Publication B2p1454e03, 1914, Flying around the world

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Route around the world.

Discusses the costs involved in flying around the world, as per the objective of a contest race. Contestants would leave from San Francisco, cross America, the Atlantic, and Eurasia, then return via the northerly route through Kamchatka and Alaska ---flying approximately 22,000 miles in 90 days. The author stresses the necessity of mapping and planning, as well as other forms of preparation.

"All in all, the flight from Japan to Cape Deshenev appears to be the crux of the whole undertaking, and its feasibility in the present generation is certainly highly questionable."


Original title Flying around the world
Simple title Flying around the world
Authors
Date 1914-02
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords comparison, aviation, mapping, map, route, navigation, airplane, world, contest, competition, race
Journal Scient. Amer.
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 2
Word count
Wikidata id

Sources

  • Brockett (1921), page 1454, entry 3: World. Flying around the world. Scient. Amer., Vol. 90, No. 8 (Feb. 21, 1914), New York, pp. 161-162, map. (B2p1454e03)
  • Scan at HathiTrust