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1945
1945 - 0379.PDF
FEBRUARY 22ND, 1945 AMEltUAN EXPEIIIMENTS Some Queer Designs Noiv Being Tried by the U.S. Army (Top, left) The XP-67 A bat-winged twin-engine*a long-range interceptor fighter designed by the U.S. Army and known as theMcDonnell. It has six 37 mm. cannon. (Top, right) The long-range XP-75 which started as a composite of various types. It has a 3,000 h.p. Allison liquid-cooled W-type engine behind the pilots and a contra-rotating airscrew. (Centre) The Curtiss XP-55tail-first Ascender. Rudders are on the wing tips and the elevator controls on the nose. The airscrew can be jettisoned if the pilot has to bale out. (Bottom) The U.S. Army XP-54 which is a twin-boomed pusher type made primarily of magnesium alloy. The Lycoming is cooled by air entering the special wing slots. HERE. AND THERE place them in a reserve from which theycould be called up when needed. Most of them are anxious to be employed inwar theatres." Sir Frank SpriggsS IR FRANK SPKIGGS, who under-went an operation recently, has left hospital but farther treatment is stillnecessary and it is likely to be some weeks before he is back on duty. Hisinnumerable friends in British aviation will join us in wishing him a completerecovery. More Fields to ConquerS OME two and a half years ago Mr.T. C. L. Westbrook joined the de Havilland Aircraft Co. to take chargeof production. During the intervening period Mosquitoes have come off the pro-duction line at an ever-increasing rate, and the factories have been in full swingfor a long time, largely due to his un- tiring efforts. We understand that the de Havilland company has now beenable to release Mr. Westbrook to find other important fields to conquer. An Anson for King Farouk '"THE R.A.F. in Egypt has presented-*• King Farouk with an Avro Anson as a birthday present. It is air-con-ditioned and luxuriously appointed, and bears the emblem of the Royal EgyptianAir Force upon its silver exterior. Air Marshal Sir Keith Park made thepresentation to King Farouk. "Many Happy Returns" ON February 19th, 1910, Sir GeorgeWhite, Bart., announced the forma- tion of the British and Colonial Aero-plane Company. Sir George is no longer with us, but his descendants are worthilycontinuing the task which he began, although the title was changed later tothe now familiar Bristol Aeroplane Com- pany. Almost from the very start therewere Bristol aircraft in use by the flying services, and from then to the presentday the R.F.C. and the R.A.F. has never been without at least one type of serviceaircraft, often several simultaneously. When the firm took over the Cosmosengines a period of development resulted in the Jupiter and a long succession ofradial air-cooled, a class in which the company has established a fine reputa-tion. Flight's association with the Bris- tol Company has always been of the mostpleasant, and we look forward to the next 35 years with great expectations."Shipshape and Bristol Fashion " is still the slogan at Filton. Lt. Cdr. Hurren's New PostL T. CDR. B. J. HURRF.N, who wasreleased from the Fleet Air Arm late in 1943 to undertake special duties withS.B.A.C., is now leaving the society to take up an appointment with the FaireyAviation Co., Ltd., in connection with public relations and air intelligence, asfrom March 1st. Well known to Flight readers ior hiscontributions on Fleet Air Arm subjects. Lt. Cdr. Hurren has often broadcast forthe B B.C. and is an authority on Naval air affairs, having served in Naval avia-tion before and during the war, and held special posts at the Admiralty andM.A.P.
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