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*World air records are established under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. By the rules compiled Dec. 31, 1934, records are awarded to Airplanes. Seaplanes, Amphibions. Balloons. Airships, Gliders, Auto-giros, Helicopters, Airplanes piloted by women, Seaplanes piloted by women. Most of these broad groups are subdivided into classes...
When 43 navy seaplanes recently flew from Pearl Harbor to Midway Island, a late copy of TIME was handed to Mr. Perry. He declined to read it because he would not break into his regular order of reading TIME. Incidentally, that particular copy of TIME went back to Pearl Harbor...
*World speed record for seaplanes (440.6 m.p.h.) was made two months ago in Italy by swart, tiny Francesco ("Crazy Boy") Agello (TIME, Nov. 5).
Land-planes have flown faster than 500 m.p.h.. seaplanes better than 400 m.p.h. To make flying speeds of 500 m.p.h. possible as well as safe, Secretary Ickes last week allotted $478,300 of PWA funds to construct a high-speed wind tunnel at the laboratory of the National Advisory...
No one could blame Glen Luther Martin of Baltimore for beaming with pride last week. Fortnight ago the War Department announced that ten Martin bombers would take off from Washington, D. C. the Navy Department announced that twelve Martin patrol seaplanes would also take oil this month for a 7...