Essen. Florence. Croydon. Dairen. Danzig. Delhi... Kwantung. 500,662 Moscow. Dortmund.. Germany. 537,000 Mukden. Manch'k'o Dresden. Germany Dublin... Ireland. 482,300 Nagasaki. Japan. 431,256 Nagoya. Japan. Dusseldorf.. Germany.. Cawnpore.. India Chemnitz.. Germany. Chungking .. China. Cologne..... Germany.. Colombo.. Ceylon. Copenhagen. Denmark.. Cordoba.. Argentina. Cracow Poland. England. Russia 1,194,000 Tashkent. 914,232 Tokio, G't'r. Japan. 4,137,018 Valencia. Spain 772,017 Valparaiso..Chile. 570,622 Tabriz. 647,230 Taihoku 334,358 Tehran 736,500 Tientsin. 283,801 Timis.. Georgia, R. 519,175 7,094,600 631,207 213,220 Italy. 261,368 Italy. China. 514,769 682,664 Tunis. 818,577 Turin. Tunisia. 219,578 Italy. 698,096 352,802 263,228 308,340 659,871 Naples. 546,649 Ningpo 322,000 Nottingham. England. Gels'nk'ch'n. Germany.. 313,003 Nurnberg.. Germany. United States Trade with Latin-American Countries Source: Statistical Year-Book of the League of Nations; in American dollars 215,165 Wanhsein.. China. 1,019,148 Warsaw.. Poland.. 925,325 Wenchow China. 290,400 West Ham.. England. 241,916 Winnipeg Canada 218,774 Wuppertal.. Germany. 278,800 Yawata. 210,837 1,265,700 631,276 259,500 280,202 398,009 Japan.. 243,500 278,000 Yokohama..Japan. 866.200 330,000 AVIATION International Aeronautical Records Source: The National Aeronautic Association, duPont Circle, Washington, D. C., representative in the United States of the Federal Aeronautique Internationale, world sport governing body for aeronautics. The officers of the association are: Charles F. Horner, president; George B. Logan, vicepresident; William R. Enyart, secretary, and John H. Jouett, treasurer. The International Aeronautical Federation was formed (1905) by representatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the United States, with headquarters in Paris. Regulations for the control of official records were signed (Oct. 14, 1905). Thirty-eight countries were members of the association (1939). The records presented here are as of Oct. 1, 1941. World records are defined as maximum performance, regardless of class or type of aircraft used. Records accepted by the Federation follow: WORLD AIR RECORDS Maximum speed over a 3-kilometer course (1.864 miles)-755.138 km. p. h. (469.220 m. p. h.)-Fritz Wendel, Germany, April 26, 1939. Distance airline 11,520.421 kilometers (7,158.440 miles)-Squadron Leader R. Kellett, Flight Lt. R. T. Gething and Pilot Officer M. L. Caine (one plane); Flight Lt. A. N. Combe, Flight Lt. B. K. Burnett and Sergt. H. B. Gray (second plane); Great Britain, Nov. 5-7, 1938. Altitude -22,066 meters (72,394.795 feet) Anderson and Stevens, United States, November 11, 1935. All other records, international in scope, are termed International records and are divided into classes, free balloons, airships, airplanes, seaplanes, amphibians, gliders, and helicopters. In the following tables categories are used and are defined as: 1st category. 2nd category. 3rd category 4th category. Light airplanes Engine cylinder displacement 397-549 cubic inches 244-397 cubic inches 122-244 cubic inches Less than 122 cubic inches Distance closed circuit (International)-12,935.770 kilometers (8,037.899 miles)-Angelo Tondi, Roberto Dagasso and Ferruccio Vignoli, Aldo Stagliano, Italy, July 30-31-Aug. 1, 1939. (United States)-5,036 kilometers (3,129.219 miles)-Major C. V. Haynes and Capt. W. D. Old, U. S. A., A. C. pilots; Capt. W. G. Bryte, Lt. A. C. Brandt, Sergt. A. Cattarius, Sergt. D. L. Spicer and