled in flight training courses for which college credit is given. Prior to and during the initial stages of the war, the field was used in the Civilian Pilot Training Program of the Civil Aero— nautics administration, the War Training Service of the C.L.i.., and the .sir Corps (y.C.T.D.) Indoctrination Program. During the war the airport was leased by the Army Air Corps and used for special training in instrument land— ing and take —off procedures. Several thousand men in all have received either initial or advanced training at this field. Small building for offices, classrooms, hangar and shop are available. Wind velocity and direction indicators, as well as "Wind Sock" and "Tetrahedron Tee" are available. . large metal hangar with metal wings is now being pro— cured at small expense to the C61Iege and will serve to improve the quality of the service offered to students and citizens of the State. 1. small map of the field is attached. TEXAS ENGINEERS LIBRARY By specific authority of the Forty— seventh Legislature the Texas State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers established the Texas Engineers Library in January, 1943.• The Library was established in order to provide a central technical and scientific library to be used by the Engineers in the State. The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers was given permission to spend a specified sum of their accumulatea funds for the es— tablishment of this library. By a vote of the members of the Board of Registration, the library was placed on the campus of —. & M. College and the College is cooperating in its operation. During the fiscal year ending August 31, 1943, the Te::as Engineers Library acquired a collection of some 7,000 volumes of books, approximately 2,500 volumes of periodicals and several hundred maps, totaling $34,000. Funds for the con— tinued purchase of books and library materials have been available only from local funds since 1944 because of provisions in the departmental appropriations bill of the Le=(islature. EN GINE ERI NG EX PER IMEN T STATION The Texas Engineering Experiment Station administers the research program in the School of Engineering. The work of the Station touches every home, community, and industry in 1e7as. Recent publications dealing with more effi— cient use of attic and portable fans, rural water supply., efficient design of small community schools, southern freight rate studies, and highway bridge • structures indicate the breadth and importance of the work of the Station. :.11 of the talent of the School of Engineering and all of its equipment and facilities are made available through the Station for the study of the engi— neering and scientific problems of Texas. Industry in Texas is rapidly recognizing the work of the Station. Nearly $30,000 worth of equipment was donated in 1944 -45; $37,000 worth has already been received during the first five months of the school year 1946 -47, and an equal amount is expected for the balance of the year. `n electron microscope, an industrial X —raX machine, an alternating current network analyzer, amass spectrometer, much cottonseed oil mill machinerx and many small machines and tools have been made available at little or no cost to the State. These are valuable tools to be used for the improvement of human welfare. In 1944 -45 the Station received from outside sources about 62% of the amount appropriated by the Legislature and the College; in 1945 -46 outside funds and equipment donations amounted to 140% of State and College appro— priations, and in the first five months of 1946 -47 outside fends and donations amount to 177% of State and College ap)ropriations for the entire year. Since September 1, this year, the Station has distributed 12,908 bulletins to the people of the State and nation, and has spent or encumbered over $265,000 in research in the interests of the State. INDUSTRI.iL EXTENSION SERVICE The Industrial Extension Service brings to the people of the State, through an extension program, instruction and training of a sub — engineer type. Supervision and Foreman Training courses are conducted in all of the major cities of the State usually in connection with specific plants or industries as well as military installations which employ large numbers of civilian personnel. Two full —time instructors are employed to train custodians and building maintenance people in the mechanics of their jobs, to make surveys of buildings to determine