Aeronautics: 6 out of 7

Women flyers in the U. S. have flown faster, higher, farther than others; and longer, with refuelling. But before they can claim all of the seven internationally recognized major records one of them must keep her plane aloft for 38 hr. 55 min. on its original load of gasoline.

The U. S. share of women’s records be-6-out-of-7 last week when the

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale credited Ruth Nichols with a distance record of 1,976 mi. from Oakland, Calif, to Louisville, Ky. where she landed in an unsuccessful attempt to fly non-stop across the continent two months ago. Other records:

Altitude: Ruth Nichols, 28,743 ft.

Speed over 3-kilometre straightaway:

Ruth Nichols, 210.6 m. p. h.

Speed over 100-kilometre straightaway:

Amelia Earhart Putnam, 174.89 m. p. h.

Same, with half-ton load: Amelia Earhart Putnam, 171.43 m. p. h.

Duration with refuelling: Evelyn Trout & Edna May Cooper, 123 hr.