Corp. J. E. Sands, U. S. A., A. C., crew; Dayton, O., Aug. 1-2, 1939. Distance airline (International)-11,520.421 kilometers (7,158.440 miles)-Squadron Leader R. Kellett, Flight Lt. R. T. Gething and Pilot Officer M. L. Gaine (one plane); Flight Lt. A. N. Combe, Flight Lt. B. K. Burnett and Sergt. H. B. Gray (second plane); Great Britain, Nov. 5-7, 1938. (United States) 8,065.736 kilometers (5,011.800 miles)-Russell N. Boardman and John Polando, from Brooklyn, N. Y.. to Istanbul, Turkey, July 28-30, 1931. Altitude (International)-17,083 meters (56,046.473 feet)-Col. Mario Pezzi, Italy, Oct. 22, 1938. (United States)-13,157 meters (42,165.880 feet)-Lt. Apollo Souceck, Anacostia, D. C., June 4, 1930. Maximum speed (International)-Speed 755.138 km. p. h. (469.22- m. p. h.)-Fritz Wendel, Germany, April 26, 1939. (United States)-speed 567.115 km. p. h. (352.388 m. p. h.)-Howard R. Hughes, Santa Ana, Calif., Sept. 13, 1935. Speed for 100 kilometers (62.137 miles)) (International)-Speed 634.320 km. p. h. (394.147 m. p. h.)Major Gen. Ernst Udet, Germany, June 5, 1938. (United States)-Speed 470.896 km. p. h. (292.600 m. p. h.) Miss Jacqueline Cochran, Acomita, N. M., April 20, 1940. Speed for 1,000 kilometers (621.369 miles) (International)-Speed 524.185 km. p. h. (325.713 m. p. h.) -Furio Niclot, Italy, Dec. 9, 1937. (United States)-Speed 492.341 km. p. h. (305.926 m. p. h.), Miss Jacqueline Cochran, Burbank-San Francisco-Burbank, Calif., course, Sept. 15, 1939. Speed for 2,000 kilometers (1,242.739 miles) (International)-Speed 533.847 km. p. h. (331.716 m. p. h.), Miss Jacqueline Cochran, Mt. Wilson, Calif.-Mesa Giganta, N. M.-Mt. Wilson, Calif., course, April 6, 1940. (United States) same. Speed for 5,000 kilometers (3,106.849 miles) (International)-Speed, 404.936 km. p. h. (251.615 m. p. h.), Nicholas Chebanov and Vladimir Matvejev, Sebastopol course, Aug. 28, 1939. (United States) -Speed 272.030 km. p. h. (169.031 m. p. h.) D. W. Tomlinson and J. A. Bartels, Floyd Bennett-Bolling Field-Floyd Bennett Field course, May 16-17, 1935. Speed for 10,000 kilometers (6,213.698 miles) (International)-Speed 311.620 km. p. h. (193.631 m. p. h.) -Comm. Rossi and Adjt. Chief Emont, France, Aug. 15-16, 1939. LIGHT AIRPLANES (first category) Distance, Airline (International)-3,318.198 kilometers (2,061.703 miles)-A. Goussarov and V. Giebov, U. S. S. R., Sept. 23, 1937.* Speed for 100 kilometers (62.137 miles) (International)-Speed 392.584 km. p. h. (243.940 m. p. h.)Giorgio Parodi, Italy, Aug. 27, 1939. (United States) Speed 333.179 km. p. h. (207.027 m. p. h.Clarence R. McArthur, New Orleans,, La., June 26, 1938. Altitude (International)-9,075 meters (29,773.560 feet)-Herman Illg, Germany, July 7, 1939. (United States)-5,721 meters (18,769.646 feet)-Grace Huntington, Burbank, Calif., May 31, 1939. LIGHT AIRPLANES (second category) Speed 100 kilometers (International) -Speed 383.386 km. p. h. (238.225 m. p. h.)-S. J. Wittman, U. S., Detroit, Mich., Sept. 19, 1937. (United States)-same. Distance, Airline (International)-5,099.300 kms. (3,168.365 miles)-Andre Japy, France, from Istres to Djibouti, Nov. 30, 1937.