SEAPLANES (Continued)

Oct. 23, 1934. (United States)-Speed 395.439 km. p. h. (245.713 m. p. h.)-Lieut. James H. Doolittle, U. S. Á. S., Oct. 27, 1925.

Speed for 1,000 kilometers (621.369 miles) (International)-Speed 403.424 km. p. h. (250.676 m. p. h.) -M. Stoppani and G. Gorini, Italy, March 30, 1938. (United States)-Speed 265.608 km. p. h. (165.040 m. p. h.)-Maj. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, Aug. 24, 1935.

AMPHIBIANS (Class C3)

Distance, Airline (International)-2,300.860 kilometers (1,429.685 miles)-Maj. Gen. F. M. Andrews and crew, U. S., from San Juan, Porto Rico, to Langley Field, Va., June 29, 1936. (United States)-same. Altitude (International) -7,605 meters (24,950.712 feet)-Boris Sergievsky, U. S., Stratford, Conn.. April 14, 1936. (United States)-same.

Maximum speed (International)-Speed 370.814 km. p. h. (230.413 m. p. h.)-A. P. de Seversky, U. S., Detroit, Mich., Sept. 15 1935. (United States)-same.

Speed for 100 kilometers (62.137 miles) (International)-speed 337.079 km. p. h. (209.451 m. p. h.) A. P. de Seversky, U. S., Miami, Fla., Dec. 19, 1936. (United States)-same.

Speed for 1,000 kilometers (621.369 miles) (International)-speed 299.461 km. p. h. (186.076 m. p.h.) -Capt. W. P. Sloan and Capt. B. L. Boatner, U. S. A., A C., United States, Dayton, O., July 31, 1939. (United States)-same.

F. A. I. COURSE RECORDS (First category, solo)

Los Angeles to New York (International)--Speed, 526.500 km. p. h. (327.151 m. p. h.) Howard R. Hughes, U. S., Jan. 19, 1937. Elapsed time: 7 hrs., 28 mins., 25 sec, (United States) same.

London to Capetown, Africa (International)-Speed 244.876 km. p. h. (152.159 m. p. h.)-A. Henshaw, Great Britain, Feb. 5-6, 1939. Elapsed time: 39 hrs., 25 mins.

Capetown, Africa, to London (International)-Speed 243.745 km. p. h. (151.456 m. p. h.)-A Henshaw, Great Britain, Feb. 7-9, 1939. Elapsed time: 39 hrs., 36 mins.

Havana to Washington, D. C. (International)-Speed 376.512 km. p. h. (233.953 m. p. h.)-Col. A. P. de Seversky, U. S., Dec. 17, 1937. Elapsed time: 4 hrs., 50 mins., 59 secs. (United States ƒ-same.

F. A. I. COURSE RECORDS (Second category)

Los Angeles to New York (International)-Speed 427.093 km. p. h. (265.383 m. p. h.)-Major S. M. Umstead and Capt. L. F. Harman, U. S. A., A. C., Aug 1, 1939. Elapsed time: 9 hrs., 14 mins., 30 secs. (United States)-same.

New York to London (International)-Speed 272.345 km. p. h. (169.227 m. p. h.)-Henry T. Merrill and John S. Lambe, U. S., May 9-10, 1937. Elapsed time: 20 hrs., 29 mins., 45 secs. (United States)-same. NATIONAL TRANSCONTINENTAL AND INTER-CITY RECORDS

West to East-Howard R. Hughes, from Burbank, Cal. to Newark, N. J., Jan. 19, 1937. Distance, 2,445 miles; elapsed time, 7 hrs., 28 mins., 25 secs.; average speed, 327.151 m. p. h. East to West-A. P. de Seversky, from Brooklyn to Burbank, Cal., Aug. 29, 1938. Distance, 2,457 miles; elapsed time, 10 hrs., 2 mins., 55.7 secs.; average speed, 244.507 m. p. h.

New York to Miami-Jacqueline Cochran, Dec. 3, 1937, Elapsed time: 4 hrs., 12 mins., 27.2 secs. Miami, Fla. to New York-Howard R. Hughes, April 21. 1936. Distance, 1,087 miles; elapsed time, 4 hrs., 21 mins., 32 secs.; average speed, 249.375 m.p.h.

