"WITHIN 50 HOURS."
U.S. Pilot's Estimate for Air
Race to Melbourne.
ANOTHER ENTRANT?
NEW YORK, January 24.
Mr. Clyde Pangborn, trans-Pacific flyer, says he is fairly certain to enter for the Melbourne Centenary air race. He will make a definite decision after testing his new monoplane called the Flying Wing. This machine was designed by Mr. Clair Vance, a noted speed pilot. It is estimated to have a cruising speed of about 200 miles an hour and a radius of 2000 miles.
"My tentative plans call for a copilot," said Mr. Pangborn. "We would fly night and day, stopping only for fuel. I estimate that we could complete the trip within 50 hours." Mr. James Haizlip, who is in Florida, says he has made no definite plans yet, but expects to decide within a month whether or not he will compete in the race.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 21, 25 January 1934, Page 7
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