WONDERFUL FLIGHT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20307, 15 July 1929, Page 5

WONDERFUL FLIGHT

SOLO FLYER BREAKS TWO RECORDS IN TWO HOPS 140-MILE AVERAGE FOR 36 HOURS The record breaking: trip made by Captain Frank M. Hawks as reported by the cablegram received by The Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd. reveals a truly great epic of the air and one that is probably the most impressive demonstration of solo flying of endurance of man and of machine —that the history of the air has yet recorded. This cable reads: — "On June 23 in first successful solo flight New York to Los Angeles and return, Captain Frank M. Hawks using Texaco motor spirit and Texaco j oil, breaks East to West Transcor.j linental record New York to Lo& i Angeles by five hours min- : utes and his own West to East rej cord by forty minutes, average speed j 140 miles per hour, time East to West ! nineteen hours ten minutes thirty- ! two seconds, time West to East ( seventeen hours thirty-eight minutes i sixteen seconds. Engine and oil in perfect condition on arrival. Total miles flown 5012." Just think of it—a lone pilot hops off from New York to cover a continent. Flying alone without a single break or spell he speeds westwards to Los Angeles clipping the existing record over the distance by an overwhelming figure of five hours fortyone minutes. And then, as though all this were as nothing, he turns the nose of his plane eastwards again and with a gruelling total of more than thirtysix hours' flying behind him, drops down on his home field again. Most amazing of all is the fact that in the second stage of these recordbreaking "hops" Captain Hawks broke his own previous West to East transcontinental record by forty minutes, averaging the terrific speed of 140 miles per hour for the entire seventeen and a half hours of the return journey. It is only when interpreted into a j story of human achievement that the j cold figures recording this amazing | flight take on their true significance. Think, in the first place, of the strain on the man. Thirty-six hours ;of flj-ing at racing speed. Absolutely I dependent upon his skill and upon j the performance of his single motor. Then think of the truly amazing performance of that motor. Driven for hour after hour at practically open throttle. Never a minute to cool off or to give respite to flying pistons and whirling crankshaft—on—and on —and on—to a staggering total of f 5012 miles. Then think of the two vital factors that make such a success possible—the motor spirit—and the oil. A total of 5012 miles in thirty-six hours! A 140 mile an hour average for the whole trip. Two broken records in a single one-man one-motored air flight. And not the slightest suspicion of j mechanical trouble right throughout j the whole terrific test—"engine and j oil in perfect condition on arrival." There is the story of a really sigj nificant test—one that reflects the i genuine superiority of Texaco Motor Spirit and Clean-C'lear-Golden Motor | Oil. j Texaco Motor Oil is clean, clear j and golden—not from a mere striving J to be different, but because scientific | refining takes out all impurities. | Free from paraffin wax, tars and j cylinder stock, Texaco means pure oil and is the safest lubrication for your motor for the following reasons: Texaco is clean and cannot leave any harmful carbon deposits. It cannot produce gummy deposits which directly result in sticky valves and piston rings. All grades of Texaco Motor Oil flow freely at zero. This means easy starting and the same grade of full-bodied Motor Oil can be used winter and summer. Texaco is full-bodied and therefore gives perfect lubrication and lasts longer. The average life of a car is 50,000 miles and good lubrication makes it 60,000—10,000 miles extra. Yet inferior oil costs the same as clean, clear, golden Texaco, so you get extra miles for nothing. But what is more satisfying—when using Texaco Oil along with Texaco Motor Spirit—you avoid repairs due to wear, the annojTing delays due to carbon removal and cleaning fouled spark plugs and valves.