Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
WORLD MARKS SET
IN AVIATION FIELD
Many Records Smashed Dur
ing Year in U. S. and Three
Foreign Countries.
BY the Associated Press.

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This year has shown peak in rec
ord smashing by aviators Of the United
states, Germany, France and England.
Thirteen new world marks have been
| placed on the rolls of the Federation
Aeronautic Internationale, the govern
ing body for aeronautic contests, but
only four were for major events.
Two OF these major records went to
the United States, the seaplane altitude
record of 1850 feet by Lieut. Apollo
Soucek OF the Navy, and the much
broken refueling endurance record,
nnally placed at APO hours II minutes,
by Dale Jackson and Forest OBrine of
st. Louis. -
Speed Record for SeapIane.
Great Britain's contribution was the
performance of Squadron Leader A. II.
Orlehar, who raised the seaplane speed
record nearly 40 miles an hour to 357.7
miles an hour.
The fourth major record, the land
plane altitude mark Of Al, 794 feet, set
by Will Neuenhofen of Germany, is to
De t1e object of another assault soon
by Lieut.. Soucek.
German aviators took the lions share
OF the Is new records, being responsible
for six. Three were made in the United
states and three in France. Four of
the German records were the work of
one man.
The nine other new records this year
are:
Speed for 5000 kilometers-Girler and
Weiss Of France, 1852 miles an hour.
speed for 1000 kilometers with pay
load OF 1000 kilograms) -Paillard and
Camplan Of France, 1918 miles an
hour.
Distance, air line, light planes-D. S.
Almmerly, Marshall Mo, Brownsville,
Tex. to Winnipeg, Canada, ], $50 miles.
speed for 100 kilometerS (pay load
800 kilograms) Rolf Starke of Ger
many 1881 miles an hour.
Speed for 500 kilometers (pay load
900 kilogramsl-RolfS tarke of Ger
many, 1865 miles an hour.
speed for 100 kilometers (pay load
1000 kilograms) Rolf Starke of Ger
many, 1852 miles an hour.
speed for 500 kilometers (pay load
LOCO kilograms)-Rolf Starke Of Ger
many, 1851 miles an hour
Altitude with pay load of 1000 kilo-
grams-De VatsSeau of France, 1887
Greatest pay load carried to an alti-
tude OF 1000 meters-Steindorf of Ger
many, 1920 pounds.
The 100 and 500 kilometer speed
marks with pay load of 500 Kilograms
formerly we're held by United States
Navy flyers.
Woman Wins HOnOrs.
One new mark has been recorded in
the recently established category for
women. It is the solo endurance mark
OF Mile. Maryse BaStie of France, who
stayed aloft rs hours Al minutes 80
seconds. That is 2015 minutes longer
than the unoff1cial American record of
Miss Elinor Smith of New York.
Besides the world record. three Amer
lean records were set up, as well as
several unofficial American marks.
zimmerly supplemented his world dis
lance mark for light planes with an
official American light plane altitude
mark of 20,820 feet for single seaters of
between 440 and TIL pounds in weight.
Kenneth Gale. Los Angeles, made an
altitude mark of 1922 feet for two
scatter light planes, and Lieut.. Soucek
set new American land plane altitude
record Of 39.140 feet.
Among the most notable OF the I'M
official marks are those of Capt. Frank
hours AZ minutes for west
so-east tranScontinental nonstop flight
and 10 hours 10 minutes 80 seconds for
The east-west hop.
This and other unofflcial records. in
Guiding those Of women, are awaiting
acceptance by the National Aeronautic
Association.