custodian and maintenance service needed, and to recommend pro— cedures, schedules, equipment and materials to building managers. Much time has been spent on training maintenance personnel at State eleemosynary institutions, orphan homes, veterans hospitals and other public buildings. Large savings to the State have been effected by this program. Conference leaders are trained to conduct meetings for many groups through— out the State. In addition many short courses are held annually on the campus by this department. These include police and fireman training courses and automobile, truck and bus fleet operator work. The training of RE.i lineman is a function of this division. ci, LMbiLtUUUb [51 GOES CHARITI BULK OF FORTUNE TO BENE- FIT UNIVERSITIES. OR- . PHANS AND CRIPPLES Orphans, crippled children and students will be the .principal. how ficiaries of the Large estate left by the late William E. Easterwood, Jr., Dallas capitalist, according to. pro- visions of his will filed Tuesday in County Probate Court. Colonel Easterwood, noted avia- tion enthusiast and philanthropist, died Aug. 24 in Santa Monica, Cal. His estate was estimated for pro- bate purposes at $50.000, but it was known to be many times that large. w y Sister Is Executrix. • His sister, Miss Eva Easterwood Of Dallas, was named Independent executrix without bond, to set up 1 and administer three foundations which will benefit the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, l' Buckner Orphans' Home, and ei- ther S. M. U. or Texas A. & M. Col- .- - lege. i His widow was willed $100 cash I and $300 per month for life, and his I brother, Busby H. Easterwood, $100 in cash. Attorney W. W. Gibbard, who filed the probate application, ex- I. plained that Busby Easterwood had I shared equally with W. E. Easter - I wood, Jr., in the estate of their fa- ther, the late Capt. W. E. Easter -� • wood of Wilis Point, and that Mrs. nsterwood already had other prop - i t —_ EASTER 1 amass his personal fortune in g 0 0 pr th: I N of his father endently of ,- who and befo became e weal e de as a banker and in real estate d logs. By the time of the elder East Continued From Page One. I wood's death, the Dallas man •• 1 well on his way to a large fortu erty in addition to bequests to the having started out in the chew' will. gum business and built from -th ' The will stipulated that the edu -, by investments in real _estate 1 securities. cation foundation be in part 's me- His interest in aviation prom^ • morial to Mr. Easterwood's brother, + him to put up $25,000 for the f' 1 Jesse, who was killed in Panama I Paris- to-Dallas trans - Atlantic fli - j while a member -of the U. S. army 1 which was made by Coste and c air corps. It was this brother who I ]once. i stimulated Mr. Easterwood's great I Previously he put up anot' !interest in aviation. i ;25,000 for the first trans -Pac 1 "Having in mind his service and i flight, .but this prize . went 1 my own interest in aviation," the 1 claimed, as did his prize for j will read, 'Z desire the schools re- ( Rome -to- Dallas flight. 1 ceiving the gifts shall devote some f Colonel Easterwood grew up 'of the allotted money to the study 1 Wills Point. attended public sell. j of aviation." • I there and started "making his + I way" selling newspapers and rr- Memorial to Father. ; zines. In the World War he se ■ The foundation for crippled chit- in the nfarine corps. His com 1 dren's work was directed in part sion as colonel was conferred as a memorial to MT. Easterwood's former Gov. Dan Moody, and 1 father. In the section referring to commissions were later confer the foundation for Buckner Or- by governors of New Mexico chaos' Home, the will declared that Coahuila. • the work of this inefi'utii,nstaitds'i -- forth in this field es an outstand- 1 Inc agency for good." 0 AGEBDA ITEM 80. 38 Whereas there is a great demand for the training of young men in ground school work and flying, as auxiliary to their collegiate training as flyers, airplane and engine mechanics, aircraft service men, airport operators and air- port managers, authority is granted for the College, through the School of 'Engineering, to provide this and allied train- ing. The College airport with all of its facilities shall be used as c laboratory for this training work by providing the following: aircraft and instruction for flying, service s.nd repair of aircraft, storage, sale of fuel and oil, pur- chase and sale of aircraft and aircraft parts, and. any and all services commonly rendered at an airport. (Revision, 10/17/44) Page 8E Bryan - College Station Eagle Sunday, May 5, 1991 ___ Air ort coo eration p p gav By David L Chapman ing ou Special to the Eagle IN OUR PAST round wv, Colle Hurried passengers driving up .