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8-zo FLIGHT. AUGUST g, 1934. THE FOUR WINDS ITENS OF INTEREST FROM ALL QUARTERS Record Qlider Flights Some long-distance glider flights havebeen accomplished at the fifteenth annual German glider meeting on theWasserkuppe (Rhon). On Thursday, July 26, Herr Wolf Hirth set up a newworld's record for gliders by flying across Germany from the Wasserkuppe toGorlitz, in Silesia, a distance of 225 miles. Next day, however, Herr HeiniDitmar beat this by flying 235 miles, from Wasserkuppe to Liban, in Czecho-slovakia. England—Australia Race and India To aid competitors in the England-Australia Race, the Aero Club of India have prepared a pamphlet containingdetails of the local arrangements to be made for technical and other services,and describing the conditions peculiar to India. Weather conditions in Octoberare described in detail, and various facilities which will be given to competi-tors are also mentioned. It is stated that the Government of India have exemptedthe competitors from all customs formalities. A GERMAN AFRICAN FLIGHT : Edgar Gotthold and his Junkers"Junior " fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley " Genet " engine, in which he recently completed a 15,500 mile flight from Germany toAfrica and back. During this flight the " Genet " maintained the reputation of British engines by running faultlessly throughout. Tiventyjive Years Ago From "Flight" of August 7, igop."Our readers will remember that on June 20 one of the visitorsto Juvisy, Count de Cournet, was so impressed with Delagrange'sflying that he promptly bought the aeroplane, and, ignoring theadvice of his friends, proceeded to attempt to fly it, with disastrousresults. Since then he has been making himself thoroughly ac-quainted with his Voisin machine, and on Monday last made acouple of circuits of the Juvisy course with perfect ease, andappeared to have his machine under complete control." Flying on Heavy Oil A Potez 25 biplane with a new typeof 14-cylinder engine driven by heavy oil has just made a successful flight inFrance with a load of two tons. An Air Ministry Museum According to an announcement in the 1933 report of the Advisory Council of the Science Museum, South Kensington, the Air Ministry is contemplating the formation of an air museum of its own. Qrierson's Arctic Flight Mr. John Grierson, who met with a mishap in Iceland during his flight to Canada via the Arctic Air Route, left Rejrkjavik by steamer last week, en route for England with the damaged parts of his "Fox Moth" seaplane, which he hopes to have repaired in time to resume his flight next week. HIGH SPEED COMFORT. The new Beechcraft in which Mr. W. Faust, Director of Aviation Sales, and Mr. H. White, Aviation Sales Manager, of the Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc., will shortly be touring Europe. With a retractable undercarriage this four-seater has a top speed of 170 m.p.h. It has a 225 h.p. Jacobs engine. Flaps reduce the landing speed to 45 m.p.h. Qlider Train The aerial '' train'' consisting of a biplane towing three gliders—to which we referred last week—left New York last Thursday for Philadelphia, Balti- more, and Washington. It was planned to '' slip'' a glider at each of these places, but owing to strong head winds and consequent shortage of fuel (for the "tug") all three had to descend at Philadelphia. Victor Smith's Progress Maintaining his title of '' unluckiest airman," Mr. Victor Smith has failed in his attempt to beat the Cape-England record of seven and a half days. After leaving Loanda on July 2S, no further news was received of his movements until Monday last, when it was reported that he had arrived at Bamako, Upper Senegal, that day. He continued on his journey the same afternon, but up to the time of writing there is no more news of his progress. French Air Force Reorganised A law just promulgated makes im- portant changes in the organisation of the French Air Force, or "Army of the Air," which will now be given indepen- dent status, with its own chief council, commander-in-chief, and mobilisation plans. Its organisation will be based on a series of territorial areas, each com- manded by a general officer under the direct control of the Air Ministry. The Air Ministry will be responsible for general preparations for mobilisation, the plans being drawn up by the Ministers for Air, War, Marine, and Colonies in consultation. The Government will dis- tribute the mobilised Air Forces, as may be required, between the Army, Navy, and General Reserve—the Air Force with the Army and Navy each being under the command of a general officer of the " Army of the Air."
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