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1943
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35? FLIGHT SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1943 US. Air Cops ACCORDING to reports emanatingfrom the American aircraft industry, the U.S. Government is already planningits own air police force, as part of an international force, and is arranging fora fleet of 25,000 warplanes for this pur- pose. Surprisingly enough, no mention ismade of using helicopters to control air traffic in the stratosphere—yet! New Castrol ChiefM R. ALONZO LIMB, who was elected to the board of C.C. Wakefield and Co. in 1938, has now been appointed joint managing director of that firm. Beginning his association^with Wake- field's in 1916 as a sales representative in Lancashire, he was promoted to be manager of the manufacturers' section 'n 1921, and became a director when the new board was formed. South African Intentions SOUTH AFRICA intends to controlits own air space," said Mr. Sturrock, the Union's Minister of Trans-port recently. "In international air matters the South African Governmentwill work with Britain and other mem- bers of the Commonwealth as one unitso far as it can." Mr. Sturrock was speaking at Durbanon his country's future civil aviation, and explained that their post-war policyon this matter was now being discussed is consultation with Britain and other interested countries—meaning Canadaand America in particular, no doubt. Women R.A.F. Fitters MEMBERS of the W.A.A.F. are nowbeing trained to become '' Fitters (II) " at a training centre in the HomeCounties. There are two stages in their training,the unskilled women being trained first as flight mechanics. The second stage isfor flight mechanics with six months' ex- perience on stations, who then receivetraining as engine or airframe fitters. Training is the same as that given toR.A.F. airmen. Russian Reorganisation TNTRODUCTION of assembly line and •*• conveyor systems into Russian air- craft production is reported greatly to have speeded up deliveries to the "Red Air Force, and to have released men for other work and for the fighting forces. The change, it is claimed, was effected in less than two months, and caused very little dislocation of schedules. A Director on Loan IT is interesting to learn from ourcontemporary, Indian Aviation, that the Government of India has loaned the services of Sir Frederick Tymms, Direc- tor of Civil Aviation, to Tata Aircraft, Ltd., of which he has become managing director. This firm, which has begun the manu- facture of aircraft at Bombav, is distinct from Tata Air Lines, though both are enterprises run by the Parsi family of Tata. The civil airline started by this family has done splendid work on its run between Karachi and Madras. B.O.A. Chief Tours Middle East LORD KNOLLYS, chairman of BritishOverseas Airways Corporation, recently made a tour of B.O.A. stationsin Egypt, Palestine, the Sudan and Eritrea, and talked with Air Marshal SirSholto Douglas, A.O.C.-in-C, Middle East. During his tour he was also shown overa new airfield near Cairo by Air Comdre. Whitney Straight, who commands anR.A.F. Transport Group. i FIRST OF THE MANY: The fih*/ive Canadian- built Mosquitoes which recently flew to Britain are here seen lined up at the De Havilland Toronto plant. The,air of desertion is due to its.being a holiday. Cut Off Italian Legation at Lisbon was* J- reported the other day to be cut off from all contact with its home country, the lest Ala-Italia airliner to reach Lisbon from Rome being detained at the Lisbon airport '' pending further possi- bilities for its use in the service of the Badoglio Government." The Legation staff at Lisbon is reported to be loyal to Badoglio, and it is pointed out that an air service could be operated between Lisbon and Sicily with a stop in Spain en route. Large Heavenly Body DELIVERIES to the U.S.A.A.F. ofthe Lockheed Constellation is to begin in October, according to a recentreport from New York. Powered By four 2,000 h.p. 18-cylinderWright Cyclone engines, it is reputed to have a top speed of about 350 m.p.h., amaximum range of some 4,000 miles, and be capable of carrying nearly ten tonsof freight. Its span is 110ft., length 85ft. and height 18ft. 8in. Other claims are that it can cruise100 m.p.h. faster than any other trans- port aircraft and can hold 16,500ft. ontwo engines only. ' Moved to May fair THE British Airline Pilots' Associa-tion, whose headquarters were for- merly in Beckenham, Kent, has nowmoved its offices into the West End, and in future its address will be 7, ParkLane, London, W.i. Elmer ? RECENTLY released news of the newautomatic pilot being fitted to American bombers to hold the aircraft steady on its run-up over the target has aroused considerable speculation on the precise character of this instrument. Apparently it is a gyroscopic device very similar to " George," but having an extremely sensitive electronic control which gives instantaneous correction, thus holding the bomber to a far more rigid line than would normally be desir- able. To differentiate between this device and our own familiar "George," we sug- gest the new U.S. automatic pilot be christened "Elmer."
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