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1937
1937 - 1814.PDF
14 FLIGHT. JULY I, 1937. A fine aerial impression of Hatfield in gala dress for the Show. (Flight photograph.) THE S.BAC DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION, 1937 A CROP of new high-powered engines, with features which were more or less secret until a few days ago, and the world's fastest -bombers and trainers: these were highlights at this year's S.B.A.C. display and exhibition staged at Hat field on Monday and Tuesday. Monday was devoted entirely to an inspection of the "static" exhibits and of the aircraft parked on the aerodrome, the flying programme being scheduled for Tuesday, when the "static" section was again open for inspection. Recent secrecy regulations appeared to have befuddled aircraft construc tors to such an extent that in certain ca^es they seemed unduly cautious in imparting information to visitors. As there was no flying to be done 01 • Monday, certain test pilots were to be seen distributing the "inside dope" on the qualities of their com pany's products, their words falling upon ears which, although all but in vulnerable to stock sales talk, became reverently attentive to such authori tative utterances. An Event that has Acquired the Importance of a National Aero Show : Hatfield's Two Busy Days Described Although the accessory exhibits in cluded few entire novelties, they held much gieater interest than might have been anticipated. A detailed advance review of the various offerings was made in Flight last week. Airscrew manufacturers were par ticularly well represented, and it was gratifying to note that the operation of transmission systems was clarified by working examples which demon strated the various principles em ployed. Some impressions gathered during an inspection of the aircraft and engines exhibited are given hereafter. Inquisitive technicians were able to glean comparatively little from a tour of the machine park. Machines con sidered—rightly or wrongly—to be the slightest bit '' hush-hush '' were roped off, and internal inspection was nor mally impossible. On an occasion like the S.B.A.C. Display it is always nice to parade before one's foreign rivals some pro duct to which they are unable tem porarily to make a challenging reply. Last year the shining example was the Supermarine Spitfire, which is still, by the way, the world's fastest fighter. On Monday there were arranged at Hatfield the world's fastest practical twin-engined and single - engined bombers, three trainers developed specially for the coaching of personnel in the operation of the advanced mili tary monoplanes such as have ap peared at the last two S.B.A.C. dis plays, and aircraft of all denomina tions, the majority of which are as good as, or better than, anything com parable offered abroad. ,
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