KING’S CUP AIR RAGE

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1930, Page 11

KING’S CUP AIR RAGE

SIXTY PLANES MAY COMPETE. British Official Wireless. Rec. 5.5 p.m. ,Rugby, May 6. This year’s air race for the King’s Cup is to be confined to light planes. The course will be one of 750 miles round Britain and the contest will be held on one ’day instead of being spread over two days as in the past. The date arranged is July 5. The start and finish of the race will be at Hanworth aerodrome. There is every prospect of a. record entry and a number of women pilots have intimated their intention of piloting their own machines. Sixty planes will probably face the starter. Some champion airmen will be taking part. FJight-Licut. Atcherley, who flew a supermarine six to victory, in last year’s Schmieder Trophy race, attaining a speed of over 330 miles an hour, and Flight-Lieut. Stainforth, who piloted a Gloster-Napier at an equally high speed, are flying together in the King’s Cup race, but as only light planes can be Used, they will have to. be content this time with a speed, of about 85 or 90 miles, an hour. Using one of the Royal Air Force machines they could get round in about two hours; as it is they will .take more than eight hours.