Chicago to Los Angeles-Howard R. Hughes, May 14, 1936. Elapsed time; 8 hrs., 10 mins., 29.8 secs.
New York to Havana-A. P. de Seversky, Dec. 3, 1937. Elapsed time: 5 hrs., 3 mins., 5.4 secs.
New York to Washington, D. C.-A. P. de Seversky, May 19, 1938. Elapsed time: 58 mins., 38 secs.

FEMININE RECORDS (AIRPLANES-Class C)

Distance, Airline (International)--5,908.610 kilometers (3,671.432 miles)-V. Grisodoubova and P. Ossipenko, U. S. S. R., Sept. 24-25, 1938. (United States)-3,939.245 kilometers (2,447.728 miles)Amelia Earhart, from Los Angeles, Calif., to Newark, N. J., Aug. 24-25, 1932.

Altitude (International)-14,310 meters (46,948.725 feet)-Mrs. Maryse Hilz, France, June 23, 1936. (United States)-9,160 meters (30,052.430 feet) Jacqueline Cochran, Palm Springs, Calif., March 24,

1939.

Speed, maximum (International)-Speed 470.365 km. p. h. (292.271 m.p.h.) Jacqueline Cochran, U. S.,
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 21, 1937. (United States), same.

Speed for 100 kilometers (International)-Speed 470.896 km. p. h. (292.600 m. p. h.)-Jacqueline
Cochran, United States. Acomita, N. M., April 20, 1940. (United States)-same.
Speed for 1,000 kilometers (621.369 miles) (International)-Speed 492.341 km. p. h. (305.926 m. p. h.),
Jacqueline Cochran, Burbank-San Francisco-Burbank, Calif., course. Sept. 15, 1939. (United States)

-same.

Speed for 2,000 kilometers (1,242.739 miles) (International)-Speed 533.847 km. p. h. (331.716 m. p. h.), Jacqueline Cochran, Mt. Wilson-Mesa Giganta, N. M.-Mount Wilson, Calif., course, April 6, 1940. (United States)-same.

FEMININE NATIONAL TRANSCONTINENTAL AND INTER-CITY RECORDS
West to East--Jacqueline Cochran, from Burbank, Cal., to Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1938. Elapsed
time, 10 hrs., 27 mins., 55 secs. Speed, 234.776 m.p.h.
East to West-Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, from Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, N. Y., to
Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 4, 1936. Elapsed time, 14 hrs., 55 mins., 1 sec.

Los Angeles to Mexico City-Amelia Earhart, April 19-20, 1935. Elapsed time, 13 hrs., 33 mins.
Mexico City to Washington, D. C.-Amelia Earhart, May 8, 1935. Elapsed time, 13 hrs. 1
min., 51 sec.
Mexico City to New York-Amelia Earhart, May 8, 1935. Elapsed time, 14 hrs., 19 mins.

GLIDERS

Distance, Airline (International)-749.203 kilometers (465.532 miles)-O. Klepikova, U. S. S. R., from Moscow to Otradnote, region of Stalingrad, July 6, 1939. (United States)-423.258 kilometers (263.000 miles)-Woodbridge P. Brown, from Wichita Falls, Tex., to Wichita, Kans., June 6, 1939. Distance with return to point of departure (International)—Boris Kimelman, U. S. S. R., July 23, 1939), 342.370 kilometers (212.738 miles).* Duration with return to point of departure (International)-36 hrs., 35 mins.. Kurt Schmidt, Germany, Aug. 3-4, 1933. (United States)-21 hrs., 34 mins., Lieut. William A. Cocke, Jr., Hawall, Dec.

17-18, 1931.

Altitude above Starting Point (International)-6.838 meters (22,434.338 feet)-Erwin Ziller, Ger-
many, Nov. 21, 1938. (United States)-5,262 meters (17,263.743 feet)-Robert M. Stanley, Elmira,
N. Y., July 4, 1939.
HELICOPTERS

Duration, closed circuit (International)-1 hr., 20 mins., 49 secs.-Ewald Rohlfs, Germany, June 25.
1937.
Distance, airline (International)-230.248 kilometers (143.069 miles)-Karl Bode, Germany, June 20,
1938.*
FREE BALLOONS (Eighth category, 4001 meters or more)
Duration (International)-87 hours. H. Kaulen, Germany, Dec. 13 to 17, 1913. (United States)-51
hours, Lieut. Commdr. T. G. W. Settle and Lieut. Charles H. Kendall, Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race.
Chicago, Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1933.

