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FLIGHT, AUGUST 24, 1933 RETURN OF LONG-DISTANCE PILOTS The Arrival of Codos and Rossi at le Bourget Airport AFTER Raya lande R taking a short rest at yak, Syria, where they landed on August 7, after their record-breaking flight from New York, as described in FLIGHT of August 10, the French air men, Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos, returned to France on August 11, land ing at the Istres Aerodrome, Marseilles, after flying from Rayak, some 1,250 miles, in a single hop. They were greeted on their arrival by the Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot, and prominent local officials, and remained several days in the South of France, where they attended numerous functions and several aviation meetings. Rossi and Codos then flew to Paris on Wednesday, August 16 last, where two official receptions were given in their honour, the one on their arrival at le Bourget Airport, the other being held immediately afterwards at the Paris City Hall. Although "the day was cloudy, with intermittent showers, a large crowd assembled at the Airport to welcome the returning airmen. A good-sized detachment of the 34th Aviation Regiment was drawn up on the apron in front of the Custom House Building of the Airport, with Colonel de Mirabel in command. Major Generals Denain, Chief of the Air Force, and de Goys, the Commander of the Paris Aviation District, were also among the officers present. The Government was represented by Messrs. Edward Daladier, the Premier himself, and Pierre Cot, Air Minister. Promptly at 4.30 o'clock, the hour set for the first official reception to take place, the streamlined Bleriot monoplane of Rossi and Codos, the Joseph le Brix, appeared over the Southerly end of le Bourget Airport, escorted by a squadron of the 34th Aviation Regiment machines, composed of Liore & Olivier twin-engined, night bomber biplanes. After circling the field Codos brought his machine to a perfect landing directly in line with the apron, where the Official Party was waiting to welcome mm. He then taxied forward, and on descending from t >e plane both Rossi and himself were carried in on the shoulders of their enthusiastic admirers. After being greeted by the Premier, the Air Minister and other Officials present, Rossi and Codos were taken > one of the large hangars, where the first official recep tion was held. M. Daladier delivered the address of A h>me' anc' congratulatory speeches were exchanged. "• short luncheon was then served, at the conclusion of winch the party repaired in automobiles to the Paris City •p, ,wnere the second ceremony of welcome took place. '<-• airmen signed the golden book and received the gold medals of the City of Paris. he total weight of this Bleriot machine at its " take off " at Floyd Bennett Airport on August 5 last was 8,600 kg. (18,920 lb.). The take-off runway, constructed of cement, was 4,000 ft. in length. The engine was a 500-h.p. Hispano-Suiza 12-cylinder with a compression ratio of 7:1, driving a geared (ratio 2:1) wooden four-bladed propeller. The fuel supply consisted of 6,600 litres (1,452 gallons) composed of various mixtures of petrol and benzole as follows : — Petrol Mixture Specific Gravity For the " takeoff ' first stages of fli Then successively " " and ?ht.... 1,470 litres (323 gals.) 2,345 litres (ol6 gals.) 2,785 litres (613 gals.) Benzole 50% „ 25% „ io% 0-810 0-765 0-740 The take off of this heavily-loaded machine was one of the critical periods of the flight. The plane taxied along the runway some 3,900 ft. before taking off in the last 100 feet, and then skimmed along the surface of the water for several miles before beginning to get its altitude. The engine turned at 1,950 r.p.m. at the take off, the speed being reduced through successive stages to about 1,750 r.p.m. average as the flight progressed. The fuel consumption was about 115 litres (25.75 gals.) per hour, being considerablv increased by the bad weather encountered over the Atlantic Ocean. About 150 litres (33 gals.) remained in the tanks when the plane landed at Rayak. Radio played an important part in this flight, Rossi receiving continual messages from the various shore stations, and sending out frequent messages himself on 34, 600, and 900 metre waves. While official figures are not as yet available, it is expected that this new long-distance record will be homo logated at about 9,200 km. (5,725 miles). R. C. W. WAITING IN THE RAIN : A detachment of the 34th Aviation Regiment on the apron at le Bourget, awaiting the return of Codos and Rossi. 843
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