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1932
1932 - 0251.PDF
FLIGHT, MARCH 18, 1932 " SWIFT " LY ACROSS THE ANDES /^~Tfr" HE Pobjoy-engined Comper v3 III " Swift " 8oes from triumph III to triumph. First Mr. C. A. Butler flew one from England to Australia in record time, and on reaching Australia he con tinued his tour, piling up the truly im pressive mileage of 22,947 miles in eight weeks. And now comes news that Mr. C. Taylor, of " Aerofotos," Buenos Aires, who is representative in Argentina of the Comper " Swift," has flown across the Andes in his machine. At the moment but meagre details of the flight are available, but it appears that Mr. Taylor left Mendoza in Argentina and landed near Valparaiso, Chile, 1 hr. 50 min. later, having flown over the Andes mountains at a height of approxi mately 18,000 ft. The Comper Aircraft Co. have received from Mr. Taylor a cablegram which reads as follows: '' Crossed Andes safely this morning at 18,000 ft. This constitutes record for lightest plane to cross the Andes. Time em ployed 1 hr. 50 min." A gratifying feature of the flight is that it was accomplished by all-British material, not only the " Swift " mono plane and the Pobjoy " R " engine being manufactured at Hooton, Cheshire, but all the various accessories, such as the K.L.G. plugs and the B.T.H. magnetos being British, while the dope with which the fabric is impregnated was Cellon. THE COMPER " SWIFT " (POBJOY ENGINE) : These photographs show the machine which belongs to Mr. Selfridge. That used by Mr. Taylor in his flight was similar. The installation of the Pobjoy is shown on the left, while the photograph on the right shows that although the machine is diminutive, the pilot can take with him a full- size suit case when he goes touring. (FLIGHT Photos.) 235 c2
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