Distance (International)-3,052.7 kilometers (1.896.856 miles), Berliner, Germany, Feb. 8, 9, 10, 1914. (United States)-1,887.6 kilometers (1,172.898 miles), A. R. Hawley, St. Louis, Mo., to Lake Tschotogama, Canada, Oct. 17, 1910.

Altitude (International)-22,066 meters (72,394.795 feet)-Capt. Orvil Anderson and Capt. Albert Stevens, United States, take-off approximately 11 miles southwest of Rapid City, S. D., landing approximately 12 miles south of White Lake, S. D., Nov. 11, 1935.

Indicates no United States record has been established.

Aircraft, Gliders, Pilots and Glider Pilots in U. S.

Source: Civil Aeronautics Administration; data are as of July 1, 1941

Total...

145

22,025 498 22,523 3161 1,510 12,583 421 67,763 482,277)

1 Figures for these countries are for aircraft and pilots registered by the United States. Civil aircraft in the Philippine Islands are now registered with the local government.

3 Includes 54 certificated and 107 uncertificated gliders.

* Includes 2,733 women pilots divided as follows: 154 commercial, 17 limited commercial, and 2,562 private.

Domestic Aviation

The 16 scheduled airline operators in the United States carried 3,423,454 passengers during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1941, as compared with 2,368,196 for the previous year. During the first six months of 1941 the American-operated machines carried 460,974 more passengers than during the corresponding period in 1940, and flew 12,283,198 more miles. During the fiscal year 121,083,634 miles were flown.

Planes in operation (June 30, 1941) numbered 365, furnishing employment to 17,221 persons-994 pilots, 1,055 co-pilots, 4,354 mechanics and riggers, 2,070 other field personnel, 6,504 office personnel, 840 stewardesses and 115 stewards, 1,091 unclassified and 198 dispatchers. The domestic airlines carried 3,145,970 revenue passengers during the fiscal year and revenue passenger miles was 1,174,835,025. Express carried was 15,097,150 pounds.

The domestic lines started 208,461 out of 219,580 scheduled trips and in addition flew 9,587 extra sections. Of the scheduled trips 95.15 per cent were

Gains in 1941

started and 96.03 per cent of those started were completed. The modernly equipped Federal Airways System embraces a nation-wide network of 30,913 miles, as compared with 29.745 on June 30, 1940, and 2,000 miles in 1926.

There were (July 1, 1941) 2,277 airports and landing fields in the country, of which 1,035 were municipal, 795 commercial, 282 Civil Aeronautics Authority, 27 Naval, 74 Army and 64 in the miscellaneous classification. There were no auxiliary airports or fields. Of the total 690 were fully or partially lighted. There are 56 airplane airports and seaplane bases designated as airports through which aircraft arriving in the United States from foreign countries can clear customs and immigration.

American-operated air transport routes (June 30, 1941) embraced a mileage of 42,522 domestic, not including territorial and foreign. Air passengers paid an average of 5.03 cents per mile. The average number carried per plane was about 10.75.

Airplane Landing Facilities in United States

Source: Civil Aeronautics Administration; data are as of July 1, 1941
AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS

SEAPLANE BASES AND ANCHORAGES

The award is given annually to airlines operating the greatest number of passenger miles in respective groups, without fatality to passenger. Group A, more than 100,000,000; Group B, between 10,000,000 and 100,000,000; Group C, less than 10,000,000 passenger miles annually.

1936-Group A: Eastern Air Lines: Group B: Northwest Airlines, Pennsylvania-Central Airlines. 1937-Group A: American Airlines, Eastern Air Lines; Group B: Northwest Airlines, PennsylvaniaCentral Airlines.

1938-Group A: American Airlines, Eastern Air

Scheduled
Operation

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Progress of Aviation in the United States, 1935-1940

Source: U. S. Civil Aeronautics Authority; figures are as of Dec. 31 each year