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1934
1934 - 1125.PDF
OCTOBER 25, 1934. FLIGHT. 1127 COMPASS SWINGING : The " Comet " flown by Lt. O. Cathcart Jones and Mr. " Ken "Waller undergoes an important ceremony. (Flight Photo.) Curtiss "Super Conqueror" en- gine, and many people felt that the Gee Bee was an unlikely starter, simply because it never appeared in the fresh air. The machine is a cross between the "International Courier" and the "International Supersportster " R5, so that, at a guess, its cruising speed can be taken as being quite 230 m.p.h. Flaps are fitted, and the engine is a Pratt and Whitney '' Hornet'' S.D. of 675 h.p., this power being developed at 6,000 feet. The machine could carry 400 gallons. Thursday had turned out to be a bad day for the De Havilland hopes, and only continuous work for twenty-one hours had enabled the damaged " Comet " Number 10 to be completed in time for final testing and the start. Capt. Broad IMPRESSIVE : An ant's-eye view of theK.L.M.'s big Doug!as. (Flight Photo.) had, incidentally, been making ahabit of flying the night shift from Hatfield in a " Dragon." So far as the spectators wereconcerned, this "Comet," in the course of a practice landing,swung slightly on touching, pulled up with significant suddenness, andflashed on its landing light. The fire-engine hurried out, and every-body waited tensely to learn the worst. Slowly the facts leaked out,and it was learned that there was just about a fifty-fifty chance thatall might be well for the race. Both Ratier airscrews were dam-aged, but nothing had been really seriously disturbed. One spare wasfitted, and the other damaged air- screw was rushed off to the Faireyworks to be straightened out. The whole affair was the result RIDE HIM, COWBOY ! A mechanic secures the cowling of Miss Cochran's Granville monoplane.On the right is the Pratt and Whitney " Hornet " uncowled : Note the four Venturis for the duplicated Sperry Artificial Horizons and Gyro-Compasses. Miss Cochran unluckily got nofarther than Bucharest. (Flight Photo.)
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