* LIGHT AIRPLANES (third category) Distance, Airline (International)-6,303.840 kilometers (3,917.017 miles)-Horst Pulkowski and Lt. R. Jenett, Germany, from Bengasi, Libya, to Gaya, British India, Dec. 29-31, 1938. (United States)3,986.944 kilometers (2,477.367 miles)-J. M. Jones, Nov. 29-30, 1938. LIGHT AIRPLANES (fourth category) Distance, Airline (International)-1,909.833 kilometers (1,186.713 miles)-Heinz Gabler, Germany. Aug. 2, 1939. (United States)-1,631.878 kilometers (1,014 miles)-Robert E. Bryant, from Miami, Fla., to Camden, N. J., July 31, 1939. SEAPLANES (Class C2) Distance, closed circuit (International)-5,200 kilometers (3,231.123 miles)-Mario Stoppani and Carlo Tonini, Italy, May 27-28, 1937. (United States)-2,525 kilometers (1,569 miles)-Lts. B. J. Connell and H. C. Rodd, San Diego, Cal., Aug. 15-16, 1927. Distance, Airline (International)-9,652.001 kilometers (5,997.462 miles)-Capt. D. C. T. Bennett and First Officer I. Harvey, Great Britain, from Dundee, Scotland, to near Port Nolloth, S. Africa, Oct. 6-8, 1938. (United States)-5,280.015 kilometers (3,281.402 miles)-Lt. Commdr. Knefler McGinnis, U. s. N., Lt. J. K. Averill, U. S. N., N. A. P., T. P. Wilkinson, U. S. N., from Cristobal Harbor, C. Z., to San Francisco Bay, Alameda, Calif., Oct. 14-15, 1935. Maximum speed (International)-Speed 709.209 km. p. h. (440.681 m. p. h.)-Francesco Agello, Italy, Indicates no United States record has been established. 276 SEAPLANES (Continued) Oct. 23, 1934. (United States)-Speed 395.439 km. p. h. (245.713 m. p. h.)-Lieut. James H. Doolittle, Speed for 1,000 kilometers (621.369 miles) (International)-Speed 403.424 km. p. h. (250.676 m. p. h.) AMPHIBIANS (Class C3) Distance, Airline (International)-2,300.860 kilometers (1,429.685 miles)-Maj. Gen. F. M. Andrews Maximum speed (International)-Speed 370.814 km. p. h. (230.413 m. p. h.)—A. P. de Seversky, 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-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. 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, Speed, maximum (International)-Speed 470.365 km. p. h. (292.271 m.p.h.) Jacqueline Cochran, U. S., (United States), same. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 21, 1937. 1939. 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) 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. --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 Elapsed time, 13 hrs., 33 mins. Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 4, 1936. Elapsed time, 14 hrs., 55 mins., 1 sec. Elapsed time, 13 hrs. 1 Los Angeles to Mexico City-Amelia Earhart, April 19-20, 1935. Mexico City to Washington, D. C.-Amelia Earhart, May 8, 1935. 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., Hawail, Dec. 17-18, 1931. Altitude above Starting Point (International)-6,838 meters (22.434.338 feet)-Erwin Ziller, Ger(United States)-5,262 meters (17.263.743 feet)-Robert M. Stanley, Elmira, many, Nov. 21, 1938. HELICOPTERS N. Y., July 4, 1939. 1937. 1938. Duration, closed circuit (International)—1 hr., 20 mins., 49 secs.-Ewald Rohlfs, Germany, June 25. 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 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 +82,277 1 Figures for these countries are for aircraft and pilots registered by the United States. 2 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 Gains in 1941 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 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 auxillary 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 immigra tion. 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 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 Year (Domestic) Operation Year Scheduled Operation Non Scheduled (Domestic) Operation Scheduled NonScheduled (Domestic) Operation Year Miles Flown Per Pass. Fatality Miles Flown Per Pass. Fatality 2,786,753 1,124,862 9,174,614 1,279,627 |