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1933
1933 - 0246.PDF
FLIGHT, AUGUST 3, 1933 THE ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA RACE £10,000 for Fastest Flight from London to Melbourne OPEN to competitors of any nationality, and with no limitations on engine power, the London-Mel bourne race which is being organised in connection with the Melbourne Centenary Celebrations should attract a considerable number of entries from all over the world. The prizes for the race total more than £12,000 and the race will be known after the donor of the prizes as the MacRobertson International Air Race. In addition to this, and to be flown concurrently, will be held a han dicap race, to be known as the MacRobertson International Handicap Race. The two races may be distinguished shortly as the " Championship Race " and the " Handi cap Race " respectively. The former is a speed race pure and simple, while the latter is, as the title implies, a handicap. For the " Championship Race " the first prize is one of £10,000 and a gold cup valued at not less than £500. Second prize is of £1,500, and third prize of £500. The prizes in the " Handicap Race " are a first prize of £2,000 and a second prize of £1,000. The date provisionally fixed for the start is October 20, 1934. The races will start from England, and the inten tion is to start competitors from aerodromes situated as nearly as possible equidistant from Baghdad. Presumably this is to avoid crowding at any one aerodrome at the start. For the " Championship Race " the entrance fee is £50 per machine, and for the " Handicap Race " £10. Where a machine is entered for both races, the fee is £50. Entries close at 12 noon on June 1, 1934. Entries must be in the hands of the Secretary, Centenary Council, Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia, by that time, or those who prefer may send their entries to the United Kingdom Re presentative of the Centenary Council, c/o Defence Liaison Officer (Air), Australia House, Strand, London, England. Following are extracts from the regulations applying to both races: Entries must be made on the approved forms, and the information asked for on the forms must be correctly and fully given. There is no limit to the numbers of the crew, " crew " including in this case pas sengers. No new personnel may be embarked during the race. Each machine must carry sufficient food and water to maintain life for three days, and approved flotation gear for the- pilot and each member of the crew, in addi tion to not less than six smoke signals. Each machine shall have a certificate of airworthiness of its parent nation. and shall comply with the conditions thereof during the race. The following instruments must be carried: Com pass, turn and bank indicator, drift indicator, altimeter, and adequate maps, charts, aerodrome plans and locations. More than one pilot may be used, but the pilot who is in charge at the beginning of the race must pass the finish ing line in the same machine in which he started. Pilots will be required to report, with their machines fully erected, to the representative in England at the starting point de signated, seven clear days before the day of the start. The authorised official will affix a seal to the engine and a seal to the airframe at least 24 hr. before the start, and these two seals must remain unbroken during the race. Refuel ling in the air and night flying are permitted. The Route Competitors in the " Championship Race " will be re quired to check in at the following aerodromes: Baghdad, Calcutta, Singapore, Darwin, and Charleville. At these control points pilots will be required to present their log books to the authorised control official. For the " Handicap Race " the course will be exactly the same, but in addition to the control points mentioned above, there will be checking points established at intervals of approximately 500 miles along the route. In the " Han dicap Race " competitors will be required to have entered in their log books the times of arrival at, and departure from, the checking points. This is in order that the time spent there may be deducted from the flying time. Land ing at checking points is not compulsory, but landing at control points is. Handicaps will be based on a formula, the details of which have not yet been made public, but pay load will play a part, and the pay load at the finish must agree with the log book entry and conform to the declared pay load throughout the race. The C. of A. for the " Handicap Race " must be in the " normal " category of the parent nation of the machine. As far as possible, meteorological information will be supplied at control and checking points, but competitors must make their own arrangements for obtaining fuel, victuals, spares and accommodation. In order to guard against the races being leisurely tours, a time limit of 16 days has been set. Any machine which fails to complete the course within that period will be dis qualified. ® S . • ..^—f- > GOING AFTER THE BRITISH RECORD : On July 29 Fit. Lt. E. L. Mole, R.A.F., remained aloft for 6 hr. 55 min. on the Willow Wren glider designed and built by Mr. Manuel, late Corporal, R.A.F. The flight took P,ace in the region of Totternhoe, Dunstable. 770
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