Madrid, Jan. 26.
When the two crafts were near the Alameda airport, Goddard cut loose. His glider was travelling at jo high rate of speed because of, momentum imparted by the towing. plane, and Goddard sent the nose upward in the belief that he could coast" through a loop.
While the glider was still pointing: upward, however, and before it had reached the apex, it ""whip-stalled"' jand started to' fall tail first. JGodard did not have enough altitude to pull out of this dangerous position since, without an engin he was solely dependent upon mani-palation of rudder and ailerons and these were of little effect.
Goddard was one of the entrants. in the Dole Contest flight from [Oakland to Honolulu in the summer lof 1927.—United Press.
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