New Records

At Wilmington, Del., last week from the test field for Bellanca planes, George Haldeman lifted his stock Bellanca Pacemaker, powered with a Wright Whirlwind 300 h. p. motor. He was in the air for 1 hr. 16 min. During that time he had hoisted his ship to a new commercial plane altitude record of 33,500 feet. The previous record was 25,700 feet.

After weeks of practice and preparations, which, in passing, provided glider licenses for both Charles Augustus Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, the combined Lindbergh and William Hawley Bowlus forces brought forth a record last week. At San Diego, Bowlus, in his slender, wide-winged, motorless plane soared into the wee hours of the morning for 9 hr. 5 min. He failed to break the German world's record of better than 14 hr., but established a new U. S. mark. Later he helped his famous friend into a brand new glider, saw him take off at La Jolla, watched him stay in the air for 15 minutes. Other records made recently:

Altitude for light planes: 27,350 ft. Dwight ("Barney") Zimmerly, at St. Louis in Barling NB3 with Lambert motor.

Duration with weight; distance with weight: Dieudonne Costes and Paul Codos, in one flight, over Marseilles, flew 2,048 mi., in 18 hr. 1 min. with one gross ton of cargo in a Brequet with Hispano-Suiza motor.

Speed with weight: Lee Schoenhair, at Jacksonville, Fla., flew in a Lockheed Vega (Pratt & Whitney Wasp motor), with 500 kilograms added weight; 100 kilometers at 185.4 m.p.h.: 500 kilometers at 171.2 m. p. h.; 1,000 kilometers at 152.7 m. p. h. Also flew with 1,000 kilograms added weight; 100 kilometers at 175.9 m. p. h.; 500 kilometers at 168.1 m. p. h.; 1,000 kilometers at 152.7 m. p. h.

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