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1932
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FLIGHT, JUNE 8, 1932 AIRISMS FROM THE FOUR WINDS Atlantic and Pacific Flights Fail A POLISH airman, Stanley Hausner, set out from Linden, New Jersey, on May 29, with the object of flying across the Atlantic to Europe. After six hours, however, he returned, having encountered adverse weather condi tions and experiencing trouble with his instruments. On the same day Nat C. Browne left Seattle—after some difficulty in taking off—on a flight across the Pacific to Tokio. He also had to return a few hours later, owing to a broken oil pipe. Next day he made another attempt, which ended in almost immediate disaster. One report states that the machine caught fire and fell into the sea at Elliott Bay, the pilot and his companion escaping by para chutes. Another report said that the wings of the machine broke in the air during refu^llin^—in any case, both men were saved by their parachutes. A.A.F. Squadrons Rehearse THE inhabitants of the Hendon district were treated last Sunday to an unexpected air display on a small scale. The three Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons stationed there, Nos. 600, 601 and 604, were giving a rehearsal before representatives of the Display Committee of the Air Ministry, and a few friends of the squadrons had taken the opportunity to wander Hendonwards on that day. No. 600 (City of London) Bomber Squadron, as our readers will doubtless remember, has for its Honorary Air Commodore the Rt. Hon. F. E. Guest, who some years ago was Air Minister. The squadron leader is Sqd. Ldr. Stanley B. Collett. No. 601 (County of London) Bomber Squadron shares with No. 600 the honour of having an ex-Air Minister as its Honorary Air Commodore, namely, the Rt. Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare. H. N. St. V. Norman is squadron leader of No. 601. No. 604 (County of Middlesex) Bomber Squadron is under Sqd. Ldr. A. S. W. Dore. All three squadrons are equipped with Westland " Wapitis." The rehearsal indicated that visitors to the Royal Air Force Display at Hendon on June 25 will have cause to be proud of the A.A.F. squadrons. Professor Piccard's New Venture PREPARATIONS by Prof. Piccard for his second ascent into the stratosphere are now nearing completion at Brussels, and all being well it is intended to make a start in about a month's time. For his second attempt Prof. Piccard is using the same balloon envelope as before, but a new car has been built for it, spherical in shape and painted white to reduce the amount of heat inside. When the balloon ascends from Zurich it will carry Prof. Piccard and one assistant. A new arrangement for the valve cord has been introduced, by which the cord passes through a U-tube filled with mercury, which will act as an atmo spheric seal. To save weight oxygen will be carried in liquid form instead of compressed oxygen in containers. The cabin has four small windows in the floor, and there are two manholes so that if both occupants should be compelled to use their parachutes they can do so simul taneously. A small wireless transmitter will be carried, the batteries for which are placed under the floor of the cabin. MM. Goulette and Moreau Killed Two well-known French pilots, M. Goulette—who recently accomplished a record flight from Paris to the Cape—and M. Moreau, have met their death in tragic circumstances. They were flying two survivors of the French liner Georges Philippar (which caught fire recently), M. and Mme. Lang-Willar, from Brindisi to Marseilles, on May 25. They were long overdue at Marseilles, when the wrecked machine was discovered on May 29 on a lonely mountain side 70 miles south-east of Rome. All four occupants had been killed. Death of Prince Ghica THE death, from poisoning, of Prince Ionel Ghica of Roumania, was announced from Bucharest on May J 0. It will be remembered that Prince Ghica recently accomplished a flight from Bucharest to Saigon and back in 18 days in a S.E.T. 61 biplane. At the time we had very little information regarding this flight, so the following additional notes—for which we have to thank Shell-Mex & B.P., Ltd.—may be of interest. The schedule adhered to for the flight, out and home, was as follows (the flying hours being given in brackets). Bucharest-Saigon.— March 30, Bucharest-Konia-Aleppo, 1,664 km. 9.10. March 31, Aleppo-Baghdad, 769 km. (4.00). April 1, Baghdad- Basra, 499 km. (4.05). April 2, Basra-Bushire-Lingeh, 877 km. (6.35). April 3, Lingeh-Jask, 397 km. (3.15). April 4, Jask-Karachi-Jodhpur, 1,572 (9.30). April 5, Jodhpur- Allahabad-Calcutta, 1,650 km. (9.05). April 6, Calcutta- Rangoon, 1,255 km. (7.15). April 7, Rangoon-Bangkok- Saigon, 1,351 km. (9.30). Total distance, 10,034 km. (62.25). Saigon-Bucharest.—April 10, Saigon-Akyab, 1,961 km. (12.45). April 11, Akyab-Jhansi, 1,737 km. (11.45). April 12, Jhansi-Gwadar, 1,669 km. (11.15). April 13, Gwadar-Basra, 1,735 km. (11.30). April 14, Basra- Baghdad-Aleppo, 1,268 km. (10.15). April 15, Aleppo- Konia, 507 km. (5.00). April 16, Konia-Bucharest, 1,157 km. (5.00). Total flying time, 67.30 hr. Total distance and flying time, outward and home, 20,068 km. (129 hr. 55 min.). On his return to Bucharest Prince Ghica was not only fSted officially, but was presented by the young Crown Prince Michael, in the name of King Charles II, with the highest Roumanian aviation honour. Finland-The Cape-Finland : Capt. Bremer's Return BY reaching Helsinki on May 21, Capt. V. E. Bremer, the Finnish airman, completed a remarkable flight from Helsingfors to the Cape and back on his Armstrong- Siddeley " Genet "-engined Junkers " Junior." This flight was not only the first of its kind, but was made on an aircraft of only 80 h.p. The Latest Caterpillar F/O. G. J. S. CHATTERTON, of NO. 1 Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Tangmere, who saved his life by para chute following a collision over Shoreham on May 26, is the seventh Royal Air Force airman to qualify for the Caterpillar Club during the present year. International Aerial Navigation Commission THE International Aerial Navigation Commission con cluded its twentieth session in Paris on May 28. Among the principal items on the agenda were: —The protection of life ; the publication of flying maps ; the application of an age limit for commercial pilots ; and the revision of conditions for the granting of certificates of airworthiness. BETTER AND BETTER : Some time ago we published a " Flight " artist's interpretation of a combined Autogiro, Pterodactyl and Entc. Now our German contemporary " Flugsport " comes forward with above sketch, which is said to represent a serious design by a German engineer. The forward lifting surface of the Ente has, it will be seen, been replaced by a small rotor. 498
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