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no - FLIGHT.- JULY 22, 1937. All the pilots and their guests were invited to stay for the week-end free of all charge by M. Andre and the club. In the evening all were invited to a magnificent banquet, where the prizes were presented by the Mayoress. There were over 150 guests at this function, among them Mr. Cunliffe-Lister, son of the Air Minister, who had flown his Leopard Moth over. Around the company hovered Miss Pamela Murray, Mayfair gossip writer, photographing all and sundry. Dinner did not last long, as everybody was anxious to get to the tables and see if they could make Zagrophos and the Casino poorer than before. By Air to a Tattoo INTENDING visitors by air to that always enjoyable spectacle, the Tidworth Tattoo (July 31 and August 2-7) are reminded that the nearest civil aerodrome is High Post, 12 miles distant; motor coach transport is available! Meals and accommodation are obtainable at the aerodrome; and night departures (but not landings) can be made by arrangement. Visitors are asked to notify their requirements, if possible, to the Wiltshire School of Flying, High Post, Middle Woodford, near Salisbury. Tattoo seat applications should be made to the Tattoo Box Office, Tidworth. Imperial Airways New Chairman SIR JOHN GEORGE BEHARRELL, D.S.O., has succeeded the late Sir Eric Geddes as chairman of Imperial Airways, Ltd., and also of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd. The appoint ment ensures that the policy which Sir Eric initiated will be continued on the same lines, for the new Chair man has all through his career been the right-hand man of the last one. Born iji 1873, Sir George is a Yorkshireman. He was with Sir Eric Geddes on the N.E. Railway, he was his assistant when managing transportation in all theatres of war, he followed Sir Eric to the Admiralty, and served with him on the '' Axe '' Committee. For years past he has been by the side of Sir Eric on the boards of the Dunlop Company and Imperial Airways. He has also been President of the Society of Motor Manu facturers and Traders, and what he does not know about the transport business is hardly worth knowing. Russia's Fine Effort SUCH a flight as that achieved by the three Russian Airmen Gromov, Yumashev and Danilin in the single-engined A.N.T. 25-1 monoplane may fairly be called a triumph. The choice of route over the North Pole not only meant that a forced landing was almost certain death, but also that extremes of climatic conditions' had to be faced. The machine, which was equipped with a heated cockpit, de-icers, floatation gear and limited oxygen supply, beat the previous record of Codos and Rossi by 1,000 miles before coming down in a fog in a field some 20 miles from San Diego, California. A petrol leak which developed prevented their continuing some distance far ther. The estimated distance covered by.the monoplane, which weighed nf tons at the take-off, was 6,650 miles and the duration of the flight was over 62 hours. Over half the weight was fuel and a take-off run of 2,000 yards was needed. The engine is a Russian-built and designed M-34 of 950 h.p. output. It is liquid cooled and of V-12 form. The highest speed of the flight was probably nearing 120 m.p.h. when the petrol load had diminished; but the average for the whole flight was about 107 m.p.h., little'faster than the average of the Fairey monoplane in 1933, which was 93.3 m.p.h. The A.N.T. 25 is similar to the machine used last month by Chekalov, but has dual control. The greatest height reached was 18,000 feet over the Cana dian Rockies, when oxygen was used. The log of the flight was, in brief, as follows: 1.10 a.m. B.S.T., Monday, July 12, left Moscow; 3 a.m. Tuesday, over North Pole at 10,000 feet, temperature about 8° below zero; 1 p.m., approaching Great Bear Lake, Canada; 4.35 p.m. over British Columbia after severe snowstorm; 12 p.m. Tuesday, crossed United States border; 10 a.m. Wednesday, passed over San Francisco; 3.30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, landed at San Jacuito, California. Duke of Windsor and Aviation WE extract the following from July 1 issue of a U.S. con temporary, American Aviation:— Confidential advices reaching various Government agencies in Washington indicate that the Duke of Windsor, the abdi cated King Edward VIII, is by no means through as a goodwill ambassador for British industry. "As the Prince of Wales, the Duke acted as emissary for British industry on numerous occasions. American interests remember only too well his visit to South America, which did much to stimulate British trade with that continent. '' Advices reaching this country say that the Duke and his American wife, Mrs. Wallis Simpson, are due for a big pre arranged come-back in England after the present furore over his marriage dies down. Then they will begin touring, osten sibly for pleasure, but actually to promote British industry— with particular emphasis on aviation. The Duke's owrn interest in aviation is well known, and it is believed he will be a potent influence for British aeronautics. He is scheduled to revisit South America later on as an opening wedge for the entrance of British aviation into that continent." Cirrus Major Type-tested BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT, LTD., announce that the Cirrus Major 150 has completed its Air Ministry 100-hour type test and received type approval. The international power rating is 132/138 b.h.p. at 2,200 r.p.m., and the maximum power is 149 b.h.p. at 2,450 r.p.m., both on 72-octane fuel. B04-7 1,604-3 Kilometres 2,414 3218-7 4,023-4 4,828 5,632-7 6,437-4 7,242 8,046-7 8851-4 9,656 10,460-7 11.2654 July 1937 Auq. 1033 Feb 1033 July 1931 Septl929 April 1026 June 1927 hay 1927 GROMOV YUMASHEV & DANILIN A.N.T. 25. U.S.S.R. CODOS & ROSSI BLER.IOT FRANCE Sqn. Ldr. GAYFORD » Flt.Lt. NICHOLETTS I FAIREY SREAT BRITAIN 6,650mls. 9.I04 km. I F-III BOARDMAN & POLANDO BELLANCA U.S.A. I 1 ; ] 1 1 COSTES & BELLONTE BREGUETXIX FRANCE FERRARIN & DEL PR.ETE SAVOIA i ITALV CHAMBERLAIN & LEVINE BELLANCA USA. LINDBERGH RYAN USA. J_ I 5,30Qmts. 8,544 km. I 5,OII-3mls. 8.065 km. . 4,912 mis. 1 7.905 km. 4.466-4mls. 7.18Bkm. 3,910-9 mis. 6,294 km. ,3.609-6 mis. 15.8Q9 km. IOOO 1SOO 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 Miles The Russian effort (described above) compared with long-distance records of recent years
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