Round World With Robot

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7210, 17 July 1933, Page 7

Round World With Robot

Wiley Post’s Solo Effort ELABORATE EQUIPMENT AND FAST MACHINE United Press Association —By Elcctria Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. NEW YORK, July 15. Wiley Post, the 35-year-old Oklahoma airman, took off from Floyd Bennett Field at 4.10 a.m. Eastern standard time to-day, to fly alone around the world, planning stops at Berlin, Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk and Fairbanks, Edmonto. He is flying the white and purple Lockhcad monoplane Winnicmae, in which he and Gatty made the round-the-world record; Ho expects tho cruising speed of 170 miles per hour will bo increased at least 25 miles by the strong west wind. Tho 'pHno has a top speed of 210 miles per hour. Post has a robot pilot designed to keep the ’plane on its course and maintain altitude and lateral stability while ho rests, though he said he did not expect to sleep. He carries the most elaborate equipment ever placed aboard an aeroplane. Post passed Tor Bay (Newfoundland) at 1.10 p.m. Eastern standard time, flying fast and high and headed, out over the Atlantic. Left Without Saying Goodbye LITHUANIANS WHO WOULD NOT WAIT TOR PERMIT Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. NEW YORK, July 14. Steihon Darius and Stanley Gireuas, Lithuanian Americans from Chicago, hopped off from Floyd Bennett field at 5.24 a.m, to-day on a 4900 miles flight to Lithuania. The' fliers had been in altercation with official Washington about permits to fly over the countries between the United States and Lithuania, and left without obtaining these permits. Tho argument centred about the questioii as to who should pay the hundred dollars for the cables to the countries in question. The fliers took off without informing the field officials -of their intention. A Commerce Department official in Washington said: “If they should land in some country en route it will not only bo embarrassing to the American Government, but will make the fliers subject to a spanking by that country.”

The Lithuanians passed over Trinity Bay (Newfoundland) at 1.45 p.m. standard time.

Woods on the Way Again

Received Sunday, 9.20 p.m. • ■ RANGOON, July 15.

The West Australian airman. Woods, who made a forced landing at Hcnzada, reached Bassein the samo day. The soft ground delayed his departure. He hopes to leave for Akyab to-morrow morning.

•' CALCUTTA, July 16. Woods has left Bassein for Akyab.

Italian Squadron Completes Great Flight.. **•

Received Sunday, 9.50 p.m. CHICAGO, July 15. The Italian squadron arrived from Montreal this evening.

Tho Italian air fleet set out from Italy on July 1, flying to Amsterdam, and thence to Londonderry. After several days there, it flew to Eekjavik, Iceland, which involved more than 900 miles of flying across tho open sea. Tho flight is planned to continue from Chicago to South America, and back to Italy across tho South Atlantic, General Balbo led tho flight of 10 flying-boats from Rome to Port Natal (Brazil) in 1931. Each of the flying-boats used on the present flight is a twin-hulled Savoia-Marchotti, with two IsottaFrasehini engines, each of 925 horsepower.