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BENDIX TROPHY EVENT Transcontinental Speed Dash Sponsored by Bendix Aviation Corporation Col. Keith K. Compton, USAF winner of the 1951 event and Malcom P. Ferguson, President of Bendix Aviation Corp. THE Bendix Aviation Corporation, under the leadership of Malcom P. Ferguson, its president, is sponsoring the Bendix Trophy Event, transcontinental speed dash, starting from California and finishing at J.M. Cox Dayton Municipal Airport and will award the Bendix Trophy to the winner. The Bendix Aviation Corporation has sponsored this event since 1931. Sponsorship was predicated on encouraging experimental work toward the development of higher cross country speed and new transcontinental speed records. Originally the Bendix Transcontinental Speed Dash was a free-for-all for all types of airplanes. It now offers competition for U.S. Service jet airplanes only. This year's contest will be flown by USAF North American F8F jets. The shortest elapsed time from the starting point at California to the finishing point at Dayton will be the method of declaring the winner. An airplane must arrive at Dayton between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 5th, to be eligible. The "J" Division of the Bendix Transcontinental Trophy Race had its inception in 1946 when a group of U.S. Air Force pilots flying P-80 Shooting Stars streaked across the country from Van Nuys, California, to Cleveland in record time including a stop for refueling. The event was won by Col. Leon Gray at an average speed of 494.77 mph. Again in 1947, Col. Leon Gray flying a P-80 jet flashed across the country to become a two-time "J" Division winner in the Bendix. He flew from Van Nuys to Cleveland at an average speed of 507.25 mph to eclipse his record of the previous year by 13.48 minutes. His elapsed time was 4 hours, 2 minutes and 18 seconds. In 1948 the Bendix Race started from Long Beach, California and the "J" Division was flown for the first time by pilots of the Navy. In North American FJ-1 Jets, Ens. F.E. Brown flew the race to Cleveland at an average speed of 489.82 mph to place first. All entries in the 1949 event took off simultaneously from Rosamond Dry Lake, California. Flying Republic F-84's with Allison J-35 jet engines Major Vernon A. Ford placed first at an average speed of 529.61 mph. His elapsed time to Cleveland was 3 hours, 45 minutes, 51 seconds. Winner of the 1951 Jet competition from Muroc, California, to Detroit was Col. Keith K. Compton, USAF, in an F-86A North American Sabre. Compton made the 1919.6 - mile flight in 3 hours, 26 minutes, 56.4 seconds for a new speed record of 551. 761 mph. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wherever the Air Force Flies- RYAN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING Plays A Vital Part From the design and engineering departments of Ryan Industries have come many of today's most important developments in aircraft accessories and parts. Ryan is proud of its role as a key source of supply for the United States Air Force -- and deeply aware of its obligation to maintain continued progress in the design and engineering of those items so vital to this country's air supremacy. RYAN INDUSTRIES, INC. 19159 JOHN R • DETRIOT 3, MICH. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ENGINEERED MOLDED RUBBER PARTS Serving the - Aircraft Automotive Appliance Machinery Electrical & Electronic Safety Equip. Instrument and other industries ACUSHNET specializes in "precision" molded rubber parts engineered to specifications. Utilizing the most modern techniques our Engineering Staff constantly is developing new approaches to old problems. By ingenious mold designing and compounding, yesterday's skepticism of rubber for critical uses has changed to complete confidence in this versatile material for application in countless vital assemblies. ACUSHNET PROCESS COMPANY Send for your copy of the Acushnet Rubber Handbook. Address correspondence to New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S.A. NATIONAL AIRCRAFT SHOW 27