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From: Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc.
10 E. 40th St., MU 6-3200
New York 16, N.Y.

For: BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION

For Release in Papers of 
Sunday, August 30, 1953 

PILOTS TO FLY BY BLUEPRINT
IN BENDIX JET TROPHY EVENT

DAYTON, Ohio -- "Flying by blueprint" is the technique by which ten Sabrejet pilots hope to break the record in the Bendix trophy speed classic at the National Aircraft Show here on Sept. 5.

"Profile flying" is the Air Force term for it. The pilots who represent five Air Force commands in the 1,900-mile dash for Edwards Air Force Base in California to Dayton will be flying by strict pattern all the way. Pilot proficiency at speeds close to 650 miles an hour is being put to the test in the cross-country event, an Air Force spokesman explained.

The crack pilots have been testing their planes and then carefully chartered precision plans for weeks in preparation for the new record assault. The best time for the cross-country dash was set in 1951 by Col. Keith K. Compton who flew from Edwards A.F.B. to Detroit in 3 hours, 27 minutes and 56.4 seconds at an average speed of 553.76 miles per hour. He was in a Sabrejet.

"The man who conceives the best flight plan and flies it will win," the Air Force officer declared.

Whatever details the pilot works out for himself, four basic maneuvers will apply probably to all pilots. These are:

1. A high-speed climb.

2. The best distance climb.

3. Maintenance of given speeds at particular altitudes.

4. A fast descent in the let-down.

The Air Weather Service will help them map out the favorable weather route

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