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1931
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FLIGHT, AUGUST 14, 1931 THE WINNER: Colombo's " Breda 33" (Gipsy III), with cockpits open. Transparent panels turn the machine into a cabin monoplane. of the Italian competitors. When dropping the prescribedmessage at the aerodrome of Naples, Pallavicini stalled his machine at a low height and crashed, he being injured andhis engineer, Alessio Donati (a brother of the famous Italian pilot), being killed. Lieut. Carera was caught ina storm off the coast of Sicily, and fell into the sea, he and his engineer, Mario Santorre, being drowned.The second stage of the Circuit of Italy was from Palermo to Rimini, a distance of 780 miles, and there were 10 compulsory landings, to be made at controls, and seventurning points to be passed in flight. This stage also was won by Colombo, who was followed 12 minutes later byMeleri, with Poss, on a Klemm, third to arrive, 23 minutes after Meleri. Lusser, Mai, Siebel, and Folz followed, inthe order given, and the race was beginning to resolve itself into a struggle between the Breda machines and theKlemms. In the heavier class, Nathan beat Broad by a few CIRCUIT OF ITALY Results of Prelimimary Technical Tests, General Class 3435 36 37 7 7 7 7 0003 04 11 NATHANFOLONARI BROADFRETZ "Gran Turismo" Class Puss Moth .. Gipsy III .Puss Moth .. Gipsy III . Puss Moth . . Gipsy III .Puss Moth . . I Gipsy III . 817 Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Starting Time h. m. 5 00 5 00 5 025 05 5 125 14 5 14 5 15 5 215 22 5 24 5 285 36 5 465 46 5 48 5 505 51 5 515 52 5 555 56 5 56 5 56 5 565 57 5 575 57 5 575 57 5 586 00 6 07 Pilot COLOMBO MELERI VELARDILUSSER SIEBELDE ANGELI .. MAI POSS MENCARELLIFOLZ SAVINI DIAZGOVI SUSTERFUMAGALLI .. CALDERONI .. ROTASTABILE VIAZZOBROGLIO ORLAND1LOCATELLI .. ROLANDO DUBINI BOTTOLIRAVAZZO CARERAALBERTA MATTIOLITACCARI PALLAVICINISPALLANZANI CARBERRY .. Aircraft Breda 33 Breda 33 Ca 100Klemm L. 26. . Klemm L. 26. .Breda 15 S. Klemm L. 26.. Kelmm L. 25 E Ca 100Klemm L. 25 Ca 100 Ca 100Ca 100 A. S. 1Ro 5 Bis A. S. 1 A. S. 1A. S. 1 A. S. 1A. S. 1 A. S. 2A. S. 2 A. S. 2 A. S. 1 A. S. 1A. S. 2 A. S. 1A. S. 1 A. S. 1A. S. 1 A.S.IA. S. 1 Monocoupe .. Engine Gipsy III .. Gipsy III .. Alfa RomeoArgus As 8 Argus As 8Gipsy III .. Argus As 8 Argus As 8 Gipsy III ..Argus As 8 Gipsy III .. HermesGipsv III . . Fiat A. 50 L.Fiat A. SOS. Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50 S.Fiat A. 50 S. Fiat A. 50 S. Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 S. Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 Fiat A. 50Fiat A. 50 Warner — Altit u 10 10 8 7 4 9 5 9 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 cal itie s Pract i Qua l 71 71 60 60 63 57 59 60 53 61 53 52 53 50 52 46 46 46 46 46 49 49 49 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 47 Points in Different c Take - 3 1 0 7 7 1 6 6 3 4 ho Land i 7 9 11 15 12 9 12 11 14 7 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 10 10 7 10 9 6 8 5 6 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 •4-i Weig t 5 5 1 5 4 2 4 8 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 3 Tests ler cit y Cylin c Cap a 75 75 85 67 67 75 67 67 75 67 75 75 75 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 58 lin g Win g Loa c 75 75 79 80 80 79 80 70 79 71 79 80 79 77 76 78 77 78 77 77 73 72 72 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 62 03 "o 246 246 244 241 237 232 233 231 225 224 222 218 210 200 200 198 196 195 195 194 191 190 190 190 190 139 189 189 189 189 188 186 179 10 7 5 51 51 51 47 00 0 0 1011 10 7 10 0 2 7575 75 75 7979 79 79 226223 222215
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