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big step in giving America guidelines as to what will be necessary as a daily occurrence a few years hence.
After the fanfare has subsided, this professionally planned and flown operation has accomplished this:
It reminded us again, that Americans, once informed and honored with considerate information affecting their comfort and welfare, return the favor with pride of participation.
In the Bendix Race, communications made the difference thanks to newspapers, radios, television and other media. Without them, the March 5th dash could have become a 1000-ring circus of suits and countersuits.
The Bendix Race of 1962 underscores NAA's contention that the real payoff from its work in certifying domestic and international records is most often returned many fold in the form of side benefits such as this. Records are not run just for the sole purpose of making headlines and generating publicity.

Army-Bell Team Set Speed Mark
Three record claiming flights of the Army's Bell-built, YHU-ID -- two for time-to-climb and one for speed in a specified distance -- were performed by Army pilots in April. The claims must be certified by the F. A. I.
The first mark was set by Capt. Boyce B. Buckner, April 13, when he piloted his Iroquois from sea level to 6,000 meters (19,686 ft.) in five minutes and 51 seconds. This bettered the official record of six minutes and 42.3 seconds set last October by a USAF-Kaman H-43B.
The following day, Lt. Col. Leland F. Wilhelm dashed from sea level to 3,000 meters in two minutes and 14.6 seconds, bettering the official record of two minutes, 44.5 seconds, which is also held by the H-43B.
The International closed course speed record for helicopters, held by Russia, was claimed by Capt. William F. Gurley, when he averaged 134.9 mph on two round-trip night flights over a 320 mile course, between established points near the Bell plants at Hurst and at Longview, Texas. His record top speed was 150 mph.
Gurley's flight bettered the official world record for 1,000-kilometer (621.4 miles) closed circuit speed course for helicopters of a specified weight. The current standing record of 87.856 mph is held by Soviet pilot Fiodor Belouchkine, set while flying a Russian MI-1 in June of 1960.
Captain Gurley completed the night flight around searchlight pylons in four hours and 28 min., 31 sec.

National Aeronautics June 1962

1962 Calendar of International Aeronautics Events
Powered Aircraft
First Category
June 9-10 - France
Madame Jaffeux-Tiesot Challenge Cup, Aero Club of France at Vittel
July 4, 8 - Germany
Second International Rally of Baden-Baden, German Aero Club
July 17-29 - Hungary
World Championship and Aerobatics, Budapest
July 20-21 - England
British-Lockheed International Trophy Aerobatic, Coventry

Second Category
May 5-6 - France
Meet at Besancon, Aero Club of Doubs
May 11-13 - Jersey
Channel Islands International Air Rally, Aero Club of Jersey
May 12-14 - Denmark
International Rally at Odense, Fyons Flyveklub
May 19-21 - France
Aerial Meet of Touring Aircraft at Torbes
May 26-27 - Germany
"Week-End" International Air Meet - by Invitation
May 26-27 - France
International Air meet, Aero Club of Dieppe
May 27 - France - International Rally of touring aircraft, Qu'beron Air Club
June 2-3 - France
Second European Air Rally of The Atlantic, Aero Club of Cote d'Amour at La Boule
June 2-3 - France
International Air Rally of the Coastal Wines in the Province - Aero Club of Frejus Saint-Raphael
June 2-3 - France
Eighth Air Rally of Dauphine, Aero Club of Dauphine, at Grenoble
JUNE 3—Italy
21 st Lombardie International Air Tour Aero Club of Milan
June 15-17—GERMANY
Friendly Meet at Erlangen, organized by Flugsprotvereinigung (Invitation)
JUNE 16-17—ITALY
International Air Rally at Aosta
JUNE 17-19—PORTUGAL
Third International Rally—Portugal Wine of Port, organized by Aero Club of Porto
JUNE 22-24—SWEDEN
Air Rally of the West Coast for1962, Aero Clubs of Goteborg, Halmstead and Varberg
JUNE 23-24—FRANCE
International Air Rally-Aero Club of Vichy
JUNE 30-JULY 1—ITALY
14th International Sicilian Air Tour at Palermo
JUNE 30-JULY 1—FRANCE
14th International Air Rally of Basse-Normandie, Areo Club of Basse-Normandie at Flers
JULY 1—FRANCE
Aerial Meet of Vittel—Aero Club of Vittel
July 7-8—Meet of Med'cal Pilots at Vittel
July 13-15—ITALY
Sixth d'Annunzio Trophy-Pascara
July 14-15—ITALY
International Air Rally-Pascara
JULY 20-22—GERMANY
Rally of Anvers-Dulsbourg "Flugvererein Niederrhein and Dulbourg" in cooperation wit hteh Belglum Aero Club
AUG. 11-12—FRANCE
Wines of Alsace Sixth Air Tour at Colmar, aero Club of Alsace
July 21-22—Italy
Eleventh Aerial Curcuit of Dolomites AT Trento
SEPT. 6-9—Austria
Aerial Tour of Austria
SEPT. 17-23—France
International Grand Prix of Bourges—small motorized aircraft
SEPT. 22-23—Germany
"Munich Oktoberfest" 3rd International Rally
OCT. 7-13—ITALY
International Air Rally at Genes
AERO MODELS
World Champions
AUG. 14-20—GREAT BRITAIN KENLEY
(SURREY)
Control models co-sponsored with USA Radio
SEPT. 19-24—ENGLAND (CARDINGTON)
Indoors Meet
International Meets
MAY 31—ITALY (TOURIN)
Acrobatics "Glornate Ala Minima"
JUNE 11-12—FRANCE (MAUBEUGE AIR-PORT AT SALEMAGNE)
Free flying-Circular speed-Team Racing-Combat Teleguided models-and gliders of two categories
JULY 6-8 - GERMANY HUMMERICH (COBLENCE)
Telecommand Model Competition - Fourth Category
JULY 25-28 - YUGOSLAVIA (VARAZDIN)
Ninth Competition of the Vartek Cup, Gliders and Team Racing
AUG. 1-4 - YUGOSLAVIA (LESCE-BLED)
10th European Meet with motor models- individual & team
AUG. 18 - 19 - GERMAN (HESSELBERG)
Competition over magnetic course for the Bavaria Cup
AUG. 13 - 14 - YUGLOSLAVIA (SPLIT)
Eighth Hydro International Cup for Motor and Rubber Run Models
AUG. 31-SEPT. 3 - YUGLOCLAVIA (PANCOVA)
Gliders, climbing, rubber run models
SEPT. 15-16 - GERMANY (HAMBOURG/SAAR)
The Saar European Cup combined with the International Meet of Flying Wings
SEPT. 28-30 - AUSTRIA (LIENZ)
International teleguided and direct control, gliders and motor driven
BALLOONING -First Category
SEPT. 23 - SWITZERLAND
Spherical Balloon Meet for "Balloon d'Argent" at Zurich
SECOND CATEGORY
AUG. 18-25 - SWITZERLAND
First week of International Alpine Ballooning at Murren
PARACHUTING
AUG.11-SEPT. 3 - UNITED STATES
Sixth World Championship and Parachuting, Orange Mass., NAA
GLIDING-Second Category
MAY 26 & JUNE 3 - SWITZERLAND
National Championship of Gliding at Grange (Invitation only)
JUNE 8-11 FRANCE
Gliding Meet - Aero Club d'Hagueneau
JULY 5-15-FRANCE
Fifth International "Eight Days at Angiers" 1962 Europe Cup