� too s the wide, well - landscaped en- ••SOS Co �� , ful hel trance to the gleaming new (/ /� � .„ Q'' structi McKenzie Terminal at Easterwood Q` .� � �• A � A.S Field A 0. irport probably have no idea that ' fro N % by the they are about to set foot on a : A 1� special area of the Texas A &M ; � ► O� ! P ` proved v.� ' ` additio ,4' ' . y c 1 e o r �.' campus. Indeed, the 50- year -old $ - ep � prove �" _ port has a rich and colorful past j 41 p , 1 � • On that makes it more than Just a • '4 9,/ G �i and C point of departure and arrival. • N Z5 GJ\ v/ assist In the summer of 1939, Texas N' 4 / -1 g W P met wi 1 A &M decided to follow the lead of (� �\k‘--41 . sioners a few of the nation's leading insti - 4/CENT , ■•• of tutions of higher education and � �w.��* � A &M a combine the romance of flying plained with the practicality of the class- War breaks out and the 1 TO WED - Loretta and room. Gibb Gilchrist, then dean of However, before anything of ter facili. Janda of Bryan announce th engineering, requested that his substance could be accom- sources.: gagement of their daughter, 4 college be allowed to develop an plashed, Germany attacked Po- Seconc Janda, to Craig Potts of Mes • airport on the campus to com- land on Sept. 1, 1939, adding a Field was son of Patricia and Kent Poi plement the newly proposed de- new sense of urgency. Thousands to be use Bryan. The wedding will be partment of aeronautical engi- of new pilots would be needed for training. on Aug. 10 at St. Joseph's C neering. national defense, a task well port won' lac Church in Bryan. From the beginning, Gilchrist beyond existing military training tance fro; envisioned the airport as serving facilities. as the C as both a training ground for the The Civil Aeronautic Adminis- Gilchrist college and as a tration immediately inaugurated that Brya municipal air x the Civilian Pilot Training Pro- approved port for the sur- gram which provided federal fund- A &M airp rounding com ing for ground schools and flight The plat munity. instruction at colleges and uni- that a me By the time I versities. However, there was a suggested' Gilchrist made deadline for program certification sold and t his proposal, and Texas A &M's airport was only to Texas the Civil Aeron- in the planning stages. Unless the who was , autics Authori- school moved quickly, it would with the st ty had com- GILCHRIST miss a golden opportunity to have new Texas pleted preliminary studies and its students trained at govern- Coulter na proposed a 500 -acre site, 11/2 ment expense. sioners tel miles from the Academic Build- Meeting the CAA deadline was plan ands ing, Just west of what was known not Gilchrist's only problem. The to work out locally as Lake Shinola. construction and maintenance of It was cl a first -class aviation facility would that the city In addition, the United States be an expensive undertaking. If for the mon Army Air Corps intimated that the proposed airport had to rely having them some support might be forthcom- solely on Texas A &M for financial day the Bry _ .:. _.., ing because the field would serve support, it had almost no chance ed that Gil as a midway point between two of of becoming more than another of been accer MAY WEDDING — Mr the Army's busiest training bases, the little grass strips that dotted would soon Mrs. Lloyd W. German of Barksdale Field in Shreveport and the rural Texas landscape. ilch- Field" at Tee announce the engagment O Randolph Field in San Antonio. rist knew he would need Unfortuns daughter, Jennifer Lynn Ge to Kevin L. Rodgers of And son I _ i I 1) () U ill° . . 0 . ¶ From page IA u:,.'