Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.

mile free-for- all race. Army pilots
will figure In the next two events.
which will be 120-mile race for
attack planes for the Gen. Mason
M. Patrick Trophy and a race over
the same course for pursuit planes
for the John p. Mitchell trophy.
The cid wartime OX5 motor
will constitute the power plants
of planes to be entered in the
eighth race, for civilian pilots
only. Another race for civilian
pilots, flying behind 275 to $40
inch motors, will follow.
An efficiency race from Clcve-
land to Buffalo, N. Y. for all types
of planes will be held. all ships
being required to carry the gross
loads stated in their Department
of Commerce approved type certi-
ficateS.
Man and woman pilots will be
eligible for entry in the contest
for the worlds endurance solo
record. listed as the eleventh event
on the program. Prizes, important
commercial offers, and awards for
each hour above the existing
record are expected to attract a
number of contestants.
And Yet More Races.
There will be a relay race for
civilian pilots flying OX5 motored
planes in teams of five ships each,
followed by a 720-inch piston dis
placement class race for civilian
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The famous World War Liberty
engine will come into its own
again in the fourteenth event--a
120-mile race for military two
place planes powered with Liberty
engines. An average speed of
better than 80 miles per hour will
be required.
An Efficiency contest for light
airplaneS will be followed by a
parachute jumping contest for
military and civilian entrants. the
jumpers being rated for accuracy
in landing to mark from a
height of not less than 1900 feet.
The succeeding events will. be a
race for 800-cubic-inch motored
planes flown by civilians, an air
transport and efficiency contest. a
civilian cabin ship race, race for
multimotored planes carrying pay
loads of 1000 pounds and a Navy
service pilots race in pursuit
planes.
There Is to be an Australian
pursuit race" open to all types
of planes on a handicap schedule
worked out so that all planes
should finish at the same time
This will be followed by a race for
National Guard Liberty-motored
planes.
Distance Record Trial.
The proposed airline distance
non stop and non-refueling con-
test to establish a new worlds rec
ord for long distance fight, ex-
ceeding the present record OF ap-
proximately $500 miles, will be
flown as the twenty-fourth event
The flight is to end at the Cleve-
land airport. Any type airplane
powered with any size motor or
motors may be entered.
This will be followed by con-
test to establish a new worlds
endurance record by refueling In
flight. The contestants are to fly
within sight Of the Cleveland air
port, except in case of bad wealth
er, and it Is expected that con-
teStantS will be in the air during
the entire period of the races.
The next events in order are to be a
free -for- all race for any type of plane
equipped with any kind of motor OF
motors and using Superchargers. special
fuels or any other means to increase
their speed: q dead-stick landing con.
test for men, q ladies' race for planes
powered with motors Of from $40 to SOC
cubic-inch capacity a dead-Stick land
ing contest for woman pilots. two Aus
tralian pursuit races for women. an
other Australian race for men, balloon
bursting contests, a civilian acrobatic
exhibition and a speed and efficiency
contest for the Aviation Town and
Country Club trophy, open to cabin type
planes.
Races for Dirigibles.
Plans are being made for the first
dirigible race ever seen in this country
Five small dirigibles are expected to
participate in this race and other events
during the To-day period Of the show
The Army and Navy also will be asked
to enter blimps in the race.
In tribute to the memory Of the late
Ambassador Myron T. Herrick the
French government has been invited to
send a formation OF its crack military