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1951
1951 - 0203.PDF
FLIGHT* I February 1951 RECORD REVIEW 129 CLASS A (Balloons) (8th Category, over 4,001 cu metres) Altitude (US.A.) Capts. O. A. Anderson and A. W. Stevens. Nov. 11th, 193S. 22,066 m CLASS B (Airships) Distance in a straight line (Germany) Dr. Eckener. LZ-127 (Graf Zeppelin) from Lakehurst, U.S.A., to Friedrich- shafen. Nov. 1st, 1928. 6,384.5 km. CLASS C (Powered Aircraft) Group 1: Piston-engined Aircraft LANDPLANES Closed circuit distance (US.A.) Lt. CoL Lassiter and Capt Valentine. Boeing B-29. Aug. 3rd-5th, 1947. 14,249.656 km (8,854.5 mites). Distance in a straight line (US-A.) Cdrs. Davies, Rankin, Reid and LL Cdr. Tabeling (U.S.N.). Lockheed P2V-1. Oct. 1st, 1946. 18,081.990 km (11,237 miles). Altitude (Italy) Mario PezzL Caproni 161. Oct. 22nd, 1938. 17,083 m. Maximum speed at low level (Germany)Flugkapitan Fritz WendeL Messcrschmitt Bf 109R. April 26th, 1939. 755.138 km/hr.Speed over 100 km (US.A.) Speed over 2,000 km (USJL.) Miss Jacqueline Cochran. Dec.10th, 1947. North American P-51. 755.668 km/hrSpeed over 500 km (U.S.A.) Miss Jacqueline Cochran. Dec29th, 1949. North American P-51. 703.376 km/hrSpeed over 1,000 km (US.A.) Miss Jacqueline Cochran. May 24th, 1946. North American P-51. 693.780 km/hr Miss Jacqueline Cochran. May 22nd, 1948. North American P-51. 720.134 km/hr Speed over 5,000 km (U.S.A.) Capt J. Bauer and crew. June 28th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 544.590 km/hr Speed over 10,000 km (U.S.A.) Lt. CoL O. F. Lassiter and crew. July 29th-30th, 1947. Boeing B-29. 439.665 km/hr Records with Loads Carrying Altitude (USjL) Major F. F. Ross and crew. May 16th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 14,603 m Speed over 1,000 km (Italy) Ing. F. Nidot Dec 9th, 1937. Breda 88. 524.185 km/hr Carrying Attitude (US.A.) CoL E. D. Reynolds and crew. May 13th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 14,180 m Speed over 1,000 km (US.A.) Lt E. M. Grabowski and crew. May 17th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 594.963 km/hr Carrying Altitude (US.A.) Lt. J. P. Tobison and crew. May 14th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 13.793 m Speed over 1,000 km (US.A.) Lt & E Grabowski and crew. May 17th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 594.963 km/hr Carrying Altitude (US.A.)Capt. A. A. Pearson and crew. May 8th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 12,668 m Speed over 1,000 km (US.A.) Capt J. D. Barlett and crew. May 19th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 575.714 km/hr Carrying Altitude (USJI.) CoL J. B. Waren and crew. May 11th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 12,046 m 1,000 kg Speed over 2,000 km (USJL) Lt E. M. Grabowski. May 17th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 588.456 km/hr Speed over 5,000 km (US.A.)Capt. J. Bauer and crew. June 28th, 1946.Boeing B-29. 544.590 km/hr 2,000 kg Speed over 2,000 km (USJL.) Lt E. M. Grabowski and crew. May 17th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 588.456 km/hr Speed over 5,000 km (US-A.)Capt J. Bauer and crew. June 28th, 1946.Boeing B-29. 544.590 km/hr 5,000 kg Speed over 2,000 km (US.A.) Lt E. M Grabowski and crew. May 17th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 588.456 km/hr Speed over 5,000 km (US.A.) Lt CoL R. G. Ruegg and crew. June 21st, 1946. Boeing B-29. 428.123 km/hr 10,000 kg Speed over 2,000 km (US^i.)Capt. J. D. Barlett and crew. May 19th, 1946.Boeing B-29. 574.593 km/hr Speed over 5,000 km (US.A.) Lt Col. R. G Ruegg and crew. June 21st, 1946. Boeing B-29. 428.123 km/hr 15,000 kg Greatest load carried to height of 2,000 m (USJL) CoL J. B. Warm and crew. May 11th, 1946. Boeing B-29. 15,166 kg The straight-line distance record (11,237 miles) is held by a Lockheed P2V Neptune, which flew from Australia to America in 1948. " The Truculent Turtle," as the record-breaker was strating JJLT.O take-off during a 1949 visit to J ' Flight" photograph. Croup II: Jet-powered (or jet-and-piston- engined) aircraft Altitude (G.B.)G/C J. Cunningham. March 23rd, 1948.de Havilland Vampire L 18,119 m Speed at low level (US-A.) Major R. L. Johnson, U.S.A.F. Sept 15th, 1948. North American F-86. 1,079.841 km/hr Speed over 100 km () J. Deiry. April 12th, 1948. de Havffland D.H. 108. 974.0259 km/hr Speed over 1,000 fan (G.B.) J. R. Cooksey. May 12th, 1950. Gloster Meteor F.8. 822^56 km/hr LIGHT AIRCRAFT (Classified according to all-up weight) Category 1 (Under 500 kg) straight OneDistance in (Belgium) A. Van Cotthem. August 21st, 1950. Tipsy Belfair. 945.030 m Altitude (France)Rene Leduc. June 13th, 1949. Leduc 7.788 m Speed over 100 km closed circuit(G£.) A. L. Cole. June 17th, 1950. Comper Swift 203.137 km/hr Category 2 (500-1,000 kg) Distance in a straight line(USul.) J. F. Mann. January 13th-14th,1950 Meyers. 3,469.656 km Altitude (USJL.) Mrs. A. L. Branger. Man* 31st, 1950.Piper Special. 7,469 m Speed over 100 km closed circuit (GM.) R. R. Paine. June 17th, 1950. Miles Hawk' Speed Six. 310.345 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km. (U.S.S.R.) Yacov D. Forostenco. Sept 6th, 1949. Yak-18. 223.560 km/hr Category 3 (1.000-1,750 a straight lineDistance in (USJL) W. P. Odom. March 7th-8th, 1949.Beechcraft Bonanza. 7,977.920 km Speed over 100 km. closed circuit (GX.) J. N. Somers, June 17th, 1950. Miles Gemini III. 271.084 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km (Norway) Capt Jan Christie. March 22nd, 1950. Caudron Simoun C-635. 223.076 km/hr (Continued on page 130)
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