° _ l , _ r►ed northern part of the air- little gold•piated." port, with access from a new entry However, even with the future tract from the university's world- road off FM 60. gilding of Easterwood Airport, com- class expectation for itself_ The existing terminal after expan- 'mercial flyers may not notice much For the community, th .plans to lion, w ill be used to serve the re- difference in their service. Neither upgrade the airp&k have .e at a gion's growing general aviation - Rio Airways Inc nor Royale Airlines critical time Impro ekte ri cans, the private flyers who use their planes` intends to expand their service in the portation, especially the overwhelmingly for business. near future — regardless of the length growing importance for ind tip- • Intermediate -range develop- of the runway or the snazziness of the cruitment here. Yet, because Easter- meat to 1995 — These plans call fora new terminal. wood Airport is owned by Texas radar facility. a new taxiway, still • `We're unable to fill the seats we A &M (it is one of only three of so more hangar space and parking, and have right now," explained J .R. university-run airports in the nation), also further expansion of the new ter- Shirley, Rio Airways station man- community leaders long have felt im -, minal. ager. potent to undertake airport improve - • Long -range development to "The runway is not what's restrict - ments themselves. - 2005 — These are the finishing ing us agreed David O'Neal, Not that some oMs : haven't touches, which include adding yet Royale's local station manager. "If • tri more parking, hangars, and space in we get more traffic, then there will be We've tried several 1 several to the new terminal building. more flights." negotiate with A8414 Cgfl ge$a Added to this comprehensive prog- Currently, Royale flies about tion to take over i-port ' = hot ram, many business people would 1,000 to 1,500 Easterwood passen- ,they said no," recalled North Bar - ,like to bring' in the services of a fixed gers to Houston each month. Howev- dell, College Station's city manager.' base operator — a professional con- er, the airline has seats for 2,532 local - The fact of the matter is, had it , ' ,firactor who would cater exclusively passengers a month. • been either a private or municipally to private aviation by providing such According to a 1982 study by the owned facility, its growth and amenities as a pilot's lounge, a res local institute, many area travelers ernization would have been much taurant, a conference room for visit- more aggressive°'. ing executives, aircraft fuel and will continue to drive to Houston and To that criticism, Peel responded: mechanical services. Austin airports to pick up their "I think the university would be de- J.W. Wood, a local developer with flights, simply because driving is lighted to turn the airport over to the a company plane, envisions a new more economical than flying from city. But the important thing is not terminal with both commercial and Easterwood. Moreover, the study who is running the airport, but how it general aviation in one building. His predicted that added destinations m is being run." - proposal, which is designed to out-of-state cities will not materialize On that point, nearly eveiyone accommodate a fixed base operator, in n future because the local agrees. Moreover, after a meeting has not been reviewed by university market will remain too small. last month between university off!- officials. As for adding flights to Austin or cials and community readers; there Nonetheless, school officials a gree San Antonio, there's not enough has been a recent upswelling of local on the growing importance of general traffic," O'Neal said. "You re talk support for the university's Master aviation at Easterwood. ing about 20 to 30 people per week Plan — the detailed modernization "We need more general aviation who need to fly to those cities." program for Easterwood. — that's a bigger problem than com- However, there also is a chicken • "I think they've planned it, very mercial aviation,' Peel said. and -egg problem: if more flights well," said Ed Brady, executive "General aviation is growing so fast were added, then local demand for director of the Iocal Chamber of because more and more industrial commercial service might be stunu- Commerce. "When they start mgv- firms are moving in here." fated' ing dirt out there, that will be my first According to the Master Plan, the `If they added more flights, I think it would add tremendously to travel stop with prospective business estimated total cost of improving here," said Diane Stribling, presi people. Easterwood will be in 1984 dollars, Extending the runway is only one $29,140,100. As much as one -half to dent of A&M Travel Services Inc. part of the university's planned im- two - thirds of that money could be However, Texas A &M officials provements for Easterwood Airport. provided by matching grants from the are cautious in their hopes for ex- In a recent report titled the "Easter- FAA and the Texas Aeronautics panded commercial service at Easter - wood Airport Master Plan Update," Commission, university officials be- wood. Instead, they have concen- the program's details are spelled out lieve. trated largely on improving service in entirety. The plans, scheduled to For the rest, Texas A&M officials for private corporate flyers. be implemented in three phases, in- will dip into university coffers, and "We need .to accept the fact that elude: also request funds from Bryan, Col- we're going to be a commuter airport • Short -range development to lege Station and Brazos County. Cur- for the foreseeable future, where pas - 1990 — These are the major _plans, rently, the two cities and the county sengers will fly to hub airports," said which include extending the runway chip in about $33,000 each for the Chuck Cargill, Texas A &M's vice and taxiways, adding more hangar airport. president of operations. space, parking both for cars and, air- "We're on the record as telling Nonetheless, he added: "We in- craft, and expanding the terminal them that if they come up with a vi- tend to continue to improve and ex- building. able plan, we'll support them," said pand Easterwood until it is absolutely Also proposed is a new terminal Bardell, College Station city man- a first -class facility. And with the ink building just for commercial air ser- ager. . barely dry on the Master Plan, I think vice. Tentatively slated to open in As for the Master Plan, he added: we're making some really good prog- 1987_ the facility will be built in the "I think it's kood, although it's a ress. ". ... • - 1 - --; Si'EA: LA L c...-_-;1_ . :13,i L.- c "7-,- m - I- I - • ,.. , , .: O. - e d t P J. I I -,---- Eas.terwood Airport -- ] -----1 UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Texas A&M Universit August 3; 1951 College Station. Texas Easterwood Gets 11 Station ! , "I • 11 Bleyati F .., 7 int, i S.Tate Airways Com- ,operates both high freque nil and ,,... utes il tions StlitiOh lo . Civil Aero- !w frequency reirges. The center , i"./CE AdminiAtratiot formerly poim for the lov frec nes radi-. eel at Bryar Ai Force Rase beams kir 1 1 ont appr wiinately lht moved to the coliege-owned miles an f....! direct.on. ,s. loc.b...-• 3 t-ewood A; rport. ',near Brya- Air Fore. Rase. - a part . f the station's pri- i ft i . DC .01. freque e‘cy range is - : - function to maintain radio p o f a ry ,, i ,, * .e a i r hi II, ' wr with aircraft .r the area, 1 when enab)e- a, - .uses to tray -, ..'AA gives weathe r at and '; across the natior u4th,u. few of • r , . neE current information on 1 ix.,corni nr. lost or colliding With -.. . ,-- le: and aids to navigation ; other tor-craft. The Airway Traf- law ; In, flight route. J fie Conrtol relays information to flirt, Low Frequencies I planes through the communication stations. 1 '1.: facili.ate keeping radio eon- tect with airplanes, the station New Development VOR. visual, aural range is a new development in air travel winch enables the pilot flying off the : regular air highways to receive. m. structions sue+ a. wtather arid i position almost irintedlatel. The i center point tor this Ty logt I , frequency range is located vent of College Station on Leeward ; Road. • Twice an hour the station broad- casts weather data over a ?MO . - mik radius. Although the statior. s • primary concern is the dirsectior. of , rtiocraft, weather' observations are i taken once an hour and transmitted, to sveather circuits which in turn 1 I relay weather data from other re- . I gions to the local station. 1 1 E. C McCallum, chief aircraft ; , i cow rnunicator is in charge of the !KU:LIAM. , 1 1 ( . i 'L..(_ _ � _ J �. � A ' " UNIVERSITY ARCHI■ ES he Bata ion East.' ;.. t`... ' ‘_.=Or t Texas A &M University �! _ College Station, Texas Filest Pioiieer Plane to Land At E Wednesday The first commercia' airliner the request war granted. mal welcoming exercise with of- which lawds at Easterwood Airport R. R. Morrison, station man- ter school started met with his tomorrow morning at 7:01 will be sger for Pioneer Airlines was approval. greeted by a local delegation on f present at the meeting. The Sixteen directors of the Chain- hand for an informal welcoming : group's action postponing a for- ber of •Commerce were present of the Pioneer Air Lines. Inc., They were as follows: Col. Frank whici wa. formerly located at . ■ Andersor.. E. C. Cunningham, Dr. bry ar, Air Force Base. f C. C. French, Mrs. C. B. Gndbey, This gesture was decided up- I Chancellor Gilchrist. Dr. Barring - on at the monthly meeting of ; ton, R. L. Hunt. J. B. Longley. .1. College Station Chamber of Com• I R. Motheral, J. E. Oden, C. W. coerce directors yesterdac. Gibb Price. L S. Richardson..1. E. Rob - Gilchria. chancellor for the A&M t erts. R. A. Rogers. R. L. Rogers, 'ysteir.: Lr. M. T. Barrington. 