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1931
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 2, 1931 AIRISMS FROM THE FOUR WINDS AN AMERICAN "BLIMP": A handy little non-rigid constructed we believe, by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corp. Italian Squadron's Cruise THE twelve Savoia S.55 flying boats of the Italian Air Force (together with two repair machines), which are carrying out a formation cruise, under Gen. Balbo, from Italy to Brazil, left Kenitra (Morocco) for Villa Cisneros on Decem- ber 23. One unit failed to take off, and had to be towed back into port, but the rest accomplished the 1,200-mile journey, thus completing the third stage of the flight. It was reported that the squadron completed the fourth stage to Bolama on Christmas day. They encountered a severe hail storm en route, as a result of which it is stated that new propellers were required. It is expected that the 12 machines will make the Atlantic crossing from Bolama on January 5. Lord Lovelace Flying to Tanganyika LORD LOVELACE left Le Bourget for Tanganyika on December 28 in his new Ford Pullman aeroplane, piloted by Capt. C. D. Barnard. They reached Marseilles the same afternoon. Lord Lovelace, who has a farm some 300 miles south of Nairobi, also owns a D.H. " Puss Moth," which was supplied by Brian, Lewis, and C. D. Barnard, Ltd. The India-Africa Flights MR. A. MURAD, of Bengal, left Calcutta on December 21, in a metal " Gipsy Moth," in an attempt to win the Aga Khan's £500 prize for the first Indian to fly from Karachi to Cape Town. He set out from Karachi on December 28. On December 30 a second competitor started from Karachi; this was Mr. Aspy Engineer (who took part in the first Aga Khan, F^ngland-Indhi iJrize) flying a D.H. "Puss Moth." Capt. Matthews Starts CAPT. F. R. MATTHEWS, who, as reported in last week's issue, is to attempt a return flight from Australia in nine days left Sydney in his D.H. " Puss Moth" on December 27. Mrs. Victor Bruce Crashes THE Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce crashed in her Blackburn " Bluebird" at Medford last week while flying from Portland to San Francisco. Fortunately, she only received slight cuts and hoped to resume her journey to Los Angeles land Louisville (her mother's home town) after a few days' rest. U.S. Airship "Los Angeles " to Make Big Flight THE U.S. rigid airship Los Angeles i> being prepared for a 5,000-mile flight from Lakehurst to Panama and back. The air- ship will leave Lakehurst on or about February 2, and on arrival at Panama will be moored to the Patoka, the U.S. Navy oil tanker, which is equipped with a mooring mast. The Los Angeles will take part in the war manoeuvres, which are being held to study the problem of the defence of the Panama Canal. The U.S. Navy Airship IT is reported from America that the airship programme is being proceeded with in spite-of the R 101 disaster. The 6,500,000 cu.ft. Navy airship ZRS 4 Akron will be ready for her fabric covering early this year, and is expected to make her trial flight in June. The eight German engines •with which she will be fitted have been tested for the new arrange- ment of swivelling propellers, while the Navy Department are, it is said, working on heavy oil engines which may be developed in time for installation in the ZRS 5. Both air- ships will use helium gas. R 101 Memorial Fund SUBSCRIPTIONS to the fund for a memorial to those who lost their lives in the R 101 disaster so far amount to £664 The fund is still open. Portions of the metalwork of R 101 have arrived by steamer at Liverpool, and will be conveyed to a Sheffield firm of metal merchants. Death of Herr Kober THE death, shortly before Christmas, is reported of Herr Kober, a director of the Dornier Aircraft Works, who collaborated with the late Count Zeppelin in the construction of the first rigid airship. DIESEL-ENGINED : A Towle flying boat powered by two Packard Diesel engines of 225 b.h.p. each. The machine has a tare weight of 3,400 lift, and with a load consisting of 10 gallons of lubricating oil, 90 gallons of fuel oil for six hours, and 10 people at 170 lb. each, has a gross weight of 5,805 lb. The maximum level speed is 125 m.p.h., the cruising speed 100 m.p.h., and the'sea level rate of climb 650 feet per minute. :•:-.• : 18
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