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FLIGHT International, 16 October 1975 Private Around the world in twelve days A new round-the-world record for single-engined aircraft was estab lished recently by a 1968 Cessna Turbo Centurion. Flown by two Ameri cans, Robert Mucklestone and his son Peter, the aircraft took off from Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, and returned twelve days 3hr 54min later after completing the 20,000-mile flight in 137hr 53min of airborne time. The previous record of thirteen days 8hr 41min, held by a 1969 Turbo Cen turion, had stood since 1969. Preparation for the flight took some nine months of planning, arranging fuelling facilities and obtaining clear ances. From Seattle the Cessna flew to Maine via Wisconsin before cross ing the Atlantic. It crossed eastern Europe into Turkey, flew over India into Indonesia, then swung north to Malaysia and on to the Philippines, Japan, the Aleutian Islands and Alaska, before returning to Seattle. British win in French aerobatics Two British aerobatic pilots achieved victories recently in the French National Aerobatic Championships, held at Amberieu, near Lyons. Neil Williams and James Black were placed first and third respectively in Class One, an unlimited class open to two pilots from any foreign country. Flying the Pitts S-1S in which he won the British championships (see last week's Flight), Williams achieved a total of 14,842 points, beating the highest placed Frenchman, J. Feltes in a Cap 20, by over 400 points. The Swiss champion, M. Brandt,- was second, also in a Pitts. The championships were inevitably a testing ground for the French in their selection of a team for next year's world championships. Also, although no official selection has yet been made, at least two places in the British team must now have been filled. The contest also provided an interesting comparison between the Pitts and the Cap 20, the single- seat competition version of the Cap 10 reviewed in Flight on July 27. BLAC meetings Two BLAC conferences for aero drome owners, aircraft owners and pilots will be held at Sywell Aero drome, Northampton, on October 17 and 18. Subjects for aerodrome owners will include licensed and unlicensed air traffic control, aerodrome security and community relations. Taxation on private aircraft, maintaining pilot competence and engine handling will be topics aimed at aircraft owners and pilots. Flying instructors in Scotland or elsewhere are invited to a one-day meeting on November 10 at Perth (Scone) Aerodrome. Host for the day will be Air Service Training. The meeting will take its usual form, consisting of talks, presentations and a forum. Details are obtainable from Miss Sue Prosser at the BLAC's Special Events Department. Aircraft owners, pilots and flying clubs in Scotland are considering the possibility of forming a Scottish sec tion of the BLAC, due to change its name next year to the Aircraft Owners' and Pilots Association. It is hoped that a Scottish regional com mittee will be formed, with direct representation on the new board of management. All interested parties are invited to contact, in the first place, Sir Charles Fergusson at Kil- kerran in Ayrshire. The BLAC has been accused in the past of being too Southern-orientated. The new Scottish moves are part of arrangements designed to improve inter-regional contacts and the quality of representa tion of nationwide owner and pilot interests. Gyroplane record for Wallis Wing Commander K. H. Wallis broke yet another gyroplane record recently. He flew his WA-116/F gyro plane, G-ATHM, from Lydd, Kent, to Wick, Scotland, establishing a new straight-line distance record for auto gyros of 550 miles, beating the pre vious record by some 450 miles. The non-stop flight, made at an average speed of over 90 m.p.h., took 6!2 hours —in itself no mean feat in an open cockpit at this time of year. The 60 h.p. Franklin engine was fed from an auxiliary tank and returned a fuel con sumption of 24 m.p.g. The record awaits ratification by the FAI, as do five other records set by Wg Cdr Wallis last July. Alan Curtis Trophy Last week's report on the British International Aerobatic Champion ships stated that the de Havilland Trophy alone decided the British champion. In fact, the Alan Curtis International Trophy was competed for in the same contest; the de Havil land Trophy was awarded to the highest-placed British pilot. We apologise to Mr Curtis, who is a prin cipal supporter of competition aero batics in this country. Making its first public appearance at Weston Park recently was the Cameron hot-air air ship. Development work has re-started follow ing a single order from America. The gondola has been re-designed and the airship is now powered by a 1,600 c.c. Volkswagen engine modified to run on propane gas
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