FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Atlas
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1931
1931 - 1205.PDF
FLIGHT, NOVEMBER 13, 1931 charging against a similar head—no mean feat for a gearpump! One of the most amazing things about the preparationof the Schneider Trophy engines is the fact that although several engines were tested to breaking point on the testbeds, not a single mechanic was hurt at all! Such in brief is the place where the Rolls-Royce enginesare made. In a short article such as this it is impossible to do justice to these works, but we hope that our readerswill have gained some idea of the reason why the Kolls- Royce products have acquired and deserved the name otbeing of the very highest class obtainable. Winds Paris-Madagascar RecordTHE trench airmen, Moench and Burtin, who left Marseilles on October 30, arrived at Antananarivo, Mada-gascar, on November 5, having flown from France to Madagascar in 6 days 9 hours 45 minutes, which is arecord for this flight. The previous record from Paris to Madagascar was set up in November, 1929, by threeFrench airmen, M. Bailly, M. Reginensi, and M. Marsot, in 9 days 6 hrs.The Cyprus Disturbances THE troop-carrier aeroplanes have now left Cyprus.It is stated that the names of two aircraftmen, Clarke and Pretty, have been sent up for recognition on accountof the initiative which they showed when on the steamer " El Gharib," which was delayed by rough weather andran short of food while carrying military stores to Cyprus. These two aircraftmen rigged up their wireless set andkept the authorities informed of the position of the vessel. Exploration of the Upper Air PROFESSOR PICCARD and Dr. Kipfer will not makeanother balloon ascent into the stratasphere, but another ascent will be made next summer by two other scientistsworking under the direction of Professor Piccard. M. Max Costyns, a young Belgian physicist and engineer,has been asked by the Professor to take his place. M. Costyns is head of the laboratory of physics at the QueenElizabeth Institute in Brussels. A new type of gondola is to be designed for the coming ascent.Swedish Air Force Officials in Trouble A COMMITTEE which has been inquiring into the con-ditions of the Swedish air service for the last eight months has made a report of 350 pages to the Minister of Defence,in which it is recommended that four officials should be dismissed. Their names are:—Gen. Amundsen, chiefof the Air Force ; Cmdr. Lubeck, his chief of staff ; Col. Fogman, deputy chief of staff, and Chief EngineerFjallback. It is stated that Col. Lubeck will be tried by court martial. He is alleged to have received bribes inthe form of long-term loans. The "Akron" Carries 207 PeopleTHE large U.S. Navy airship "Akron" left Lakehurst, New Jersey, for a trial flight on November 3 with 207persons on board. The Air Exercises THE Air Ministry official report of the amount offlying carried out in the Air Exercises last summer shows the following figures. Blueland was the bombing powerand Redland the defensive side. The total flying hours Blueland Redland Friendly Bombers Day. 807.35 554.10 124.05 1,485.51,941.5). Hrs... 52 .. 116 Night.356.25 73.35 26 456(Aggregate Squadron Averages.Redland Blueland Type analysis (average hours per squadron)Hrs. Night Bomber Squadrons . . . . 100 Day Bomber Regulars . . . . 136Day Bomber Auxiliaries . . . . 108 Fighter Squadrons . . . . . . 52There was much bad weather, yet not accident or incident occurred.Air Navigation along Churchill River A REMINDER of the growing importance of aeroplanetravel in Canada's north country is the issue by the Topo- graphical Survey of the Department of the Interior of twoair navigation maps of the Churchill Rivtr uhich together take in a strip extending 200 miles upstream from ChurchHarbour. Copies are available to the public for a nominal fee. In this country aerial travel is by the use of sea- Mins. 19 24 Mins.30 2412 19one serious A TOPSY-TURVY WORLD : Herr Achgelis has gained fame in Germany by his extraordinary upside-down flyingvery close to the ground. He approaches the aerodrome in an inverted dive, and when a few feet from the ground does a bunt into the upright position, from which he half-loops again into the inverted position. The machine is a Focke-Wulf " Kiebitz," with wings of bi-convex section, specially strengthened for these evolutions. Herr Achgelis (left) is seen in the larger photograph flying upside-down at Heston. On this occasion he was flying quite high. (FLIGHT Photos.) 1129
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