1 and .1. H. Sorrels. president of A&M; Jot Sorrels. president of the Chamber of Commerce; and Raymond Rog- ers. eat , manager were among those promising to be or hand. Chancellor Gilchrist said that ' the cohere had not requested that Pioneer Airlines move to Easter- I wood Airport. He said that the airline asked permission to move their item' headquarters there, and r SPECI_'�L S tij `':C L'\ IVE_RSITY ;ARCHIVES THE EAGLE - 7 I AS'1ERW00D Texas . &M U.nix-ers ivy OCT0BE 22, 1984 �;: College Station. Texas I A &m proposes solutions Easterwoo to modernize By JEAN WALLACE officials intend to lengthen the major Staff Writer Last in a series runway from 5,150 feet to 7,000 feet. When Aggie football players fly The $6.4 million project should be out of Easterwood Airport, their bag- ish. but it also presents a major incon- funded 90 percent by the Federal gage is usually right beneath them — venience: Just to pick up the extra Aviation Administration (FAA), that is, about 10,000 feet below them fuel and luggage, the jets -must make school officials believe. in a truck. intermediate landings in Dallas, "We've rocked along on this for lt's no joke to some Aggies that Houston, Waco or Shreveport. many moons," said Peel, who over - their chartered jets must depart from But by next year, Aggies and other sees construction at Easterwood Air - Easterwood Airport without a full local folk may be jetting out of Col - port and other university -owned faci- load of either fuel or luggage. The lege Station with their luggage on lilies. "Up until now, we've done a simple reason is that the major run- board. Easterwood Airport, a facility lot of talking." But now, he added: way is too short for big planes such as that began its existence with three "We're moving as fast as we can." ' ,727's to gain the momentum for sodded landing strips in 1939, is on •Motivating that haste is the hope ;takeoff. the verge of a major transformation, a that airport improvements will help "When you have a situation like renovation plan that may Last from lure high - technology companies to 'that, it becomes somewhat embarras- now until the year 2005. the Texas A &M University Research sing," said Wesley Peel, the Texas The. 20 -year modernization prog- Park. And more subtly, there is a A &M system's vice chancellor for ram for Easterwood_ Airport will be desire among school officials that facilities planning and construction. undertaken by Texas A &M Universi- Easterwood Airport should not de- And not only does the situation ty, the airport's owner and operator. make the school's top brass feel fool- As thel-ust step i the plan, university Turn to AIRPORT, page 2A • I'1=: CIA L - t`'BJECTS t 1 IN I�RSiT1 _SRC lilA"ES T(�Xrzs _\&M UI1iversit } The Eagle Easterwood Airport College Station. Texas Goober 29, 1985 at _ — Th Ea le ha s Ianded ��sterwo od a fter t hree tree s B3 ROBERT POOL But American Eagle should have a area. Business Writer smoother ride in the future. American Eagle flights are inte- Brvan-College Station welcomed a The new service -is one step in the grated into the American Airlines new airline with a bumpy flight slow process of expanding and im- system in Dallas so that travelers can Monday. proving air service to and from the buy tickets, get boarding passes and The inaugural flight of American area, according to Ed Brady, execu- check their luggage for their entire Eagle left Easterwood Airport Mon- tive vice president of the Bryan - trip in one stop. Freddie Sheets, the day at 7 a.m. for Dallas -Fort Worth College Station Chamber of Com- station manager for Amercian Eagle Regional Airport, the first of five merce. at Easterwood, said that the schedule flights to DEW throughout the day. "The additional- service will lead is set up so passengers will have 4 When the return flight arrived to a more favorable travel cl in layover of 45 minutes to an hour. shortly after noon, the crosswinds our community," he said. He also American Eagle offers five arrivals were so bad that the plane had to said that he hoped that the extra and departures each day of the week make three passes before it could flights would make air travel here and four on weekends. The arrivals land. more convenient and draw more pas- during the week are at 9:20 a.m., According to the pilot of the plane, sengers out to the airport. 