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1931
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FLIGHT, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931 PRIVATE FLYING AND CLUB NEWS DUNLOP CUP TOUR OF FRANCE IT WAITING FOR THE START: Three Cup. Top, Faraian 231 (95 Renault); bottcm, Potez -NDER a threatening skyand poor visibility, 26 light tourist planes—alist of which, in the order in which they took-off on all sec-tions of the Tour, is given in the accompanying table—faced thestarting line on Sunday, August 23 last at the Orly Airport (ParisSuburb), for the Tour of France, organised by the Dunlop Tyre Co.,in competition for the Cup offered by them. The entries werelimite.d to French owners of planes or pilots and to planes constructedin France An exception was made, however, in regard tomotors and foreign engines were allowed. In accordance with the regula-tions established by the Contest Committee of the Aero Club of France, the following classes of machines wereeligible to compete:—(1) Two-seater planes equipped with motors having a maximum of 100 h.p. ; (2) three-seaterplanes with engines having a maximum of 120 h.p. ; (3) two-seater amphibian planes having a maximum of 120 h.p.No amphibian planes were entered, but practically all the light French tourist planes took part in the Tour. Someof the latest ones, such as the Bleriot Guillemen, however, cancelled their entries at the last moment, as they were notquite ready. The Circuit to be flown in the Tour, of approximately2,828 km., included a number of leading watering places and summer resorts. The morning and afternoon stageseach day were as follow : -— August 23.—Paris (Orly)-Montlucon (268 km.) ; Mont-lucon-Vichy (70 km.). August 24.—Vichy-Lyons (by Paray-Le Mondial, Macon)(188 km.) ; Lyons-Nimes (214 km.). ., August 25.—Nimes-Cannes (212 km.). Afternoon, rest. August 26.—Cannes-Marseilles (142 km.) ; Marseilles-Carcassone (249 km.). typas of machines lined up for the Dunlop centre, Morane "Moth" (85 "Gipsy"); 36 (95 Renault). Machine Engine Pilot and Passenger Farman 231Farrnan 231 Farman 231Farman 234 Farman 234Caudron 193 Farman 202Gucrchais T12 Moth MoraneMoth Morane Moth MoraneMoth Morane Moth MoraneMoth Morane Moth MoraneMoth Morane Moth MoranePotez 36 Potez 36Potez 36 Potez 36 Caudron Luc:Potez 36 Potez 36Potez 36 Potez 36 :iole270 Renault 95Renault 95 Renault 95Salmson 95 Salmson 95Renault 95 Salmson 12URenault 95 Gipsy 85Gipsy 85 Gipsy 85' Gipsy 85 Gipsy 85Gipsy 85 Gipsy 85Gipsy 85 Gipsy 85Salmson 95 Salmson 95Salmson 95 Salruson 95 Renault 95Renault 95 Renault 95Renault 95 de Clermont Tonnerre and FretonNouvel and Berlichon PetitJ. Puget and Lt. Lecarme Arnoux and BrabantPalayret and Paquier Letartre and F. ThomasMassot Bajac and RoquesHermann and Signerin J. Andre and de BoigneMeccas and Charmeaux P. L. Richard and dc MarollesLebeau and Forestier de Bimard and Geo Ham.de Rouvre and Dary de Montigny and Boudineau MarzinBlairon and Martinoff Claude and LeonDr. Crochet Brevier and d'AhetzeCendre and Laporte G. Fougere and J. Thomas de Montecler Pagulu and Fransisquet Henry Massot standing in front of his Guerchais T 12 (95 Renault) monoplane.He won the " Pilotes Civils " Tour of France last April. ":-i;-v ••;.. • . 878 August 27. — Carcassone-Pau (219 km.); Pau-Biarritz (92 km.). August 28.—Biarritz-Rochefort (276 km.) ; Rochefort-La Baule (Escoublac) (184 km.). August 29.—La Baule (Escou- blac)-Angers (137 km.) ; Angers- Deauville (212 km.). Afternoon, rest. August 30.—Deauville-LeTouquet (Berck) (by Tancarville- Ault) (167 km.) ; Le Touquet(Berck)-Paris (Orly) (198 km.). The primary object of the Dun-lop Cup Tour was to encourage a regularity of flight among touristplanes, and the classification ot the competitors was made withthis end in view. Each compe- titor was given a figure denotinethe cruising speed that he was expected to maintain throughout
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