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FLIGHT, JANUARY 23, 1931 A FRENCH LIGHT 'PLANE RECORD Fine Performance by Lalouette and De Permangle AS briefly reported in our lastissue," a new record for lightsport 'planes was established,„ January 12, when the French !irmeti. Marcel Lalouette and Jean ('lf Permangle, using a small Farman| mv wing monoplane, the F231, t.,,uippt"l with a Renault 100-h.p.motor, flew from Istres, France, to Villa Cisneros, French West Africa, a distance of some 2,700 km. ,1,687 miles) in 22 hr. Their 'planeweighed, when empty, only 398 kg. (875 lb.), and so came within the light tourist class.The previous light 'plane long distance record was held by theSwiss pilot, Capt. Hans Wirth, who, accompanied by Miss Nau-mann, made a flight, October 16, 1928, of 1,305 km. (815 miles) from liublingen, Germany, to Miesch- kance, Poland.Marcel Lalouette, this most re- cent record holder, has madeseveral sensational flights recently. It was he who, a short time ago,conducted the then Prince Carol back to Roumania by aeroplane,where the latter then assumed the throne. Shortly afterwards, Lalou-ette, in company with Capt. Goulette, flew a 5-seater Farman cabin monoplane, equippedwith a 300-h.p. Lorraine air-cooled motor from Paris to Saigon, Indo-China, and return. On their return trip fromthere last month the airmen had a distinguished passenger accompanying them, in the person of Governor-GeneralPasquier, of Indo-China, it being the first time that a high executive official had made such a trip by air. Jean de Permangle, who accompanied Lalouette on thisIstres-Villa Cisneros flight is a young man of a well-known family, who received his pilot's licence only last summer.He is the owner of the 'plane that they used, and is an enthusiastic air tourist. The Farman low, thick wing type, sport monoplane istermed the F 230, when equipped with a Salmson 40-h.p. air-cooled motor, and is described as the F. 231 when itcarries a Renault 100-h.p. engine. The wings, of cantilever construction, are mounted at a slight dihedral angle. Thetwo half wings, on either side, are joined to the centre sections attached to the fuselage by means of metal fittings andsecured by bolts and nuts. They are of the caisson type, constructed of wood, and covered with ply-wood. Theycan be easily dismounted. The fuselage is also of simple rugged wooden construction, covered with plywood. Thetwo pilot seats are installed in tandem, each having a side panel that can be opened or closed, as desired. Both seatsare equipped with wind shields, and are installed over the centre of gravity of the central portion of the wing, and arethus furnished with an excellent visibility in all directions. The fuel tank is installed in the fuselage behind the motor.When the 'plane is fitted as a tourist machine this tank has a capacity of 75 litres (17 gallons, approximately). A baggagecompartment is installed in the fuselage behind the rear pilot's The Farman F.231 Light Plane (95-h.p. Renault) on which the French aviators Lalouette and de Permangle established their record. The weights when equipped with a Renault 100 h.p., air- cooled motor are :— Weight, empty . . . . 380 kg.Fuel, 75 litres approx. . . 54 ,, (This amount is used when the plane is equipped fortourist cruising purposes.) Oil, 12 litres 12 „Pilot 102 ,, Passenger 102 „ Total weight .. .. 650 kg. PerformancesGround speed Minimum speedCruising speed " Run " at " take-off " Run " at landing 190 km./hr.70 16080 to 140 metres, accord- ing to the wind pre-vailing. 60 to 80 metres, accord-ing to the wind pre- Fuel Consumption "'Twenty-two litres (5 gallons) of petrol and 1 -4 litres of oil per hour when flying at a cruising speed of 165 km./hr.Flight radius, when equipped as above, 600 km. (375 miles), The 'plane used by Lalouette and de Permangle on theirIstres-Villa Cisneros flight was equipped with a Renault 100 h.p., 4 cylinder in line, air-cooled engine. The boreof the cylinders is 115 mm. and the stroke 140 mm. The crankshaft is mounted on five bearings. Extra fuel tanks were installed in the fuselage, thus enabling(passenger's) seat. The landing gear is of the wide split-axle a fuel\supply of 550 litres (123 gallons approximately) andtype. The wheels are supported by struts in V form, and are equipped with tyres of 600 x 75. The characteristics of the Farman F. 231 are as follows :—• Wing spread .. .. .. 9-11 metres.Length 6-15 Height 2 Wing surface .. .. 14-50 sq. metres. 35 litres (8 gallons approximately) of oil to be carried. This amount of fuel was sufficient for 26 hours of flightwith a radius of 4,000 km. (2,500 miles) (no wind prevailing) at an average speed of 150 km./hr. Thus equipped and carrying the two airmen this FarmanF. 231 " took off " from the Istres Aerodrome last week within a space of 350 metres (1,140 ft.). R. C. W. French Air Mail to Indo-China THE regular w-eekly air mail service from France to'•aigon, which was scheduled to start on January 1, com- menced operations on January 18. The distance to Saigon-s about 7,500 miles and the time allowed for the single journey is 10 days. The route is :—Marseilles-Naples-Corfu- Athens-Beirut-Damascus-Baghdad-Basra-Jask-Karachi-Jodh" pur-Calcutta-Rangoon-Bangkok-Saigon. The Marseilles' Damascus section has already been in operation for two years. Mails for delivery by this service must reach the headquarters of the Air Orient Company, 2, Rue Marbeuf, Paris, before 3 p.m., on Fridays. 69
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