1 2:05 p.m -, 3:25 p.m., 5:55 p.m and there was some wind shear and a lot He drew an analogy with the open- 8 :35 p.m. Departures are 7 a.m., of turbulence. It was wind shear that ing of the College Station Hilton and 9 :35 a.m., 1 p.m., 3:40 p.m. and caused the crash of American Air- Conference Center. 6:10 p.m. Tickets are $70. -7 lines flight 191 in August, killing 137. "The Hilton did not come to The plane made two passes along Bryan-College Station just to take a one runway and finally landed on a slice of the existing pie," he said But second runway. The turbulence made it will generate extra business with its for a rough ride, and some of the convention facilities, he said, and in passengers were a little shaky as they the long run that extra business will left the plane. benefit all the hotels and motels in the 5, A.. X 4 tea w . , s Passengers leave the ,-'Irnr mean Eagle flight at East crwood At 'Wit: >iy • • T s }. UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES , �..•; • A r Texas A &M t "nix r-.:71_ -: ,` i 0 Tercel al College Station, Texas irk l ''''''; - ' ''' ` --:- -7: .- ' - '4 1 . - ,.." - -t: . .i•-•-"- - ' * ' 4---- ' :' ' - - -- - - - _ A irport stiffens s in response to gulf war E'asterwlood imp/erne/its ` - new guidelines NO 1 BY TROY D. HALL „ , . , Of The Battalion Staff Li '7'' ! ! i +t U �� E ��� ! Passengers need to allow extra ; i VEHICLES r 1 : � _ it 1 II time when flying out of Easterwood 1 I r t t Airport because of increased secu- t ' -` rit} mandated by the Federal Avi- sr le 1 abort Administration. \ , : The war in the Persian Gulf has .: --'- prompted the FAA to put airports on a state of alert and ordered them ..> , to follow prescribed security � � guidelines. _. a Harry Raisor, director of aviation =- .1 y ., �.” for Easterwood Airport, says seta 4 A rity should not be taken ligh y - I think the threat is very real .. �. .- __ across this entire country," Raisor says JAY JANNERThe Battalion Security, has be, n tightened over AIM P ark i ng Serv officer Jim Mullins patrols the Easterwood all the Mckenzie Terminal area, he says. Airport McKenzie Terminal for unattended vehicles and baggage Among security precautions are Tuesday as part of the airport's enhanced security measures. 24 -hour police security and highly restricted curbside parking in front spettion. in baggage. ment Citizen Emergency Hotline at of the terminal. The University Police Depart- (202) 647 -5225. No unattended vehicles are al- went is providing uniformed offs- The situation at Easterwood Air - iowed to park within 100 feet of the cers at the airport until the crisis port, as well as airports across the airport terminal, says Tom Williams, ends nation, should be taken seriously, director of A &M Parking, Transit Bob Wiatt. director of A &M secu- Raisor says. and Traffic Services. City and UPD, says officers will check "Don't joke about hijacking and Because of the inconvenience, the all areas of the terminal where secu- bombs, because there are no jokes grace period for visitors has been in- rit1 could be breached, but he adds now," he says. creased from 10 to 15 minutes for there have been no problems so far. Although some people believe the passenger unloading. Raisor says because of the large likelihood of a terrorist attack in the Unattended baage will be con- number of international students at area is remote, Raisor says to take a fiscated by autbonues and might not A &M. they should be aware of flight look at the situation. be given back, Raisor says. conditions when flying from country He discourages against carrying to country. Raisor, Williams and M iatt all electronic items, such as radios, tape For advisories regarding interna- stress that delays Mill occur and that recorders, computers or anything tional air travel. 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COLLEGE STBOX 9960 1101 TEXAS AVENUE ATION, TEXAS 77840 -9960 11 �vir I;t (409) 764 -3515 April 11, 1991 Les Hawkins 1004 Dexter S. College Station, TX 77840 Dear Les, I hope this information will be beneficial to you while you're working on Easterwood Airport historic marker research. If you have any questions or need more information, don't hesitate to call me or Bridgette at 764 -3773. Sincerely, _n David Gerling DG:bg Historic Preservation Committee