the cruise speed of the spirit of st. louis is 100–110 mph (161–177 km/h).
the cruise speed of the spirit of st. louis is 100–110 mph (161–177 km/h).
what is the cruise speed of the spirit of st. louis?
100–110 mph (161–177 km/h)
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the contest in 1930 was the only "challenge", in which a rally was the opening phase. it was a 7560 km circuit over europe, with compulsory stops at: berlin – braunschweig – frankfurt – reims – saint-inglevert – bristol – london – saint-inglevert – paris – poitiers – pau – zaragoza – madrid – seville – zaragoza – barcelona – nimes – lyon – lausanne – bern – munich – vienna – prague – breslau (wrocław) – poznań – warsaw – königsberg (kaliningrad) – danzig (gdańsk) – berlin. distances ranged from 77.5 km (lausanne – bern) to 410 km (danzig – berlin). in spite of attempts of many pilots at being the first man home, it was not a race, but rather a reliability test. a regularity of flights was the most important factor, the second was a cruise speed (minimal cruise speed had to be 80 km/h for class i aircraft or 60 km/h for lighter class ii aircraft. cruise speeds above 175/155 km/h respectively did not give extra points). the average speed was judged on flying time, so a competitor had to have his log book signed as soon after landing as possible. a competitor was given 75 points for regularity, which were mulcted for spending nights off the control airfield or not covering any stage in a day. one night outside the control or arrival after the official closing time (8 p.m.) costed 15 points, two nights – 45 points, and three failures to reach the control caused a disqualification. also, for failing to fly any stage in a day, a competitor would lose 10 points, and for the second time – another 20 points. the original time limit for the return to berlin was 4 p.m. on july 31, but it got extended later for some crews, due to bad weather in pau. apart from 75 points for regularity, up to 195 points could be gained for a high cruise speed. comparing with 1929 competition, the rally could bring only 54% of maximum number of points (in 1929 – 72%), what meant more stress on technical trials.
challenge international de tourisme 1930