Evening star., 1936-01-12

ance is certain to be rewarded by both
world and national marks.
Apparently, for some strange reason
many of this country's women pilots
do not appear to be particularly inter.
ested in establishing new records. ever
though they are easily available. Ar
illustration: Ben King, Washington
sportsman pilot, has smashed six world
light plane records during the past
year, twice carrying the United States
into world leadership in its see-saw
race with France. At two important
air meets King has offered the use oi
his record plane to women pilots fol
the establishment of records which
necessitated merely flying the plane
over a given course. There were nc
takers. Either they don't like records
or they don't like Kings airplane. The
latter Is not probable, because num-
ber of women have flown the same
type ship and several women own
airplanes Of the same make.
Here are some of the records open
to Americas women flyers which are
listed by the National Aeronautic Asso-
citation as "easy to establish:
First category-multi-sea weigh
ing empty between 1924 and GIT
pounds-Airline distance. no record
established; speed for 62l miles, world
record. 1896 miles per hour. Thir-
teentypes of American airplanes are
available which should be able to take
these records without trouble.
Second category - single seaters,
weighing empty between 992 and AL
pounds-Speed for 81 miles and speed
for 621 miles, no records established
Seven airplanes are available for these
marks.
Third category - multi seaters,
weighing empty less than 617 pounds
airline distance, altitude. speed for 81
miles, speed for 80 miles, speed for 62l
miles. No records have been estab-
lished in this category either nation
ally or internationally and there are
four standard types of American air.
planes capable of world performance
in the category.
Fourth category - single seaters,
weighing empty less than AL pounds
airline distance. altitude. speed for 81
miles and speed for $40 miles. all open
to any woman who chooses to fly,
neither world nor national marks
having been made. Three types of
airplanes are available for these
marks.
Light seaplanes, first category
multi -seaters weighing empty between
,499 and 772 pounds-airline distance.
altitude, speed for 81 miles and speed
for 621 miles all to be had for flying
the courses, in the absence of estab-
ished national or world marks. Eleven
types of standard American airplanes.
if equipped with floats, are available
for these records.
Light seaplanes, second category
single-seaters. weighing empty between
1888 and $50 pounds-airline distance
and speed marks wide open: altitude
record available by exceeding present
world mark of 18,221.7 feet. -Four
records are regarded as easy for foul
standard type American planes, equip
ped with floats.
Four easy marks are available ir
the light seaplane class. third cate
CORY and four more in the fourth cate
CORY. In the light amphibian clas
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records. All IL world records in these
categories are within the performance
possibilities of standard American air
planes.
For the men pilots, only 10 record:
are listed as being easily available
with present type airplanes Nationa
and international competition already
has established marks which will bt
dificult to beat in virtually every cate
CORY open to male pilots with present
day airplanes
During 1885 American pilots estab'
lished a total of 80 official world air.
plane records, apart from the course
records and transcontinental ane
intercity records. OF the 80, 20 wer
established by men. The lone femi
nine record was taken by Miss Heller
MacCloskey. in the light airplan'
class, first category. At Miami, Janu
ary IS, 1885, she established 100
kilometer record Of 166.632 miles pc
hour.
All OF which would seem to indicat
that there is work for women to do il
aviation, particularly if the Unite'
States is to establish the position o
unshakable work leadership which tn
industry Is so eager to attain.
The Army Air Corps Training Cente
faces formidable task" in maintain
ing the youth of the combat squadron
Of the Regular Army and Nationa
Guard and a pool Of young, traine'
Reserve oficer-pilots for immediat
service in case Of national emergency
in the opinion of Brig. Gen. James E
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