HIGH FLYING

Grey River Argus, 18 August 1934, Page 5

HIGH FLYING

U.S.A. ENTRANTS For Centenary Race (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received August 17 al 0.4 u p.m.) LONDON, Augu.-l. 17. Airs Amy Aknlison, in an article in the “Daily Mail,’’ says that \v Hey Post is busily preparing the ‘‘Winnie May’’ |(i;i experimental. stratosphere Hights. He intends to attempt to ma.u 1 ti new world altitude icto.d, ami also a high altitude flight across Amei’ra. If he is successful, he will adopt the same method in the Centenary race, his 'objective being the completing u. the journey in L.vu days. Nevertheless, even if he realises his dreams oi 350 miles an hour at an altitude ol forty thousand feet, Wiley Post will stii-.'. need to calculate carefully the time required in climbing in order to ascertain whether the exb.a speed compensates for the ascent, especially <>n shorter hops. Girl Parachutist DASHED TO PIECES. IN VIEW OF A CROWD. (Received August 17 al 7.5 p.m.) PARIS, August 17. A crowd al an aviation display at Lcmans were horrified Io see a girl dangling at the end of a rope fortyfive feet below an aeroplane. She was Joan Per rod, ;i paiachuitist. who .jumped at one thousand feet, but the parachute rope was caught by a step projecting from the cockpit. The pilot endeavoured to lan.: without killing the gi’il, and he chose a special landing piarc, but she was dashed to pieces.

PROPELLOR LOST. BY AUSTRALIAN PLANE. SYDNEY, August 17. 'l’he passengers by a Brisbane to Sydney mail plane received a shod' when the centre engine’s propellor fleiw to pieces in midair. The machine at the time was only a few miles from Mascot, and the pilot landed 11 with thc two outboard engines.